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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 



Other Programs 



California 



Regional Lakeshore Program 



Tahoe Regional Planning Agency 



Local authorities 



Development plan review and authorization 



Cal. Govt. Code Sec. 67000-67130 



Amounts unknown and personnel unknown 



Placer and El Dorado counties 



Lake Tahoe 



Tahoe watershed 



None 



All development activities 



None 



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



guidelines 



None 



None 



Need greater public awareness about program(s) 



Programs have been successful in causing planned 



development with concern for environmental issues 



Section 404 review process 



Need to establish stronger enforcement posture 



No cases 



Plans often require mitigation 



Subjective evaluation 



Wetland Program 23 



Program Type 



State 



Name of Program 



Administering Agency 



Implementation Method 



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 



Floodplain Regulation 



California 



Flood Control 



State Reclamation Board 19011 



Local authorities 



Designate floodplains 



Manages floodplains 



Acquires land for flood control projects 



State general funds 



Wetlands 



None 



Acquire and manage wetlands within floodplain 



Not applicable 



Same as section 404(b) (1) guidelines 



Not applicable 



Not applicable 



Limited funding 



Have acquired a considerable number of flood 



control areas 



None 



None 



No cases 



Not applicable 



Not applicable 



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