Stream Quantification Tool for Mitigation in Georgia - A Practitioner's Review

Watch a conference presentation from the Georgia Water Resources Conference examining the US Army Corps of Engineers' Stream Quantification Tool (SQT) and its impact on stream restoration practices in Georgia. Learn how stream restoration through commercial mitigation banking has evolved from focusing solely on geomorphic stability to encompassing broader ecological functions including physical, chemical, and biological aspects. Explore the USACE Savannah District's modified SQT approach, which shifts credit generation from a work-based to a function-based methodology using three key categories: hydraulics, geomorphology, and biology. Understand the tool's enhanced capabilities in measuring ecological function changes post-restoration compared to the 2008 methodology, while considering its current limitations that may require ongoing regulatory and practitioner adaptability.