Wetland Mitigation Banks Service Areas

The polygon features represent the service areas of wetland mitigation banks, which have been approved by the Department of Ecology's Wetland Banking Program. The Department of Ecology works in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency to certify and regulate wetland mitigation banks in Washington. A wetland mitigation bank is a site where wetlands are re-established, rehabilitated, created, enhanced, or preserved before unavoidable, authorized wetland losses occur. A wetland mitigation bank’s service area is a specific geographic area in which the bank can reasonably be expected to provide appropriate compensation for unavoidable impacts to wetlands. Approved wetland mitigation banks have gone through the state certification process (WAC 173-700) and are available for mitigation use. Credits – subject to regulatory approval – are available from approved banks for future projects with unavoidable impacts to wetlands and other aquatic resources. Note: The service areas feature layer is for illustrative purposes only. Some service area boundaries may have mapping errors. For the official service area boundaries of an approved bank, view the legal description in a bank's mitigation banking instrument (MBI).For more information about wetland mitigation banking in Washington: https://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/sea/wetlands/mitigation/banking/index.html本多边形要素代表经华盛顿州生态部湿地银行计划批准的湿地缓解银行（wetland mitigation bank）服务区域。华盛顿州生态部与美国陆军工程兵团（U.S. Army Corps of Engineers）及美国环境保护署（Environmental Protection Agency）合作，对华盛顿州内的湿地缓解银行进行认证与监管。 湿地缓解银行是指在不可避免且经授权的湿地损失发生前，对湿地进行恢复、修复、新建、强化或保护的场地。湿地缓解银行的服务区域是指该银行可合理预期为湿地不可避免的影响提供适当补偿的特定地理范围。 已获批的湿地缓解银行已通过州级认证程序（WAC 173-700），可用于湿地缓解用途。经监管机构批准的补偿信用额度可从已获批的银行获取，用于未来对湿地及其他水生资源造成不可避免影响的项目。 注：本服务区域要素图层仅用于演示。部分服务区域边界可能存在制图误差。如需查询已获批银行的官方服务区域边界，请查看该银行缓解银行文书（mitigation banking instrument, MBI）中的法律描述。 如需了解华盛顿州湿地缓解银行的更多信息，请访问：https://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/sea/wetlands/mitigation/banking/index.html