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Re: how are your sales going?MartiTalbott Dec 13, 2011 1:36 PM (in response to JimLow)
Dry as a bone last few days. October was great, November went downhill, now little to nothing. Ouch
Marti Talbott's Highlander Series 1 (Anna, Rachel & Charlet)
Re: how are your sales going?darthreader Dec 25, 2011 10:24 AM (in response to JimLow)
My sales are down from last year. Amazingly, last year I had only a third as many books for sale. I noticed that many of my books don't have free samples and a couple of customers complained that they couldn't download stuff into their nooks. These kinds of problems certainly can be deal killers for many consumers.
Re: how are your sales going?polishathena Dec 18, 2011 7:56 AM (in response to raines)
My sales at BN are dismal. I thought at first it was the medium I write in (graphic novels), but I still show ZERO sales for December, yet atAmazon I see sales normal for the holiday season--which is double my normal monthly sales.
Sales have been so low on BN that I took Amazon's offer and made two fiction titles I released on both platforms, exclusive only to Amazon to offer their Prime Members for free. I've kept my graphic novels on both platforms, but if things don't change...I may reconsider.
I can't say I'm shocked, I'm not impressed with BN's new 'paperless' disitribution process either-- their process for ordering prints books is still antiquated and there's not enough support dedicated to fixing errors on product pages or working with small pubs.
I want Nook to be a viable sales outlet, but it won't happen until they start adapting Amazon's behind the scenes formula for sales.
Re: how are your sales going?magraham Dec 18, 2011 10:57 AM (in response to raines)
I've found B&N to be a good sales platform. I'm new to Pubit (since the first of last month). Previously I was on B&N through SW.
Although I've seen some comments indicating otherwise, the one time I contacted support they were very helpful and I really like the way the numbers display at B&N. I especially enjoy knowing the actual dollar number, which I don't get at Amazon until the 15th of the following month. At B&N I see the dollars as they accrue.
I haven't pulled my books from other platforms to do Kindle Select. The folks at Amazon KDP have been good to me as well (I've had an ordering issue with Amazon over an e-reader from a Chinese Company that apparently ships whatever is in their bin instead of what you order and I'm disappointed that Amazon would do business with such a vendor. However, I'm going to file an A to Z claim and expect Amazon will refund my money and then it can chase down the miscreant vendor.) But KDP - those folks have been good. Yet I still haven't done "select" because I have been pleased with my results at B&N.
Hopefully, as the new Nook Tablets and E-Readers are unwrapped and put to use everyone's sales numbers will improve. And I think we shouldn't abandon B&N because a healthy marketplace is the only way to keep the e-reading industry growing.
Re: how are your sales going?TheReluctantCritic Jan 17, 2012 8:36 PM (in response to magraham)
Since joining KDP Select, my sales have skyrocketed.
I went three months on PubIt! with selling a single title. For some reason, in October things just went to hell in a handbasket. My sales on Amazon remained steady.
I owe this to two things:
1) Nook's market share is shrinking, and it didn't have much share to begin with
2) PubIt! Support is non-existent. I have NEVER had them answer an email. NEVER.
Re: how are your sales going?tjatkins Jan 21, 2012 10:20 PM (in response to TheReluctantCritic)
Nook's market share may be shrinking. We have no way of knowing. The market itself is so much bigger that even a diminished share of that market still has the Nook with a larger audience than this time last year. So, that's not the reason for the decline in sales if you are seeing that.
Re: how are your sales going?MartiTalbott Dec 20, 2011 10:59 AM (in response to raines)
No sales for two days. Weekend sales were good, but now nothing. I don't get it. Is something wrong with the sales reporting? I hope.
Marti Talbott's Highlander Series 1 (Anna, Rachel & Charlet)
Re: how are your sales going?mrufo Dec 22, 2011 7:05 AM (in response to MartiTalbott)
I have noticed a sharp decline in sales starting in November. I have almost twenty ebooks up on Nook and until this time they sold on a fairly regular basis. Now, all of a sudden, the bottom has just dropped out. It seems odd to me. I should also add that the same ebooks at Amazon have continued to sell as always. I wonder if there is a problem with B&N that they are not telling us publishers.
Re: how are your sales going?FayeFish65 Dec 22, 2011 8:16 AM (in response to mrufo)
I echo that question but Pubit feels they have already answered it and doubtful they will add anything to it.
Re: how are your sales going?magraham Dec 20, 2011 11:36 AM (in response to raines)
Marti -
I had a few yesterday but not a thing today. I wonder about the reporting too --
Re: how are your sales going?immortali Mar 8, 2012 4:51 PM (in response to magraham)
I listed my book on Feb 27 and have sold one at Barnes and Noble and 7 on Amazon. I'm satified.
Re: how are your sales going?raines Dec 23, 2011 7:02 PM (in response to raines)
Yeah, sales are still rather slow. I am with you guys in hoping something is wrong with reporting but, I have to say I have my doubts...I sure hope sales get better after Christmas when everyone get their new nooks!
Re: how are your sales going?Toneberry Dec 29, 2011 7:22 PM (in response to raines)
I have sold one copy, and it was to my father.
Re: how are your sales going?Strayer Dec 31, 2011 7:43 AM (in response to Toneberry)Toneberry, I'd say thanks Dad. A friend bought mine.
Re: how are your sales going?immortali Jul 13, 2012 4:58 PM (in response to Toneberry)
After not selling a single download of my e-book Love and Quilts, in the month of June, I lowered the price to 99 cents for the month of July. So far I have sold 3.
Re: how are your sales going?The-Duke Jul 14, 2012 10:27 AM (in response to immortali)
I have never had a problem with slow payments from B&N or Amazon. They come in right on schedule as they promised in the policy statement. It takes something like 3-4 months before the first payment comes in, and you have to have sold enough books to earn a particular price level.
I have no complaints about B&N except for one...that's they seem to almost never answere an email question.
The Dukester
Re: how are your sales going?Footballbutterfly Jul 17, 2012 10:54 AM (in response to immortali)
Where are you all promoting (if at all) for B&N? I was on B&N back when I first released my debut novel in November and had VERY few sales so I pulled it and entered Amazon Select for a while where I gained a fair following and hit best-seller status a few times (on the freebie and paid lists) but as the benefits of the program dwindled I opted to pull all of my books and proliferate them which included returning to B&N but unfortunately, B&N is STILL my lowest producing site and I am not sure what else I can do to get some attention on B&N. So, here I am wondering what others are doing or if everyone is just trudging through the low-selling summer months.
Re: how are your sales going?mrsgodiva Jul 18, 2012 8:16 PM (in response to Footballbutterfly)
At one point I sold 10:1 BN vs. Amazon. Last month I was still at 2:1. This month my sales have fallen off a cliff and I have zero sales at BN for the last three days. I average at least 3 a day usually. Anything new or different at BN?
Re: how are your sales going?darthreader Dec 31, 2011 4:39 PM (in response to raines)
My sales are the same as last year's. The only problem is I have a lot more books for sale, so technically my sales are down too.
Re: how are your sales going?LoriLynnLP Jan 11, 2012 6:19 PM (in response to darthreader)
My sales have been dismal at best through pubit since April 2011. I listed 2 with KDP Select and have been blown away by the response. Waiting to see what payment is before setting up more. Anything is better than nothing thru pubit.
Re: how are your sales going?Nicholas_McGirr Jan 24, 2012 4:51 AM (in response to raines)
As far as my newest title goes, sales are horrible. I have two ebooks on BN, 1 through pubit and 1 through a distributor. Of course, I haven't put nearly as much funding into advertising my latest title, but thought sales would be better than this.
If someone out there knows a new marketing niche, please let the rest of us know. Simple advertising and word of mouth just doesn't seem to be working anymore.
I also like doing bookswaps in exchange for reviews if anyone is interested.
Re: how are your sales going?tjatkins Jan 24, 2012 10:16 AM (in response to Nicholas_McGirr)
Price point is way too high Nicholas.
That is probably a large part of the problem.
$3.99 tops for a Nookbook unless you are an established author.
$2.99 is even better.
Re: how are your sales going?happycampers2 Jan 24, 2012 11:03 AM (in response to Nicholas_McGirr)
I find this thread of comments to be extremely interesting. There seems to be a fairly broad range of reasons that people attribute to their success or failure here on Pubit. First of all, for those who are new to Pubit, I'd recommend you not get discouraged by those posting negative comments here. I am not saying that the experiences they have shared are untrue. I simply believe that in a forum like this, you will tend to see more participation from those whose experience has been negative than positive.
In regards to the negativity towards Pubit and the lack of sales, I don't think it is fair to suggest that because your books are doing better on Amazon than on Pubit that somehow Pubit is the problem. I think that there are strengths and weaknesses under both Amazon's and Pubit's programs. The most successful publishers find ways to take advantage of each sales outlet's strengths.
I will agree that the amount of support available to publishers and writers on Amazon is somewhat superior to Pubit, but I find the device superiority found on the Nook color and Nook Tablet to be a huge advantage in the market our books are sold in. (Children's Books)
If you want to compare market shares then I think it is important to do so at the book genre level. For example, Amazon has a significant advantage over Barnes and Noble when it comes to the average chapter book. But Barnes and Noble has a much more established presence in the market for Children's, Educational, and Self Help books. I attribute this to the fact that the Nook Color has been around for so much longer than the Kindle Fire and that the Kindle Fire has proved to be a bit of a disappointment by comparison.
Our own sales on BN.com have seen steady growth since we started selling our books electronically in May of last year. Christmas day saw a sales explosion with Pubit which we attribute to all the kids who got nooks for Christmas and wanted to buy books. Since then we have seen continued growth week to week and are on track to have sold 10,000 books for the month. To some, this may seem like outstanding success, to others only moderate or poor. We are pleased with these numbers and count it as a success.
We have put a little extra effort into understanding the market that we are selling in. I have put together a few of my recommendations based on the research that we have done. Here they are for your consideration:
1. Know your audience and produce what they are looking for. I've seen quite a few writers who have talents in writing in a broad range of styles and genres. For example, a previous poster in this forum wrote that he sells children's books as well as erotic romance novels. This person may be very talented at both and may have fantastic books, but I wouldn't recommend publishing them both under the same name. Our research suggests that we receive many sales from customers that purchase one of our books and then look at the other books written by that author. Make sure that when they do that, they see a list of titles that fit the model of the book they already purchased.
If you can build a niche for yourself, you may feel a little constrained by not being able to break out into different markets, but it is our experience that you will find much greater success at building a name for yourself. Identify what you do well and then do that a lot!
2. Use social media to promote your work. Maybe you only 10 or 15 people following you on twitter or signed up as fans on your Facebook page. Perhaps no one ever comments on your blog posts… well so what?!? Do it anyway. Simple articles on blogs, Facebook, and Twitter, that link directly to your book on BN.com will increase the exposure that your product pages receive and improve search returns on all the major search engines out there. More exposure = More sales. Make friends in the industry and help promote their books. Ask them to return the favor. We are all stronger as a group and you will be surprised at the effect that a small network of bloggers can have on the exposure a book receives. Keep these efforts focused though. There is much greater value in networking with people who have interest in your kind of work.
3. Don't cut corners on your cover art, title, description and about the author section. C'mon, I know you have heard this before a million times, but it makes such a HUGE difference. All people can see about your book is on the cover. We are all taught not to judge a book by its cover but this is the one thing that we were all taught not to do as kids that we ALL do anyway. Make sure your cover and title look nice and are applicable to your book. Don't forget to write a killer description that gives people a good idea of what your book is all about. Lastly, don't forget to write a good "about the author" section. People pay attention to this stuff. Be creative and make yourself shine.
4. Price your material appropriately. We have found that when people compare the price of e-books, that they don't generally compare them to their printed counterparts as we initially thought. It seems logical to think that someone shopping for a book might consider the price of the printed copy and find the e-book version at a discount to be quite the deal. Our research has found this to be inaccurate. I don't claim to be the national expert on purchasing psychology, but our experience has found that people compare e-book prices more to the price of smartphone and tablet apps than to their printed version. $9.99 might be half of what your book would sell for in a retail bookstore, but it still might not be that great of a deal for an e-book. Consider adjusting your prices down a bit to capture more sales. I argue that 2 books sold for $5.99 is better than one book sold for $9.99. Don't be afraid to adjust your pricing. Test the waters and come up with something that works.
We questioned 200 likely buyers for our books and found that only 3 of the 200 would ever consider spending more than $6.99 on an e-book. Nearly half of them had never spent more than $4.99 on an e-book. Consider the comparison with a smartphone app. The perceived value of an application that is interactive, includes animations, and provides services they use on a regular basis, is much greater to many people than that of a book. Many of such apps sell in the online market place for little more than a dollar or two.
5. Be patient. I laugh when I see people who sign up for Pubit, place a book for sale, and then expect their book to magically start selling like hotcakes. There is little attention given to books that are simply new. BN.com provides exposure more to books that sell well. How are you ever going to get that exposure if you don't sell well first? Find other ways to get exposure as mentioned above. It doesn't take that many sales to make your way up on the book list. Once you have one book that does moderately well, it then becomes a lot easier to have additional books get exposure.
6. Timing. Make sure you time your releases right. Publish your book on Pubit such that your book is available for sale on a Thursday. Then do your marketing blitz on Twitter, Facebook,you're your Blog once your book has already been posted for sale. The last thing you want is for all the attention to go to a page that hasn't yet been made available. Also, I don't recommend releasing all of the books you have written on the same day. Spread them out and release them once every few weeks or every few months even. Have big release events for each book. Make a big deal out of it, and make sure all your family and friends are aware of it. Everyone loves talking about their amazing cousin or friend that writes books for Barnes and Noble. Let the whole world know.
Well, I know this was extremely long for a forum post. If I have helped any of you out there then that was my goal. Good luck to all of us and may we all find the greatest success selling our books here on BarnesandNoble.com.
Re: how are your sales going?BookWorm713 Feb 24, 2012 3:08 AM (in response to happycampers2)
I believe you're right. Sometimes my sales are better on one then it switches to the other. I want to watch my sales but it's like watching for water to start boiling or paint to dry.
Both are excellent opportunities for all of us.
Formatting. Now there's a can of worms. lol
Have a great day.
Re: how are your sales going?AliciaDean_1835 Feb 8, 2012 6:39 AM (in response to raines)
I'm very late in posting, but I had to comment. My sales at Pubit are much, much, much better than at Amazon. That's always puzzled me, because nearly everyone else I talk to has much better luck with Amazon. My sales went up in January at B&N but stayed low at Amazon. Just an example, my sales in January, 2012 for B&N were FIVE TIMES what they were at Amazon.
The marketing advice given on this forum was excellent. Thanks for that. Some simple things to remember are
1) Put out a quality product with a good cover and description. Having an editor is crucial.
2) Do some marketing, but don't be pushy and 'in your face.' Readers HATE that. The best way I've found is to connect with other authors and promote one another's books. Get as many followers as you can on Twitter and try to retweet tweets for other authors you follow. Many will return the favor.
3) BE PATIENT. My book sales have slowly, slowly climbed, but it takes a while to get the word out and see results. They're still not phenomenal, but I'm pleased they're not dropping off. And, I only have one Indie book out, although I'm also published with other publishers.
4) Keep writing and publishing. One book is not enough to judge how well you'll do as an Indie author.
5) If you connect with Indie authors who write the same genre you do, it's a good idea to team up and each of you put the other's book info at the back of your book, maybe even the first chapter. Something like: Check out 'Death Notice' by Alicia Dean. Available on the Nook and Kindle (or whatever). Chapter One (Insert the chapter)- I would highly suggest you only do this if you feel your book and the other person's book are similar and both are quality. :-)
6) Try to get people to review your book without being pushy. Ask for legitimate, honest reviews and don't stress if you get poor reviews. I actually kind of like having a few negative reviews. It makes me feel more legit, like people aren't just doing me favors. And, not everyone has the same taste and that's a WONDERFUL thing about us humans. Also, some readers say they will pay more attention and perhaps buy a book that has a few negative reviews. It piques their curiousity.
7) Carefully consider pricing. I agree with the other posters. Very few people will pay more than 5 bucks for an unkown author. However, although I listed my book at 99 cents for a few months, I think that's too low for a full MS. I think readers expect to get what they pay for, but want a bargain to a degree. My personal opinion is that, for a full MS, 2.99 is a good price. For a Novella and under, 99 cents.
Sorry. This was a little wordier than I intended. :-)
Best of luck everyone!
Alicia Dean
Re: how are your sales going?USCOINS12345 Feb 10, 2012 3:10 AM (in response to raines)
I just launched two of my twelve books on B&N and so far I one sale compared to Amazon with over 20. I wonder if the marketing or access to Publit is as well known or what the issue is. I wish that B&N would have simply called it "nook" and not PUBLIT which is meaningless. People can go to KINDLE and find my books. I am not sure how anyone finds my books on this site. Perhaps I am not giving B&N enough time; however, nook and kindle must have approx the same sales???
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Re: how are your sales going?krstn7 Feb 16, 2012 8:11 PM (in response to raines)
Re: how are your sales going?wtromb Feb 20, 2012 7:05 PM (in response to krstn7)
Last January I sold 70 children's books on pubit, this January 17. Last February 50 books, so far this February 4 books, I don't get it! My February sales up to February 20, Amazon 24 Books, itunes 14 books, Pubit 4 books?
Re: how are your sales going?tjatkins Feb 20, 2012 8:43 PM (in response to wtromb)
How many more children's books do you have up there this year as compared to last year?
What types of searches do your books come up for on the B&N search engine?
If you browse through the categories, what page is your book on in a certain category?
If you had 10 books up last year and 10 this year then there's your problem.
Last year there were probably 1/3rd as many books for sale on B&N as there are this year, so you are facing much steeper competition.
Have you been doing any posting on forums? Any SEO to try and boost the ranking of your book?
Re: how are your sales going?wtromb Feb 25, 2012 7:37 PM (in response to tjatkins)Three books period. The books are train books, and when anyone searches Children's train books, up they come. 137 books in December, 17 on B&N. The price may have been a problem @ $4.99 (same as last year) so I lowered the price to $3.99.
Re: how are your sales going?AlexaJa Feb 21, 2012 6:27 AM (in response to raines)
Re: how are your sales going?MartiTalbott Feb 23, 2012 10:22 AM (in response to AlexaJa)
For me, it's been a wild ride the last few months. Sales soared, peaked and then seem to be steady. I've tried a lot of differnt things, so understanding what works and what doesn't is a nightmare at best. I am just grateful for the sales I do have. I have a new book coming out soon, and the new ones seem to spike sales for a while, since most of my books are in a series. I'd like sales to be better, naturally, but I am not complaining.
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Re: how are your sales going?AlexaJa Feb 28, 2012 5:28 PM (in response to raines)
Being my first month I can't really say if sales have picked up, since I did not have a prior sales month. But, I can say sales on B&N have been steady and Amazon has been slow.
Re: how are your sales going?Tm-Moore Mar 13, 2012 2:13 PM (in response to raines)
Yes, well, everyone here has a tale to tell. In my case, there was a sudden and dramatic drop off in sales on Amazon the moment they launched their free ebook program. In other words, if your ebooks were not on that list there is not a snowball's chance in hell that Amazon will sell it. All the Prime (and non-Prime) customers are now feeding at the freebie trough and not shopping the rest of the catalog.
I used to get steady sales of one title (nonfiction), and now it's not selling that well. None of my fiction has sold in six months. I pulled my ebook titles except the nonfiction and one fiction title. If the nonfiction does not sell well I'm pulling out altogether at the end of this month. You see, sales changed suddenly when there was a glitch in the KDP reporting system in August and they have not been the same since. In fact, I have seen a steady decline, and then the KDP Select program launched and sales dropped to zero. It does not make any difference what I have done to sell the books. Cover design, reformatting, nothing. During that time, for some reason BN sales dropped off, too. I think that BN, in its zeal to keep up with Amazon, neglected to monitor its own efforts to sell the books and is looking to Amazon to direct which way it will go. In my estimation that is not good for me.
I have reformatted the ebooks and uploaded them one last time with decent prices, no more than $4.99. If BN fails to sell them in the next six months with reasonable numbers I'll be pulling them out of BN, too. I don't see any point in falling all over myself trying to keep up with entities which are not paying attention to their own business. In that case, I'll stick with Smashwords and forget about selling through the biggies.
Re: how are your sales going?SF50 Mar 13, 2012 3:04 PM (in response to Tm-Moore)
I fail to see the logic in pulling all your titles because they're not selling. Spite?
One sure way to be sure your work doesn't sell and reach the readers hands is to remove them from the retailers entirely, though I'm not going to try to argue in to more competition.
Re: how are your sales going?Tm-Moore Mar 14, 2012 11:36 AM (in response to SF50)
The logic is in the fact that I have a web site and sell direct to readers. I don't put my eggs in one or two baskets. Sure, I'll leave them there and then gnash my teeth at the end of the month when there are no sales to begin with. I'm on Smashwords, too, and I sell more ebooks through Apple than just about everyone else. Even Smashwords. It says that the atmosphere is murky and I'm not about to stay in the Sargasso just because it's fashionable.
Re: how are your sales going?goldenstatewriter Mar 27, 2012 1:40 PM (in response to Tm-Moore)
Tm-Moore wrote:
The logic is in the fact that I have a web site and sell direct to readers. I don't put my eggs in one or two baskets. Sure, I'll leave them there and then gnash my teeth at the end of the month when there are no sales to begin with. I'm on Smashwords, too, and I sell more ebooks through Apple than just about everyone else. Even Smashwords. It says that the atmosphere is murky and I'm not about to stay in the Sargasso just because it's fashionable.
If you're selling well through Apple then I would focus all of your efforts on the Apple market. Apple is not an easy place to make sales IMHO, but I suspect for me it is because what I write isn't what the people who buy Apple products want to read. So I target other stores instead.
Also, people who buy Apples tend to have more disposable income (because Apple products are expensive) and if they like your stuff I think you should pursue that market by advertising on sites that sell apple products, do apple reviews, etc! Because you could probably make a fortune just selling to the Apple crowd.
Re: how are your sales going?AmyRust Apr 1, 2012 7:21 AM (in response to goldenstatewriter)
amazon link your book with other authors which promote sales and barnes and noble don't...
Re: how are your sales going?PerilPress Mar 27, 2012 1:19 AM (in response to Tm-Moore)
I don't understand why you would pull your product if it's not selling.
It costs you nothing to have the ebooks sitting there. And if people suddenly have a reason to search you out, and they can'y find your product because you pulled it from the site they visit.
I have over 500 titles, and I've seen a book sell 30-40 copies one month, and then 2 the next.
Sales for any given title are going to dip. The solution, make new product.
That's the reason why every sucessful writer other than Harper Lee wrote more than one book.
Re: how are your sales going?ccav321 Jul 3, 2012 8:43 AM (in response to PerilPress)
500?? titles what the heck do you write and do you sleep LOL
What are your sales on those average if you don't mind me asking
Right now I write under a pen name and under myself I am lucky to have 16 total books up LOL
Re: how are your sales going?Nightwriter93 Jul 10, 2012 9:12 AM (in response to raines)
I am new to ebooks and have been on Amazon for several months. I have the first 7 of the traditionally published women's fiction novels on Barnes and Noble and for the first two days there have been zero sales. During this time there have been scores of books sold on Amazon. The marketing is the same except for the added efforts on Barnes and Noble I have done on their Facebook page.
Not sure why it is so slow.


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Part 1: Saturday, July 13, 1:00–4:00 p.m., Getty Villa
Part 2: Saturday, July 20, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m., Norton Simon Museum
Explore and compare idealized female forms in this two-part course centered on Greco-Roman and Indian and Southeast Asian art. At the Getty Villa, discover the perfected beauty and behavior reflected in the images of Greco-Roman goddesses and women with Educator Shelby Brown. Then, at the Norton Simon Museum, explore with Assistant Curator Melody Rod-ari the feminine qualities of Hindu and Buddhist divinities described in texts and visualized in art.
Getty Villa | The course is $40 ($30 for members). | Space is limited to 25 participants. Call (310) 440-7300 or visit www.getty.edu to make reservations.


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Current with amendments received through October
24, 1997.
Actions Requiring Review
Actions Exempted
Agency Action Plans and Memorandums of Agreement
Wetland Review Process
Analysis of Alternatives
Wetland Compensation Accounts
Technical Procedures
Transfer and Management of Wetland Compensation Areas
A Drainage Basins for the Evaluation of Wetland Resources
Section 1090.10 Definitions
The following terms will be used throughout this Part:
- The Interagency Wetland Policy Act of 1989 [20 ILCS 830]
Activity" - Includes, but is not limited to, normal farming, ranching,
horticulture, silviculture, grazing, haying, production of tree
fruits or nuts, raising of livestock, production of row crops, and
other farming activities including but not limited to tillage, seeding,
irrigation, spraying, cultivating, and harvesting for the production
of food and fiber products.
Technology Currently Available" - The term includes, but is not
limited to, devices, systems, methods, techniques, construction
practices, siting requirements, vegetative selection, planting requirements,
scheduling of activities and design of structures that are currently
Area" - A portion of the supportive upland or related essential
environmental area adjacent to a wetland that serves as an integral
component of the wetland ecosystem and helps to protect the wetland's
functional values.
Ratios" - Relationship between the amount of compensation required
as compared with the amount of adverse impact to a wetland.
Wetland" - The alteration of wetland hydrology, plants or soil such
that the area meets the definition of a wetland.
- The Department of Natural Resources.
- An adverse wetland impact that does not meet the criteria to be
defined as programmatic action and that causes either:
removal or loss of 2 or more acres of wetland vegetation; or
Habitat" - As defined in 17 Ill. Adm. Code 1075 - Consultation Procedures
for Assessing Impacts of Agency Actions on Endangered and Threatened
Species and Natural Areas, the physical and biological environment
that is required to maintain viable populations of a listed species
in order to ensure the survival and recovery of that species.
Management Activities" - Activities that preserve, restore, maintain,
control or enhance aquatic resources. This includes biological,
chemical, mechanical, or physical management of aquatic life and
their habitats.
Activity" - Planting, cultivating, thinning, harvesting, or any
other silvicultural activity undertaken to use forest resources
or to improve their quality or productivity. This does not include
the clearing of trees to convert forest to another land use.
Unit" - The drainage area of a river or stream as identified in
Exhibit A.
of Impact" - Refers to the amount of adverse impact a project will
have on a wetland and is expressed in terms of minimal alteration,
significant alteration or wetland destruction.
Species" - Those species declared threatened or endangered by the
Illinois Endangered Species Protection Board.
Meets the criteria to be defined as a programmatic
action; or
Causes the removal or loss of 0.5 acres or less
of wetland vegetation but that does not alter the preexisting hydrology
of the wetland for a period of more than 12 months.
Circumstances" - Determined on the basis of an area's characteristics
and use, at present and in the recent past. If an area is abandoned
and over time regains wetland characteristics such that it meets
the definition of wetland, then jurisdiction has been restored.
the Site" - A wetland compensation area is located within the same
Hydrologic Unit boundary (as identified in Exhibit A) but more than
one mile, from the site of the proposed project for which the wetland
compensation is required.
the Site" - When a wetland compensation area is located within the
same Hydrologic Unit boundary (as identified in Exhibit A) which
includes the site of the proposed project for which the wetland
compensation is required.
of the Drainage Basin" - When a wetland compensation area is located
outside the Hydrologic Unit boundary (as identified in Exhibit A)
which includes the site of the proposed project for which the wetland
compensation is required.
Standards" - Predetermined goal for achieving and measuring the
success of a wetland compensation project.
Actions" - Actions defined in an Agency Action Plan that will result
in the establishment of coordination procedures between the agency
and Department that will reduce the amount of time, correspondence
and documentation required to fulfill an agency's obligations under
this Part.
Levels of Compensation" - Refers to system which requires increasing
levels of compensation based upon the level of adverse impact to
an affected wetland and the location of a compensation wetland in
relationship to the adversely impacted wetland.
Alteration" - An adverse wetland impact that does not meet the criteria
to be defined as a programmatic action and that causes either:
removal or loss of more than 0.5 acres but less than 2 acres of
wetland vegetation but that does not alter the preexisting hydrology
of the wetland for a period of more than 12 months; or
alteration of preexisting hydrology or soils of 0.5 acres or less
of a wetland for more than 12 months. This includes, but is not
limited to the placement of dredge or fill material into a wetland,
the drainage of a wetland, filling in of a wetland through sedimentation,
Jurisdictional Wetland" - Land that has a predominance of hydric
soils and that is inundated or saturated by surface or groundwater
at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under
normal circumstances does support, a prevalence of hydrophytic vegetation
typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions. Areas that
are restored or created as the result of mitigation or planned construction
projects and that function as a wetland are included within this
definition even when all 3 wetland parameters are not present.
- Unit of measure (i.e.. acres, wetland functions, or dollars) that
is multiplied by the appropriate wetland compensation ratio to determine
the amount of wetland compensation that is required .
Compensation" - The required planning and implementation process
that results in the replacement of wetland function and area to
offset an adverse wetland impact; or providing funding for wetland
research, acquisition, etc.
Compensation Account" - A system of accounting for wetland loss
and compensation; can include one or more wetland compensation account
Creation" - The establishment of a wetland where a wetland does
not currently exist.
Enhancement" - Wetland management or other activity that increases
one or more natural or artificial wetland functions while minimizing
adverse impacts to other wetland functions.
Management Practices" - Activities that maintain, control and enhance
wetland wildlife habitat. This includes the chemical and/or mechanical
control of undesirable vegetation.
Section 1090.20
Actions Requiring Review
Any construction, land management or other activity
performed by, or for which financial assistance is administered
or provided by, a State agency that will result in an adverse impact
to a wetland shall be subject to compliance this Part. This includes,
but is not limited to the following:
a) The alteration, removal, excavation, or dredging
of soil, sand, gravel, minerals, organic matter, vegetation, or
naturally occurring minerals of any kind from a wetland;
b) The discharge or deposit of fill material or
dredged material in a wetland;
c) The alteration of existing drainage characteristics,
sedimentation patterns, or flood retention characteristics of a
d) The disturbance of water level or water table
of a wetland;
e) The destruction or removal of plant life that
would alter the character of a wetland, except for activities undertaken
in accordance with the Illinois Noxious Weed Act;
f) The transfer of State owned wetlands to any
entity other than another state agency; and
g) Other actions that cause or may cause adverse
wetland impacts.
Any construction, land management, or other activity funded or
performed by a State agency that will not result in an adverse impact
to wetland and the following actions are exempt from this Part:
a) Established and continuous agricultural and forestry production
activities, including the distribution of water for agricultural
activity as defined.. Maintenance and operation of existing residences
and facilities; upland soil and water conservation practices, causeways,
bridges, or water control structures; provided that these activities
do not adversely impact wetlands on which agricultural and forestry
activities were not conducted prior to the effective date of this
Part. Activities on areas lying fallow as part of a conventional
rotational cycle or as the result of participation in a State or
federal farm program are part of an established and continuous operation.
An operation ceases to be established and continuous when the area
in which the agricultural or forestry activity was conducted has
been converted to another use or has lain idle so long that modifications
to the hydrological regime are necessary to resume operation;
b) Activities involving the repair, in-kind replacement, maintenance,
or emergency reconstruction of recently damaged portions of currently
serviceable structures including dikes, dams, levees, groins, riprap,
breakwaters, bridge abutments, piers, appurtances, culverts, storm
sewers, field tiles, retaining walls and appurtenant structures,
water control structures, and transportation structures provided
that such activities do not aversely impact or cause the conversion
of a wetland. Maintenance does not include any modification that
changes the character, scope, or size of the original fill design;
c) Activities undertaken for the maintenance of existing ponds,
stormwater detention basins and channels, drainage ditches or navigation
d) Wetland management practices on lands that are used primarily
for the management of waterfowl, other migratory water birds or
furbearers if such practices took place on these lands prior to
the effective date of this Part.
1) This includes vegetation management which may include the use
of fire, chemical and / or mechanical (hydro-axe, bulldozer, rome
disk, or similar equipment) removal of invading woody and / or
herbaceous vegetation to maintain a preferred successional stage.
Use of chemicals will be a certified applicator and chemicals
will be registered for appropriate use.
2) Clearing or removal of woody vegetation will be limited to
4-inch dbh or smaller material for the purpose of establishing
and / or maintaining the successional stage of a wetland as a
herbaceous wetland vegetated by native moist soil plants and /
or selected wildlife food plants.
The following actions which take place within existing maintained
rights-of-way including the installation and maintenance of signs,
lighting and fences and the mowing of vegetation. Provided such
actions do not jeopardize the existence of a threatened or endangered
species, Illinois Natural Inventory Site or the essential habitat
of a threatened or endangered species;
Routine resurfacing, rehabilitative maintenance or application of
oil and gravel to existing roads and highways that does not increase
the number of traffic lanes, provided that such activities do not
adversely impact a wetland;
Repair and maintenance of existing buildings, facilities, lawns,
and ornamental plantings;
Issuance of permits and licenses;
A change in land use from agricultural to wetland habitat, consistent
with this Part;
Fisheries management activities in lakes, ponds, reservoirs, rivers,
and streams that are for the management and enhancement of aquatic
resource where such practices took place prior to the effective
date of this Part;
Construction projects which were let for bidding prior to the effective
date of this Part;
Application of media (including deicing) on the surface of existing
roads for purposes of public safety; and
Non-surface disturbing surveys and investigations for construction,
planning, maintenance or location of environmental resources.
Section 1090.40 Agency Action Plans and Memorandums of Agreement
State agencies represented on the Interagency Wetlands Committee
shall comply through the development and implementation of their
Agency Action Plan (AAPs).
State agencies who are not members of the Interagency Wetlands Committee
may comply with the Act by :
1) Development of a Memorandum of Agreement with the Department
that is consistent with the minimum provisions required for Agency
Action Plans; or
2) Development of an Agency Action Plan.
The State agency or unit of State government that funds, administers
pass-through funding, provides or supports any construction, land
management, land acquisition, land transfer or other activity that
will result in an adverse impact to a wetland shall be responsible
to ensure that the unit receiving the assistance complies with the
provisions of this Part. The State agency or unit of State government
providing assistance may require the agency or applicant receiving
assistance to furnish all information and perform all compliance
tasks as defined in this Part.
Agency Action Plans and Memorandums of Agreement shall be valid
for a period of 4 years. During that period, the agency shall submit
a biennial report to the Department on or before June 30 describing
actions taken to implement the AAP or Memorandum of Agreement. Renewal
of the Agency Action Plan shall be initiated by a letter from the
Department to the Agency. The agency may request that an Agency
Action Plan be renewed with no modifications or with modifications.
1) If no modifications are requested or required, the Agency Action
Plan or Memorandum of Agreement shall be automatically renewed
for 4 years by the Department, provided that biennial reports
are timely and complete and that the Agency has not had a change
in legislative authority that would alter the terms of the AAP.
2) If modifications are requested or required the agency and Department
shall initiate discussions to modify the Agency Action Plan or
Memorandum of Agreement and it shall follow the same review and
approval process as provided in the Act.
All Agency Action Plans shall include provisions indicating that
the agency shall use or require the use of technical procedures
adopted in accordance with Section 1090.80 of this Part.
Actions that require coordination under this Part
shall not be commenced until completion of the wetland review process
and a wetland compensation plan has been approved for any unavoidable
adverse wetlands impacts. Coordination with the Department shall
be accomplished through the wetland review processes as defined
in this Section or as provided in Agency Action Plans or Memorandums
of Agreement (MOA) approved in accordance with Section 1090.40 of
this Part. The wetland review process shall consist of the following:
a) Wetland Impact Determination
1) When an action covered by this part is proposed, the agency
initiating or supporting the action shall cause to have completed
and submitted a Wetland Action Report to the Department. This
Report shall be submitted as early in the planning process as
practicable. The purpose of this report is to identify the specific
location of a proposed project in order to determine if a wetland
is likely to be adversely impacted by the proposed action. The
Wetland Action Report shall include but not be limited to the
A) Name and address of the agency proposing the action;
B) Sufficient detail (field reports, surveys, site inventories,
maps and / or photographs) to determine the presence or absence
of a State jurisdictional wetland;
C) The precise location of the proposed action sufficient to
show the relationship of the State jurisdictional wetland to
the proposed action
D) An accurate description of the proposed action in sufficient
detail to allow a thorough review of the potential impact to
a State jurisdictional wetland. This may include a site plan,
soil erosion control plan, an assessment of the benefits to
the wetland, or similar information. Sufficient detail is not
intended to include final design level drawings or calculations;
E) Anticipated starting and ending dates of the proposed action
(e.g., land clearing, project construction, etc.); and
F) Discussion of alternative actions considered and supporting
justification of the selected alternative if that alternative
will or is likely to have an adverse wetland impact.
2) Unless otherwise stated in the AAP or MOA, the Department shall,
within 30 days after the receipt of a wetland action report inform
the applicant in writing of any deficiencies in the report or
of further information the Department needs in order to evaluate
the report. In the event no such request is made by the Department,
the report shall be deemed filed on the expiration of the thirteenth
day. The Department shall notify the agency in writing of the
date the report is deemed filed. Unless otherwise stated in the
AAP or MOA, from the date the report is deemed filed, the Department
shall have 60 days to complete its review. The 60 day review period
may be extended by written agreement between the applicant and
the Department. Unless otherwise stated in the AAP or MOA, the
Department shall provide one of 3 responses to the agency or applicant
proposing the action within 60 days after receipt of a wetland
action report which is deemed filed:
A) If no adverse impacts to a State jurisdictional wetland will
or are likely to occur, a letter shall be sent indicating that
further coordination with the Department is not necessary and
that the proposed action may be carried out as planned.
B If an adverse impact to a state jurisdictional wetland is
likely to or will occur, and practical alternatives to the proposed
action do not exist, a letter shall be sent approving the proposed
action with restrictions or limitations as the Department concludes
are necessary in order to meet the purpose of the Act.
C) If an adverse impact to a State jurisdictional wetland is
likely to or will occur, and practical alternatives to the proposed
action exist, a letter shall be sent indicating that the proposed
action shall not be carried out as planned.
D) The agency or applicant may request a reevaluation of the
Department's response to a Wetland Action Report. The Department
shall have 30 days to complete a reevaluation. The 30 day period
can be extended by a written agreement between the agency or
applicant and Department.
3) A wetland impact determination is valid for a period of 3 years
following the issuance of a written notice to the agency or applicant
submitting the request. The Department shall grant an extension
upon demonstration by the agency or the applicant that the project
is being pursued in good faith and that conditions of the site
have remained substantially unchanged.
types of emergency conditions that require special treatment :
1) Where emergency circumstances pose an immediate threat to human
life, or severe loss of property is imminent from situations involving
natural or man-made disasters, casualties, or national defense
or security emergencies, and the action must be taken immediately,
the agency can proceed without notifying the Department prior
to taking action. A wetland action report shall be filed and a
wetland impact determination shall be initiated as soon as practicable
after the emergency is under control, but not to exceed 30 days.
If necessary, this shall be followed by the development, approval,
and implementation of a wetland compensation plan.
2) Where emergency circumstances pose a threat to human life or
severe loss of property and the action must commence within 30
days, the agency shall contact the Department prior to commencing
the action and explain the nature of the problem. The wetland
impact determination shall be initiated as soon as practicable
after the emergency is under control, but not to exceed 30 days.
If necessary, this shall be followed by the development, approval,
and implementation of a wetland compensation plan.
Wetland Compensation Plans
1) If the wetland impact determination establishes that the proposed
action is likely to have an adverse impact on a State jurisdictional
wetland, the agency or applicant is responsible for the development
and implementation of a wetland compensation plan. A wetland compensation
plan shall be submitted either:
A) Along with the request for a wetland impact determination;
B) After the Department submits its formal written response
to the wetland impact determination.
2) If the wetland compensation plan is submitted as part of the
wetland impact determination it shall be used in the evaluation
of that material. However, formal review and response to the wetland
compensation plan shall not occur until after the Department and
agency or applicant have resolved all issues related to the wetland
impact determination.
3) The wetland compensation plan shall include but not be limited
to the following:
A) Name and Address of the agency or applicant responsible for
the development and implementation of the wetland compensation
B) Description of the proposed replacement project including
a clear statement of goals;
C) Identification of the wetland type which will be adversely
impacted and the wetland type that is to be established;
D) A description of the wetland type which will be adversely
impacted and an evaluation of the current land use, biological,
hydrological, and soil characteristics of the site where the
replacement wetland is to be established;
E) The precise location of the wetland that is to be established
including a map, legal description, and distance from the wetland
that will be adversely impacted;
F) Site plan that includes the plant materials and methods to
establish those plant materials, proposed contours of the wetland
and surrounding buffer to be established, source(s) of water,
anticipated hydro-period(s) of the proposed wetland and any
other water control structures, the watershed draining into
the proposed wetland, and relationship of the site to surrounding
land uses;
G) Operation, management and maintenance plan for the site including
procedures to restrict further adverse impacts to the site,
such as the use of buffer areas, restricting future construction
within the wetland compensation area, etc.;
H) The monitoring plan to evaluate the success and / or failure
of the wetland establishment effort, including the use of measures
to correct identified deficiencies or problems; and
I) Anticipated starting and ending dates of the wetland compensation
If the applicant is unable to develop a wetland compensation
plan, a request for consideration of other compensation alternatives
may be made. The request for consideration of other compensation
alternatives must be a written proposal detailing why a form
of wetland compensation other than establishment of replacement
wetland is being requested and specific details describing the
proposed action.
4) The Department shall review the wetland compensation plan and
determine if the plan is likely to result in the successful establishment
of a replacement wetland and meets the overall goals of the Act.
Unless otherwise stated in the AAP, the Department will provide
one of 2 responses to the agency or applicant proposing the action
within 45 days after the receipt of the wetland compensation plan:
A) That the plan meets the overall goal of the of the Act, is
likely to result in the successful establishment of a replacement
wetland and provides the proper wetland compensation in accordance
with this Part. A letter will be sent indicating that the agency
or applicant may proceed with the implementation of the plan.
B) That the plan does not meet the overall goal of the Act and
/ or will not likely result in the successful establishment
of a replacement wetland. The Department shall notify the applicant
in writing that the plan fails to meet the intent of the Act.
The Department may include recommendations that, if implemented,
will bring the plan into compliance with the Act. It shall be
the agency's or the applicant's responsibility to revise the
plan and submit a plan that complies with the Act and this Part.
The Department shall not unreasonably withhold the approval
of an applicant's wetland compensation plan.
5) Department approval of wetland compensation plan is valid for
a period of 3 years following the issuance of written Department
approval to proceed. The Department shall grant an extension without
modification to the plan upon demonstration by the agency or applicant
that conditions at the site have remained substantially unchanged.
A wetland compensation plan is not complete until after all elements
of the plan have been successfully implemented by the agency or
applicant and approved by the Department.
6) The agency or applicant shall submit status reports to the
Department to demonstrate progress towards implementation of the
wetland compensation plan. These reports shall include:
A) Post construction site evaluation report. This report shall
be submitted within 90 days after initial construction, planting
and all associated work on the site have been completed;
B) Status reports. Up to 4 annual reports on the status of the
replacement wetlands and associated buffer as provided for in
the wetland compensation plan shall be provided to the Department;
C) Final report. A final report on the status of the replacement
wetland and associated buffer. The final report is due 5 years
after the implementation of the wetland compensation plan; and
D) Transfer report. If the replacement wetland is to be transferred
to another entity, a transfer report shall be submitted to the
Department for approval. This report shall provide all details
associated with the transfer.
7) Unless the Department otherwise allows, compensation shall
occur either prior to or concurrently with the activity for which
a wetland impact determination is sought. Compensation for adverse
impacts to a wetland, its functions, or associated buffer area
shall be accomplished using best technology currently available,
performance standards and effective monitoring. The Department
shall establish guidance for locating and developing wetland compensation
plans and standards to ensure that a wetland compensation project
is completed as planned to measure the success compensation projects
and correct compensation projects that fail. Use of uplands for
wetland compensation sites are generally less suitable than lower
lying lands and their use is discouraged. Every effort should
be made to avoid the use of upland sites classified as "Prime
farmland" by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.
8) The compensation rate for adverse wetland impacts has been
developed based upon wetland quality, function, type, degree of
adverse impact, and location of the compensation site. Compensation
ratios have been made progressively higher to encourage avoidance
and minimization of adverse impacts to wetlands. The following
table of wetland compensation ratios shall be used to determine
the final value of compensation required for an action that causes
an adverse wetland impact.
Location of the Replacement Wetland
On-site Off-site Out-of-Basin Degree of Adverse Impact
of Adverse Impact
: 1 ****
: 1 *****
: 1
: 1
: 1
: 1
: 1
: 1
following explanations are provided for the abbreviations used
in the above table:
1.0:1 ratio applies to all other types of wetland vegetation,
substrate, or wetland type except those wetlands that have woody
This ratio applies if the vegetation of the adversely impacted
wetland is woody.
ratios in the above table apply, unless the adversely impacted
wetland has one or more of the following situations present: This
A) The presence of a state or federally listed endangered or
threatened species. (Listed plants or mussels shall be deemed
"present" if individuals or populations occur within the area
that is to be adversely impacted by a proposed action. For mobile
species, "presence" shall be based on the existence of confirmed
nesting or breeding sites in the area to be adversely impacted
by the proposed action.)
B) The presence of essential habitat of a state or federally
listed endangered or threatened species.
C) The presence of an Illinois Natural Area Inventory Site (INIA).
The INIA is maintained and updated by the Department following
the criteria and methodology described by Jack White, 1978,
in the Illinois Natural Area Inventory - Technical Report, University
of Illinois Department of Landscape Architecture, p. 426.
D) A wetland that is comprised of a plant community that receives
a floristic quality native index score of 20 or more and / or
a native mean coefficient of conservation of 4.0 or greater
using the procedure described in Plants of the Chicago Region
(Swink and Wilhelm 1994).
E) If any of the situations described in subsection (c)(8)(A)
through (D) of this Section occur, the compensation ratio used
to determine the amount of wetland compensation required is
always 5.5:1.
F) Compensation ratios refer to replacement area, quantified
wetland functions, or dollar value when compared to the wetland
area that is adversely impacted. The procedure for computing
wetland compensation requirements shall be to multiply the appropriate
wetland compensation ratio by the unit of compensation ( replacement
area, function and / or monetary contribution). Replacement
area refers to the amount of wetland compensation required and
is computed by multiplying the wetland area that is adversely
impacted by the appropriate compensation ratio. Wetland function
refers to one or more of the physical processes identified in
20 ILCS 830/ 1-2. Use of this alternative is dependent upon
adoption of a scientifically valid procedure as provided in
Section 1090.80 of this Part. Functional units shall be computed
separately for each adversely impacted wetland type. These units
shall be multiplied by the appropriate wetland compensation
ratio. Compensation requirements for each wetland type shall
then be aggregated to determine the total amount of wetland
compensation required. If this procedure is used, in no instance
shall the replacement amount of a wetland be less than the amount
of compensation computed using replacement area. Determination
of dollar value shall be based upon the fair market value of
the adversely impacted wetland, normal and customary cost for
the establishment of a replacement wetland (including all planning,
engineering, construction, planting, and monitoring cost), and
operation and maintenance cost of the area for a minimum of
10 years. Dollar value shall be established for an acre of replacement
wetland. This dollar value shall be multiplied by the number
of wetland acres adversely impacted and the appropriate compensation
ratio to determine the total monetary compensation required.
G) The agency or applicant shall request the approval of the
Department in the method of compensation to be used. The Department
shall not unreasonably withhold its approval. The first priority
method of wetland compensation shall be to use replacement area.
The second priority methods of wetland compensation shall be
to use wetland function and dollar value. Use of wetland function
method is dependent upon the development and adoption of scientifically
valid procedures for the identification and quantification of
wetland functions.
H) An agency or applicant may request approval to use existing
public lands for wetland compensation projects. The Department
shall have the final approval on the use of existing public
lands for this purpose.
9) If an agency or applicant is not able to develop a sound wetland
compensation plan that meets the objectives of the Act or if unique
opportunities exist to further the goals of the Act through another
means, an agency or applicant may make a formal request to the
Department to not require the establishment of the same type of
wetland or replacement wetland as a component of a wetland compensation
plan. The Department shall consider such request and may approve:
A) The acquisition of high quality wetlands and associated buffer;
B) The funding of needed relevant research; or
C) Development of a wetland compensation plan that includes
replacement of the same and different wetland types as the wetland
that was adversely impacted. If either the alternative in subsection
(9)(A) or (B) is approved, the Department shall determine the
dollar value that must be provided to meet the compensation
d) The Department may revoke its approval of a wetland determination
or a wetland compensation plan for cause, including violations
of approval, obtaining approval by misrepresentation or failing
to disclose a relevant or material fact. The department shall
notify the agency or applicant in writing and provide an opportunity
for response.
e) An agency may request development of a category of actions
called Programmatic Actions for inclusion in an Agency Action
Plan. Actions must meet the following criteria in order to be
placed in the category of Programmatic Actions:
1) They must be repetitive actions for the repair, maintenance,
or improvement of existing structures or rights-of-way; and
2) Have no practicable alternatives that would avoid an adverse
wetland impact. Actions included in this category may involve
the acquisition of additional land to accommodate the work,
provided that it is contiguous to the property on which an
existing structure is located and it meets the criteria prescribed
in subsections (e)(1) and (2) of this Section. Adverse wetland
impacts resulting from projects carried out under this subsection
shall require compensation according the wetland compensation
matrix defined in subsection (c)(8) of this Section.
Section 1090.60 Analysis of Alternatives
The Department shall not approve a wetland impact determination
unless the Department finds that the agency or applicant has demonstrated
that the activity:
1) Is water dependent and has no other practicable alternatives;
or is not water dependent and that the alternative designs and
alternative sites are not available;
2) Minimizes alteration or impairment of the wetland and its associated
buffer area; and
3) Is in compliance with the Illinois Endangered Species Act and
the Illinois Natural Areas Preservation Act.
In considering whether a practicable alternative to the proposed
activity exists, the Department shall consider whether:
1) A modification in the size, scope, configuration, or density
of the project for which the wetland impact determination is sought
and all alternative designs that would result in a less adverse
impact on the wetland have been considered consistent with applicable
established minimum standards for safe design and operation of
the project;
2) The basic purpose of the project would still be accomplished
if the project is modified, and whether the basic purpose has
been so narrowly defined as to disqualify all but a single site;
3) The agency of applicant has made reasonable attempts to remove
or accommodate constraints, such as inadequate zoning, infrastructure,
or parcel size.
For all project actions, it is presumed that a practicable alternative
that does not adversely impact a wetland exists. It is the responsibility
of the agency or applicant to demonstrate that practicable alternatives
do not exist for projects that will cause an adverse wetland impact.
Section 1090.70 Wetland Compensation Accounts
The establishment of a wetland compensation account, the determination
of a project's eligibility for use of an account, and the selection
of wetland compensation account sites shall be approved by the Department
in compliance with this Part. The consolidation of multiple small
compensatory mitigation projects for adverse impacts to degraded
wetlands allows for economies of scale in planning, implementation,
and maintenance. Wetland compensation accounts are a form of compensatory
mitigation that results in the establishment of large-scale wetland
complexes that will be professionally managed and maintained in
perpetuity for the benefit of the general public.
Management of a wetland compensation account shall include both
operation and maintenance of individual wetland sites and a system
of accounting to establish account credits and debits. Credits and
debits shall be the currency of the account and shall be measured
in either replacement area, quantified wetland functions or dollar
value by wetland type. The unit of measure shall be standard for
all wetland compensation accounts.
1) The Department shall make a formal determination of all credits
and debits to the wetland compensation account.
2) Perpetual maintenance of a replacement wetland is the responsibility
of the agency or applicant implementing a wetland compensation
plan. This responsibility shall be transferred to the unit responsible
for managing the wetland compensation site(s). The minimum dollar
value of a credit or debit shall be based upon the factors listed
in Section 1090.50 (c)(8) of this Part.
The Department shall make a formal determination of compensation
account credits that have been generated and are available for use
at each wetland compensation account site. This formal determination
is known as credit certification. Credit certification shall be
based upon units within a compensation account site meeting defined
performance standards. Account credits shall be placed into one
of the 3 following categories:
1) Certified credit - a credit that meets all performance standards;
2) Conditionally certified credit - A credit that shows reasonable
progress towards becoming a certified credit; or
3) Uncertified credit - Credit that is anticipated to become a
certified credit as part of a planned wetland compensation account
site but which does not meet the performance standards for either
a certified or conditionally certified credit. Uncertified credits
are used to anticipate the amount and availability of future certified
Wetland compensation accounts are a means of establishing wetlands
and generating compensation account credits in advance of adverse
wetland impacts from a specified project. An agency or applicant
must request approval from the Department in order to use uncertified
credits at an individual wetland compensation site. The Department
shall consider this request and shall only approve the use of up
to 30% of the total anticipated certified credits of an individual
wetland compensation site. Use of uncertified credits shall be limited
to circumstances where the agency has no practicable alternative
for developing an individual wetland compensation site and in which
it would serve the best interest of the wetland resource.
Preservation of wetlands shall be considered for wetland compensation
account credit only in exceptional circumstances such as an existing
wetland of extremely high functional value, where incorporation
of the wetland into the compensation account further enhances or
protects its natural resource value, and where the existing wetland
comprises less than 50% of the wetland compensation account site.
Compensation account sites are an aggregation of multiple wetland
compensation projects and are generally larger in size than individual
wetland compensation projects. Therefore these areas shall be held
to a higher performance standard than individual wetland compensation
An established wetland compensation account site must be dedicated
to maintaining the designated wetland functions and values to the
exclusion of other conflicting uses.
In cooperation with the Interagency Wetland Committee, the Department
shall develop guidelines and policies for the establishment, implementation,
and management of wetland compensation accounts that are compatible
with federal policies on wetland mitigation banking.
In cooperation with the Interagency Wetland Committee, the Department
shall develop a statewide plan for the establishment of a wetland
compensation accounting (mitigation banking) system. The development
of all compensation accounting sites shall compatible with the goals
of this plan.
The Interagency Wetlands Committee may request
of the Department, or the Department may initiate actions to develop,
standardized technical procedures for the implementation of this
Part. Both the Department and the Committee will receive and consider
public comment on proposed technical procedures, and the Department
will attempt to notify associations whose members will be expected
to utilize any new technical procedures. Technical procedures shall
be recommended by the Department and receive concurrence by the
Interagency Wetlands Committee. Technical procedures adopted for
implementation of the Act may include but are not limited to the
a) Jurisdictional wetland delineation procedures;
b) Restoration and creation procedures;
c) Performance standards for certifying and conditionally
certifying account credits; and
d) Process to evaluate the positive and negative
impacts that may result from a project action.
Section1090.90 Transfer and Management Compensation Areas
Wetland Compensation Areas
transfer of wetland compensation areas, associated buffers and the
responsibility for operation and maintenance is subject to approval
by the Department. Prior to the transfer of responsibilities, the
agency or applicant must submit a written request to the Department.
The Department shall approve all requests for the transfer of wetland
compensation areas unless deficiencies are found in one or more
of the conditions outlined below:
1) That the entity has the legal authority to receive, hold, and
manage the site;
2) That the entity has the ability to provide competent professional
management of the site; and
3) That the entity has executed a legally biding agreement that
will fulfill all obligations of the agency or applicant related
to the approved wetland compensation plan and provisions of this
Transfer to the Department
agency may request that the Department accept fee simple or easement
transfer of a wetland compensation area and an associated buffer
area along with the responsibility of managing, operating and maintaining
a site. Acceptance of these sites will be at the discretion of the
Department. Criteria which the Department may use to decide on the
acceptance of a site shall include but not limited to the following:
1) Proximity to existing Department owned / managed lands;
2) Size;
3) Development of a site management agreement;
4) Compatibility with existing and long term site management objectives;
5) Amount of funding provided for the long term operation and
maintenance; and
6) Compatibility with Department regional objectives.
Transfer of other wetlands to non-state agencies
1) If state owned property intended for sale, exchange, or release
contains wetlands that are not compensation wetlands, the agency
proposing the sale, exchange or release shall require that the
buyer grant a conservation easement, which shall contain provisions
to protect the wetlands and associated buffer areas from adverse
impacts. Such easements shall be written and recorded pursuant
to the Real Property Conservation Rights Act [765 ILCS 120]
2) The agency proposing the sale, exchange, or release shall have
to attempt to have a unit of local government be the grantee of
the easement. If a unit of local government cannot be obtained,
the agency shall attempt to have an acceptable not-for profit
corporation or charitable trust be the grantee. The grantee shall
agree to monitor and enforce the easement pursuant to the procedure
in Section 4 of the Real Property Conservation Rights Act [765
the grantee brings a successful action against a violating landowner,
neither the agency that sold, exchanged, or released the property
nor the Department shall share in the damages.
3) If a unit of local government or a not-for-profit entity cannot
be obtained, the agency proposing the sale, exchange, or release
shall reserve conservation rights in its deed or release document
and transfer those rights to the Department. The Department shall
not be prevented from entering into additional agreements with
other agencies or entities in complying with its obligations as
4) Prior to the sale, exchange, or release of these lands, the
agency must submit a written request to the Department. The Department
shall approve all requests for the sale, exchange, or release
of these lands, unless deficiencies are found in the ability of
the grantee to monitor and enforce its obligations. The Department
shall provide a decision on a request for the sale, exchange,
or release of lands within 60 days after receiving the request.
Section1090.100 Appeals
agency or applicant may appeal a decision made by the Department,
as the result of this Part, through the Administrative Appeals process
pursuant to 17 Ill. Adm. Code 2530 - Department Formal Hearings
Conducted for Rulemaking and Contested Cases.
Section 1090.EXHIBIT A Drainage Basins for
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- Validation of a three-dimensional nonlinear finite element model for predicting response and performance of granular pavements with thin bituminous surfaces under heavy vehicles
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- Nonlinear finite element (FE) pavement models were developed for predicting the response and deformation of granular pavements with thin bituminous surfaces to a wider range of loadings under heavy vehicles. For granular materials, the treatments for nonlinear stress-strain response (stress-dependent characteristics) under repeated loadings required the inclusion of both initial and failure stress conditions to produce more realistic solutions. A field trial of pavement response-to-load testing using actualheavy vehicles having single, tandem, tri and quad axles was carried out to determine field surface and subsurface deflection data for the validation of the FE response-prediction model. A field trial of accelerated pavement testing at the Australian Accelerated Loading Facility was also carried out to determine field deformation data for the validation of the deformation-prediction model. Laboratory testing was conducted on the materials used in these field trials to determine material inputs for the FE analyses. It was found that the FE-predicted pavement deflections and deformations are in agreement with field measurements.
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- Accelerated loading facility; ALF; Deflection data; Deformation; FE; Field measurements; Finite difference method; Finite element method; Forecasting; Heavy vehicles; Iron; Load testing; Materials testing; Nonlinear finite elements; Nonlinear programming; Nonlinear stress-strain response; Pavement testing; Roads; Streets; Stresses; Surface properties
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