wetland restoration henry abarbanel san diego water board chair
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Wetland Restoration
Henry AbarbanelSan Diego Water Board Chair
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Current Issues• More Than 85 Percent of Wetlands in
California Have Been Lost
• New Threats From Population Growth, Sea
Level Rise, and Climate Change
• Certification Program Alone Cannot
Achieve Restoration Goals
• Restoration Success is Not Adequately
Monitored and Difficult to Achieve
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How to Restore Wetlands
•Compensatory Mitigation – Restoration
by Discharger for Impacts to Wetlands
•Mitigation Banks – Sell Restoration
Credits for Impacts to Wetlands
•Restoration Projects – Restoration with
No Associated Project Impacts
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Wetland Restoration Goals
• Prioritize Wetland Restoration Statewide
• Restoration of Chemical, Physical, and Biological Functions
of Wetlands
• Appropriate Goals = Receiving Water Outcomes!
• Biological Objectives, Physical Habitat, Beneficial Uses, Water
Quality
•Effective Monitoring to Ensure Successful Restoration
• Appropriate Monitoring Methods – Biological (BMI), Physical
(CRAM), Water Quality
• Healthy Wetlands Require Healthy Watersheds
• True Source Control & BMPs (LID, HMPs,)
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Wetland Restoration Projects
Easy – San Luis Rey Downs
Restoration
Medium – Tijuana Marsh Expansion
Hard – Brown Property Fill Removal
from the Tijuana River Channel
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Thank You!
Questions?