Frequently Asked Questions
Are Water Quality Enhancement Credits the same as Stormwater Nutrient Credits?
Yes — these terms refer to the same category of water quality offset. “Stormwater Nutrient Credits” is the term most commonly used within BMAP areas and TMDL-regulated watersheds, and you may still hear it used by engineers, consultants, and permitting agencies. “Water Quality Enhancement Credits” is the formal term established by Florida Senate Bill 848, and reflects how this compliance mechanism will be referenced going forward under state statute. MBG works with both frameworks and can help regardless of how your permit documents describe the requirement.
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Mitigation Banking Helpful Links/Resources:
Video – News & Updates – The Mitigation Banking Group
https://mitigationbankinginc.com/news-and-updates/
Protecting Wild Florida in a Developer’s Market
Regulatory Request System (RRS)
https://rrs.usace.army.mil/rrs/public-notices
Permitting Portal for the State of Florida (Search for ERP & CUP information regarding existing permits and applications)
Mitigation Bank Service Areas | Florida Department of Environmental Protection Geospatial Open Data
Latitude and Longitude Finder
Federally Permitted and Pending Florida Mitigation Banks (status of permits, available credits and ledger):
RIBITS:
Home (army.mil) https://ribits.ops.usace.army.mil/ords/f?p=107:2
The Five Water Management Districts throughout Florida:
SJRWMD Mitigation Banks:
http://webapub.sjrwmd.com/agws10/mt/
SWFWMD Mitigation Banks:
Environmental Resource Permit | WaterMatters.org
SFWMD Mitigation Banks: (Need to search by Mitigation Bank Permit Number):
NWFWMD Mitigation Banks:
https://permitting.sjrwmd.com/nwep/#/ep
SRWMD Mitigation Banks: Need to search by Mitigation Bank Permit Number:
https://permitting.sjrwmd.com/srepermitting/jsp/Search.do?theAction=PermitNumSearch
FDEP Mitigation Bank Ledgers:
National Wetlands Inventory: Wetlands Mapper:
https://fwsprimary.wim.usgs.gov/wetlands/apps/wetlands-mapper/
FDEP 404 Jurisdiction Determination
https://fdep.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=2cb8724cfd18408db80c8f2d7bb68a2e
FDEPs Map Direct
https://ca.dep.state.fl.us/mapdirect/?focus=standard
FDEP MapDirect: Mitigation Bank Service Area Map
Mitigation Banks Service Area Map (state.fl.us)
Latitude and Longitude Conversion Tool
https://www.fcc.gov/media/radio/dms-decimal
Florida DEP Consolidated OCULUS- Electronic Document Management System
Real Property Dedicated in Perpetuity for Conservation Exemption Application
Please click on the link for forms that need to be submitted to your county tax collector by March 1st of the year you are requesting a tax exemption for. This is form DR-418-C. Once you are approved, you should only need to file the Renewal form DR-418-CR, also referenced.
JD Request Form-Jurisdictional Waters of the United States regulated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
The identification and location of jurisdictional Waters of the United States, including wetlands regulated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and Sections 9 and 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act, is determined through a process known as a Jurisdictional Determination (JD).
In order to make an official determination if the USACOE will claim jurisdiciation, you must submit an AJD request on behalf of the applicant to CORPSJAXREG-NC@usace.army.mil
What are Wetlands? Wetland Permitting 101 from The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) January 2020
