Related Web Links

Seattle District Corps of Engineers:

Waters and Wetlands Information - Information on wetlands and other waters of the nation.
Regulatory In Lieu Fee and Bank Information Tracking System (RIBITS) - RIBITS is an interactive web-based mitigation bank tracking system. RIBITS will allow everyone, including the public and all governmental entities, to track the status of Corps approved banks in Washington. The website will also allow the public to identify those banks that provide a given type of compensatory mitigation (wetland, stream, or species) and present detailed information on banking processes and procedures.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Wetlands - Information on wetlands and other waters of the nation.
Wetlands Compensatory Mitigation - This site includes links to recent guidance documents, policy statements, and reports on wetland mitigation.

Compensatory Mitigation for Losses of Aquatic Resources; Final Rule (Federal Register, April 10, 2008, PDF, 574 kb) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency issued regulations governing compensatory mitigation for activities authorized by permits issued by the Department of the Army. The regulations establish performance standards and criteria for the use of permittee-responsible compensatory mitigation, mitigation banks, and in-lieu programs to improve the quality and success of compensatory mitigation projects for activities authorized by Department of the Army permits.

National Wetlands Mitigation Action Plan - The National Wetlands Action Plan was developed in late 2002 in response to a study by the National Research Council reporting on the effectiveness of compensating for wetland losses under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. The goals and objectives of the National Mitigation Action Plan were incorporated into the 2008 Final Compensatory Mitigation Rule.

Washington Department of Transportation’s Wetland Banking Program

Washington Department of Ecology Wetlands Publications

National Mitigation Banking Association (NMBA) - This site is sponsored by the National Mitigation Banking Association, a non-profit association, whose members consist of corporations, consultants, attorneys, engineers, contractors, surveyors and other businesses or individuals associated with the mitigation banking industry. The site has national news, research, and other information relevant to mitigation banking.