Description: This dataset contains mitigation bank and in-lieu fee program sites in Florida from the US Army Corps of Engineers Regulatory In-lieu Fee and Bank Information Tracking System (RIBITS). A mitigation bank is a site where resources (e.g., wetlands, streams, riparian areas) are restored, established, enhanced, and/or preserved for the purpose of providing compensatory mitigation for impacts authorized by Department of the Army permits. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regulates resources like wetlands and streams under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and in some cases Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act. The measure of aquatic functions is based on the resources restored, established, enhanced, or preserved. An In-lieu fee program involves the restoration, establishment, enhancement, and/or preservation through funds paid to a governmental or non-profit natural resources management program sponsor to satisfy compensatory mitigation requirements under Department of the Army permits. Funds are often received by the in-lieu fee program sponsor prior to undertaking compensatory mitigation projects. In lieu fee programs can involve multiple mitigation project sites.
Description: This dataset contains St. Johns River Water Management District Mitigation Bank boundaries, digitized from aerial photography provided by the applicant during the permitting process. Boundaries at this time are approximate and should not be interpreted as being definitive.
Copyright Text: St Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD), other agencies where applicable.
Description: This is a statewide layer representing mitigation banks permitted under Ch. 373.4136, Florida Statutes. Florida mitigation bank information is important for wetland permit reviewers and developers that may need mitigation options. The layer can also serve to enhance information on conservation lands. Mitigation Banks may be permitted by DEP or a Water Management District, but are used by both agencies, creating the need for a statewide layer. 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 (represented in the Mitigation Banks Service Area layer). The bank is the site itself (this data layer), 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, and this information is provided in the data layer table. For more information on mitigation banking, go to https://floridadep.gov/water/submerged-lands-environmental-resources-coordination/content/mitigation-and-mitigation-banking.
Description: This is a statewide layer representing Mitigation Bank Service Areas identified in Mitigation Bank Permits issued under Ch. 373.4136, Florida Statutes by DEP or a Water Management District. Each Mitigation Bank Permit identifies a geographic area served by the permitted mitigation bank. 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-this data layer). The bank is the site itself, and is represented by the Mitigation Banks data layer, also available in MapDirect. For more information on mitigation banking, go to https://floridadep.gov/water/submerged-lands-environmental-resources-coordination/content/mitigation-and-mitigation-banking.
Description: This polygon feature class describes the extent and location of boundaries referenced in the Environmental Resource Permits Chapter 40E-4 Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.).https://www.flrules.org/gateway/ChapterHome.asp?Chapter=40E-4These polygon boundaries represent the cumulative impact basins referenced in section 10.2.8 of ERP Applicant's Handbook Volume I and are intended to aid applicants in conducting cumulative impact assessments and to represent the Regional Watersheds within SFWMD for establishement of Mitigation Bank Service Areas purusant to 373.4136(6), F.S.
Copyright Text: SFWMD shares regulatory responsibilities for managing and protecting regional water resources with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and other state and local governments. Geospatial Services manages and maintains geospatial products and data related to the Regulation business function. Regulation provides oversight over these products.
Description: This dataset contains a compilation of the cumulative impact basins obtained from the Florida Water Management Districts or WMD (Northwest Florida WMD, Suwannee River WMD, St. Johns River WMD, Southwest Florida WMD, and South Florida WMD). These data layers were assembled to demonstrate the cumulative impact basins as shown and described in the Applicant’s Handbook Volume I and II (incorporated in Rule 62-330, F.A.C.).
Copyright Text: NWFWMD, SRWMD, SJRWMD, SWFWMD, SFWMD
WMD Layers were compiled by FDEP's Division of Water Resource Mangement, Program Support in October 2015.