Local tax money is used to build large pumping projects. In seasonal wetlands, unscrupulous builders have tried peddling housing lots during dry months. When wetlands are filled, the water must go somewhere. If it does not seep back into the foundation or basement of the house built on the former wetland, the water is liable to leak into previously dry homes of downstream or adjacent property owners. This kind of trouble should never take place.
Wetlands are nature's sponges, so are incredibly valuable in containing flood waters.
They soak up and then gradually release storm waters, lessening flood damage. They are amazing at purifying polluted water, recharging and replenishing groundwater and aquifer supplies, filtering out pollutants in the city's water supply, and nurturing wildlife, and provide all kinds of recreational activities. The devastating floods in the Midwest in the early 1990s destroyed thousands of homes. Instead, much of that water poured over levees and into people's homes. Many Louisiana home owners are currently suffering major flood damage following the torrential rains at the end of January.