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Penalty vs. Compensation

Penalty vs. Compensation. Brian Reilly Cardno. NRDA. The goal of any Natural Resource Damage Assessment is to compensate for the spill-related reduction in ecological service provision. Penalty ?. NRDA is not Punitive NRDA is Compensatory NRDA does not Punish

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Penalty vs. Compensation

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  1. Penalty vs. Compensation Brian Reilly Cardno

  2. NRDA • The goal of any Natural Resource Damage Assessment is to compensate for the spill-related reduction in ecological service provision.

  3. Penalty ? • NRDA is not Punitive • NRDA is Compensatory • NRDA does not Punish • NRDA Compensates for lost Ecological Services

  4. Ecosystem Services • What are ecosystem services? • They are the benefits people obtain from ecosystems • Supporting – the foundation for all ecosystem services such as the nutrient cycle or primary production • Provisioning – services that provide people with products such as food and water • Regulating (structural) – environmental benefits such as waste treatment or flood protection • Cultural – recreational benefits or the aesthetic value of nature

  5. Lost Services • NRDA compensates for lost services

  6. Restoration Plans • Compensation often takes the form of ecological restoration • Trustees develop restoration plans to guide restoration decision and activities • Restoration must be reasonable and cost-effective • Plans are open for public comment

  7. Restoration

  8. Who Pays? • OPA requires the Responsible Party to pay for all aspects of the release. • Response • Natural Resource Assessment • Restoration

  9. The Public

  10. The Point • NRDA is not a penalty • The RP compensates for any interim loss in ecosystem service provision • Compensation can take the form of ecological restoration • The RP compensates public agencies for Assessment Costs

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