In accordance with the Wetland Conservation Act, the plan may provide for the management classification of wetlands in the plan area based on:
- An inventory of existing wetlands in the plan area;
- An assessment of the wetland functions using a methodology chosen by the technical evaluation panel and based on one of the methodologies established or approved by the Board of Water and Soil Resources
- Landscape position, adjacent habitats or buffers, connectivity with or between important resources, projected land use, and other watershed-scale criteria; and
- The resulting public value.
The locally-defined management classification of wetlands in Blue Earth County will provide a framework for protecting, restoring and enhancing wetlands.
