NRE 3105 Lecture 14: 14 Wetland Law

• School: UConn
• Department: Natural Resources and the Environment
• Course: NRE 3105
• Professor: Lawrence

Document Summary

Swamp land acts (1849, 1850, 1960: federally owned wetlands were transferred to the state or private ownership to reduce federal involvement of flood control and drainage, encouraged drainage of swamps - agreed to drain for agriculture, encouraged settlement. Rivers and harbors act 10 (1899: regulates work in, over, or under waters listed as navigable waters of the united states , beach nourishment, boat ramps, dredging, filling, etc. now requires a permit (issues by the army. Corps of engineers: associated with the army corps of engineers, because navigable waters is related to commerce and trade. Before the 1970"s: federal policy is vague and often contradictory: usace, nrcs, bor drain wetlands, doi, usfws protect wetlands, there is no single law that protects wetlands. After the 1970"s: policies are a little better: there is still no single law that protects wetlands, a variety of laws, with a variety of purposes (land use, water quality, wildlife, these drive wetland protection and management.