Mitigation Banking
Mitigation banking is a practice in which an environmental
enhancement and preservation project is conducted by a public agency or
private entity (“banker”) to provide mitigation for unavoidable wetland
impacts within a defined region (mitigation service area). The bank is
the site itself, and the currency sold by the banker to the impact
permittee is a credit, which represents the wetland ecological value
equivalent to the complete restoration of one acre. The number of
potential credits permitted for the bank and the credit debits required
for impact permits are determined by the permitting agencies. UMAM is
the method of assessment for banks established after February 2, 2004.
Chapter 373.4135
Florida Statutes states: “Mitigation banks and offsite regional
mitigation should emphasize the restoration and enhancement of degraded
ecosystems and the preservation of uplands and wetlands as intact
ecosystems rather than alteration of landscapes to create wetlands. This
is best accomplished through restoration of ecological communities that
were historically present.”
The Mitigation Bank Statute,
373.4136,
Mitigation Bank Rule,
62-342
(and rule Synopsis) provides the framework
for permitting banks. Mitigation banks are authorized by a State permit,
issued by either a Water Management District or the Department, and by
the US Army Corps of Engineers as a Mitigation Bank Instrument (MBI).
The Corps maintains a website for federally approved or under-review
wetland Mitigation Banks called “RIBITS”.
The map below represents state-issued mitigation banks.
Get list of all state-permitted mitigation banks (MSExcel File)
Or
Click on the map, or on an agency below to get
a list of bank names and permit numbers issued by that agency.
- For more
information on their banks, contact the agency or their website. You may
also search the internet on the bank name, as many of the banks have websites.
- Coming Soon! Check
DEP’s GIS Geodata
Directory for updated shapefiles for Mitigation Banks and
Mitigation Banks Service Areas.
Mitigation Banks issued by DEP
Mitigation Banks issued by South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD)
- For additional information on these banks, please contact
the agency or the
SFWMD e-permitting website.
- SFWMD Program Contact: Anita Bain - (850) 432-2045
Mitigation Banks issued by Southwest Florida Water Management
District (SWFWMD)
- For additional information on these banks, please contact
the agency or the
SWFWMD e-permitting website.
- SWFWMD Program Contact: Albert Gagne (813) 985-7481 x4352
Mitigation Banks issued by St. Johns River Water Management District
(SJRWMD)
- For additional information on these banks, please contact
the agency or
SJRWMD mitigation bank website.
- SJRWMD Program Contact: Reid Hilliard (850) 659-4873
2012 State of Florida