Environmental permitting often requires some form of wetland or stream mitigation. Did you know that the most recent federal regulations require that ALL wetland mitigation sites must be protected in perpetuity, no matter the size of the mitigation site? This means the wetland mitigation site must be maintained as a wetland, without invasive weeds,forever. This can increase the overall cost of doing your own wetland mitigation site. It may be cheaper,faster, and easier to have another entity fulfill your mitigation obligations so you can focus on what you do best, building roads and facilities. With mitigation banking and in-lieu fee programs, Local Public Agencies (LPA's) and Tribes can save time and money negotiating with the regulatory agencies about mitigation site selection, designing, developing and maintaining the site forever.... (click flyer for more)

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