Wetlands are important for a number of reasons.
As natural storm water detention areas, wetlands can serve to control and minimize flooding. Wetlands are also important to native wildlife as they provide food, cover, and habitat for plants and animals. Wetlands which are eliminated as a result of development are not easily nor economically replaced. Once a wetland is lost, the cost to restore or replace the wetland can be expensive burden to assume. Determining the nature and extent of a wetland may not seem as obvious as most people think.