Impact Minimization
Sequencing
Prior to approval, proposed impacts to non-exempt wetlands must undergo a process known as sequencing. Sequencing is a review to assess the efforts made by the applicant to follow, in descending order, these principles: Avoidance, Minimization, Reduction or Elimination of impacts over time, and Replacement. Therefore, a Local Government Unit (LGU) may not consider or approve a wetland replacement plan unless it ensures that you have exhausted all possibilities to avoid and minimize, that temporary impacts will be restored, and that all future impacts will be reduced or eliminated. The wetland replacement page will outline wetland replacement, the final part of the sequencing process.
