Abstract
I. Introduction
II. Nebraska's Wetlands ... A. A Wetlands Definition ... B. The Destruction of Nebraska's Wetlands ... 1. The Rainwater Basin ... 2. The Sandhills ... C. The Consequences of Wetlands Destruction
III. Wetland Protection Measures Currently Available ... A. Section 404 of the Clean Water Act ... 1. The History of Section 404 ... 2. The Current Scope of Section 404 ... 3. The Current 404 Program in Nebraska ... B. Other Means of Wetlands Preservation ... 1. Federal Land Acquisition ... 2. State Land Acquisition ... 3. State Cost Sharing Practices ... 4. Water Bank Program ... 5. Summary
IV. What Must Be Done ... A. State Takeover of the 404 Permit Program ... B. Comprehensive Wetlands Protection
Recommended Citation
Mark A. Christensen,
Preserving Nebraska's Wetlands: Now and in the Future,
63 Neb. L. Rev.
(1984)
Available at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/nlr/vol63/iss3/3