Expiration date: 2/4/2026
The sponsor proposes to restore 37.5 acres of deep marsh, shallow marsh and wet meadow wetlands on a 64-acre site by disabling the existing ditch and tile system and returning native wetland and upland vegetation to the property. The site was historically drained for agricultural uses and is currently in row crops.
Compensatory mitigation banks are one of three types of compensatory mitigation where the aquatic resources on a site are restored, established, enhanced, and/or preserved for the purpose of offsetting unavoidable adverse impacts authorized by Department of the Army permits. Once the Corps approves a mitigation bank and the site achieves certain milestones and performance standards, the sponsor receives credits, which they sell to permittees with projects in a designated geographic service area who are seeking Department of the Army permits. The sponsor is requesting Corps review of a proposed compensatory mitigation bank under 33 CFR 332.8 and district guidelines for mitigation.