| National Wetland Mitigation Banking Study. Commercial Wetland Mitigation Credit Ventures: 1995 National Survey |
AUG 1996 |
56 pages |
| Authors:
Paul Scodari; Robert Brumbaugh; ARMY ENGINEER INST FOR WATER RESOURCES FORT BELVOIR VA
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 | This report uses the survey results, and information gathered in follow-up contacts with District regulators and the sponsors of operating ventures, to organize and present information on the nationwide development of commercial credit ventures and credit trading within the 404 program. This information is provided in three parts. First, the report presents a summary review of the development of credit ventures nationwide using the information directly gathered in the IWR ... |
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| National Wetland Mitigation Banking Study. Commercial Wetland Mitigation Credit Ventures: 1995 National Survey |
AUG 96 |
57 pages |
| Authors:
Paul Scodari; Robert Brumbaugh; ARMY ENGINEER INST FOR WATER RESOURCES FORT BELVOIR VA
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| This report uses the survey results, and information gathered in follow-up contacts with District regulators and the sponsors of operating ventures, to organize and present information on the nationwide development of commercial credit ventures and credit trading within the 404 program. This information is provided in three parts. First, the report presents a summary review of the development of credit ventures nationwide using the information directly gathered in the IWR ... |
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| National Wetland Mitigation Banking Study-Commercial Wetland Mitigation Credit Markets: Theory and Practice |
NOV 95 |
104 pages |
| Authors:
Paul Scodari; Leonard Shabman; David White; ARMY ENGINEER INST FOR WATER RESOURCES FORT BELVOIR VA
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| This report examines existing and proposed commercial ventures (e.g., wetland mitigation banks) and area-wide and watershed rules governing the operation of commercial credit markets. Some wetland permit recipients have only one prospective project-for which on-site required compensatory mitigation is either not practicable or not ecologically preferable-and of too small a size to warrant developing a single user bank. In these instances, a commercial mitigation supply venture might provide the required ... |
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| National Wetland Mitigation Banking Study. Commercial Wetland Mitigation Credit Markets: Theory and Practice |
NOV 1995 |
103 pages |
| Authors:
Paul Scodari; Leonard Shabman; David White; ARMY ENGINEER INST FOR WATER RESOURCES FORT BELVOIR VA
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| The primary Federal regulatory program governing wetlands is authorized by Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. Similarly structured state and local permit programs also exist. In most instances, wetlands permitting is, by formal regulation, expected to follow a mitigation 'sequence' where the applicant for a permit must first show that the proposed activity has been designed to avoid wetlands to the maximum extent. If avoidance is not possible, then ... |
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| Expanding Opportunities for Successful Wetland Mitigation: The Private Credit Market Alternative |
JAN 94 |
78 pages |
| Authors:
Leonard Shabman; Paul Scodari; Dennis King; VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INST BLACKSBURG
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| This report explains the concept and functioning of private markets in wetland mitigation credits; describes the potential to help the Federal wetland regulatory program achieve the national goal of no-net-loss in wetland function and acreage; and explains the regulatory conditions necessary for the widespread emergence and ecological success of this mitigation alternative. This report was prepared as a part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Institute for Water Resources ... |
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| National Wetland Mitigation Banking Study. Expanding Opportunities for Successful Mitigation: The Private Credit Market Alternative |
JAN 1994 |
76 pages |
| Authors:
Leonard Shabman; Paul Scodari; Dennis King; ARMY ENGINEER INST FOR WATER RESOURCES FORT BELVOIR VA
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| This report: (1) explains the concept and functioning of private markets in wetland mitigation credits; (2) describes the potential for private credit markets to help the Federal wetland regulatory program achieve the national goal of nonet-loss in wetland function and acreage; and (3) explains the regulatory conditions necessary for the widespread emergence and ecological success of this mitigation alternative. |
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