Dr. David Robinson: Father of Full-Delivery Mitigation

Published:Friday, May 18, 2012

We just returned from the National Mitigation Banking Conference last week in Sacramento, where old friend David Robinson gave an excellent presentation on the benefits of “Full-Delivery” mitigation procurement systems.

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Commentary: Washed Away

Published:Monday, April 25, 2011

The Swamp Merchant was on vacation deep in the fecund marshes of South Florida during the “Washed Way” series on mitigation this week.

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Vindication: NCDENR study confirms privately contracted mitigation superior to government "in-house" projects

Published:Tuesday, November 2, 2010

I haven’t had time to pick through this carefully, but it appears to be a win for private “Full Delivery” mitigation and mitigation banks — not to mention a damn fine academic effort. I will be back soon with more detailed commentary.

Compensatory Stream and Wetland Mitigation in NC Evaluation of Regulatory Sucess

SwampGate: Purchasing nutrients from a wetland bank prohibited by EEP's own rules

Published:Tuesday, December 8, 2009

As an informational update on the brewing controversy concerning the state paying twice for work done once, “Stories from the Field” offers a snippet from the EEP’s own rule book.  The rule specifically and unequivocally prohibits the dual use of a single mitigation site for wetland and nutrient mitigation, as was done at least once by a private contractor, and perhaps many times by the rule maker themselves:

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Video: It never gets old

Published:Tuesday, November 24, 2009