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<br /> ' 1 <br /> <br /> ' 1 ~ <br /> ' recommended course of action. With the agreement. of all parties (Eugene, the Corps, <br /> DSL), the 30 day time period may be extended indefinitely. <br /> • Upon approval of the. MIP, and any required restoration permits, the Program may <br /> . proceed with mitigation improvement activities. <br /> • Upon completion of the hydrological and ,vegetative improvements tasks, the Program <br /> shall submit a mitigation credit certification request to ;.the. Corps and DSL for their <br /> review and approval. Upon certification approval, the credits shall be deposited in the <br /> bank and made available for purchase. <br /> PERFORMANCE CRITERIA FOR MITIGATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS <br /> Mitigation bank credits will be. generated as wetlands are restored, created, enhanced, <br /> and preserved. The unit of wetland credit is 'acres. The following performance criteria shall <br /> be used for evaluating the progress and, ultimately, the success' of mitigation yvork. The <br /> following criteria applies to restored and created wetlands. For enhanced ~ wetlands, <br /> performance criteria will be established on a case-by-case basis at time of mitigation <br /> unprovement plan approval. <br /> • Wetlands restored or created for credit shall meet criteria. for jurisdictional wetlands <br /> using the wetland delineation manual in use by the Corps and DSL at the time the <br /> respective mitigation improvement plan is approved. <br /> • Native Plant Species. <br /> Species Importance. Wetlands restored or created for mitigation credit shall be <br /> dominated by native plant species where their total, represents at least 50% of <br /> species importance within two years of planting ; or seeding, and at least 70% <br /> within five. years. Species: importance is defined. as 50% coverage or 50% <br /> frequency of native plants as measured ~ in a one (1) square meter plot. Note: <br /> alternative standards may be developed on a case-by-case basis for specific <br /> wetland habitats where the above criteria are inappropriate. <br /> Species Type. The types of all planted species shall ' be from the Native Plant <br /> List of West Eugene Wetlands Plan. Of the plant species occurring at a 50 <br /> percent frequency rate or greater, at least 75 percent shall ~ be from the Native <br /> -Plant List of West Eugene Wetlands Plan. <br /> Survival. At least 70 percent of the .planted or seeded native plants shall be <br /> alive and present at the end of the five year monitoring period. <br /> • Diversity and Structure. The following rates. and .structure are established: <br /> j Wet Prairie -minimum of 10 native, species`occurting at 10% frequency rate or <br /> greater. <br /> Page 8 - MOA For West Eugeue Wetlands Mitigation Banking Program <br /> <br />