Author: Jon A. KuslerPublisher:
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Category : Wetland conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Regulating Wetlands Protection
Author: Ronald Keith GaddiePublisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791443507
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Wetlands are a valuable natural resource, yet over 200,000 acres are destroyed in the United States per year. This book examines whether states should assume the role of protecting wetlands rather than the federal government.
Strengthening State Wetland Regulations
Author: Jon A. KuslerPublisher:
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Category : Wetland conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Law of Wetlands Regulation
Author: William L. WantPublisher: C. Boardman
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 614
Book Description
State Wetland Regulation
Author: Jon A. KuslerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Wetland conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
The report summarized state or cooperate state/local wetland regulatory programs. It also indicates trends and possible future directions for state programs based upon experience to date. The report is divided into four chapters and appendices which contain profiles of state wetland regulatory progrms in the 50 states. The first chapter provides an overview of state efforts. The second chapter examines key provisions contained in state statutes. The third examines emerging directions in state programs. The fourth explores some of these directions including new approaches in greater depth.
Hearing on Federal Wetlands Regulations
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Small BusinessPublisher:
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Select State Inland Wetland Protection Laws
Author: Susan B. KleinImpact of Federal Wetland Regulations on the Small Business Community
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Small Business. Subcommittee on Exports, Tax Policy, and Special ProblemsPublisher:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Effects of Wetlands Protection Regulations on Small Business
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Small BusinessPublisher:
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 1436
Book Description
Compensating for Wetland Losses Under the Clean Water Act
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309133025
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Recognizing the importance of wetland protection, the Bush administration in 1988 endorsed the goal of "no net loss" of wetlands. Specifically, it directed that filling of wetlands should be avoided, and minimized when it cannot be avoided. When filling is permitted, compensatory mitigation must be undertaken; that is, wetlands must be restored, created, enhanced, and, in exceptional cases, preserved, to replace the permitted loss of wetland area and function, such as water quality improvement within the watershed. After more than a dozen years, the national commitment to "no net loss" of wetlands has been evaluated. This new book explores the adequacy of science and technology for replacing wetland function and the effectiveness of the federal program of compensatory mitigation in accomplishing the nation's goal of clean water. It examines the regulatory framework for permitting wetland filling and requiring mitigation, compares the mitigation institutions that are in use, and addresses the problems that agencies face in ensuring sustainability of mitigated wetlands over the long term. Gleaning lessons from the mixed results of mitigation efforts to date, the book offers 10 practical guidelines for establishing and monitoring mitigated wetlands. It also recommends that federal, state, and local agencies undertake specific institutional reforms. This book will be important to anyone seeking a comprehensive understanding of the "no net loss" issue: policy makers, regulators, environmental scientists, educators, and wetland advocates.
Wetlands
Author: Committee on Characterization of WetlandsPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309587220
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
"Wetlands" has become a hot word in the current environmental debate. But what does it signify? In 1991, proposed changes in the legal definities of wetlands stirred controversy and focused attention on the scientific and economic aspects of their management. This volume explores how to define wetlands. The committee--whose members were drawn from academia, government, business, and the environmental community--builds a rational, scientific basis for delineating wetlands in the landscape and offers recommendations for further action. Wetlands also discusses the diverse hydrological and ecological functions of wetlands, and makes recommendations concerning so-called controversial areas such as permafrost wetlands, riparian ecosystems, irregularly flooded sites, and agricultural wetlands. It presents criteria for identifying wetlands and explores the problems of applying those criteria when there are seasonal changes in water levels. This comprehensive and practical volume will be of interest to environmental scientists and advocates, hydrologists, policymakers, regulators, faculty, researchers, and students of environmental studies.