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URL:https://midwestawma.org/events/monthlyjan2018/
SUMMARY:Jan Monthly Meeting - Wetland\, Archeological\, and Habitat Conside
 rations for Permitting and Mitigation + WOTUS Update
DESCRIPTION:[ics_download]\nDirections\nProgram details\nEvaluation of wetl
 ands\, streams\, archeology\, and habitat is a necessary component of many
  permitting processes and requires a multidisciplinary scientific approach
 \, utilizing skill sets from geology to ecology to community outreach. Thi
 s presentation will cover wetland delineation methods in commonly encounte
 red Midwest settings such as row-cropped land\, different ways to approach
  jurisdictional determinations based on wetland and stream scenarios\, arc
 heological assessments and situations that can lead to more in-depth arche
 ological analysis\, habitat assessment and evaluation\, the relationship o
 f these activities to the overall permitting process\, and considerations 
 for on-site mitigation of wetlands and streams versus compensatory mitigat
 ion.\n\nThe definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) has be
 en under scrutiny for some time. During the Obama administration\, the EPA
  had developed a regulation to better define these waters\, but the rule h
 as been under challenge in the courts and by the Trump administration. We 
 will discuss the current status of the regulation\, why EPA thought it was
  necessary\, why it is being challenged\, what might be expected under the
  current administration\, and the current impact on wetlands permitting.\n
 \nSpeaker Bio\nLindsay James\, R.G.\, is a Project Manager and licensed pr
 ofessional geologist at Blackstone Environmental\, Inc. Lindsay has broad 
 experience providing environmental consulting services and focuses primari
 ly on solid waste\, hydrogeological evaluation\, groundwater compliance\, 
 and wetland delineation and management services. Lindsay’s technical foc
 us has been on groundwater compliance including monitoring and modeling\, 
 statistical analysis\, hydrogeological site characterization\, and source 
 evaluation. Lindsay is dedicated to serving the environmental community th
 rough outreach and education. She is currently the Chairman of the City of
  Overland Park Environmental Advisory Council and serves on the MARC Solid
  Waste Grant Review Committee. Lindsay has a bachelor’s and master’s d
 egree in Geoscience from the University of Iowa.\n
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LOCATION:Matt Ross Community Center\, 8101 Marty Street\, Overland Park\, K
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