Stream and Wetland Mitigation
Red Bluff Mitigation Bank is located on a 6,392 -acre tract adjacent to the New and Wright Rivers in Jasper County, SC. The Bank is in the Lower Savannah River and Calibogue Sound/Wright River watersheds, 8-digit Hydrologic Unit Codes 03060109 and 03060110 . The Bank is located within the Southern Coastal Plain Level III Ecoregion.
The Bank will protect approximately 5,290 acres of streams and wetlands. The Bank will also protect approximately 346.7 acres uplands occurring adjacent to the marsh. An average 150-foot upland buffer will be placed around all salt marsh wetlands included within the bank.
The project will eventually restore and enhance approximately 188.54 acres of freshwater wetlands, 18.3 acres of tidal wetlands, and 2987 linear feet of freshwater streams. In addition, the project will perpetually protect an additional 166.5 acres of freshwater wetlands and 4,681 acres of tidal wetlands in the Beaufort/Jasper County watershed.
Location:
Beaufort County, SC
Credit Types:
Stream and Wetland
Acres:
5,290
Approving Agencies:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S Environmental Protection Agency, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
