Wetlands Policy Proposal Introduction Every year our nations wetlands have an estimated loss of 117,000 acres. This means every five minutes an area the size of a football field is lost. What people do not understand is that we need wetlands for many beneficial reasons. Most people do not even know what wetlands consist of. There are four major types of wetlands which are: isolated wetlands, bogs of the Northeast, bottomland hardwood forest wetlands, and playa …showed first 75 words of 535 total…

…showed last 75 words of 535 total…act annual net loss have been cut by 60%. The only problem with the CWA is it allows for the Corps to administer "general permits" that speed approval of projects by eliminating environmental review by the EPA and public comment on any projects. Revision of these permits is constantly on going. However, the only way to preserve our nation wetlands is to stop destroying them. Reconstruction does not provide all of the benefits of untouched wetlands.