Publication Summary

Title

How Ecology Regulates Wetlands

Month-Year PublishedJanuary 1998
Revised onJanuary 1997
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Short Description

This document provides an overview of the role that the Department of Ecology plays in regulating wetlands and the factors that go into the agency's wetland permitting decisions. It is an introduction to: regulatory authority, wetland definitions and delineation, wetland characterization and function assessment, wetland mitigation, buffers, and more. Note: Wetland Mitigation in Washington State: Part 1 - Agency Policies and Guidance updates and replaces the portions of this document pertaining to wetland mitigation (see related publications).

Publication Number97-112
Author(s)Andy McMillan
Print Availability Not available as a printed document
Number of pages 49
Keywords buffers, function assessment, mitigation, regulatory authority, wetland, wetland characterization, wetland definitions, wetland delineation, wetland mitigation, wetland permits, wetland regulatory authority, wetlands
Related Web ContentWetlands Home Page
Related Publications TitleRelationship    
Wetland Mitigation in Washington State - Part 1: Agency Policies and Guidanceupdated version
Wetland Regulations Guidebookprior version

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