This workgroup facilitates the resolution of potential or apparent conflicts within interstate river basins, including issues arising from water quality standards, wet weather standards, monitoring, the Clean Water Action Plan, and national policy and regulation. For more information about water quality issues, visit our water quality page. Menu Wetlands Protection Wetlands are vital to the environmental and economic health of New England and New York. These unique areas purify water, control flooding, and reduce coastal storm damage. In addition, wetlands help maintain stream and river flows during dry periods thereby replenishing water supplies and maintaining aquatic habitat for fish and wildlife.
Wetlands are also popular places for hunting, canoeing, and fishing.
The Summer 2000 edition of Water Connection featured wetlands as a topic of study. You can download this newsletter here.