<br />COLORADO WETLANDS: Agencies & Organizations
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<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.
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<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.
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<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)
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<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:
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<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.
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<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.
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<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.
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<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.
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<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'}'.
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<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
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