EPA's Rules on Compensatory Mitigation for Impact on Wetlands, Streams and Other Waters

Do you represent users or providers of wetland mitigation? If so, then you need to know what the “New” Rule requires, how the rule is being implemented, and what changes and issues are on the horizon. In this OnDemand Webinar, you will learn about the “nuts-and-bolts” of the “New” Rule while also engaging in a discussion of practical consideration and issues facing both providers and users of wetland mitigation.

Learning Objectives:
•You will be able to describe mitigation hierarchy.
•You will be able to discuss the watershed approach.
•You will be able to explain adherence to the “new” rule.
•You will be able to review interagency tension.

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Agenda

The 'New' (2008) Rule-Leveling the Playing Field?

• Mitigation Hierarchy
• The Watershed Approach
• Uniform Requirements

Three Years Later, How Is the Corps Doing?

• Adherence to the 'New' Rule
• [In]Consistency Between Corps Districts
• Case Studies

Where Are We Going?

• Practical Considerations for Users
• Interagency Tension
• In the Wake of Rapanos and SWANCC - Guidance on Identifying Waters Protected by the Clean Water Act

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