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Wetlands are Important for Water Quality and Coastal Protection
- "The settlement requires Idlewild Acres and Mr. Wild to successfully establish or maintain approximately 12.7 acres of freshwater wetlands and ponds, including about 3.8 acres of ponds that were constructed in the wetlands." "...the Bayleys will establish through restoration and mitigation at least 64.5 acres of freshwater wetlands, restore site hydrology, and permanently protect all restored and mitigated wetlands, as well as associated riparian, upland, and open water habit through enforceable conservation easements." - excerpts from EPA news releases for settlement agreements in southern Maine and Cape Cod.
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