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Expanded Water Quality Protection for Wisconsin’s Isolated Wetlands PDF

by P. Scott Hausmann

When the Supreme Court restricted federal protection of isolated wetlands, Wisconsin found its state regulatory powers limited as well. A new state act, passed in record time, restored its jurisdiction over wetlands in the state. One of the act’s champions discusses the use of water quality authority for wetland protection.

P. Scott Hausmann is the wetland team leader for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, based in Madison. He is also a founding member, former chair, and current board member of the Association of State Wetland Managers.

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Protecting Wetlands Through Stormwater Management, County by County PDF

by Richard H. Acker

The central role that wetlands play in stormwater protection has led some states and localities to incorporate wetlands into stormwater management programs. This approach was adopted by three counties in metropolitan Chicago, and it now offers added protection for isolated wetlands.

Richard H. Acker is the regional land use coordinator at Openlands Project in Chicago. He helped draft statutory language for the ongoing effort to enact a wetland protection law in Illinois. He has spoken on smart growth, wetland protection, farmland preservation, and other topics in Illinois, Indiana, and Washington, DC.

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Cumulative Court Decisions Set Stage for Virginia’s Nontidal Wetland Program PDF

by Ellen Gilinsky

Before SWANCC, there were Wilson and National Mining Association-lower court cases that eroded the wetlands of Virginia and many other states. The commonwealth met the new climate created by these cases with a nontidal wetland law that asserted its independent regulatory authority.

Ellen Gilinsky, Ph.D., has served as manager of the Virginia Water Protection Permit Program within the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality’s Office of Water Programs since October 1999. She also serves on the Technical Advisory Board for the Virginia Commonwealth University Center for Environmental Studies.

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Estimating Indiana’s Isolated Waters Through Geographic Information Systems PDF

by James Robb

The Indiana Department of Environmental Management used a geographic information system to analyze the extent of wetlands isolated from apparent surface water connections. The process, which incorporates different definitions of adjacency, could assist other states as well.

James Robb is a wetland scientist, geographic information systems analyst, and remote sensing analyst with the Indiana Department of Environmental Management in Indianapolis. He is also a Ph.D. candidate at Indiana University’s School of Public and Environmental Affairs.

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