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6-3
Wetlands Impacted and Mitigated Under the Federal-Aid Highway
Program: 2000–2006
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| Impacted |
2,041 |
1,905 |
1,942 |
1,278 |
847 |
1,139 |
591 |
| Mitigated |
7,671 |
4,017 |
5,198 |
3,431 |
1,763 |
3,741 |
1,414 |
| Gained
(net) |
5,630 |
2,112 |
3,256 |
2,153 |
916 |
2,602 |
823 |
| Mitigation
ratio |
3.8:1 |
2.1:1 |
2.7:1 |
2.7:1 |
2.1:1 |
3.3:1 |
2.4:1 |
Key: R = revised.
Notes: These data cover wetlands acreage affected by Federal-Aid Highway projects, approximately 24% of the total mileage of the U.S. public roads. These data are collected by states using varying collection methodologies. The mitigation ratio equals acres mitigated to acres impacted. Acres gained data have been revised for 2005.
Source: 2000–2004—U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Highway Administration Wetland Mitigation Performance Measure for Federal-Aid Highway Projects Fiscal Year (FY) 2004, available at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/perform/ as of November 2008. 2005–2006—SDOT, FHWA, personal communication, August 2007.
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