Quiz 1 FP and ESA Flashcards
(25 cards)
Forest practices became legally enforceable in Washington state in what year?
1970’s
Timber fish and wildlife established consensus based negotiation process for state holders to meet habitat and water quality goals in what year?
1988
what year did several salmon species get listed as threatened or endangered?
1998
Negotiations became forest and fish report (FFR), a strategy to recover the salmon in what year?
1999
Washington legislators encourage forest practice board to fallow recommendations in the FFR to develop new forest practice rules in what year?
2000
Following preparation of an environmental impact statement (EIS, WFPB), additional work by stakeholders, and consideration of public comments, WFPB approve final rules in what year
2001
The new rules brought two sweeping changes. One was to define forest practices on non-federal lands for the next 50 years to meet the following goals: First to…
Comply with the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA).
Satisfy the federal Clean Water Act (CWA).
The second was to establish an adaptive management framework and….
to provide science-based recommendations and technical information to assist the WFPB in determining if and when it is necessary or advisable to adjust rules and guidance for aquatic resources to achieve resource goals and objectives.”
The endangered species act was signed when?
12/28/1973
The endangered species act replaced what?
The Endangered Species Conservation Act of 1969
How many species are listed as endangered or threatened?
2270
a species is considered endangered when…
if it is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range
a species is considered threatened when…
it is likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future
A species must be listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) if it is threatened or endangered due to any of the following 5 factors:
present or threatened destruction, modification, or curtailment of its habitat or range;
over-utilization of the species for commercial, recreational, scientific, or educational purposes;
disease or predation;
inadequacy of existing regulatory mechanisms
other natural or manmade factors affecting its continued existence
The ESA requires that listing determinations be based solely on ..
best scientific and commercial information
There are essentially 2 ways marine species can be listed under the ESA:
Any person or organization may petition us to list a species as “threatened” or “endangered”,
We may initiate a status review of a species
Critical habitat is…
Specific areas within or outside the geographical area occupied by the species at the time of listing, if they contain physical or biological features essential to conservation, and those features may require special management considerations or protection
What is “take?”
means to “harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect, or to attempt to engage in any such conduct.”
Federal Water Pollution control act started in what year?
1948
what did the 1972 amendments do?
Established the basic structure for regulating pollutant discharges into the waters of the United States.
Funded the construction of sewage treatment plants under the construction grants program
what are the two types of enforcement actions?
Civil Administrative Actions
Civil Judicial Actions
What is Civil Administrative Actions?
are non-judicial enforcement actions taken by EPA or a state under its own authority. These actions do not involve a judicial court process.
What is Civil Judicial Actions?
are formal lawsuits. They are filed in court, against persons or entities that have failed to:
comply with statutory or regulatory requirements,
comply with an administrative order,
pay EPA the costs for cleaning up a Superfund site or commit to doing the cleanup work.
2 Types of Enforcement Results
Civil Enforcement
Criminal Enforcement
