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Map of Mitigation Banks in Washington

Ecology certifies Clark County wetland mitigation bank

Ecology has certified the construction and operation of the East Fork Lewis Wetland Mitigation Bank, a privately owned, 113-acre wetland mitigation bank near La Center in Clark County. East Fork Lewis Mitigation Partners, the company that will build and operate the bank, will permanently protect the property through a conservation easement. The firm will re-establish and enhance existing wetlands as well as upland habitat areas at the site. (Read the complete Ecology News Release dated June 8, 2011.)

Ecology certifies Skagit County wetland mitigation bank

Ecology has approved wetland mitigation bank certification for the Skagit Environmental Bank, a privately owned, 400-acre wetland mitigation bank near Mount Vernon. Clear Valley Environmental Farm, the Sebastopol, Calif., company that will build and operate the bank, still needs state water quality certification from Ecology and a federal permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) before it can begin construction and operation of the site.

The bank is the second wetland mitigation bank to be certified in Skagit County. The first, certified in 2009, was the Nookachamps Wetland Mitigation Bank located within the city of Mount Vernon. (Read the complete Ecology News Release dated May 31, 2011.)

Joint Public Notice: Proposal for a Wetland Mitigation Bank in Lewis and Thurston Counties

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) and Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) are considering a proposal to establish the Chehalis Basin Mitigation Bank. The Joint Public Notice was posted January 6, 2011 and will expire on February 5, 2011.

Womble Carlyle Ecology Innovations, LLC is the applicant for the multi-site mitigation bank located throughout west-central Lewis County and South Thurston County, Washington. The proposal currently involves two sites totaling approximately 300 acres. Additional sites may be added in the future as amendments to the approved MBI. The Corps and Ecology are soliciting comments from interested parties in order to identify project aspects that need to be addressed during the bank review process.

You can download the Public Notice and associated supporting documents on Ecology’s Wetland Mitigation Banking Public Notice web page.

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Last updated: 09/19/2011