How Are Wetlands Activities Regulated by Georgia?
Georgia uses ยง401 as part of its statutory scheme to protect wetlands. Section 401 operates in conjunction with other laws such as the Coastal Marshlands Protection Act and the Water Quality Control Act to guard natural resources. The Marshlands Protection Committee oversees the state’s Coastal Marshland Protection Program. The program covers marshlands or salt marsh within state estuarine areas. Mitigation Measures. The Corps will continue to refer applicants to available wetland commercial mitigation banks when they are available in a service area. The mitigation banks allow applicants to make payment to owners of wetlands banks for purchase of wetlands set aside in a banking arrangement. This option has been offered to applicants for several years and will continue providing the service. The United States Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District and the Georgia Land Trust Service Center entered into a partnership agreement recently on wetlands impacts. The Land Trust Service Cente
