North Dakota State Wetland Proorrams (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 



Taking Issues 

 Mitigation 

 Cumulative Impacts 



access number 



401 Permits " ' . 



North Dakota 



State Water Quality Certification Program - 



Discharges and Modification of State Waters 



State Water Resources Commission 



Permit Program 



N.D. Cent Code Subsec . 61-01-22, 61-02-14, 



61-02-20 



Unknown 



All wetlands associated with state waters - 



isolated wetlands not covered 



Yes 



Channel modifications, construction of dikes and 



dams, drainage of certain ponds, sloughs and lakes 



-Farm ponds 



-New state waters 



Same as Clean Water Act 



None 



None 



Public support for wetlands protection is low 



Low 



Limited to 404 review 



Need to require 404(b) (1) analysis and should 



show a stronger overall enforcement posture 



No cases. 



Required when impacts occur 



Vast numbers of isolated prairie pot hole 



wetlands are being lost. Cumulative impacts 



considered in evaluations, but no quantitative 



criteria for evaluation has been developed 



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