无论你在美国的哪个地区，湿地顾问都是十几个的一角。这包括一个人一直展示了一个财富500强公司。所有承诺同样的事情：以及时的方式和预算在预算中完成项目，并获得美国军队工程师（军团）的批准的司法管辖区（JD）和/或湿地许可证。但所有顾问是否会产生相同的结果？

Wetland consultants are hired by developers, property owners, engineering firms, commercial and industrial clients to provide a number of services, including wetland delineations, wetland permitting and mitigation assistance. Wetland consultants should be intimately familiar with the requirements of Sections 10 and 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) when it comes to impacts to potential wetlands and Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS). A qualified wetland consultant should be knowledgeable of state and locally regulated programs who also have jurisdiction over wetlands and WOTUS. For example, the Coastal Zone of Louisiana includes jurisdiction by both the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (LDNR) and the Corps. Corresponding agencies to consider also include individual coastal management agencies within certain southern parishes.

联邦法规定义WOTUS最近changed and affected which streams and wetlands are regulated under the CWA. A new administration means those rules may be revised. The practical implication for industry and development is that some wetlands and waterbodies on a given site are regulated by the Corps and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the CWA, and some are not. Wetlands and waterbodies may or may not simultaneously be regulated by state statutes, and sometimes, local ordinances. The Corps of Engineers (and where relevant, state agencies), must look for evidence of impact sequencing, namely, an effort to avoid and minimize impacts to wetlands in a permit application before being able to issue a permit for unavoidable wetland impacts. A competent wetland consultant can help navigate these regulations and provide a comprehensive wetland report to facilitate efficient permitting for wetland impacts.

正确的顾问还将与客户交互方式，帮助他们了解许可证要求，并建议设计或重建拟议项目以获得高效允许的方式。如果许可证申请没有表现出最小化或避免影响和解释为什么建议的影响是不可避免的善意的努力，可能会被拒绝。如果发生这种情况，项目重新设计可能是昂贵的，并且在项目时间表和延迟构建中增加几个月。

此外，监管机构（如兵团）的最终决定是由监管机构（如兵团）作出的，但对于机构进行决定，他们将需要参考适当的技术标准清楚地描述所有湿地。例如，定义湿地取决于植被，水文和土壤的具体标准。确定在CWA下是否受到湿地监管湿地的下一步是考虑该湿地的背景。如果它在挖掘高地抛弃后被放弃的低区域形成时，它不会是在2020年6月生效的可通航水域保护规则下的管辖区。或者，如果天然存在的湿地与溪流相邻a tributary to a downstream navigable water, that wetland is regulated if the stream’s flow regime is perennial or intermittent. If the stream is an ephemeral stream, the wetland is not regulated under current federal regulations. The determination of whether a stream is perennial, intermittent, or ephemeral relies on another suite of technical criteria. The right consultant can properly execute a wetland delineation and an appropriately written delineation report – two elements that are critical for timely determination of regulatory status.

顾问预计将编制征求陆战队和/或其他司法管辖区的划分报告。德国机构和宪兵可以使用划分报告，以及项目区的国家水域或湿地的文件。湿地报告包括在现场访问期间收集的所有数据，并总结了湿地描绘的调查结果。一般而言，湿地描绘报告的内容包括对湿地水文，植被，土壤描述，湿地/ Wotus的类型/种植面积的讨论，这将受到影响，并支持湿地数据表，数字和地图等文件。但是，一些军团区对湿地描绘报告的要求和/或如何在现场收集数据。例如，新奥尔良，奥马哈，圣保罗和加尔维斯顿区具有明确的要求，在审查任何湿地报告之前需要随访。

湿地顾问仅部分地依赖于发布的在线数据方面的内容。These could include historical topographic maps, National Wetland Inventory (NWI) maps, infrared and historical aerials, light detection and ranging (LiDAR) data, and other data published by the U.S. Geological Survery (USGS), the National Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), to name a few. It is easy to access some wetland and stream maps online through the National Wetland Inventory, by locating hydric soils in the Web Soil Survey, or streams via the National Hydrography Dataset. However, these map products are created through remote sensing and interpretation of aerial photographs and topographic maps. While they are good resources for desktop planning, they cannot substitute for an onsite wetland delineation conducted by an experienced wetland consultant.

当湿地报告完成时，删除过程并不停止。湿地顾问将帮助牧羊人划分司法决心与兵团和其他地方和州各机构的进程。如前所述，一些湿地在CWA下没有受到调节。当湿地顾问的专业意见是所有划定的湿地和溪流在CWA下司法管辖区时，初步司法决定（PJD）就完成了初步的司法管辖权确定（PJD）。这是军团最快的决定。当一些或所有划定的湿地或溪流不是司法管辖区时，建议批准的司法管辖区（AJD）。虽然兵团在司法管辖区内发表了司法管辖区，但良好的湿地顾问可以帮助促进通过认识到该领域的相关技术标准并在划分报告中妥善记录它们的决定。

总之，重要的是，湿地顾问在进行湿地划界的教育和经验中，并对当地，州和联邦监管机构所需的事项非常明智。湿地顾问应与来自审查流程的所有机构的人员有积极的关系。manbet体育滚球布劳恩Intertec拥有许多湿地生物学家，拥有50多年的合并服务，并拥有国家级湿地和水体监管的以下各州的经验：路易斯安那州，华盛顿州，明尼苏达州，威斯康星州和佛罗里达州。manbet体育滚球Braun Intertec还拥有在下列国家工作的经验，没有国家级湿地法规，但国家水域受到监管：德克萨斯州，格鲁吉亚，弗吉尼亚州，爱荷华州，伊利诺伊州，北达科他州，亚利桑那州。

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