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April 10, 2007

Clark County may get wetland bank

PORTLAND — A proposal to establish a wetland mitigation bank in Clark County is being considered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Washington Department of Ecology.

The bank would cover six sites totaling more than 1,000 acres in the Columbia River flood plain and Clark County.

Sites were proposed by the Clark County Mitigation Partners to meet mitigation requirements for future wetland losses in the area.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said banks protect wetlands since they consolidate small parcels into larger, more effective areas.

A public workshop will be held April 17 in Vancouver. Comments may be submitted by May 1 to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: CENWP-OP-G, P.O. Box 2946, Portland, OR 97208-2946.




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