WETLANDS Database User*B Manual 



PART I t INTRODUCTION 



Introduction, 



The purpose of this user's manual Is to show how to use the WETLANDS 

 database of State Wetlands Programs. The dateU^ase consists of 

 Information about each state's wetland protection program. Including 

 many of the "nuts and bolts" items about the program. Also include 

 is a comprehensive list of state officials concerned with %eetland 

 protection programs. The information in the database was originally 

 gathered by EPA, and was updated for EPA by the Center for the 

 Environment and Natural Resources of the Council of State Governments 

 in 1988. 



As with any database, data becomes out-of-date all too fast. If you 

 have corrections, or if you are able to add to sections for which vre 

 have no data, we welcome your information. Data was supplied, for 

 the most part, by state agency personnel. 



Who Should Use the Database. 



Anyone with access to a computer with a modem who is Interested in 

 the status and structure of state wetland protection programs should 

 use the database. This Includes state officials, federal officials, 

 local government officials, citizens groups, industry, university 

 researchers, and so on. 



Cost and Access. 



Dtiring the first year of operation there is no cost for use of the 

 database, other than the cost of using your telephone to call the 

 system. Anyone can access the system during the first few months of 

 operation by using the Usemeune and Password given later in the 

 manual. Starting in 1989, you must apply for and be assigned your 

 own Usemame and Pass%rard (at no cost other than postage). 



PART II: INFORMATION ABOUT THE SYSTEM 



Database Nomenclature. 



The database is called T^TLANDS, and consists of two subsets of data, 

 WCON and WPRO. 



WCON Is an acronym for "Wetlands Contacts," i.e., those persons In 

 the states that are active in some capacity in wetland programs. 

 This data consists of names, organizational affiliation, addresses, 

 phone numbers, and fields of expertise of people in state government 

 wetland protection programs, and related programs. 



WPRO is an acronym for "Wetlands Programs," I.e., the components of 

 each state's wetlands programs. This data consists of the material 

 collected in the bulk of EPA's original report for each state 

 program, Alabama through Wyoming. It consists of a "matrix" of 



