MAWS - Wetland and Regulatory News
         -Maine Association of Wetland Scientists

• Federal Register Notice of Final Rule (PDF, 963KB, 232 pages)
• NOTE: This is a prepublication version of this Notice of Final Rule that is made available for informational purposes only and should not be cited in lieu of the final published version. The final version of this Notice of Final Rule is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on April 10, 2008, and may vary from this prepublication version.
• Compensatory Mitigation Rule Factsheet (PDF, 632KB, 2 pages)
• Questions and Answers (PDF, 87KB, 6 pages)
• Army Corps and EPA Improve Wetland and Stream Mitigation – EPA Press Release
• Final Environmental Assessment (PDF, 462KB, 134 pages)
• Background materials on proposed rule

   RELATED - January 12, 2007 final version:  New England Division US Army Corps wetland mitigation checklist and guidance.

Final Rulemaking Decision reached on L.D. 1952: An Act to Streamline the Administration of Significant Vernal Pool Habitat Protection

Related: MAWS Feb. 7, 2008 comments presented to the State Legislature's Natural Resources Committee regarding LD 1952: An Act to Streamline the Administration of Significant Vernal Pool Habitat Protection

related: Baldwin, R.F., Calhoun, A.J.K, and DeMaynadier, P.G. The Significance of hydroperiod and stand maturity for pool-breeding amphibians in forested landscapes.  Canadian Journal of Zoology 84: 1604-1615. (2006)

     Presentation Materials from the Feb. 07, 2008 MAWS workshop on Rapanos guidance from Ruth Ladd of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers:

• Powerpoint presentation (pdf file); 

• Rapanos JD form; 

• Rapanos "cliff's notes for consultants"; 

• GIS tools on the web list; 

• USACE Jurisdictional Determination Form Guidebook (final) 05/12/2007; 

• EPA/USACE Guidance Memo  regarding Clean Water Act Jurisdiction Following  the US Supreme Court's Decision in Rapanos v. US & Carabell v. US

• Click here for the ASWM info page on the Rapanos/Carabell Supreme Court Decision on the CWA.  

- for more info on CWA jurisdiction, check out the meeting notes/minutes page and download Ruth Ladd's presentation materials from MAWS' Feb. 7, 2008 meeting on the subject (above)

• Wetlands Regulation Under the Natural Resources Protection Act: Program Overview 2002: Prepared by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Land Resource Regulation, and the State Planning Office - As presented by Jackie Sartoris at the MAWS 2002 Annual Meeting