Permitting for Stream Restoration under Regulation 87

Whereas a lot of Regulation 87 focuses on massive improvement tasks and compensatory mitigation, it additionally consists of provisions related to stream and wetland restoration.

On February 11, Audubon and the Healthy Headwaters Working Group hosted a webinar with Annette Quill and Kelly Morgan of the Colorado Water High quality Management Division to stroll by way of what restoration practitioners have to know. The dialogue covers the method for acquiring non permanent authorizations, upcoming basic authorizations the state plans to develop, exemptions and exclusions for voluntary restoration and wildlife habitat work, and the way the brand new state program will coordinate with different authorities companies on the allowing course of.

We hope this webinar helps a clearer understanding of methods to navigate Regulation 87 for stream and wetland restoration tasks.

View a recording of the webinar right here:
In case you are searching for particular info, seek the advice of the listing of key matters and timestamps under the video.

Hyperlinks Referenced within the Webinar

Webinar Desk of Contents:

00:00 – Welcome and Introductions (Audubon, HHWG & WQCD)
05: 30 – Webinar Overview (Abby Burk)

Colorado’s Dredge and Fill Program and Implementation (Kelly Morgan & Annette Quill)
06:40 – Regulation 87: Background & Implementation
09:20 – Exemptions and Exclusions from Reg 87
10:05 – Short-term Authorizations – necessities & course of
15:00 – Remoted State Waters Common Authorization
18:00 – Common Authorizations
21:00 – Particular person Authorizations
25:45 – Initiatives that require a Certification of Venture Completion

What Does Regulation 87 Imply for Stream Restoration? (Jackie Corday & Abby Burk)

Exemptions and Exclusions
28:00 – Does my undertaking require a state authorization?
29:45 – Exemption for voluntary restoration in ephemeral streams.
35:40 – 11 varieties of waters excluded from Regulation 87
37:30 – Exemption & Exclusion Request Kind
38:15 – Exemption for upkeep of managed wetland complexes

Restoration in Intermittent and Perennial Streams
39:05 – Do I want a State or Federal Allow? (Intermittent Streams)
41:30 – Do I want a short lived or basic authorization? (Intermittent Streams)
43:05 – Restoring Perennial Stream Programs

Venture Session, Charges, and Finest Practices
43:50 – Venture charges for state permits
45:50 – Finest practices for session with CDPHE

Q&A
51:15 — How will Reg 87 enhance restoration outcomes in Colorado?
55:50 – Wildlife habitat administration actions exemption
57:30 – Clarifying overlapping federal processes
1:02:55 – Are tasks on federal land topic to state allowing?
1:04:40 – Water rights issues for Regulation 87
1:07:40 – Colorado basic authorizations based mostly on federal permits
1:09:00 – County particular rules

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