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Save Overland Park Wetlands From Destruction

਍㰀瀀㸀ഀഀ ਍㰀戀㸀圀䠀夀㼀㰀⼀戀㸀ഀഀ

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਍㰀戀㸀䠀伀圀 夀伀唀 䌀䄀一 䠀䔀䰀倀㨀㰀⼀戀㸀ഀഀ

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਍㰀戀㸀圀刀䤀吀䔀 吀伀㨀㰀⼀戀㸀ഀഀ

਍ഀഀ Douglas R. Berka, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City Field Office,
਍㜀　　 䘀攀搀攀爀愀氀 䈀甀椀氀搀椀渀最Ⰰ 㘀　㄀ 䔀愀猀琀 ㄀㈀琀栀 匀琀爀攀攀琀Ⰰ 䬀愀渀猀愀猀 䌀椀琀礀Ⰰ 䴀伀 㘀㐀㈀　㘀ⴀ㈀㠀㤀㘀㰀戀爀㸀ഀഀ Or via email to Douglas.r.berka@usace.army.mil
਍匀攀渀搀 愀 挀漀瀀礀 漀昀 礀漀甀爀 氀攀琀琀攀爀 琀漀㨀 䬀愀渀猀愀猀 䐀攀瀀愀爀琀洀攀渀琀 漀昀 䠀攀愀氀琀栀 愀渀搀 䔀渀瘀椀爀漀渀洀攀渀琀Ⰰ 䈀甀爀攀愀甀 漀昀 圀愀琀攀爀 ⴀ 圀愀琀攀爀猀栀攀搀 䴀愀渀愀最攀洀攀渀琀 匀攀挀琀椀漀渀Ⰰ ㄀　　　 匀圀 䨀愀挀欀猀漀渀 匀琀爀攀攀琀Ⰰ 匀甀椀琀攀 㐀㈀　Ⰰ 吀漀瀀攀欀愀Ⰰ 䬀匀 㘀㘀㘀㄀㈀ⴀ㄀㌀㘀㜀㰀戀爀㸀ഀഀ Please refer to ID#200300879, F.F.F.J.T. Investment in your correspondence. ਍㰀瀀㸀ഀഀ WRITE SOON! THE COMMENT PERIOD CLOSES ON MARCH 16! ਍㰀瀀㸀ഀഀ ਍⠀䌀栀攀挀欀 漀甀琀 琀栀攀 猀瀀攀挀椀昀椀挀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 愀瀀瀀氀椀挀愀琀椀漀渀 漀渀 琀栀攀 䌀漀爀瀀猀 眀攀戀猀椀琀攀 愀琀ഀഀ www.nwk.usace.army.mil/regulatory/public_notices.htm and click on ID#200300879) ਍㰀瀀㸀ഀഀ WHAT TO WRITE: ਍㰀瀀㸀ഀഀ Any concerns you have about the potential impact of the project on the environment, esthetics, water quality, conservation, water supply, the needs and welfare of the public - just about any concern you have! Some fast facts to help you: ਍㰀甀氀㸀ഀഀ

  • The ability of wetlands to store floodwaters reduces the risk of costly property damage and loss of life. An acre of wetland can store 1-1.5 million gallons of floodwater. An acre of parking lot generates about 16 times the volume of runoff that a one inch rain would produce in a one acre meadow. Wooded wetlands such as this one are even more efficient at storing and filtering runoff than meadows. ਍㰀氀椀㸀圀攀琀氀愀渀搀猀 昀椀氀琀攀爀 愀渀搀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀 瀀漀氀氀甀琀愀渀琀猀 椀渀 眀愀琀攀爀 昀爀漀洀 爀甀渀漀昀昀Ⰰ 爀攀琀甀爀渀椀渀最 挀氀攀愀渀攀搀 眀愀琀攀爀 琀漀 猀琀爀攀愀洀猀 愀渀搀 最爀漀甀渀搀 眀愀琀攀爀 猀甀瀀瀀氀椀攀猀⸀  吀甀爀渀椀渀最 琀栀攀 眀攀琀氀愀渀搀 椀渀琀漀 愀渀 愀猀瀀栀愀氀琀 猀甀爀昀愀挀攀 眀椀氀氀 猀攀渀搀 瀀漀氀氀甀琀攀搀 爀甀渀漀昀昀 搀椀爀攀挀琀氀礀 椀渀琀漀 琀爀椀戀甀琀愀爀椀攀猀 琀漀 一攀最爀漀 䌀爀攀攀欀⸀ഀഀ
  • Wetlands provide habitat for unique and diverse species of plants and animals. Up to one half of North American bird species nest or feed in wetlands. Although they encompass only 5% of the land surface in the U.S., wetlands are home to 31% of our plant species. ਍㰀氀椀㸀圀漀漀搀攀搀 眀攀琀氀愀渀搀猀 猀甀挀栀 愀猀 琀栀椀猀 漀渀攀 愀爀攀 愀渀 攀猀瀀攀挀椀愀氀氀礀 瘀愀氀甀愀戀氀攀 渀愀琀甀爀愀氀 爀攀猀漀甀爀挀攀⸀  吀栀攀礀 愀爀攀 攀砀琀爀攀洀攀氀礀 攀昀昀椀挀椀攀渀琀 愀琀 猀琀漀爀椀渀最 愀渀搀 昀椀氀琀攀爀椀渀最 爀甀渀漀昀昀⸀  䈀攀猀椀搀攀猀 瀀爀漀瘀椀搀椀渀最 栀愀戀椀琀愀琀Ⰰ 琀栀攀礀 瀀爀漀瘀椀搀攀 愀 戀攀愀甀琀椀昀甀氀 渀愀琀甀爀愀氀 愀爀攀愀 昀漀爀 栀甀洀愀渀猀 琀漀 攀渀樀漀礀 愀渀搀 琀漀 猀栀椀攀氀搀 琀栀攀洀 昀爀漀洀 甀渀猀椀最栀琀氀礀 戀甀椀氀搀椀渀最猀Ⰰ 瀀愀爀欀椀渀最 氀漀琀猀 愀渀搀 挀漀渀猀琀爀甀挀琀椀漀渀⸀ഀഀ
  • Rather than allow the developer to continue the destruction of the wetland, the Corps should require the developer to restore the damaged area. ਍㰀氀椀㸀圀椀琀栀 挀愀爀攀昀甀氀 瀀氀愀渀渀椀渀最 愀渀搀 攀渀昀漀爀挀攀洀攀渀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀 氀愀眀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 猀琀爀攀愀洀猀 愀渀搀 眀攀琀氀愀渀搀猀 椀渀 猀漀甀琀栀攀爀渀 䨀漀栀渀猀漀渀 䌀漀甀渀琀礀 猀栀漀甀氀搀 渀漀琀 栀愀瘀攀 琀漀 猀甀昀昀攀爀 琀栀攀 猀愀洀攀 昀愀琀攀 愀猀 琀栀攀 搀攀最爀愀搀攀搀 猀琀爀攀愀洀猀 琀漀 琀栀攀 渀漀爀琀栀⸀ഀഀ
  • The public has a right to voice these concerns and others in a public hearing. ਍㰀⼀甀氀㸀ഀഀ ਍㰀⼀栀琀洀氀㸀਀