Wetland Program 9 



Program Type 



State 



Name of Program 



Administering Agency 



Implementation Method 



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Legal Authority 



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Resources (Funds and Staff) 



Lands Covered 



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Inventory and Classification 



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Activities Regulated 



Lands Covered 



Compliance 



Education 



Problems 



Coastal Law 



Oregon 



Oregon Coastal Zone Management Program (OCZMP) 



Many state agency statutes are incorporated into 



the OCZMP 



Department of Land Conservation and Development 



Counties and cities 



Water Resources Department 



Department of Environmental Quality 



Division of State Lands 



Department of Fish and Wildlife 



Counties and cities develop management plans and 



implementing ordinances to comply with statewide 



goals. Counties need to identify wetlands and 



evaluate conflicts . State reviews plans . State 



monitors actions of local governments for 



compliance with their plans 



Coastal Zone Management Act - Or. Rev. Stat. 



Chapter 541.605-695, Chapter 215.505-535 (local 



regulation) Attorney General Opinion No. 7755 



Statewide land use planning goals: 4, 5, 6, 16, 



17, 18 (state's land use planning program) (ORS 



197) 



State general funds 



Office of Coastal Resource Management (Federal 



funds) 



The Oregon coastal zone includes all lands west 



of the crest of the coast range. The areas 



mentioned below are subject to specific goals: 1) 



500' from coastal lakes, 1000' from estuaries 



(Goal 17), 2) all tidal lands (Goal 16), and 3) 



unprotected forested freshwater wetlands 



No comprehensive wetland inventory. Current 



mapping effort underway that will show land use 



designation. Digitizing estuarine management 



areas for coast. Noncoastal wetlands - no good 



inventory 



Prescribe standards for county Coastal Zone 



Management Plans 



Review plans 



Dredge and fill, piling, riprap, etc. (Goal 16 - 



permitted uses) 



Significant shoreland wetlands identified in 



local plans 



Estuarine areas in natural management units 



County submits plan to state. If plans are 



inadequate, state can revise county plans, 



initiate enforcement orders, and withhold state 



funds 



Newsletter 



Ocean Book 



School presentations 



State agency coordination 



Conflicts between local, state, federal rules 



No good state wetlands inventory 



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Success 

 EPA Role 



Successful 



Reviewed county plans and provided comments 



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