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<br />~.;:t; <br />:.:.: :~.:". <br /> <br />~ <br />~ <br />~ <br />N <br /> <br />,...... <br />.:;;:..:'~:>. <br />........:.. <br /> <br />J. <br /> <br />COHCLO'SIOHS: <br /> <br />The terrain, the soils and the irrigation history of the <br />area has contributed dramatically to the development of <br />extensive wetland acreage in a once xeric basin. Every <br />situation where a wetland could occur it seems a wetland <br />exists. The tracking system data base and 2 years of data <br />has allowed us to calculate, :IR.,~~!I!:.@~er;;e,tf~t';~~.$t~~:.:(.. . <br />OppO,Ii!.~~",tQ"<2',,acres,d'n'the "1;990 report')"' of'''wet1:ands',per <br />&,Qn~ilQ.11:!ed:.un_ (the highest figure and lowest figure were <br />dropped). Th:i:s,,'does".hot, ';j"ne-Iud'E!"wet'HinCis fourid'"on"n~- <br />contracted,'Jacres" tii1deir~:th'e:"saiili!{' 6'wnefoship . Vol untary <br />mitigation with relatively low value replacement wetlands <br />(such as ponds) and enhancement of existing wetlands on a <br />farm by farm basis may not keep up with anticipated wetland <br />losses. Many of the wetlands we lose or enhance are high in <br />value, so it is difficult to gain much. Until we reach <br />those producers with the habitat resources and a sincere <br />desire to develop land for wildlife these losses will <br />continue. The possibility also exists that these <br />individuals may give up on the program while waiting. <br /> <br />Enhancement of existing wetlands appears to be our only <br />alternative for aChieving gains in wetland values while. <br />reducing salinity, but the constraints placed on our <br />mitigation efforts by the Environmental Protection Agency <br />(EPA) have limited our ability to achieve positive results. <br />Because we are restricted to one (1) acre shallow water <br />developments in wetlands our chances of reaching replacement <br />goals are reduced. <br />