Uniform Mitigation Assessment Method TRAINING MANUAL

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This manual was developed to assist in the implementation of Chapter 62-345, Florida
Administrative Code, Uniform Mitigation Assessment Method (UMAM).
Since 1998, The University of Florida Howard T. Odum Center for Wetlands (UF-CFW),
through funding from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) under
contract #WM-683, has collected a variety of data, such as data on the community
composition of the algal, macrophyte, macroinvertebrate assemblages, as well as water and soil
parameters, from over 200 herbaceous and forested wetlands (n=75 and n=142, respectively)
throughout Florida. The sample wetlands were exposed to a variety of impacts and embedded
in an array of land uses, ranging from reference to silviculture, agriculture, and urban (the latter
for forested wetlands only). Using data collected during the past six years, the UF-CFW has
developed a number of tools that can assist permitting personnel and consultants in the
implementation of the UMAM.
This manual is designed to be used as a guide in completing Parts I and II of the UMAM by
providing step-by-step instructions for gathering and compiling the information for Parts I and
II, and providing examples of attributes identified in the UMAM rule.