Environmental
A Washington property with a wetland mitigation bank credit allows a developer to:
ABuild in any wetland area in the state
BOffset impacts to wetlands on their development site by purchasing credits representing wetland restoration elsewhere✓ Correct
CAvoid all wetland permitting requirements
DDevelop within the wetland if they pay Ecology a fee
Explanation
Wetland mitigation banking allows developers to offset unavoidable wetland impacts by purchasing credits from an approved mitigation bank where wetlands have been restored, created, or enhanced elsewhere in the same watershed.
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