Once you?ve decided to take on a wetland protection, restoration, or management project, funding may become an issue. Many state, tribal, and local
governments, as well as some well-established n...
A mitigation bank is a wetland, stream, or other aquatic resource area that has been restored, established, enhanced, or (in certain circumstances) preserved for the purpose of providing compensation...
In response to independent critiques of the effectiveness of wetland compensatory mitigation for authorized losses of wetlands and other waters under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, the...
Section 401 Certification and Wetlands This fact sheet describes State and eligible Tribal authority under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act (CWA). It also discusses how EPA can assist States and...
The Society of Wetland Scientists supports wetland mitigation banking to improve mitigation success and contribute to the goal of no net loss of wetlands. Banked wetlands are systems that have been...
The Clean Water Act provides States and Tribes the option of assuming administration of the Federal Section 404 permit program in certain waters within State or Tribal jurisdiction. This fact sheet...
States, Tribes, regional, and local governments are becoming more interested and active in comprehensive wetlands protection through the authorities granted to them in existing legislation. This fact...
In 1987, Congress amended the Clean Water Act and created the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF)
to finance projects that improve water quality. The 51 individual revolving funds combine...
The Clean Water Act (CWA) requires that states and tribes monitor and report on the condition of all waters of the United States, including jurisdictional wetlands. Scientists and resource managers...
Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) establishes a program to regulate the discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States, including wetlands. Activities in waters of the...