Notes
US Army Corps of Engineers Regulatory Guidance Letter No. 01-1, dated 31 October 2001, providing guidance for the establishment and maintenance of compensatory mitigation projects under Section 404(a) of the Clean Water Act and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899. Covers debit/credit assessment methodology, role of preservation, inclusion of upland areas, vegetated buffers, in-kind vs. out-of-kind mitigation, mitigation ratios, and types of compensatory mitigation (establishment, restoration, rehabilitation, enhancement, preservation). References the National Research Council report ‘Compensating for Wetland Losses Under the Clean Water Act’ (June 2001) and the Hydrogeomorphic Approach. Adopts definitions published by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in July 2000. AR 028232–028234.