Ecobot is the trusted platform for natural resource identification.

Posted by Ecobot on Jan 24, 2023 10:39:19 AM

Ecobot assists with digitizing federal and state agencies' field work around natural resource identification, reducing labor costs around natural resources regulation, and stretching federal funding and budgets to their fullest extent. 

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Topics: WOTUS, Clean Water Act, EPA, Esri, Navigable Water Rule, fastest wetland delineation app, wetland delineation app, environmental permitting, wetland delineation, NRCS, natural resources, swampbuster, USDA, natural resource identification, whitelisted, DOT, USBR, efficiency software

Pitfalls of Ping Pong WOTUS Policy

Posted by Ecobot on Apr 1, 2022 12:23:00 PM

Ever-changing Waters of the United States (WOTUS) policy impacts both the regulatory and consulting spaces, as well as environment and infrastructure.

 

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Topics: wetlands, monitoring, change, Ecobot, conservation, WOTUS, Clean Water Act, science, Navigable Water Rule, delineation, section 404, 404, environmental permitting, natural resource identification

Florida 404 Assumption: Policy & Practice

Posted by Ecobot on Mar 15, 2022 10:30:00 AM

Experts explain Florida’s 404 assumption policy and practice. 

This topic was covered in the 15th episode of Ecobot's webinar series, Convergence of Wetland Science and Technology. View recorded episodes here. 

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Topics: wetlands, Ecobot, WOTUS, Clean Water Act, EPA, Navigable Water Rule, section 404, 404, natural resource identification, whitelisted, wetland mitigation, 404 assumption, Florida

Challenges & Successes of State 404 Assumption

Posted by Ecobot on Feb 17, 2022 8:46:00 AM

Hear from practitioners in New Jersey and Michigan about the  successes and pitfalls of state 404 assumption in both states.

This topic was covered in the 20th episode of Ecobot's webinar series, Convergence of Wetland Science and Technology. View recorded episodes here. 

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Topics: wetlands, climate, ecosystem, Clean Water Act, EPA, Navigable Water Rule, 404, wetland delineation, natural resource identification, wetland mitigation, 404 assumption, Florida

The Real Impact of the Navigable Waters Protection Rule

Posted by Jeremy Schewe, PWS on Nov 16, 2020 5:58:56 PM

On June 22, 2020, the Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWR) went into effect purportedly to clarify the US federal government’s permitting jurisdiction of  what waters are considered “waters of the United States" (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act (CWA).  The Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of the Army led the review and revision of the definition of WOTUS consistent with an Executive Order signed on February 28, 2017, titled ‘‘Restoring the Rule of Law, Federalism, and Economic Growth by Reviewing the ‘Waters of the United States’ Rule.’’

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Topics: wetlands, WOTUS, Clean Water Act, EPA, USACE, Navigable Water Rule