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Main Title Using Local Watershed Plans to Protect Wetlands. Wetlands and Watersheds Article No. 2.
Author K. Cappiella ; A. Kitchell ; T. Schueler
CORP Author Center for Watershed Protection, Ellicott City, MD.; Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds.
Year Published 2006
Stock Number PB2011-110120
Additional Subjects Watersheds ; Wetlands ; Natural resources protection ; Floods ; Ground water ; Wildlife ; Habitat ; Shore protection ; Land use planning ; Natural resources management ; Communities ; Jurisdiction(Law) ; Regulations
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NTIS  PB2011-110120 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation 143p
Abstract
Watersheds are significantly influenced by their wetlands. The capacity of wetlands to attenuate floods, absorb pollutants, recharge groundwater, provide wildlife habitat, and protect erodible shorelines are important watershed functions. Despite performing these critical functions, wetlands are seldom integrated into local watershed plans. Instead, wetland managers regulate individual wetlands on a site-by-site basis. This approach fails to consider cumulative wetland functions, and is often segregated along regulatory and jurisdictional lines. At the same time, communities are realizing they can only solve their water resource problems by using a watershed approach. Wetland managers may find it useful to evolve towards a watershed approach as well.