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Clean water act mitigation in the U.S. Army Corps Savannah District. Sept. 20, 2018. Are we adequately compensating for our stream and wetland impacts? Are we achieving “no net loss?” Functional = goal 1:1 areal ratio = minimum Are we even making sure people purchase their credits?.
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Clean water actmitigation in theU.S. Army Corps Savannah District Sept. 20, 2018
Are we adequately compensating for our stream and wetland impacts? • Are we achieving “no net loss?” • Functional = goal • 1:1 areal ratio = minimum • Are we even making sure people purchase their credits?
No Net Loss – Upper Oconee Watershed • Total permitted impacts requiring mitigation, 2004-2016: • 34 acres wetlands • 6,764 feet streams • Estimated mitigation (based on state averages): • 61.2 acres wetlands • 2,435 feet streams
Unmitigated Impacts Gainesville, 287 feet stream impacts
Major Issues: • Not requiring enough mitigation • Poor economic disincentive to impact streams • Poor oversight of mitigation compliance • New standards April 2018 – we’ll see if they fix these issues …
Thank you! katiehill@uga.edu