To propose compensatory mitigation based on wetland restoration, enhancement, or creation, the applicant shall:

1. (a) Submit the report and plan required by Env-Wt 803.01;
2. (b) Include connections to wetlands, surface waters, or associated upland wildlife and vegetated corridors to enhance the wetland or surface water use and colonization by native flora and fauna;
3. (c) Identify the source of wetland hydrology for the proposed mitigation area to confirm that the site has a suitable geomorphic setting for aquatic resource restoration, enhancement, or creation;
4. (d) Explain how the proposal creates vegetative, soil, and hydrologic conditions or land connections that will produce the desired wetland functions and values to be restored, enhanced, or created;
5. (e) Provide wetland micro and macro topography in the proposal to achieve hydrologic diversity;
6. (f) Identify the relationship of the proposed mitigation site to any jurisdictional area(s) in the immediate vicinity, the proximity to existing infrastructure and adjacent properties, and whether any lands are protected in the vicinity of the mitigation site(s);
7. (g) For projects where permission is sought from the US Army Corps of Engineers under the Clean Water Act, provide documentation on how the proposed wetland restoration, enhancement, or creation site will not be affected by anticipated secondary and cumulative impacts from the construction site; and
8. (h) For restoration and enhancement proposals, explain the history of the mitigation project area, to the extent known.

Source. #8062, eff 3-13-04; ss by #8341, eff 4-25-05; ss by #8911, eff 6-20-07; ss by #11000, eff 2-1-16; ss by #12808, eff 12-15-19 (See Revision Note #2 at chapter heading for Env-Wt 800)