Public Notice: Pertaining to Heartquake Wetland Bank

Notice is hereby given that JPM, Inc. has submitted a complete banking instrument for the establishment, operation, and use of Heartquake Wetland Bank located along Heartquake Creek in King and Queen County.  Development of the bank will involve creating 35 acres of freshwater mixed community type tidal wetlands.  The bank is established to provide mitigation to compensate for impacts to tidal wetlands within the Bank Service Area and includes tidal portions of the York River hydrologic unit 02080107, the Mattaponi River hydrologic unit 02080105 and the Pamunkey River hydrologic unit 02080106.  Oversight of this compensatory wetland mitigation bank will be performed by the Mitigation Bank Review Team chaired by the Virginia Marine Resources Commission.  Copies of the complete banking instrument are available at the Commission's office located at 2600 Washington Avenue, Newport News, Virginia and at the Commission's website at www.mrc.state.va.us/jpmpublic.pdf .


Send Comments/inquiries within 15 days to:  Marine Resources Commission, Habitat Management Division, 2600 Washington Ave., Newport News, VA  23607


 

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