Sponsored by:
Federal Highway Administration
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Natural Resources Conservation Service
NOAA Fisheries
Southwest Florida Water Management District
Stetson University, College of Law
Tampa Bay Estuary Program
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Facilitated by:
Environmental Law Institute
September 20-22, 2004
Tampa, FL
Field Trip to Area Restoration Sites
- Field Trip to Cockroach Bay Habitat Restoration Project and Schultz Nature Preserve Park Sites - Guided by the Southwest Florida Water Management District
Day One, Monday, September 20
- Welcome and Overview
- Royal Gardner, Stetson University College of Law
- John Meagher, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Jessica Wilkinson, Environmental Law Institute (Facilitator)
- The Regional and Local Perspective
- Statewide Approaches to Linking Mitigation and Restoration Needs
- Connie Bersok, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
- Use of Mitigation to Accomplish Watershed Planning Goals - A Pasco County Case Study
- Clark Hull, Southwest Florida Water Management District
- Creative Options for Mitigation Banking for Small Projects
- Cindy Woods, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Ron Van Fleet, Sarasota County Government
- Statewide Approaches to Linking Mitigation and Restoration Needs
- Session I - Review of Mitigation Action Plan and Completed Action Items
Review of Mitigation Action Plan:- Review of National Mitigation Action Plan and Regulatory Guidance Letter (RGL 02-2)
- Kathy Trott, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Palmer Hough, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Review of National Mitigation Action Plan and Regulatory Guidance Letter (RGL 02-2)
- Completed Action Items:
- Guidance on the Use of the TEA-21 Preference for Mitigation Banking to Fulfill Mitigation Requirements Under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act
- Alex Levy, Federal Highway Administration
- Grants to Improve Compensatory Mitigation
- Palmer Hough, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Stream Mitigation Compendium
- Jeanette Gallihugh, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Analysis of Existing Performance Standards Research
- Joanne Barry, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Guidance on the Use of the TEA-21 Preference for Mitigation Banking to Fulfill Mitigation Requirements Under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act
Day Two, Tuesday, September 21
- Session I (Continued) - Review of Mitigation Action Plan and Completed Action Items
- On Site/Off Site & In-kind/Out-of-kind Guidance
- Susan-Marie Stedman, NOAA Fisheries
- Model Mitigation Checklist & Incorporation of National Research Council's Guidelines into the Clean Water Act Section 404 Program (District Mitigation and Monitoring Guidelines)
- Joanne Barry, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Demonstration of New §404 Database (ORM)
- Tori White, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- On Site/Off Site & In-kind/Out-of-kind Guidance
- Session II: 2004 Draft Action Items
- Guidance for Aquatic Resources that are Difficult to Replace
- Melanie Harris, NOAA Fisheries
- Preservation Guidance
- Jeanette Gallihugh, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Bob Brumbaugh, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Vegetated Buffer Guidance
- Steve Martin, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Guidance for Aquatic Resources that are Difficult to Replace
Day Three, Wednesday, September 22
- Session III: Future Action Items
- Watershed Context Guidance
- Bob Brumbaugh, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Palmer Hough, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Performance Standards Guidance
- Bob Brumbaugh, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Steven Martin, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Watershed Context Guidance
- Wrap-Up/Closing Statements
- Kathy Trott, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Palmer Hough, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Additional Links
- National Wetlands Mitigation Action Plan - With links to the Action Plan, the status of the action items, and completed, draft, and interim documents
- EPA, Wetlands Division - With links to policy and technical documents
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Regulatory Program - With information on Clean Water Act §404 permitting, regulations, policies, and guidance
- NAS study: “Compensating for Wetland Losses Under the Clean Water Act”
- ELI Wetland Mitigation Banking Study
- Second Stakeholder Forum on Federal Wetlands Mitigation
- Third Stakeholder Forum on Federal Wetlands Mitigation
- GAO study: “Wetlands Protection: Assessments Needed to Determine Effectiveness of In-Lieu-Fee Mitigation”