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DEP draft rules would favor mitigation banking, allow wetland preservation; commissioners briefed on trade-offs
Summary
Staff briefed the committee on DEP’s proposed wetlands mitigation rule amendments that elevate mitigation banking, propose eliminating the low-cost single-family contribution option, and allow wetland preservation as a mitigation choice with guidance ratios (DEP used a 27:1 example); environmental groups raised concerns about bank longevity and Highlands-specific protections.
Staff briefed the PNI committee on proposed amendments from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) that would change how wetlands mitigation is carried out under multiple programs, including coastal-zone management, freshwater wetlands protection and flood-hazard control.
The presenter described five amendment topics and said the most significant shift is elevating mitigation banking so that, when on-site mitigation is infeasible, buying credits from an approved mitigation bank will be the first option in the mitigation…
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