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EPC details wetland delineation process, mitigation options and bank-credit limits
Summary
EPC Wetlands Division staff explained how wetland boundaries are set under Florida Administrative Code 62-340, described mitigation options (on-site, off-site, bank credits), and told commissioners how Senate Bill 492 affects mitigation-bank credit release and out-of-basin purchases.
Kim Tapley, a member of the EPC Wetlands Division, told the Environment Protection Commission on Feb. 19 that wetland delineations are typically required for property transactions, proposed splits, or development proposals and are established using the three technical characteristics in Florida Administrative Code 62-340: wetland vegetation, hydrology and hydric soils. "Water is the driving force of wetlands," Tapley said, listing field procedures and noting staff complete a minimum of two data-form sets to document scientific observations.
Tapley explained the mitigation assessment…
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