4. WETLANDS AND FLOODPLAINS are functional.
4.1 Wetlands are protected. (Unnecessary wetlands destruction is stopped.)
- Permit policies are reformed.
- Proposed permits are monitored.
- Permits are enforced.
- Intentional wetlands protections are incentivized.
4.2 Wetlands are restored. (Strategic wetlands restoration projects restore natural hydrologic and ecological functions to river system.)
- Policies support wetlands restoration projects.
- Funding is secured to execute wetlands restoration projects at sufficient scale.
- Landowners participate in wetlands restoration projects.
- Wetlands restoration projects are executed successfully.
- Intentional wetlands restoration is incentivized.
4.3 Floodplains are protected. (Floodplain disconnection is halted.)
- State and local ordinances restrict or prohibit new development of structures in floodplains.
- Federal insurance programs do not support rebuilding flood-damaged structures within floodplains.
4.4 Floodplains are restored. (Strategic floodplain restoration projects restore natural hydrologic and ecological functions to river system.)
- Policies support floodplain restoration projects.
- Funding is secured to execute floodplain restoration projects at sufficient scale.
- Landowners participate in floodplain restoration projects.
- Floodplain restoration projects are executed successfully.