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Sustainable Environments, LLC
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A Mitigation Banking Company
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Sustainable Environments, LLC, is in the business of finding, certifying and managing mitigation banks. We focus on projects where we are a partner in the project; a partner being defined as a part owner of the profits that will result from the creation of a successful bank. However, we are also in the position to offer help to mitigation consultants who may want to partner with us for financing, legal and managerial support, or any combination of these three. For more information please goto the "Other Services" page.
Partnerships With Landowners
The certification process is a complex, expensive and a risky undertaking. For most landowners this makes it essential to partner with a group that understands how to manage the complexity and risk, and can finance the expenses. SE can provide landowners a turnkey solution, where we do all of the work and manage the certification, construction and longterm management of the bank.
There are many scenarios under which Sustainable Environments, LLC may be interested in partnering with a landowner to create a wetland mitigation bank. We are confident that we can fashion a contract that will meet your specific needs. Under most situations the owner is interested in partnering because it means that they do not have to risk paying for the consulting services required to attempt to certify a wetland mitigation bank. The cost of hiring a consultant to certify a property as a mitigation bank will range anywhere from $100,000 - $250,000, depending on the complexity and time required, and an additional $100,000 to $300,000 in expenses associated with certification in the form of scientific studies, surveys and document preparation.
In exchange for certifying a property, paying for all the expenses associated with certification and managing the wetland mitigation bank, Sustainable Environments, LLC will take a significant share of the profits. In addition to the landowner not having to pay for the certification process, the landowner may also:
1. Be paid fair market value for the land.
2. Keep ownership rights over the property, and
3. Share in the profits from the sale of the wetland mitigation credits.
This share of the profits from the sale of the wetland mitigation credits will in many cases equal the fair market value of the property; remember that this is in addition to the initial payment of fair market value for the land, which would mean a net payment of two times the fair market value!
All of these contractual points are flexible and can be change accordingly to create an equitable deal for the landowner.
As a partner with Sustainable Environments, LLC, you can be confident that we will only take on a project that we are confident will result in a financially and ecologically successful mitigation bank for all parties involved.
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Sell the property to Sustainable Environments, LLC
If SE determines that your property is a good candidate for a mitigation bank we may be interested in purchasing an option on the property and attempting to certify the it as a wetland mitigation bank. An option, is a contract whereby we would have the right to purchase the property for a pre-specified amount during a time period of approximately 2 years. If we are unable to certify the bank, and therefore do not close out the option and purchase the property, you the landowner get to keep the option amount we put forth at the beginning of the contract.
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