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) – MA, R (2016-2018)
Contact: Jim Rypkema Contact: Angela Hunt
ph: 907-269-6285
CA: California Wetlands Conservation Program Development – MA, R, VRP, WQS (2017 - 2022) Contact: Bill Orme ph: (916) 341-5464
CO: Colorado Natural Heritage Program Wetland Program Plan – MA (2020-2024)
Contact: Joanna Lemly ph: (970) 491-2127
CT: Connecticut’s Inland Wetlands Program Plan – R
(2015-2019)
Contact: Darcy Winther ph: (860) 424-3063
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control – MA, R, VRP (2021-2025)
Contact: Mark Biddle ph: 302-672-1153
District of Columbia Wetland Program Plan – MA, R, VRP, WQS (2020-2025)
Contact: Jennifer Dietzen ph: 202-481-3942
FL: Florida Wetland Program Plan – MA, R, VRP, WQS (2013-2016)
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
HI: Hawai'i – MA, R, VRP, WQS (2021-2025)
Contact: Ryan Okano ph: 808-587-0100
ID: Idaho Fish and Game – MA, VRP (2012-2019)
Contact: Chris Murphy ph: 208-287-2728
IN: Indiana Department of Environmental Management – MA, R, VRP (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 – MA, R, VRP, WQS (2019-2023)
Contact: Kirk Tjelmeland ph: 785-306-8149
ME: Maine Wetland Program Plan – MA, R, VRP, WQS (2023-2028)
Contact: Beth Connors Ph: 207-441-6139
MD: Maryland Wetland Program Plan – MA, R, VRP, WQS (2021-2025)
Contact: Denise Clearwater ph: 410-537-3781
MA: Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection – MA, R, VRP, WQS (2019-2024) 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 – MA, R, VRP, WQS (2021-2025)
Contact: Michael Bourdaghs ph: 651-757-2239
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 Game and Park Commission – MA, R, VRP, WQS (2019-2023)
Contact: Ted LaGrange ph: (402) 471-5436
NV: Nevada Wetland Program Plan – MA, VRP
(2023-2028) Contact: Contact: Chantal Iosso
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 (2023-2027) Contact: Contact: Metthea Yepsen ph: 609-940-4027
NJ: New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority – MA, VRP (2019-2023)
Contact: Terry Parker Doss ph: 201-460-4919
NJ: New Jersey Meadowlands Commission – MA, VRP (2013-2018)
Contact: Ross Feltes ph: 201-460-4919
NM: New Mexico Environment Department – MA, R, VRP, WQS (2021-2025)
Contact: Maryann McGraw ph: (505) 827-0581
NC: North Carolina Environment Department – MA, R, VRP, WQS (2021-2025)
Contact: Kristie Gianolulos ph: 919-743-8471
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 – MA, R, VRP, WQS (2020-2025)
Contact: Brooks Tramell ph: (405) 534-6997
OR: Oregon Department of State Lands – MA, R, VRP, WQS (2022-2026)
Contact: Peter Ryan ph: 503-986-5232
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 Department of Environmental Management – MA, R, VRP (2017-2019)
Contact: Sue Kiernan ph: 401-222-4700 x7600
UT: Utah's Wetland Program Plan – MA, R, VRP, WQS (2018-2023)
Contact: Becka Downard - Utah Department of Water Quality ph: 801-536-4340
Diane Menuz - Utah Geologic Survey
ph: 801-538-7436
VT: Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation – MA, R, VRP, WQS (2017-2021) Contact: Laura Lapierre ph: 802-490-6177
VA: Virginia Department of Environmental Quality – MA, R, VRP, WQS (2021-2025)
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 Department of Environmental Protection – MA, R, VRP, WQS
(2021-2025)
Contact: John Wirts ph: 304-926-0499X1060
WY: Wyoming Wetland Program Plan (PDF) – VRP
(2018-2023)
Contact: Steve Tessmann ph: 307-777-4584