State Wetland Regulations Remain Intact After SCOTUS Sackett Decision


State Wetland Regulations Remain Intact After SCOTUS Sackett Decision


MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today affirms that the recent decision by the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) in Sackett vs United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) does not alter Wisconsin’s wetland regulations under state law.

Since 1978, the DNR has recognized the need to preserve, protect, restore and manage the state`s wetland communities because of the critical recreational, water quality, flood protection and habitat functions they provide to the public. Wisconsin was one of the first states to adopt Water Quality Standards for Wetlands in 1991 and was the first state to pass comprehensive regulations for isolated, non-federal wetlands in 2001 under 2001 Wisconsin Act 6. In a bipartisan effort, the Wisconsin governor and legislators recognized the critical functions wetlands play when they unanimously established state regulations for wetlands not covered by the federal Clean Water Act...


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Ken Notes: Now we need to sit down and make our policy stronger and fair to business and the environment. I would like to strengthen our efforts to own and protect more land and focus less on using policy to restrict well planned expansion where needed. If we fail to plan we are planning to fail...

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