Alabama Water Quality Information System

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	1.-		Are constructed wetlands as efficient as natural wetlands for water purification and flood control?


	2.-		Can a farmer get information on wetlands issues from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation (NRCS)?


	3.-		Can dredging be beneficial to the aquatic ecosystem?


	4.-		Can farmers violate the wetlands provision of the Clean Water Act by the simple act of plowing?


	5.-		Can groundwater contamination impact wetlands and wildlife?


	6.-		Does purchase of wetland mitigation banking credits from a mitigation bank sponsor relieve a developer or landowner of any responsibility to provide wetland mitigation?


	7.-		How are wetlands regulated?


	8.-		How can we protect our remaining wetlands?


	9.-		How do increased water demands cause a loss/reduction of wetlands and riparian habitats?


	10.-		How do wetlands impact water quality?


	11.-		How do wildlife species use wetlands?


	12.-		How does natural purification of liquid water work on earth?


	13.-		How does the Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) of USDA work?


	14.-		How is an index of biological integrity (IBI) developed for wetlands?


	15.-		How much time is involved in arranging the purchase of credits to satisfy a wetland mitigation requirement?


	16.-		How would global warming impact non-tidal wetlands?


	17.-		Is the conversion of seasonal wetlands on privately owned farmland to agricultural uses without a federal permit a breach of the Clean Water Act?


	18.-		What actions, activities or practices tend to reduce natural water purification?


	19.-		What are biological assessments of wetlands?


	20.-		What are some of the benefits of the wetlands mitigation banking process in the view of developers and landowners?


	21.-		What are the benefits of constructed wetlands?


	22.-		What are the primary categories of wetlands?


	23.-		What are wetlands?


	24.-		What do environmental groups think about the wetlands mitigation banking process?


	25.-		What goes into the process of wetland mitigation banking?


	26.-		What is a state wetland conservation plan (SWCP)?


	27.-		What is an index of biological integrity (IBI) for determining wetland health?


	28.-		What is natural water purification?


	29.-		What is the difference between biological assessments and functional assessments of wetlands?


	30.-		What is the procedure for purchasing wetland mitigation credits?

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This website was developed by the ACES Water Quality Team, under the leadership of Dr. James E. Hairston. It is funded, in part, by USDA-CSREES water quality grant support under Section 406 of the Agricultural Research, Extension and Education Reform Act of 1998.