4 Va. Admin. Code § 20-390-10
The following words, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Compensation" means actions taken which have the effect of substituting some form of wetland resource for those lost or significantly disturbed due to a permitted development activity; generally habitat creation or restoration. Compensation is a form of mitigation.
"Mitigation" means all actions, both taken and not taken, which eliminate or materially reduce the adverse effects of a proposed activity on the living and nonliving components of a wetland system or their ability to interact.
4 Va. Admin. Code § 20-390-10
Statutory Authority
§ 28.2-103 and Chapter 13 (§ 28.2-1300 et seq.) of Title 28.2 of the Code of Virginia.