Wetland Program Plans (WPPs) are organized to address 1-4 Core Elements out of EPA’s Core Element Framework. In each listing for state WPPs below, the corresponding Core Element Key indicates which elements are addressed within the plan.
Core Element Key:
MA = Monitoring & Assessment
R = Regulatory
VRP = Voluntary Restoration & Protection
WQS = Water Quality Standards for Wetlands
AL: Alabama Wetland Program Plan – MA
(2011-2015) Contact: Lisa Huff ph: (334) 260-2752
AK: Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (PDF)
(2016-2018) Contact: Jim Rypkema Contact: Angela Hunt
ph: 907-269-6285
CA: California Wetlands Conservation Program Development – MA, R, VRP, WQS
(2010 - 2015) Contact: Glenda Marsh ph: (916) 445-1739
Bill Orme ph: (916) 341-5464
CO: Colorado Natural Heritage Program Wetland Program Plan – MA
(2011-2015) Contact: Joanna Lemly ph: (970) 491-2127
CT: Connecticut’s Inland Wetlands Program Plan – R
(2015-2019) Contact: Darcy Winther ph: (860) 424-3063
DE: Delaware Wetland Monitoring Strategy – MA, R, VRP, WQS
(2016-2019) Contact: Mark Biddle ph: (302) 672-1153
FL: Florida Wetland Program Plan – MA, R, VRP, WQS
(2013-2106) Contact: Andrew May ph: (850) 245-8495
GA: Georgia EPD Wetland Program Plan – MA, R, VRP, WQS
(2011-2016) Contact: Jennifer Welte ph: (404) 675-1753
ID: Idaho Fish and Game (PDF) – MA, VRP
(2012-2019) Contact: Chris Murphy ph: 208-287-2728
IN: Indiana Department of Environmental Management
(2015-2022) Contact: Randy J. Braun ph: 317-234-3980
IA: Iowa – MA, R, VRP, WQS
(2016-2020) Contact: Brandon Harlan ph: 515-725-8378
KS: Kansas Wetland Program Plan – MA, R, VRP, WQS
(2013-2017) Contact: Debra Baker ph: (785) 296-0612
ME: Maine Wetland Program Plan – MA, R, VRP, WQS
(2017-2022) Contact: Jeanne DiFranco ph: (207) 822-6359
MD: Maryland Wetland Program Plan – MA, R, VRP, WQS
(2016-2020) Contact: Denise Clearwater () ph: 410-537-3781
MA: Massachusetts Wetland Program Plan – MA, R, VRP, WQS
(2013-2017) Contact: Lealdon Langley ph: (617) 574-6882
MI: Michigan Department of Environmental Quality – MA, R, VRP, WQS
(2019-2024) Contact: Amy Lounds ph: 517-284-5530
MN: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (PDF) – MA, R, VRP, WQS
(2012-2017) Contact: Mark Gernes ph: 651-757-2387
MO: Missouri (PDF) – MA, R, VRP, WQS
(2013-2018) Contact: John Horton ph: 573-751-2867
MT: Montana Department of Environmental Quality Wetland Program Plan – MA, R, VRP, WQS
(2020-2030) Contact: Steve Carepenedo ph: 406-444-3527
MT: Montana Development Plan for a Statewide Wetland and Riparian Mapping, Assessment and Monitoring Program – MA, VRP
(2021-2025) Contact: Linda Vance ph: (406) 437-1083
NE: Nebraska Wetland Program Plan – MA, R, VRP, WQS
(2011-2013) Contact: Ted LaGrange ph: (402) 471-5436
NV: State of Nevada Wetland Program Plan – MA, VRP
(2017-2022) Contact: Kristin Szabo ph: 775-684-2901
NH: New Hampshire Wetland Program Plan – MA, R, VRP, WQS
(2017-2023) Contact: Collis Adams ph: (603) 271-4054
NJ: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – MA, R, VRP, WQS
(2019-2022) Contact: Metthea Yepsen ph: 609-984-7739
NM: New Mexico Wetlands Program Plan – MA, R, VRP, WQS
(2011-2016) Contact: Maryann McGraw ph: (505) 827-0581
NC: North Carolina's Wetland Program Plan Monitoring and Assessment – MA
(2013-2017) Contact: Lori Montgomery ph: (919-807-6479)
ND: North Dakota's Water Quality Monitoring Strategy for Surface Waters – MA
(2008-2019) Contact: Mike Ell ph: (701) 328-5214
OK: Oklahoma Conservation Commission (PDF) – MA, R, VRP, WQS
(2013-2018) Contact: Brooks Tramell ph: (405) 522-6908
OR: Oregon Wetland Program Plan – MA, R, VRP, WQS
(2017-2021) Contact: Kathy Verble ph: (503) 986-5295
PA: Pennsylvania Aquatic Resource Protection and Management Action Plan – MA, R, VRP, WQS
(2011-2020) Contact: Sidney Freyermuth ph: (717) 772-5977
RI: Rhode Island Wetland Program Core Elements Plan – MA, R, VRP
(2017-2019) Contact: Russell J. Chateauneuf ph: (401) 222-4700 x770
UT: Utah's Wetland Program Plan – MA, R, VRP, WQS
(2018-2023) Contact: Toby Hooker ph: (801) 537-3376 Jodi Gardberg ph: (801) 536-4372
VT: Vermont Wetlands Program Plan: Strengthening Core Elements of a Comprehensive Wetlands Program in Vermont – MA, R, VRP, WQS
(2017-2021) Contact: Alan Quackenbush ph: (802) 241-3761
VA: Virginia Comprehensive Wetland Program Plan – MA, R, VRP, WQS
(2015-2020) Contact: David Davis ph: (804) 698-4105
WA: Washington State – MA, R, VRP, WQS
(2016-2021) Contact: Lauren Driscoll ph: 360-407-7045
WV: West Virginia Wetland Program Plan – MA, R, VRP, WQS
(2016-2020) Contact: Walt Kordek ph: (304) 637-0245
WY: Wyoming Wetland Program Plan (PDF) – VRP
(2018-2023) Contact: Steve Tessmann ph: 307-777-4584