Mitigation under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act: Where it comes from, what it means

Wetlands Ecology and Management

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-33

  Hough, Palmer ^a   Robertson, Morgan ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

404 Permit program; Clean Water Act; Compensation; Wetland banking; Wetland mitigation; Wetland policy

Indexed keywords

COMPENSATION SYSTEM; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MITIGATION; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; WATER PLANNING; WETLAND;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58349084679     PISSN: 09234861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11273-008-9093-7     Document Type: Article

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