NDLI: Compliance with Wetland Mitigation Standards in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, USA

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Author	Kozich, Andrew T. Halvorsen, Kathleen E.
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	The United States has lost about half its wetland acreage since European settlement, and the effectiveness of current wetland mitigation policies is often questioned. In most states, federal wetland laws are overseen by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, but Michigan administers these laws through the state’s Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ). Our research provides insight into the effectiveness of the state’s implementation of these laws. We examined wetland mitigation permit files issued in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula between 2003 and 2006 to assess compliance with key MDEQ policies. Forty-six percent of files were out of compliance with monitoring report requirements, and forty-nine percent lacked required conservation easement documents. We also conducted site assessments of select compensatory wetland projects to determine compliance with MDEQ invasive plant species performance standards. Fifty-five percent were out of compliance. We found no relationship between invasive species noncompliance and past site monitoring, age of mitigation site, or proximity to roads. However, we found wetland restoration projects far more likely to be compliant with performance standards than wetland creation projects. We suggest policy changes and agency actions that could increase compliance with wetland restoration and mitigation goals.
Starting Page	97
Ending Page	105
Page Count	9
File Format	PDF
ISSN	0364152X
Journal	Environmental Management
Volume Number	50
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	14321009
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2012-04-29
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Wetlands Mitigation Restoration Invasive species Compensatory Nature Conservation Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution Forestry Management Environmental Management Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution Ecology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecology Pollution Global and Planetary Change

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