When
Thursday, May 5th
8:00am - 9:00am Check-in & Coffee
9:00am - 3:30pm Workshop
For more workshop information and for registration assistance:
Contact
Dawn Fleming
VIMS - CCRM
804-684-7380
dawnf@vims.edu
Legal Authority, Roles & Responsibilities of Local Wetlands Boards
Northampton Wetlands Board investigating unpermitted wetland activity.
A workshop will be held at VIMS on Thursday, May 5th with a focus on Local Wetlands Board issues and concerns. This event will provide an educational opportunity for all shoreline management stakeholders to learn about the legal challenges and strategies for reviewing permit applications, conducting public hearings, implementing the living shoreline preference policy, requiring wetland compensation to achieve no net loss, enforcement and compliance, investigating violations, and how to balance sometimes competing public and private interests. Invited speakers and panelists include legal experts from the College of William & Mary's Virginia Coastal Policy Center, Local Wetlands Board members, local government staff, and representatives from the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC).
"Coasts are dynamic and complex places. Not only do shorelines change and dunes shift but coastal uses - from recreactional to environmental to commercial to national defense -- also greatly differ. Accordingly, the legal and policy issues surrounding our coastal areas reflect this complex reality, involving property law, environmental law administrative law, constitutional law..., and local government law. Private property rights. Wetlands protection. Hazard mitigation. Public access. The list of legal questions that arise where our waters meet our lands is long and constantly evolving." - William & Mary Law School - Virginia Coastal Policy Center
Planned Workshop Topics
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Tidal Shoreline Laws & Process Overview
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Wetlands Board Legal Authority & Implementation Challenges
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Roles & Reponsibilites of Local Governments & VMRC
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2016 General Assembly Update
- Related Field Experiences at VIMS Teaching Marsh & VIMS Beach
Registration Deadline 11pm, May 1, 2016 (firm)
Workshop Fee $25.00 per registrant (includes lunch)
Check – make checks payable to: Tidal Wetlands Workshop and mail to: VIMS, PO Box 1346, Gloucester Point, VA 23062
Credit Card – VIMS now accepts VISA, MasterCard, & Discover. To pay by credit card, please use the link in your registration confirmation email to go to our secure site.
Groups You are able to pay for multiple people in one credit card transaction however, each person must be registered individually. If you are having trouble registering multiple people, your cache may be the problem. Please start over here with the "Register Now" button for each new person.
Receipts When done correctly, you will receive an emailed receipt for registering in addition to a separate receipt for credit card payment.
