Wetland Program 10 



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 



Acquisition Programs 



California 



Rare and Endangered Plants and Animals 



California Department of Fish and Game: 



Designate an endangered species 



Acquisition of wetlands since 1970 



Department of Fish and Game is required to 



notify landowners of the presence of endangered 



species on their land 



Comment and consult on other agencies' programs 



Permit review/coordination with individuals and 



other agencies 



CEQA 



Unknown — sources: (a) Environmental Protection 



Fund, and (b) Land and Water Conservation Fund 



Wetlands that are habitat for endangered species 



Developed endangered species list 



Not applicable 



Not applicable 



Rare and endangered species 



Via section 7 consultation with USFWS 



None 



Limited funding and knowledge of habitat 



requirements of most species 



Program has had limited success 



None 



Stronger 



No cases 



Have adopted similar to USFWS 



Subjective qualitative assessments only 



Impacts addressed relate to habitat loss or 



degradation of habitat quality 



