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