The recently announced workshop will provide an overview of the Colorado Mitigation Procedures and the Colorado Stream Quantification Tool. The Corps' August 13, 2019 (1200-1600 MST) workshop will provide an overview of stream mitigation procedures and explain how the Corps will use the CSQT to calculate functional loss from permitted impacts (debits) and functional lift from mitigation or restoration activities (credits).
According to the notice, information will be provided on how the CSQT can be used to develop function-based project goals and objectives, select quality project sites based on restoration potential, and develop assessment approaches, monitoring plans and performance standards that align with project goals and objectives. >Learn More
A newly released Government Accountability Office (GAO) report is shining a spotlight on a concern many in the mitigation banking industry have raised for years: inconsistent implementation of the federal compensatory mitigation program across U.S. Army Corps of Engineers districts. Under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, the Corps requires compensatory mitigation
Read MoreFor too long, environmental policy debates have been framed around a false and unproductive premise: that economic growth and environmental protection are inherently at odds. This mindset is not only outdated—it is actively harmful to both outcomes. Mitigation banking offers a clear path forward. By design, it aligns economic incentives with ecological restoration, proving
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