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“How the EEP Works” National Mitigation and Conservation Banking Conference April 2005

“How the EEP Works” National Mitigation and Conservation Banking Conference April 2005. Presentation Outline. Program Goals Program Drivers Delivery Mechanisms Comments specific to full-delivery program* Framework for program assessment. Goals of EEP.

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“How the EEP Works” National Mitigation and Conservation Banking Conference April 2005

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  1. “How the EEP Works” National Mitigation and Conservation Banking Conference April 2005

  2. Presentation Outline • Program Goals • Program Drivers • Delivery Mechanisms • Comments specific to full-delivery program* • Framework for program assessment

  3. Goals of EEP • Mitigation in advance of impacts • Watershed-based projects • Functional replacement of impacts

  4. Advancing Mitigation Per MOA Years in Advance -3 -5 -7 Number of Years of Impacts MOA Year

  5. Watershed-based Project ID • High level (river basin scale) • Target watersheds for concentration of efforts • Local level (hydrologic unit scale) • Detailed analyses to identify the most environmentally beneficial and cost-effective project investments

  6. Rationale for Watershed Approach • Concentration of projects in focused areas generates greater environmental benefit • Cumulative impacts require cumulative solutions • Investing mitigation dollars into projects identified based on environmental need maximizes environmental benefits

  7. Statistics on Areas of Focus • 25% of North Carolina is covered by Targeted Local Watersheds • These are watersheds where we ask full-delivery providers to focus • 5% of North Carolina is covered by Local Watershed Planning Areas • These are the watersheds that we currently ask full-delivery providers to avoid

  8. Functional Replacement • Goal is to evolve from accounting in terms of acres and feet to quantifying functional losses and gains • Habitat, Water Quality, Hydrology • Interagency teams working on GIS and field assessment methods

  9. Program Mitigation Commitments Program Drivers DOT Impact Projections In-lieu Fee Acceptances Nutrient Offset Buffer Tri-party MOA

  10. DOT Impact Projections • Submitted on February 1st each year • Foundation of biennial budget and program operations • 7 year TIP • Inherent volatility • Efforts underway to improve projections

  11. Operational Strategic Plan Program Mitigation Commitments Program Drivers Program Goals • Full Delivery RFPs • Watershed based Project Development • Design-Bid-Build • Preservation (Yrs 1-2)

  12. Project Delivery Mechanisms • Design – Bid – Build • Full-delivery RFPs • Existing Mitigation Banks • Other agencies • Explore new options (Design-Build; LWP implementation)

  13. Sept/Oct 2004Full Delivery Awards • 143,000 ft. stream • 625 acres of wetland • 75 acres of buffer • Total contract value $ 39,644,356

  14. Comments on FD Process • Private Mitigation Providers are partners that help EEP succeed • After current FD process will work with PMPs on continuous improvement delivery mechanism • Will look to enhance environmental incentives for project identification • Will continue to identify new delivery mechanisms involving PMPs

  15. Capacity Issues • Internal • At 80% total staff • Many staff are new to the business • External • FD and DBB use same designers and contractors • Construction costs increasing while number of bids decreasing

  16. Sponsors Program Assessment and Consistency Group (PACG) EEP Liaison Council PACG Technical Committee Framework for Program Assessment

  17. For more information www.nceep.net

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