Michigan Administrative Code
Department - Environmental Quality
Water Resources Division
Wetland Mitigation Banking
Section R. 281.952 - Purpose
Universal Citation: MI Admin Code R. 281.952
Current through Vol. 24-04, March 15, 2024
Rule 2.
(1) The purpose of the wetland mitigation banking rules is to provide for the statewide establishment and operation of mitigation banks as an alternative wetland mitigation option that will protect and enhance the wetland resources of the state while expediting the regulatory process.
(2) Mitigation banking may benefit the state's wetland resources as follows:
(a) By
providing for the establishment of replacement wetlands in advance of wetland
losses.
(b) By consolidating small
wetland mitigation areas at a single location in a manner that enhances the
integrity of the wetland ecosystem.
(c) By providing for improved design of
mitigation sites through more efficient use of technical resources.
(d) By providing for and encouraging the
integration of wetland creation or restoration for purposes of compensatory
mitigation with watershed, ecoregion, or community resource planning.
(3) The use of mitigation banking may benefit a wetland permit applicant as follows:
(a) By reducing the total permit processing
time.
(b) By reducing the cost of
compensatory mitigation due to the economy of scale associated with the
consolidation of individual mitigation projects.
(c) By increasing the predictability of
mitigation costs.
(d) By providing
increased certainty as to the availability of wetland mitigation
sites.
(e) By facilitating
compliance with the mitigation requirements of the act.
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