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<br />COLORADO WETLANDS: Agencies & Organizations <br /> <br /> <br />S"clion404of <br />Ihe federal <br />Clean Water <br />Art rrgolatrs <br />aclivilit's involving <br />wetlands in <br />Colorado and across <br />the nation. Sertion <br />.to.lestahlished a <br />permit prograllllu <br />ensure Ihat dis~ <br />charges of dredged <br />(lnd filllllil!t'rial inlo-of ('x('(Ivalioll in-\\ll'tlamls and olher <br />walm or till' United Stales eOlnply with fed,'ral requi,,'menls. <br />TIll' U.S. '\1111.1' (i1l1'S of'/:'lIgille/'rs and Ihe IJ.S. EII!'inmml'lllal <br />I'mlel'litlll Agrnq jointly adminisll'r the Section 404 program, <br />TIll' U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, as well as Ihe Coloradu <br />I)i\'isioll ofWildlifl' and ottH'f stall' :lgt'llcit'S, play advisory <br />rolt's in lhl' pron'ss. <br /> <br />Failn'" 10 ohlain atOI permil in caSt's will'''' Olll' is requi",d <br />may rt'sull ill .IIlI'llforn'IlH'lll actiun linn possibll' pl'Jlalty. If <br />you ,In' Illa[Jllill~ a projt.('\ IlIa! Illay ill\'olvt' wellillHls or otlH'f <br />watl'fS-Of ifyoLl wanlll1orl' information fill 111(' ,'I{).1 pnll'l'SS, <br />l'Oolact Ih,' ('orps or Enginl"'rs al :111:11'1711-4120 inlJ,'nver. <br /> <br />In addilionlo ils Serlion WI ,,'sponsibilili,'s, Ihe Environnll'nlal <br />Prolrrtillll Agl'lI(,y also administers an Adllpt.t\.\\'plland <br />Program IIlill allmvs lo('al groups to sign 011 as stewards uf iI <br />particolar wetland. 1'1''\ alsulllilinlains a Wl'llancls lIutlinl' for <br />w'nl'ral illfurlllaliun 1111 wl'tlands: I.HIIIIH:12.7H2H (\lun..Fri. <br />!J a.nl ;;::\11 p.1l1. EST.) EI'Xs Ill'IlVl'r uffirl' alsuulkrs a vari,'ly <br />ur illfunllaliullull wI'II'III1Is: 1'1',\, KI'~iOlI VIII (HW~I\\'l)). !)!19 <br />IHlh St., SlIiit' ;;011, [)"IlVl'r. CU HII"02~"\I;Ii. (IHIIII 227H917) <br /> <br />18 <br /> <br />rill' I.S. Fisll I/lld lIildlil;' Ser!'iee (lISFWS) reviews pro. <br />posals for ~\'\'l'lllpllll'llt proj('cts lhill n'quil'l' h'dt'ral pt'nnils <br />O[ lil'l'IISI'S surh itS St'r\ioll .10-1. 10 {'!lSUH' Ihat imparts tn <br />wt'llallds art' ilvoidi'd or llliligalt'd i1l1tllhallhrl'alt'lll'cl ann <br />\'lldilll~l'n'd sp,'ril's aft' proli'ctl'd. III ('olorado, IlIe Sl'r\'in' <br />llI;lIIi1~I'S fivl' national witlllife fl'fugt.s ilnd llteir wl'\!;lIlds: <br /> <br />thl' Rucky \lollnlain Arsenal. Alalllosa Muntl' Vista, Arapaho <br />(nl'arWaldl'n) alld Browns Park (near Mayhf'll). In coopera. <br />lion with Ihl' Cllloradu Division of Wildlife and priva'" groups <br />such as Ilucks Unlilllill'd, Ihe IISFWS has iniliait'd I'arlners <br />for Wildlif,' (f'F\\1to providl' funds for sharing the CIISt nf <br />loral wildlife hahilal projl'rts. Sinn' 1990,Ihe progralll has <br />developed lIlon'lhan 11111 coopl'ralive agrl"'IIll'nls wilh pri. <br />vah' lilndownt'fS across Colorarlo 10 ('rpatl' nesting and win- <br />Ipring hauitat for waler binb. For llIore illformation (In PFW, <br />ronlacl Bill Noonan, :llI:lf2:1152HII. <br /> <br />Tile U.S. Soil COllserl'lllioll Sadee is prilllarily involved <br />wilh wellands on privatl' lands. Till' Foud Secorily Arl (If <br />19~:i ,lnd Iht' Food Agri('ulture ('ons('f\'ation and Tmde Art or <br />1990 require SCS 10 survey wetlands on lands Ihal are used <br />fnr rrops nr could potent ially he used for crops and 10 lei agri. <br />I'ulloral prodol'ers know ahoullhe wetlands on tlU'ir proPI'rty. <br />In ~eneral, producers whomanipulale wetlands on their land <br />alkr Ike. 2:\. I!JH;;, art' nol l'iigihlt> for moslllS IkpartllU'nl <br />of AWicullurl' pro~rilllls. <br /> <br /> <br />,'I' 'j',!,,' <br /> <br />,.,,::,,',I!,,',:,,' ,'I,ll,' <br /> <br />Till' U.s. Foresl Sm,ice has launl'lIed a major inveutol)' and <br />plimning rffort involving riparian and wl'tland ;m~as in Ihe <br />Rockies. The effurt includes "Iull'graled Resourl'e IIII'enlories" of <br />major watersheds; thf'sr inwnlories are designed 10 yield solid <br />sdentifie infonnation on what ~'Pes 01 riparian a"'as, wetlands <br />and other lands are located onlhe agenry's property-and what <br />kind of shape Ihey're in. This dala will be usecllu mate Riparian <br />Action Plans Ii" each wa\(<rsh('d -and to idenlity wetland and <br />riparian delllonstration ilf{'(lS Ihat ran showcase inllovative man. <br />agementleehniques. Sl'hedult'd cOlnpletiun dale: 20110. <br /> <br />The Colorado Divisiol/ of Wildlife, a division of Ihe <br />Deparlmenl of Nalural Keso",ees, implements wetlands pro~ <br />grams through money generated hy sale of its migralol)' <br />waterfnwl stamps, whil'h are rt,quired fnr huntin~ dul'ks and <br />geesl' in Cnlorado. These dullars have generaled additional <br />funds for the creal ion and rl'sloration of wetlands through <br />pmllH'rships \vilh ollH'r go\'t'rnl11(,1l1 ilgl'ndes and privah' <br />~roups. Olle example: ClJOW partieipait's with Ihe Fish and <br />Wildlife Servin" as wdl as Docks Unlimited ,md olher priv,,\(< <br />organizations, in IIU' I'artnm for Wildlife (I'IW) program. <br />{HIll'r lIl'1ivitil's include cUlldLlClill~ research 011 wetlands <br />ecology, cOI1lIll('ntin~ on Srctioll .1(14 permit applications and <br />advising cilizens on how 10 manage and create wetlands. <br /> <br />Another divisinn nf 1111, lJepartmenlnf Nalural Resourres, <br />Colorado .1'1011' Purh, has workl'd with Martin Mariella, <br />Ilul'ks IInlimiled, the Ilivision of Wildlife, Ihe Ilepartmenl of <br />Transportatiun and Ihl' Army Corps of Engineers 10 ereale a <br />211 am' wetland:;/watehahle wildlife area al (,halfield State <br />I'ark in l.ittl,'lon. The division's Nalaral Areus Program is <br />inventorying and creating lIIanagellll'nt plans fur wellands on <br />Stall' I'arks land. This work is funded hy a ~rant from Ihl' II.S. <br />Ellvironlllclllal Prolectio!] Agem'}'. <br /> <br />Tile WaleI' Qoalily COl/lrol Dids;ol/ of Ihe Colorado <br />Ill'partmenlof lIeallh is involved in wetlands prolerlion in <br />two ways: IIllllt>r Seetion 4111 of Ihe r.'dl'ral Clt'illlll'alt'r Acl, <br />the divisiun is required 10 I'ertify Ihat disehargl' of dmlged or <br />fillmall'rial will nol violate slall' wall'r qoalily standards- <br />including standards fur wellands that have hel'n adupled hy <br />