California State Wetland Programs (Council of State Governments Database) 



Wetland Program 1 



Program Type 



State 



Name of Program 



Administering Agency 

 Implementation Method 



Legal Authority 



Resources (Funds and Staff) 



Lands Covered 



Inventory and Classification 

 Activities Regulated 

 Exemptions 



Lands Covered 



Compliance 



Education 



Problems 



Success 

 EPA Role 

 Needed from EPA 



Ta)cing Issues 

 Mitigation 



Cumulative Impacts 



Inland Law 

 California 



Policy for Preservation of Wetlands Perpetuity 

 (PPWP) 



Various resources agencies act as applicable 

 Considered as part of permit review process by 

 various agencies 

 The PPWP Policy is very general 

 None 



PPWP program is the only state protection for 

 wetlands that are not in the Coastal Zone, San 

 Francisco Bay, Suisun Marsh or publicly owned 

 lands 



NWI maps exist for San Francisco Bay 

 Projects that harm wetlands may not be approved 

 Water dependent projects 



Projects essential for transportation or utility 

 No alternative site 



Public trust is not adversely affected 

 Compensation is part of the project 

 1980 amendment exempts wetlands 1/2 acre or less 

 if they do not have significant wetland values, 

 compensatory restoration required 

 Same as those defined by EPA section 404(b) (1) 

 guidelines 

 No program 

 None 



Federal authority can override state decision 

 unless section 401 certification is denied 

 Successful agencies implementation has occurred 

 None 



Develop stronger enforcement posture and firmer 

 stance on mitigation requirements 

 No cases 



No policy: California Fish and Game policy 

 followed 

 Assessed on a subject qualitative basis only 



