U.S. General Accounting Office
Survey on Food Security Act Conservation Compliance (GAO-03-492SP)
Q36. In your opinion, what level of technical improvements could be made to the tools, techniques, or procedures to complete certified wetland determinations?

  Very great improvement (percent) Great improvement (percent) Moderate improvement (percent) Some improvement (percent) Little or no improvement (percent) Number of respondents
Alabama 0.0 0.0 40.0 40.0 20.0 5
Arkansas 33.3 33.3 11.1 11.1 11.1 9
California 0.0 33.3 33.3 0.0 33.3 3
Colorado 0 0 0 0 0 0
Florida 0.0 16.7 41.7 25.0 16.7 12
Georgia 11.1 44.4 22.2 11.1 11.1 9
Iowa 18.2 22.7 18.2 27.3 13.6 22
Idaho 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 1
Illinois 15.2 30.3 21.2 15.2 18.2 33
Indiana 10.0 15.0 35.0 25.0 15.0 20
Kansas 37.5 12.5 25.0 25.0 0.0 8
Kentucky 0.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 50.0 2
Louisiana 0.0 6.7 46.7 26.7 20.0 15
Maryland 25.0 0.0 50.0 0.0 25.0 4
Michigan 11.8 11.8 47.1 11.8 17.6 17
Minnesota 6.4 25.5 34.0 23.4 10.6 47
Missouri 16.7 20.8 12.5 16.7 33.3 24
Mississippi 0.0 16.7 33.3 50.0 0.0 6
Montana 20.0 20.0 20.0 40.0 0.0 5
North Carolina 0.0 25.0 25.0 12.5 37.5 8
North Dakota 9.5 23.8 14.3 23.8 28.6 21
Nebraska 8.3 19.4 33.3 25.0 13.9 36
New Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0
New York 14.3 42.9 14.3 28.6 0.0 7
Ohio 0.0 50.0 40.0 0.0 10.0 10
Oklahoma 0.0 0.0 50.0 0.0 50.0 2
Oregon 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 0.0 4
Pennsylvania 11.1 22.2 55.6 11.1 0.0 9
South Carolina 0.0 0.0 33.3 0.0 66.7 3
South Dakota 11.5 30.8 30.8 26.9 0.0 26
Tennessee 14.3 28.6 28.6 28.6 0.0 7
Texas 28.6 14.3 14.3 42.9 0.0 7
Utah 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 1
Virginia 0.0 0.0 80.0 0.0 20.0 5
Washington 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3
Wisconsin 16.1 29.0 16.1 22.6 16.1 31
West Virginia 0.0 50.0 0.0 50.0 0.0 2
States with fewer than 15 respondents 10.0 20.0 30.0 20.0 20.0 10
All States 11.3 23.7 28.3 21.4 15.2 434