Utah State Wetland Programs (Council of State Governments Database) 



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Wetland Program 1 



Program Type ' ';' , r 



State 11!':.-' - 



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 



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Section 401 Permits _^ .. ""■ 



Utah 



State Water Quality Certification Program 



Department of Natural Resources and Energy 



Department of Health 



Via section 401 Water Quality Certification 



SWPCA 



Section 401 funds (no taxation programs) 



State owned wetlands . ,_ 



NWI mapping in progress with assistance from 



Corps' Sacramento District 



Ambient water quality standards for flooded 



wetlands 



Non-state owned waters and wetlands. Current 



emphasis is on chemical and physical 



attributes. Biological attributes are only 



minimally considered 



Those described by section 404(b) (1) guidelines 



for nonflooded wetlands 

 Acts on what is discovered or reported 

 None ..-. 



Need to enforce water quality standards, surface 

 water drainage, pQnds and runoff and hazardous 

 chemicals - ,,_ - . . " ". ^ . 



Losing freshwater: .waterfowl nesting areas very 

 rapidly due to rapid: rise of Great Salt Lake 

 Cooperative f,ederal mapping effort is working 

 well 



Could assist with, development of wetlands policy 

 and back state up "with strong enforcement posture 

 Establish closer working relationship with state 

 by taking more active enforcement role 

 No cases 



Currently developing policy similar to USFWS 

 No criteria or- assessment procedures 



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