Category: Existing Restoration/Preservation, and/or Mitigation Site 
Location: The site is bordered to the northeast and southeast by the Hackensack River, to the east by the Metro Media tract, to the southwest by the Transco facilities, and to the northwest by the New Jersey Turnpike – Western Spur in Carlstadt, Bergen County.
Latitude/Longitude: 40.81411/-74.04022
Current Land Use: Tidal Marsh
Size: 257 acres
Current Ownership: Marsh Resources Inc.
Site Description: The site was restored by Marsh Resources Inc. as a private wetland mitigation bank to offset permitted wetland fill impacts that occur within the service area. Phase I (120.6 acres) and Phase II (85.7 acres) were completed between 1999 and 2001. Phase 3 (51 acres) was constructed in 2012. Prior to restoration, dredged material had been placed on portions of the site. As a result, the parts of the site were not being inundated twice daily by the tides and the site was dominated by a monoculture of common reed (Phragmites australis). Restoration activities included excavation of dredged material, creation of low and high marsh areas and tidal channels, creation of upland islands from the excavated material, and planting of native vegetation within the marsh and upland areas. Currently the low marsh areas are dominated by smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora), dwarf spike rush (Eleocharis parvula), and marsh fleabane (Pluchea purpurascens). The high marsh areas are dominated by saltmarsh hay (Spartina patens), spikegrass (Distichlis spicata), and groundsel tree (Baccharis halmifolia), with inclusions of a variety of other herbaceous species. The upland islands support tree, shrub, and herbaceous species. This site has also been known as the Transco Marsh Site and the Doctor’s Creek Site.
Existing Site-Specific Data Inventory
A. Survey, Maps, and GIS
HMD regional data exists inclusive of this site. Pre-restoration topographic maps prepared in 1996. As-builts for restoration Phases 1 & 2 developed in 1999 and 2001.
B. Real Estate/Ownership
Owned by Marsh Resources, Inc. Site ownership described in 1999 Mitigation Banking Instrument.
C. Site History & Land Use
Site history and land use developed in 1996 Phase 1 report and 1999 Mitigation Banking Instrument.
D. Biological Studies – Fauna
Pre-restoration studies conducted in 1988, 1993 and 1998. Post-restoration studies presented in monthly and annual monitoring reports completed between 1999 and 2003.
E. Biological Studies – General Environmental
Pre-restoration studies conducted in 1988, 1993, 1996 and 1999. Wetland assessment performed in 2003.
F. Geotechnical
Pre-restoration studies conducted in 1988, 1993, 1996 and 1999.
G. Hydraulics and Hydrology
Pre-restoration studies conducted in 1988, 1993 and 1999. Post-restoration studies conducted in 1999 and 2002.
H. Water and Sediments
Pre-restoration studies conducted in 1988 and 1999. Post-restoration studies completed in 2002
I. Historical/Cultural Resources
Pre-restoration study conducted in 1999.
J. Restoration/Remediation Design Plans
Proposed restoration design plans developed in 1998. As-builts for restoration Phases 1 & 2 developed in 1999 and 2001.
Site Reports
Site #5 – Marsh Resources Meadowlands Mitigation Bank
Category: Existing Restoration, Preservation, and/or Mitigation Site
Location: The site is bordered to the northeast and southeast by the Hackensack River, to the east by the Metro Media tract, to the southwest by the Transco facilities, and to the northwest by the New Jersey Turnpike – Western Spur in Carlstadt, Bergen County.
Latitude/Longitude: 40.81411 / -74.04022
Current Land Use: Tidal Marsh
Size: 257 acres
Current Ownership: Marsh Resources Inc.
Site Description: The site was restored by Marsh Resources Inc. as a private wetland mitigation bank to offset permitted wetland fill impacts that occur within the service area. Phase I (120.6 acres) and Phase II (85.7 acres) were completed between 1999 and 2001. Phase 3 (51 acres) was constructed in 2012. Prior to restoration, dredged material had been placed on portions of the site. As a result, parts of the site were not being inundated twice daily by the tides and the site was dominated by a monoculture of common reed (Phragmites australis). Restoration activities included excavation of dredged material, creation of low and high marsh areas and tidal channels, creation of upland islands from the excavated material, and planting of native vegetation within the marsh and upland areas. Currently the low marsh areas are dominated by smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora), dwarf spike rush (Eleocharis parvula), and marsh fleabane (Pluchea purpurascens). The high marsh areas are dominated by saltmarsh hay (Spartina patens), spikegrass (Distichlis spicata), and groundsel tree (Baccharis halimifolia), with inclusions of a variety of other herbaceous species. The upland islands support tree, shrub, and herbaceous species. This site has also been known as the Transco Marsh Site and the Doctor’s Creek Site.
Existing Site Specific Data Inventory
* – Report repeated under multiple data categories and/or sites.
A. Survey, Maps, and GIS
Relevant survey, mapping, and GIS data for the Meadowlands can be found in the Meadowlands-wide site report under data category A.
1. *Levine – Fricke, Inc. Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corporation: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment. March 1996. [6] A Phase I ESA was conducted for a Transco property (now the Marsh Resources Wetland Mitigation Bank site) on Paterson Plank Road in Carlstadt, NJ. Transco was investigating the potential of constructing a wetland mitigation bank on the property, so the ESA focused on the marshland areas outside the fenced liquefied natural gas plant area. The assessment included: 1) geologic and hydrogeologic studies; 2) site history, including aerial photograph review; 3) an environmental risk assessment; and 4) a current land use assessment.
2. *Louis Berger and Associates, Inc. Executed Banking Instrument for the Purposes of Establishing the Meadowlands Mitigation Bank. March 1999. [2a] Establishes guidelines and responsibilities for the establishment, use, operation and maintenance of the Meadowlands Mitigation Bank. Includes a baseline conditions report, which consists of information on ownership, site history/land use, cultural resources, hydrology, soil, vegetation, wetlands, and wildlife, as well as a wetland delineation report. Contains an existing condition topographic survey (1996) and proposed mitigation design plans (1998).
3. *Louis Berger and Associates, Inc. Marsh Resources Meadowlands Mitigation Bank: Credit Availability Documentation. September 1999. [2a] Established that the hydrological regime and initial planting of the marsh areas within Phase 1 of the mitigation bank, as set forth in all permits and the Banking Instrument, had been successfully completed. Includes Hydrology As-Builts, Planting As-Builts, Channel Cross-Sections, site photographs, and water quality, benthic, and macroinvertebrate sampling data for Phase 1.
4. *The Louis Berger Group. Marsh Resources Meadowlands Mitigation Bank: Revised Credit Availability Report. March 2002. [2a] Provided evidence that the hydrological regime and initial planting of the marsh areas within Phase 2 of the mitigation bank, as set forth in all permits and the Banking Instrument, had been successfully completed. Demonstrated that emergent wetlands, open waters, and upland islands had been created in the ratios approved by the USACE in consultation with MIMAC through “elevation means.” Includes Hydrology As-Builts, Planting As-Builts, Channel Cross-Sections, site photographs, and fish sampling data for Phase 2.
B. Real Estate/Ownership
Marsh Resources Meadowlands Mitigation Bank is owned by Marsh Resources Inc.
5. *Louis Berger and Associates, Inc. Executed Banking Instrument for the Purposes of Establishing the Meadowlands Mitigation Bank. March 1999. [2a] Establishes guidelines and responsibilities for the establishment, use, operation and maintenance of the Meadowlands Mitigation Bank. Includes a baseline conditions report, which consists of information on ownership, site history/land use, cultural resources, hydrology, soil, vegetation, wetlands, and wildlife, as well as a wetland delineation report. Contains an existing condition topographic survey (1996) and proposed mitigation design plans (1998).
C. Site History & Land Use
6. *Levine – Fricke, Inc. Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corporation: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment. March 1996. [6] A Phase I ESA was conducted for a Transco property (now the Marsh Resources Wetland Mitigation Bank site) on Paterson Plank Road in Carlstadt, NJ. Transco was investigating the potential of constructing a wetland mitigation bank on the property, so the ESA focused on the marshland areas outside the fenced liquefied natural gas plant area. The assessment included: 1) geologic and hydrogeologic studies; 2) site history including aerial photographs; 3) an environmental risk assessment; and 4) a current land use assessment.
7. *Louis Berger and Associates, Inc. Executed Banking Instrument for the Purposes of Establishing the Meadowlands Mitigation Bank. March 1999. [2a] Establishes guidelines and responsibilities for the establishment, use, operation and maintenance of the Meadowlands Mitigation Bank. Includes a baseline conditions report, which consists of information on ownership, site history/land use, cultural resources, hydrology, soils, vegetation, wetlands, and wildlife, as well as a wetland delineation report. Contains an existing condition topographic survey (1996) and proposed mitigation design plans (1998).
D. Biological Studies – Fauna
8. *Able, Kenneth W., Melissa J. Neuman, & Guillermo Ruess (Rutgers University). The Influence of Low Dissolved Oxygen on Predatory Fishes: Comparisons between Restored and Impacted Marsh Creeks in the Hackensack Meadowlands. 2002.[1a] A study to determine patterns in water quality indicators and predatory fish use, and examine food habits of the dominant fish predators in two tidal marshes, Mill Creek Marsh (impacted natural creek) and Doctor’s Creek (a restored/created creek that is part of Marsh Resources Wetland Mitigation Bank).
9. *Donald J. Smith Environmental Consultants. Monthly Reports: Marsh Resources Wetlands Mitigation Bank. January – December 2001, January – December 2002, & January – October 2003. [6] Monthly observation reports detailing wildlife and habitat monitoring at the Marsh Resources Meadowlands Mitigation Bank site. Include photographs documenting site conditions.
10. *Louis Berger and Associates, Inc. Executed Banking Instrument for the Purposes of Establishing the Meadowlands Mitigation Bank. March 1999. [2a] Establishes guidelines and responsibilities for the establishment, use, operation and maintenance of the Meadowlands Mitigation Bank. Includes a baseline conditions report, which consists of information on ownership, site history/land use, cultural resources, hydrology, soils, vegetation, wetlands, and wildlife, as well as a wetland delineation report. Contains an existing condition topographic survey (1996) and proposed mitigation design plans (1998).
11. *Louis Berger and Associates, Inc. Marsh Resources Meadowlands Mitigation Bank: Credit Availability Documentation. September 1999. [2a] Established that the hydrological regime and initial planting of the marsh areas within Phase 1 of the mitigation bank, as set forth in all permits and the Banking Instrument, had been successfully completed. Includes Hydrology As-Builts, Planting As-Builts, Channel Cross-Sections, site photographs, and water quality, benthic, and macroinvertebrate sampling data for Phase 1.
12. *Louis Berger and Associates, Inc. Wetland Delineation Report: Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation. January 1993. [1] Details existing wetland and wildlife documentation, and lists the vegetation, soils, hydrology, and wildlife observed during the field investigation. It also includes a surveyed map of the delineated wetlands, as well as a site constraints map.
13. *The Louis Berger Group. Marsh Resources Meadowlands Mitigation Bank: Revised Credit Availability Report. March 2002. [2a] Provided evidence that the hydrological regime and initial planting of the marsh areas within Phase 2 of the mitigation bank, as set forth in all permits and the Banking Instrument, had been successfully completed. Demonstrated that emergent wetlands, open waters, and upland islands had been created in the ratios approved by the USACE in consultation with MIMAC through “elevation means.” Includes Hydrology As-Builts, Planting As-Builts, Channel Cross-Sections, site photographs, and fish sampling data for Phase 2.
14. *U.S. Coast Guard & USACE. Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Section 404 (b)(1) Evaluation – New Jersey Turnpike Widening Project: Interchange 11 to U.S. Route 46. New Jersey Turnpike Authority. 1988. [1a]States project purpose and need, alternatives, affected environment, and environmental consequences.
E. Biological Studies – General Environmental
15. *Able, Kenneth W., Melissa J. Neuman, & Guillermo Ruess, Rutgers University. The Influence of Low Dissolved Oxygen on Predatory Fishes: Comparisons between Restored and Impacted Marsh Creeks in the Hackensack Meadowlands. 2002.[1a] Analyzed patterns in water quality indicators and predatory fish use, and examined food habits of the dominant fish predators in two tidal marshes, Mill Creek (an impacted natural creek) and Doctor’s Creek (a restored/created creek). This research demonstrated that these sport fish are commonly found in tidal creeks in the Meadowlands and that their distribution could be influenced by low dissolved oxygen.
16. *Levine – Fricke, Inc. Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corporation: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment. March 1996. [6] A Phase I ESA was conducted for a Transco property (now the Marsh Resources Wetland Mitigation Bank site) on Paterson Plank Road in Carlstadt, NJ. Transco was investigating the potential of constructing a wetland mitigation bank on the property, so the ESA focused on the marshland areas outside the fenced liquefied natural gas plant area. The assessment included: 1) geologic and hydrogeologic studies; 2) site history including aerial photographs; 3) an environmental risk assessment; and 4) a current land use assessment.
17. *Louis Berger and Associates, Inc. Executed Banking Instrument for the Purposes of Establishing the Meadowlands Mitigation Bank. March 1999. [2a] Establishes guidelines and responsibilities for the establishment, use, operation and maintenance of the Meadowlands Mitigation Bank. Includes a baseline conditions report, which consists of information on ownership, site history/land use, cultural resources, hydrology, soils, vegetation, wetlands, and wildlife, as well as a wetland delineation report. Contains an existing condition topographic survey (1996) and proposed mitigation design plans (1998).
18. *Louis Berger and Associates, Inc. Marsh Resources Meadowlands Mitigation Bank: Credit Availability Documentation. September 1999. [2a] Established that the hydrological regime and initial planting of the marsh areas within Phase 1 of the mitigation bank, as set forth in all permits and the Banking Instrument, had been successfully completed. Includes Hydrology As-Builts, Planting As-Builts, Channel Cross-Sections, site photographs, and water quality, benthic, and macroinvertebrate sampling data for Phase 1.
19. *Louis Berger and Associates, Inc. Wetland Delineation Report: Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation. January 1993. [1] Details existing wetland and wildlife documentation, and lists the vegetation, soils, hydrology, and wildlife observed during the field investigation. It also includes a surveyed map of the delineated wetlands, as well as a site constraints map.
20. *The Louis Berger Group, Inc. Hydrogeomorphic (HGM) Functional Assessment Model and Guidebook for Tidal Fringe Wetlands in the New Jersey Meadowlands. 2003. [1a](http://merilibrary.meadowlands.state.nj.us/dbtw-wpd/FullText/HGM_guidebook_RVSD.pdf) A hydrogeomorphic functional assessment model and guidebook for tidal fringe wetlands in the Hackensack Meadowlands was completed. The HGM model can be used as a tool to help determine wetland functions and values and to approximate compensatory wetland mitigation. Map-based and on-site field data (including amount of aquatic edge, channel density, vegetative cover, habitat, soil texture, and tidal inundation) were collected from the reference wetlands and used to refine data collection forms, calibrate model variables, and improve the conceptual HGM functional models. Reference sites included Skeetkill Creek Marsh, Meadowlark Marsh, Lyndhurst Riverside Marsh, MRI, Western Brackish Marsh, Mill Creek Marsh, Eastern Brackish Marsh, Mori Tract, Walden Marsh, Oritani Marsh, Harrier Meadow, Anderson Creek Marsh, Kearny Brackish Marsh, and Riverbend Wetlands Preserve.
21. *The Louis Berger Group. Marsh Resources Meadowlands Mitigation Bank: Revised Credit Availability Report. March 2002. [2a] Provided evidence that the hydrological regime and initial planting of the marsh areas within Phase 2 of the mitigation bank, as set forth in all permits and the Banking Instrument, had been successfully completed. Demonstrated that emergent wetlands, open waters, and upland islands had been created in the ratios approved by the USACE in consultation with MIMAC through “elevation means.” Includes Hydrology As-Builts, Planting As-Builts, Channel Cross-Sections, site photographs, and fish sampling data for Phase 2.
22. The Louis Berger Group. Marsh Resources Meadowlands Mitigation Bank Phase 1: First Year Monitoring Report. November 2000. [2a] Analyzes the wetland mitigation bank’s success relative to anticipated performance standards. Shows that emergent wetlands, open waters, and upland islands had been created in the ratios approved by the USACE. Includes a report on percent vegetation cover, a post-construction environmental investigation, and a sampling and analysis program for the Phase 1 sites of the Meadowlands Mitigation Bank.
23. The Louis Berger Group. Marsh Resources Meadowlands Mitigation Bank Phase 1: Second Year Monitoring Report. November 2001. [2a] Establishes that Phase 1 of the Meadowlands Mitigation Bank meets the requirements put forth in the USACE permit, which were: 1) an 85-percent survival and coverage rate by the end second growing season and 2) the natural presence of appropriate and sufficient vegetation. States that an 86-percent coverage across the site was achieved by the end of the second growing season.
24. The Louis Berger Group. Marsh Resources Meadowlands Mitigation Bank Phase 1: Third Year Monitoring Report. October 2002. [2a] Indicates that the performance standards had been met for Year 3 monitoring of Phase 1 of the Meadowlands Mitigation Bank. Presents the results of the monitoring, which include vegetation monitoring methodology and results, as well as wildlife and site maintenance observations.
25. The Louis Berger Group. Marsh Resources Meadowlands Mitigation Bank Phase 2: First Year Monitoring Report. December 2001. [2a] Analyzes the wetland mitigation bank’s success relative to anticipated performance standards. Shows that emergent wetlands, open waters, and upland islands had been created in the ratios approved by the USACE. Includes a report on percent vegetation cover, a post-construction environmental investigation, and a sampling and analysis program for the Phase 2 sites of the Meadowlands Mitigation Bank.
26. The Louis Berger Group. Marsh Resources Meadowlands Mitigation Bank Phase 2: Second Year Monitoring Report. October 2002. [2a] Presents the results of the second year monitoring program for Phase 2 of the Meadowlands Mitigation Bank, which include vegetation monitoring methodology and results, as well as wildlife and site maintenance observations.
27. *U.S. Coast Guard & USACE. Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Section 404 (b)(1) Evaluation – New Jersey Turnpike Widening Project: Interchange 11 to U.S. Route 46. New Jersey Turnpike Authority. 1988. [1a]States project purpose and need, alternatives, affected environment, and environmental consequences.
F. Geotechnical
28. *Levine – Fricke, Inc. Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corporation: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment. March 1996. [6] A Phase I ESA was conducted for a Transco property (including the current Marsh Resources Wetland Mitigation Bank site) on Paterson Plank Road in Carlstadt, NJ. Transco was investigating the potential of constructing a wetland mitigation bank on the property, so the ESA focused on the marshland areas outside the fenced liquefied natural gas plant area. The assessment included: 1) geologic and hydrogeologic studies; 2) site history including aerial photographs; 3) an environmental risk assessment; and 4) a current land use assessment.
29. *Louis Berger and Associates, Inc. Executed Banking Instrument for the Purposes of Establishing the Meadowlands Mitigation Bank. March 1999. [2a] Establishes guidelines and responsibilities for the establishment, use, operation and maintenance of the Meadowlands Mitigation Bank. Includes a baseline conditions report, which consists of information on ownership, site history/land use, cultural resources, hydrology, soils, vegetation, wetlands, and wildlife, as well as a wetland delineation report. Contains an existing condition topographic survey (1996) and proposed mitigation design plans (1998).
30. *Louis Berger and Associates, Inc. Wetland Delineation Report: Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation. January 1993. [1] Details existing wetland and wildlife documentation, and lists the vegetation, soils, hydrology, and wildlife observed during the field investigation. It also includes a surveyed map of the delineated wetlands, as well as a site constraints map.
31. *U.S. Coast Guard & USACE. Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Section 404 (b)(1) Evaluation – New Jersey Turnpike Widening Project: Interchange 11 to U.S. Route 46. New Jersey Turnpike Authority. 1988. [1a]States project purpose and need, alternatives, affected environment, and environmental consequences.
G. Hydraulics and Hydrology
32. *Louis Berger and Associates, Inc. Executed Banking Instrument for the Purposes of Establishing the Meadowlands Mitigation Bank. March 1999. [2a] Establishes guidelines and responsibilities for the establishment, use, operation and maintenance of the Meadowlands Mitigation Bank. Includes a baseline conditions report, which consists of information on ownership, site history/land use, cultural resources, hydrology, soils, vegetation, wetlands, and wildlife, as well as a wetland delineation report. Contains an existing condition topographic survey (1996) and proposed mitigation design plans (1998).
33. *Louis Berger and Associates, Inc. Marsh Resources Meadowlands Mitigation Bank: Credit Availability Documentation. September 1999. [2a] Established that the hydrological regime and initial planting of the marsh areas within Phase 1 of the mitigation bank, as set forth in all permits and the Banking Instrument, had been successfully completed. Includes Hydrology As-Builts, Planting As-Builts, Channel Cross-Sections, site photographs, and water quality, benthic, and macroinvertebrate sampling data for Phase 1.
34. *Louis Berger and Associates, Inc. Wetland Delineation Report: Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation. January 1993. [1] Details existing wetland and wildlife documentation, and lists the vegetation, soils, hydrology, and wildlife observed during the field investigation. It also includes a surveyed map of the delineated wetlands, as well as a site constraints map.
35. *The Louis Berger Group. Marsh Resources Meadowlands Mitigation Bank: Revised Credit Availability Report. March 2002. [2a] Provided evidence that the hydrological regime and initial planting of the marsh areas within Phase 2 of the mitigation bank, as set forth in all permits and the Banking Instrument, had been successfully completed. Demonstrated that emergent wetlands, open waters, and upland islands had been created in the ratios approved by the USACE in consultation with MIMAC through “elevation means.” Includes Hydrology As-Builts, Planting As-Builts, Channel Cross-Sections, site photographs, and fish sampling data for Phase 2.
36. *U.S. Coast Guard & USACE. Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Section 404 (b)(1) Evaluation – New Jersey Turnpike Widening Project: Interchange 11 to U.S. Route 46. New Jersey Turnpike Authority. 1988. [1a]States project purpose and need, alternatives, affected environment, and environmental consequences.
H. Water and Sediments
37. *Able, Kenneth W., Melissa J. Neuman, & Guillermo Ruess (Rutgers University). The Influence of Low Dissolved Oxygen on Predatory Fishes: Comparisons between Restored and Impacted Marsh Creeks in the Hackensack Meadowlands. 2002.[1a] A study to determine patterns in water quality indicators and predatory fish use, and examine food habits of the dominant fish predators in two tidal marshes, Mill Creek Marsh (impacted natural creek) and Doctor’s Creek (a restored/created creek that is part of Marsh Resources Wetland Mitigation Bank).
38. *Louis Berger and Associates, Inc. Marsh Resources Meadowlands Mitigation Bank: Credit Availability Documentation. September 1999. [2a] Established that the hydrological regime and initial planting of the marsh areas within Phase 1 of the mitigation bank, as set forth in all permits and the Banking Instrument, had been successfully completed. Includes Hydrology As-Builts, Planting As-Builts, Channel Cross-Sections, site photographs, and water quality, benthic, and macroinvertebrate sampling data for Phase 1.
39. *U.S. Coast Guard & USACE. Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Section 404 (b)(1) Evaluation – New Jersey Turnpike Widening Project: Interchange 11 to U.S. Route 46. New Jersey Turnpike Authority. 1988. [1a]States project purpose and need, alternatives, affected environment, and environmental consequences.
I. Historical/Cultural Resources
40. *The Louis Berger Group. Executed Banking Instrument for the Purposes of Establishing the Meadowlands Mitigation Bank. March 1999. [2a] Establishes guidelines and responsibilities for the establishment, use, operation and maintenance of the Meadowlands Mitigation Bank. Includes a baseline conditions report, which includes information on ownership, site history/land use, cultural resources, hydrology, soil, vegetation, wetlands, and wildlife, as well as a wetland delineation report. Also contains conceptual mitigation design plans.
J. Restoration/Remediation Design Plans
41. *Louis Berger and Associates, Inc. Executed Banking Instrument for the Purposes of Establishing the Meadowlands Mitigation Bank. March 1999. [2a] Establishes guidelines and responsibilities for the establishment, use, operation and maintenance of the Meadowlands Mitigation Bank. Includes a baseline conditions report, which consists of information on ownership, site history/land use, cultural resources, hydrology, soils, vegetation, wetlands, and wildlife, as well as a wetland delineation report. Contains an existing condition topographic survey (1996) and proposed mitigation design plans (1998).
42. *Louis Berger and Associates, Inc. Marsh Resources Meadowlands Mitigation Bank: Credit Availability Documentation. September 1999. [2a] Established that the hydrological regime and initial planting of the marsh areas within Phase 1 of the mitigation bank, as set forth in all permits and the Banking Instrument, had been successfully completed. Includes Hydrology As-Builts, Planting As-Builts, Channel Cross-Sections, site photographs, and water quality, benthic, and macroinvertebrate sampling data for Phase 1.
43. *The Louis Berger Group. Marsh Resources Meadowlands Mitigation Bank: Revised Credit Availability Report. March 2002. [2a] Provided evidence that the hydrological regime and initial planting of the marsh areas within Phase 2 of the mitigation bank, as set forth in all permits and the Banking Instrument, had been successfully completed. Demonstrated that emergent wetlands, open waters, and upland islands had been created in the ratios approved by the USACE in consultation with MIMAC through “elevation means.” Includes Hydrology As-Builts, Planting As-Builts, Channel Cross-Sections, site photographs, and fish sampling data for Phase 2.
K. Bibliographic Updates
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