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Wetlands: A Primer		 Frequently Asked Wetland
Protection Questions		 Success Stories:
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Wetland Rules &
Regulations		 Wetland Protection
Strategies		 Links to Additional
Information & Resources
Local Government
Decisions & Wetlands		 Gathering Information
About Your Wetland		 Report a Wetland Concern
or Request Assistance

Many of the links below are also embedded in various sections of WWA’s Protecting Wetlands web-pages.


Federal Wetland Regulatory Statutes and Guidance Documents

  • Key federal statutes governing wetlands in the U.S.


    • Wisconsin Wetland Regulatory Statutes and Rules

    Wisconsin wetland statutes:

  • Chapter 281: Water and Sewage

    • Wisconsin wetland rules:

  • NR 1.95 Wetlands preservation, protection, restoration and management
  • NR 299 Water quality certification
  • Wisconsin Act 6 (2001) Water quality certification of nonfederal wetlands
  • NR 103 Water quality standards for wetlands
  • Review of projects under NR 103 Water quality standards for wetlands
  • NR 115 Wisconsin’s Shoreland Zoning Program
  • NR 117 Wisconsin’s City and Village Shoreland Wetland Protection Program
  • NR 350 Wetland Mitigation
  • NR 353 Wetland Conservation Activities


    • Building Near Wetlands

  • Building Near Wetlands - Before You Buy... Before You Build


    • Wetland Compensatory Mitigation

  • Guidelines for Wetland Compensatory Mitigation in Wisconsin


    • Wetland Identification and Assessments

  • Locating wetlands
  • Wisconsin Wetland Inventory
  • Wetland functional values
  • 1987 Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual


    • Find a Wetland Expert

  • WWA's Wetland Resource Directory


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