Wetland Program 2 



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 



Taking Issues 

 Mitigation 

 Cumulative Impacts 



State Environmental Policy Acts . . 



California 



California Environmental Quality Act '70 (similar 



to federal NEPA program, but not focused only on 



water quality) 



All resource agencies 



Requires Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for 



major developments 



Charter for environmental protection (written in 



generalities and dependent on local political 



pressure for effectiveness) 



CEQA of 1970 



Not applicable — compliance on an 



agency-by-agency basis 



All inland and coastal wetlands 



NWI maps have been produced for San Francisco Bay 



All activities that may impact the environment 



Projects with minor non-significant impacts 



All values as per EPA section 404(b) (1) guidelines 



Agency inspection and calls received by 



individuals 



Published State Permit Handbook 



Limited funding for review and compliance 



Process is clearly working effectively 



None 



Establish strong enforcement posture and develop 



criteria and method for cumulative impact 



assessment 



No cases 



Currently developing policy 



Subjective Evaluations 



$ 



