GLIN==> Announcing the Great Lakes Habitat Restoration Permit Webinar Series

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Please note the time for our first webinar.   
 



 

Please  <http://www.glc.org/habitat/webinar/permits-email-savedate.html>
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 <http://www.glc.org/habitat/webinar/permits.html> Habitat Restoration
Permit Webinar Series


 <http://www.glc.org/habitat/webinar/permits.html> Save the date!
New York leads off our series on February 18, 2011 at  10am EDT 

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Background: The Great Lakes Commission is working with the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers (USACE) www.usace.army.mil and Ecology and Environment
www.ene.com to develop a webinar series to review the regulatory
requirements for voluntary habitat restoration projects including wetland
restoration, stream/riparian restoration, culvert replacements, small dam
removal. These projects may require coordination with state and federal
agencies for permits under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and/or Section
10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act and related state water quality
certifications including Section 401 of the Water Control Amendments and
Coastal Consistency requirements of the Coastal Zone Management Act. 

This webinar series comes in response to a request by the Habitat/Species
Work Group of the  <http://www.glrc.us/> Great Lakes Regional Collaboration
to clarify the permitting process and the roles of relevant agencies. The
series is also intended to address new permit requests associated with funds
provided by the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.

The objectives of this webinar series are to: 

*	Familiarize project proponents with regulatory requirements and
procedures; both state and federal; to minimize potential project
implementation delays or other issues; 

*	Use examples to demonstrate varying thresholds for regulatory
requirements; and 

*	Receive comments and recommendations for improvement of the
regulatory process through the renewal of the Nationwide Permits or other
relevant means

Representatives from the USACE and the associated state agency(s) will
provide an overview of permit requirements and application process in their
state. Case studies will be used to demonstrate permitting options for
various habitat restoration projects.

Format: The webinar series will include 8 sessions, one for each Great Lakes
state, starting in February 2011. Each webinar will last two hours and will
include a 30-minute presentation from the USACE and each associated state
regulatory agency. Time will be reserved for participants to ask questions
and to engage in group dialogue on specific project details, future
directions and policy approaches. This dialogue may include comments and
recommendations for improvement of the regulatory process through the
renewal of the Nationwide Permits or other relevant means. Each webinar will
be archived for online retrieval at the GLC-Habitat website, including
verbal and written dialogue.

If you would like to receive informational updates regarding this webinar
series and/or other Habitat Initiatives, please contact Heather Braun at
hbraun at glc.org

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Habitat Restoration Permit Webinar Series   www.glc.org/habitat/webinar/
<http://www.glc.org/habitat/webinar/permits.html>    Questions?  Contact
Heather Braun,  <mailto:hbraun at glc.org> hbraun at glc.org 

 

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