Compensatory Mitigation Performance: The State of the Science

It has been nearly 15 years since the National Research Council (NRC) took a hard look at the effectiveness of compensatory mitigation in the Clean Water Act §404 program. A review of studies published since that time high lights the state of the science of compensation performance evaluation, indicating key trends and identifying critical knowledge gaps in our understanding of the factors that influence the effectiveness of compensatory mitigation. The authors also envision how a long-term approach to evalu ating compensation performance might be designed and implemented at a state or regional scale. Background Compensatory mitigation is defined as offsetting unavoid able impacts to wetlands, streams, and other aquatic resources via restoration, establishment, enhancement, and/or preser

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