Whereas a lot of Regulation 87 focuses on giant growth initiatives and compensatory mitigation, it additionally consists of provisions related to stream and wetland restoration.
On February 11, Audubon and the Healthy Headwaters Working Group hosted a webinar with Annette Quill and Kelly Morgan of the Colorado Water High quality Management Division to stroll via what restoration practitioners must know. The dialogue covers the method for acquiring short-term authorizations, upcoming basic authorizations the state plans to develop, exemptions and exclusions for voluntary restoration and wildlife habitat work, and the way the brand new state program will coordinate with different authorities companies on the allowing course of.
We hope this webinar helps a clearer understanding of how one can navigate Regulation 87 for stream and wetland restoration initiatives.
View a recording of the webinar right here:
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Hyperlinks Referenced within the Webinar
Webinar Desk of Contents:
00:00 – Welcome and Introductions (Audubon, HHWG & WQCD)
05: 30 – Webinar Overview (Abby Burk)
Colorado’s Dredge and Fill Program and Implementation (Kelly Morgan & Annette Quill)
06:40 – Regulation 87: Background & Implementation
09:20 – Exemptions and Exclusions from Reg 87
10:05 – Momentary Authorizations – necessities & course of
15:00 – Remoted State Waters Normal Authorization
18:00 – Normal Authorizations
21:00 – Particular person Authorizations
25:45 – Tasks that require a Certification of Mission Completion
What Does Regulation 87 Imply for Stream Restoration? (Jackie Corday & Abby Burk)
Exemptions and Exclusions
28:00 – Does my mission require a state authorization?
29:45 – Exemption for voluntary restoration in ephemeral streams.
35:40 – 11 sorts of waters excluded from Regulation 87
37:30 – Exemption & Exclusion Request Type
38:15 – Exemption for upkeep of managed wetland complexes
Restoration in Intermittent and Perennial Streams
39:05 – Do I want a State or Federal Allow? (Intermittent Streams)
41:30 – Do I want a brief or basic authorization? (Intermittent Streams)
43:05 – Restoring Perennial Stream Methods
Mission Session, Charges, and Greatest Practices
43:50 – Mission charges for state permits
45:50 – Greatest practices for session with CDPHE
Q&A
51:15 — How will Reg 87 enhance restoration outcomes in Colorado?
55:50 – Wildlife habitat administration actions exemption
57:30 – Clarifying overlapping federal processes
1:02:55 – Are initiatives on federal land topic to state allowing?
1:04:40 – Water rights issues for Regulation 87
1:07:40 – Colorado basic authorizations based mostly on federal permits
1:09:00 – County particular laws
