Description
Book SynopsisExplores the adequacy of science and technology for replacing wetland function and the effectiveness of the federal program of compensatory mitigation in accomplishing the nation's goal of clean water. This book examines the regulatory framework for permitting wetland filling and requiring mitigation.
Table of Contents1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1 Introduction; 4 2 Outcomes of Wetland Restoration and Creation; 5 3 Watershed Setting; 6 4 Wetland Permitting: History and Overview; 7 5 Compensatory Mitigation Mechanisms Under Section 404; 8 6 Mitigation Compliance; 9 7 Technical Approaches Toward Achieving No Net Loss; 10 8 Institutional Reforms for Enhancing Compensatory Mitigation; 11 References; 12 Appendix A Survey of Studies: Comparison of Mitigation and Natural Wetlands; 13 Appendix B Case Studies; 14 Appendix C Analyses of Soil, Plant, and Animal Communities for Mitigation Sites Compared with Reference Sites; 15 Appendix D California Department of Fish and Game, South Coast Region; Guidelines for Wetland Mitigation; 16 Appendix E Examples of Performance Standards for Wetland Creation and Restoration in Section 404 Permits and an Approach to Developing Performance Standards; 17 Appendix F Memorandum for Commanders, Major Subordinate Commands, and District Commands, April 8, 1999; 18 Appendix G Army Corps of Engineers Standard Operating Procedures for the Regulatory Program; 19 Appendix H Selected Attributes of 40 Common Wetland Functional Assessment Procedures; 20 Appendix I Functions, Factors, and Values Considered in Section 404 Permit Reviews; 21 Appendix J Biographical Sketches of Committee Members; 22 Glossary; 23 Index
