Wetland Restoration Henry Abarbanel San Diego Water Board Chair

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

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

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,)

Easy – San Luis Rey Downs Restoration Medium – Tijuana Marsh Expansion Hard – Brown Property Fill Removal from the Tijuana River Channel

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