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In May 2003, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the N.C. Division of Water Quality (DWQ), and the N.C. Department of Transportation, with active participation of several other state and federal agencies, established the N.C. Wetland Functional Assessment Team (WFAT) to address and develop rapid and accurate wetland functional assessment methods (both Geographic Information Systems [GIS]-based and field-based) for North Carolina. The WFAT is made up of representatives of 11 signatory agencies that will define the system by which wetland impacts and mitigation will be judged throughout the state. Subsequently, a stream functional assessment team (SFAT) was also developed to develop a similar methodology for North Carolina streams.
EcoScience Corporation has been selected as the preferred consultant to assist with this development process. Our firm has arranged site visits, prepared technical support materials, and written project documentation as key members of the WFAT and SFAT teams. Because of our experience, EcoScience was considered the right choice to perform these tasks.
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