Far from it. Regardless of interpretation, there are still oodles out there. It has been at least my experience that most of my client's projects involve work in tidal wetlands or wetlands adjacent to perennial streams. Perhaps that is because the bulk of my work has been in mid-Atlantic Piedmont and coastal plain. With the staffing shortages at COE, perhaps the removal of some application backlog involving teentsy puddle-type wetlands might free up staff for faster attention to the larger projects.
Applicants deserve faster turn-around time on their applications.
WC is obviously aware that the trend of delegating wetland protection to the states has been a long one that continues as before. VA will as of Oct 2001, and Wisconsin is fast-tracking this issue. I appreciate people like yourself who are working on this problem. I differ with your guidance on the 100 and 500 year flood plain. In some areas the 100 year flood plain is very broad, and may contain isolated wetlands that are not adjacent to navigable waters or their tributaries.