Abstract: This data set contains wetland mitigation bank sites as points throughout the State of New Jersey and their associated service areas. Wetland mitigation banks are mitigation projects constructed in advance of wetland impacts by a bank operator for the purpose of providing compensatory mitigation for disturbances to freshwater and coastal wetlands authorized by land use permits. A service area is the area in which a mitigation bank can sell its credits and is usually delineated by a watershed management area(s) or portions thereof.
Purpose: Wetland mitigation bank data layer was created to provide a graphic representation of the wetland mitigation banks and their associated service areas for use by public, private, and academic entities. It provides a visual approach to identifying the appropriate bank for parties interested in or required to purchase mitigation bank credits or for other parties interested in the wetland banking aspects of the Department’s wetland mitigation program.
Supplemental Information: This layer will indicate which banks serve a particular area of interest. The layer does not indicate the availability of credits. Mitigation credits are released to bankers incrementally as the project meets specific milestones. There may be times when a bank is sold out of credits. The price of each bank’s credits is subject to market price and are not regulated by the NJDEP. Bankers must be contacted directly to inquire about credit availability and price.
Use Constraints: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Data Distribution Agreement. The data provided herein are distributed subject to the following conditions and restrictions: NJDEP assumes no responsibility to maintain them in any manner or form and disclaims any duty or obligation to either maintain availability of or to update the data. Terms of Agreement 1. All data is provided, as is, without any representation or warranty of any kind, implied, expressed or statutory including, but not limited to, the warranties of non-infringement of third party rights, title, merchantability or fitness for a particular use, freedom from computer virus nor are any such warranties to be implied with respect to the digital data layers furnished hereunder. User is responsible for understanding the accuracy limitations of all digital data layers provided herein, as documented in the accompanying cross-reference files (see SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION). Any reproduction or manipulation of the above data must ensure that the coordinate reference system remains intact. 2. Digital data received from the NJDEP may not be reproduced or redistributed without all the metadata provided. 3. Any maps, publications, reports, or other documents produced as a result of this project that utilize this digital data will credit the NJDEP's Geographic Information System (GIS) as the source of the data with the following credit/disclaimer: "This (map/publication/report) was developed using New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Geographic Information System digital data, but this secondary product has not been verified by NJDEP and is not state-authorized or endorsed." 4. NJDEP makes no warranty that digital data are free of Copyright or Trademark claims or other restrictions or limitations on free use or display. Making a copy of this data may be subject to the copyright of trademark laws.
Point of Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NJDEP
Contact Person: NJDEP/DOIT/Bureau of GIS (Data Distribution)
Security Handling Description: Standard Technical Controls
Data Quality Information:
Logical Consistency Report: All polygons were hand-digitized in conjunction with site visits, monitoring reports, aerials photography or other methods of validation to determine project completion. Applied information was submitted to the Department by professional environmental consultants and/or engineers as part of a formal regulatory application. Database information was completed and received supervisor approval before being closed.
Completeness Report: Centroids derived from mitigation bank polygons.
Positional Accuracy:
Horizontal Positional Accuracy:
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report: None
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Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Publication Date: 20101001
Title: NJDEP New Jersey Environmental Management System (NJEMS) Sites
Edition: 201010
Publication Information:
Publisher: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), Division of Information Technology (DOIT), Bureau of Geographic Information Systems (BGIS)
Source Contribution: The County data was used a basis to define one of the mitigation bank service areas
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Publication Date: 19940415
Title: Pinelands Area Boundary of New Jersey
Edition: 1994
Publication Information:
Publisher: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), Division of Information Technology (DOIT), Bureau of Geographic Information Systems (BGIS)
Source Contribution: The HUC11s are generally used as a basis to define mitigation bank service areas.
Process Step:
Process Description:
Mitigation bank polygons were digitized from approved engineering plans. Their information was entered into the New Jersey Environmental Management System database and associated by program interest number .
Process Date: 20150601
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NJDEP
Contact Person: NJDEP/DOIT/Bureau of GIS (Data Distribution)
Entity Type Definition: Wetland Mitigation Bank Points
Entity Type Definition Source: NJDEP
Attribute:
Attribute Label: OBJECTID
Attribute Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute Definition Source: Esri
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Shape
Attribute Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute Definition Source: Esri
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: MIT_Bank
Attribute Definition: Mitigation Bank name
Attribute Definition Source: NJDEP
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Unique bank name
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Status
Attribute Definition: Current status of mitigation. Banks are either “open” or “closed”. “Open” refers to banks that have been approved and are constructed or in the process of being constructed, or monitored. Open banks are able to sell credits, although credit availability fluctuates. “Closed” refers to a bank which has been constructed and monitored and has sold out of all of its credits. These banks are shown for reference purpose but no longer have credits to sell. The service area is not shown for “Closed” banks.
Attribute Definition Source: NJDEP
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Bank status is either "Open" or "Closed"
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Digital Transfer Information:
Format Name: DEP distributes ESRI .SHP and/or GDB. Some data may be NJ GeoWeb "display only" layers.
Ordering Instructions: All available NJDEP public GIS data can be downloaded for free. Some data shown in NJGeoWeb application may not yet be available for download due to various data or distribution issues. Please email gisnet@dep.nj.gov with any data distribution questions.
Metadata Reference Information:
Metadata Date: 20180706
Metadata Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Person Primary:
Contact Person: Woerner, Patrick
Contact Position: Geographic Information Systems Specialist