Around the Corps
WES to host interagency research group
The Interagency Research Coordination Conference will take
place Oct. 17 to 19 1995, at the Park Inn, in Vicksburg, MS.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, represented by WES, will
serve as host.
The conference is held biannually and is hosted in turn by
member agencies. Mandated by Congress, the conference is
intended to foster cooperation between the nation's primary
federal water resource development agencies. In addition to
the Corps, members are the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the
Tennessee Valley Authority, Bonneville Power Administration,
and the Western Area Power Administration.
WES research to be part of the Large Rivers ecosystem study
WES hosted members of Corps headquarters, divisions, and
districts at a coordination meeting for discussion of
problems associated with large rivers. Planning for future
research needs was part of the agenda during the July 25 and
26 meeting.
WES invited to wetland research park dedication
The Director of the WES Wetlands Research & Technology
Center, Dr. Russell F. Theriot, represented WES at a
dedication of the Olentangy River Wetland Research Park,
Ohio State University. The invitation was extended to WES
based on its international reputation in wetlands research.
Federal agencies propose guidance for wetland mitigation
banks
The five federal agencies responsible for wetland regulation
under the Clean Water Act have proposed guidance on "The
Establishment, Use, and Operation of Mitigation Banks." The
proposed guidance was published in the March 6, 1995 Federal
Register, Vol 60(43): 12286-12293. For more information,
contact: Jack Chowning (Corps of Engineers) at (202) 761-
1725, Thomas Kelsch (Environmental Protection Agency) at
(202) 260-8795, Sandra Boyd (Natural Resources Conservation
Service) at (202) 690-3501, Michael Long (U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service) at (703) 358-2183, or Susan-Marie Stedman
(National Marine Fisheries Service) at (301) 713-2325.
(reprinted from NCASI's Southern Forest Wetland News, May
1995)
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