Puget Sound
Compliance Evaluation - Wetland Mitigation
Evaluation Study, Phase I: Compliance
Type: Condition of habitat and sources affecting
habitat (i.e., the condition or functionality of the habitat).
Category: Submerged, Intertidal, Wetland, and Upland
Cost: Unknown
Description: This study assessed the effectiveness
of compensatory wetland mitigation statewide.
Permit compliance was evaluated for 45 mitigation projects randomly
selected from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and state Department
of Ecology databases. The study evaluated site conditions against
requirements of a variety of regulations (including Section 404
permits, water quality certifications, wetland mitigation plans,
and monitoring reports).
The study asked three questions of each project:
1) Was the project implemented?
2) Was it implemented to plan? and
3) Was it meeting its performance standards (those assessable
by the methods of this study)?
Outcome: Statewide 45 mitigation projects were evaluated:
13 projects (29%) were in full compliance with the 3 main questions.
42 (93%) projects were implemented and of these, 23 (55%) were
implemented to plan.
34 projects had standards that could be evaluated. Of
these 12 (35%) met all performance standards.
Contact: Patricia Johnson or Dana Mock, Department
of Ecology (360) 407-6300.
Citation: http://www.ecy.wa.gov/biblio/0006016.html
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