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<br />being drained and filled. See the articles of Blum, Zahela and <br />Houck in Volume 60, Issue 4, of the 1989 University of Coloradq <br />Law Review which features a symposium on section 404. See also <br />33 C.F.R. § 320, et sea•; 40 C.F.R. S 230, ~t sea•; and <br />"Memorandum of Agreement Between the Environmental Protection <br />Agency and the Department of the Army Concerning the <br />Determination of Mitigation Under the Clean Water Act <br />Section 404(b)(1) Guidelines" dated February 9, 1990. <br />The ownership of property interests in wetlands by the <br />State, Local and Federal Governments, plus ownership by private <br />groups and individuals for the purpose of preserving the <br />environment, recreation, wetlands, and open space, will play an <br />increasingly greater role. In lieu of drying-up irrigated farms <br />and converting them to municipal water use, careful thought <br />should be given to keeping agricultural ditch and reservoir <br />companies in operation for the primary or ancillary purpose of <br />preserving wetlands, waterfowl and wildlife habitat which has <br />prospered as a result of diverting, storing, and conveying water <br />to places of use and from the return flow from water uses. This <br />could be accomplished by State ownership of ditch company shares <br />and/or payment into a ditch company operation and maintenance <br />fund, or by agreements with shareholders, with the objective of <br />and commitment to keeping the water within the company's <br />historical area. <br />VII. WATER FOR WATER QUALITY. <br />Control of point and non-point source pollution, <br />through a combination of treatment and best management practices, <br />-29- <br />