What Is a State Wetland Conservation Plan?

http://www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/facts/fact27.html

A tool that States, Territories, and Tribes are using to protect wetlands is the State Wetland Conservation Plan (SWCP). A State Wetland Conservation Plan is not meant to create a new level of bureaucracy. Instead, it improves government and private sector effectiveness and efficiency by identifying gaps in wetland protection programs and finding opportunities to make wetlands programs work even better.

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Date Of Record Release	2009-05-19 16:14:48
Description	A tool that States, Territories, and Tribes are using to protect wetlands is the State Wetland Conservation Plan (SWCP). A State Wetland Conservation Plan is not meant to create a new level of bureaucracy. Instead, it improves government and private sector effectiveness and efficiency by identifying gaps in wetland protection programs and finding opportunities to make wetlands programs work even better.
Classification	Natural Resources Management -- Watersheds and Wetlands Water and Wastewater -- Watersheds and Wetlands Environmental Decisionmaking -- Assessment Tools
Resource Type	Assessment/Evaluation Tool/Toolbox
Format	Text
Subject	Watersheds Wetland conservation Wetlands
Source	United States Environmental Protection Agency
Keyword	Wetlands, State Wetland Conservation Plan (SWCP), States, Territories, Tribes, Tool
Selector	Marks
Date Of Record Creation	2009-05-19 16:10:51
Education Level	College Technician/Professional/Faculty College (13 - 14) College (15 - 16) College - Graduate Level
Date Last Modified	2009-05-19 16:14:48
Language	English

Date Record Checked: 2009-05-19 00:00:00 (W3C-DTF)

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