You realize a profit when the payments for banked wetland credits exceed the costs of creating the banked wetlands. After credit sales, the banked wetland becomes a nature preserve that can provide for excellent hunting and fishing or serve as a natural amenity that enhances the value of adjacent developed upland. The quantity of banked credit satisfies the wetland mitigation demand for the area being served, at prices that are equitable to both the bank customer and banker. A wetland bank's sales revenues exceed the costs of producing the wetland. Green Reputation Increasing the nation's wetland resources is the right thing to do.
Banking contributes to the nation's overall effort to increase wetland area.
With public appreciation of environmental quality on the rise, you will be perceived as making a positive contribution by increasing the public's valuable wetland resources. Any land development activity that requires compensation for loss of wetlands will generate customers for your wetland bank. The following is a list of some activities in your region that will impact wetlands and generate demand for your wetland bank. Your bank customers are required to compensate for their loss of wetlands. Their alternative to buying wetland credit from your bank is to spend the time and resources necessary to create their own.