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West Virginia Division of Highways' Roadmap to a Watershed Approach for Maximizing Ecological Lift through Compensatory Mitigation Activities. SHRP 2 Capacity Project C21D.
| 题名： | West Virginia Division of Highways' Roadmap to a Watershed Approach for Maximizing Ecological Lift through Compensatory Mitigation Activities. SHRP 2 Capacity Project C21D. |
| 关键词： | Accountability; Ecology; Environmental Impact; Forecasting; Highway Planning; Mitigation; Natural Resource Management; Regulations; Research Programs; State Highway Departments; Watersheds; West Virgi |
| 摘要： | The West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) impacts more waterways than any other public institution in the state of West Virginia. They have invested considerable resources into research and programs meant to limit their impacts and explore ways to improve mitigation opportunities, yet have no programmatic approach suitable to regulatory agencies that would help streamline their planning and permitting process. Furthermore, these same regulatory agencies have also invested in many disparate research programs meant to track and improve environmental forecasting and accountability. The watershed approach to compensatory mitigation is the new mandate, approved and recognized by non-profit, research, federal, and state entities. It was established by federal agencies as part of the Final Mitigation Rule in 2008. It is intended to link compensatory mitigation projects to realized ecological lift with regards to an overall landscape. This is analogous to improving a neighborhood by restoring dilapidated structures and brownfields, or repairing damaged infrastructure like bridges, wastewater, or water services in such a way that the entire community benefits. The goal of the research effort led by West Virginia University (WVU) is to design a recipe that will allow WVDOH to forecast ecological impacts, avoid and minimize the most sensitive environmental resources, and achieve meaningful ecological lift in their required compensatory mitigation activities. |
| 报告类型： | 科技报告 |
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