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Development foundation proposes 62-acre wetland bank; Corps prospectus, 5-year monitoring discussed
Summary
The Brandon Development Foundation presented a plan to restore about 62 acres along a tributary to Beavercreek to create a wetland bank for the Lower Big Sioux River watershed; the Corps of Engineers is in a prospectus-phase review and the foundation asked the council to continue discussion and coordinate with city engineering staff.
Representatives of the Brandon Development Foundation presented a proposal to restore roughly 62 acres of degraded stream and wetland fringe east of town and develop a federally recognized wetland bank whose restoration credits could be sold to projects that impact wetlands in the Lower Big Sioux River watershed.
A foundation representative identified the site as a degraded tributary to Beavercreek and said restoration would generate credits calculated under federal methodology. “South Dakota, it's 5 and a half credits per acre, and it's market driven,” a foundation…
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