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PROFILE: Wetland Mitigation Banking: A Framework for Crediting and Debiting.

Stein1, Tabatabai, Ambrose

  • 1Regulatory Branch, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, P.O. Box 532711, Los Angeles, California 90053-2325, USA

Environmental Management
|September 8, 2000
PubMed
Summary

Wetland mitigation banking offers ecological and economic benefits for aquatic resource compensation. This study introduces a systematic framework to determine credits and debits, improving upon current methods for assessing mitigation bank conditions and ratios.

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Area of Science:

  • Environmental Science
  • Ecology
  • Resource Management

Background:

  • Wetland mitigation banking is a popular tool for compensatory mitigation of aquatic resource impacts.
  • Assessing credits and determining compensation ratios in mitigation banks remains challenging.
  • Current methods often rely on best professional judgment or preset ratios.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a systematic framework for determining credits and debits in wetland mitigation banks.
  • To develop an alternative to current methods for assigning mitigation ratios.
  • To provide a flexible, ecologically defensible, and user-friendly approach for evaluating mitigation bank condition.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a framework for a systematic approach to credit and debit determination.

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  • Created a model for riparian systems evaluating key ecological parameters.
  • Included spatial and structural diversity, habitat contiguity, invasive vegetation, hydrology, and biogeochemical processes.

    • Main Results:

    • The framework provides a structured method for evaluating ecological condition.
    • It allows for tailoring assessments to specific mitigation bank resources.
    • Offers a semiquantitative measure of aquatic resource condition for translation to mitigation ratios.

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed framework offers a more objective and ecologically sound method for mitigation banking.
    • It enhances the efficiency and effectiveness of compensatory mitigation.
    • This approach supports better-informed decision-making in resource management.