Evaluation Criteria

Highest Considerations

• Probability of success
• Cost per acre
• Restoration site – see wetland map viewer
• Watershed or sub-ecoregion location relative to other mitigation sites.
• Size and effort – economy of scale
• Wetland type
• Regional sites

Other Considerations

• Local Road Agency Participation
• Local Road Agency in-kind services, equipment, materials
• Local Road Agency Land Ownership
• Cost distribution: land acquisition, design, construction, monitoring.
• Who will provide construction oversight?
• Who will provide long term monitoring & maintenance?
• Will an endowment be involved?
• Who is responsible for monitoring and possible corrective actions?
• Private sales (bank sites only)
• Will acreage be made available for sales to other local road agencies?
• Is mitigation on site or adjacent to impact area?
• Preservation site?
• Value of existing site.
• Adjacent natural wetlands?
• Other complimentary uses for site.
• Effectively drained wetland?
• Perched water site vs groundwater
• Can the site water level be manipulated if needed?
• Has any work been done to date?
• Has a consultant been selected?
• Has the consultant performed any hydro-geologic work?
• Part of larger natural area?
• Adjacent natural wetland vegetation type?
• Invasive species likelihood (from surrounding area or from soil source).
• Time needed to determine success.
• Floodplain or stream connection?
• For perched site, is drainage area adequate and natural?