Skykomish Habitat
 

Typical Mitigation Ratios: Using Credits vs. Traditional Mitigation Requirements

While regulatory agencies reserve the right to adjust the number of credits required to satisfy mitigation requirements based on site-specific conditions at the project impact site, the use of mitigation credits is usually preferable to conducting traditional mitigation.

Wetland Mitigation Ratios

Wetland Quality
Designation
 

Skykomish Bank Credits

     

Typical Ratio

Low

Category 4

 

0.85 : 1

Low

Category 3

 

1 : 1

Medium

Category 2

 

1.2 : 1

High

Category 1

 

case by case

Compare to Typical Mitigation Ratios for Traditional Mitigation

What About Buffer Requirements?