Volume 29, Number 5 ● May 6, 2021
2021 Regulatory Update Webinar:
Regulatory Community Shares Insight to the Current Environment
Wetland Studies and Solutions, Inc. (WSSI) hosted a webinar on April 14 with guest speakers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, the Maryland Department of the Environment, and AquaLaw to provide an update on the Clean Water Act and other regulatory news in Virginia and Maryland. WSSI and Davey Resource Group staff provided insight on mitigation and nutrient banking, migratory bird and endangered/threatened species regulation, and stormwater compliance.
A video of the event and links to speaker slides and handouts are available on our website; see below for the agenda.
If you have any questions about the webinar, please contact us!
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Session 1 - Clean Water Act Updates
Nationwide Permit Updates from the National Perspective
Dave Olson, Regulatory Program Manager at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Headquarters
Norfolk District Perspective on the 2021 NWPs
Jennifer Serafin, Western Virginia Regulatory Section Chief, Norfolk District of the USACE
Tom Walker, Regulatory Branch Chief, Norfolk District of the USACE
EPA 401 Certification: What changed, why was it implemented, what are the results?
Justin Curtis, Vice President of AquaLaw
Virginia’s Response to the 401 Certification Rule and Navigable Waters Rule
Trisha Beasley, Virginia Water Protection Program Manager, Northern Regional Office, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Maryland’s Response to the 401 Certification Rule, Navigable Waters, and a SPGP-6 Update
Heather Nelson, Program Manager at Maryland Department of the Environment’s Wetlands and Waterways Program
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Session 2 - Regulatory Changes on the Horizon
Introduction by Christie Blevins, PWS, CESSWI, LEED AP, WSSI’s Manager - Regulatory
Wetland and Stream Mitigation Bank Service Areas: Addressing Mitigation Credit Shortages and Price Jumps
Mike Rolband, PE, PWS Emeritus, PWD is President of Resource Protection Group, Inc. and retired founder of WSSI
Nutrient Banking in Virginia: Updates and Trends
TJ Mascia, Director – Davey Mitigation for Davey Resource Group, Inc.
Chesapeake Bay Updates from Virginia, with a focus on Coastal Resiliency
Bob Kerr, PWS, PWD, Director of WSSI’s Hampton Roads Division
Construction General Permit: Updates in Maryland
Jacob Bucher, Manager – Environmental Compliance for our Maryland operations
Endangered and Threatened Species Updates with a focus on Migratory Birds
Ben Rosner, PWS, PWD, CE, WSSI’s Manager – Environmental Science