Legislation has been introduced to implement Minnesota’s first in-lieu fee (ILF) wetland impact replacement program. In essence, an ILF program allows someone with a wetland impact to pay into a fund, rather than buy wetland bank credits...
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EPA ‘clarifies’ the definition of a Water of the U.S. in just under 400 pages
What do these 3 documents have in common? • The United Nations Human Rights Council’s Detailed report on North Korean Human Rights Atrocities; • The DOT’s report on the Untied States’ aging bridge, road and rail infrastructure;...
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Collective of Bankers Express Opposition to Publicly Owned Wetland Banks
In a letter sent to John Jaschke, Executive Director of the Board of Water and Soil Resources, a coalition of wetland bank account owners have joined together with the Wetland Credit Agency to express concern over publicly...
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New Aitkin County Bank Proposal Raises Some Questions for Bank Account Holders
What if you could get your wetland bank property for nothing, pay no property taxes, and could approve your own banking plan and deposits? You can if you are Aitkin County. On January 29th a public notice...
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BWSR Updates Bank Application Forms
BWSR recently updated their wetland bank application process and forms. Included is a new informational document for those proposing a wetland, as well as a three-step application process. Bank plan applicants must first submit a scoping document...
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