Compensating for Wetland Losses Under the Clean Water Act

Recognizing the importance of wetland protection, the Bush administration in 1988 endorsed the goal of no net loss of wetlands. Specifically, it directed that filling of wetlands should be avoided, and minimized when it cannot be avoided. When filling is permitted, compensatory mitigation must be undertaken; that is, wetlands must be restored, created, enhanced, and, in exceptional cases, preserved, to replace the permitted loss of wetland area and function, such as water quality improvement within the watershed.

Publisher - National Academies Press (NAP), National Research Council (NRC)

Subjects - Wetlands; Clean Water Act

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Citation: NRC. 2001. Compensating for Wetland Losses Under the Clean Water Act. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (NAP), National Research Council (NRC). 348 p ISBN: 978-0309074322 http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=10134