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Guidance and Regulations

• State wetland mitigation banking rule - Wetland Mitigation Banks, Chapter 173-700 WAC.
   
• Federal mitigation rule – Compensatory Mitigation for Losses of Aquatic Resources Final Rule (EPA/Corps of Engineers).
   
• Wetland mitigation interagency guidance - a comprehensive two-part interagency document providing guidance on wetland mitigation.
   
• Wetland mitigation bank resource documents - a variety of resource documents, including templates, example language for financial assurances, and rule documents.
   
• Best Available Science for Wetlands - better mitigation through better science and adequate buffers and ratios.
   
• Washington State Wetland Rating Systems - better mitigation through a better understanding of wetland functions and values.
   
• Protecting Aquatic Ecosystems: A Guide for Puget Sound Planners to Understand Watershed Processes - guidance for Puget Sound planners, resource managers, and consultants on how to better protect aquatic ecosystems, such as lakes, rivers, wetlands, and estuaries, by including information about watershed processes in resource management plans and regulatory actions. Also see January 2009 presentation (PDF, 40MB) from a Coastal Training Program class.  
   
• Watershed Characterization – coming soon
   
• Site Selection Guidance: Selecting Potential Mitigation Sites Using a Watershed Approach - coming soon