RIBITS The National System for Compensatory Mitigation	The Wilmington District regulatory program uses the national system for mitigation information: Regional In-lieu Fee and Bank Information Tracking System - RIBITS Please note that in order to access bank information, guidance documents, and other data that is specific to the Wilmington District, you must first select the Wilmington District from the District filter tool in the lower left corner of the RIBITS home page.	Mitigation Quick Links District Preservation Process Model Conservation Easement  Restrictive Covenants Guidance Declaration of Restrictions
	In NC, the Division of Mitigation Services (DMS), a state Department of Environmental Quality initiative, offers four In-Lieu Fee mitigation programs designed to assist private and public entities comply with state and federal compensatory mitigation for streams, wetlands, riparian buffers, and nutrients.

Each year, property owners in North Carolina undertake projects that affect the nation's aquatic resources, which includes rivers, wetlands, streams, lakes, sounds and waters in and offshore North Carolina.  Before property owners may proceed with work that may impact the function and quality of the waters, a permit from the US Army Corps of Engineers is often required to meet the requirements of the Clean Water Act or the Rivers and Harbors Act.  Through the regulatory program, the Corps of Engineers ensures that all associated adverse environmental impacts from work in waters or wetlands are avoided or minimized.  In some cases, the Corps may require compensatory mitigation to offset losses of aquatic resources.

What Is Compensatory Mitigation?

Compensatory mitigation is the restoration, establishment, enhancement, or preservation of aquatic resources for the purpose of offsetting losses of aquatic resources resulting from activities authorized by Corps of Engineers' permits.