Posted by EPA Press Release: EPA, Corps of Engineers Move to Improve Wetlands Restoration and Conservation:
(Washington, D.C. – March 27, 2006) Swamps, bogs, fens, and marshes – in short, wetlands – are as vital to our environment as coral reefs and rain forests. With that in focus, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) are proposing a new rule to ensure more effective wetlands restoration and preservation nationwide. The agencies’ rule, being published for public comment, proposes improved science and results-oriented standards to increase the quality and effectiveness of wetlands conservation practices under the Clean Water Act (CWA).
For more information regarding compensatory mitigation and how to provide comments on the proposed standards, see: http://www.epa.gov/wetlandsmitigation
Information about the importance of wetlands is available at: http://www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/
Additional information about the Corps’ regulatory program can be found at: http://www.usace.army.mil/inet/functions/cw/cecwo/reg/
To read the full press release click HERE.
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