U.S. General Accounting Office |
Survey on Food Security Act Conservation Compliance (GAO-03-492SP) |
Q39a. If you find a converted wetland on lands owned or operated by a USDA program participant, how often do you do the following?: Notify the person by sending a certified wetland determination, detailing the potential violation. |
Always or almost always (percent) | Most of the time (percent) | About half of the time (percent) | Some of the time (percent) | Never or almost never (percent) | Number of respondents | |
Alabama | 50.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 4 |
Arkansas | 42.9 | 42.9 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 |
California | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 3 |
Colorado | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Florida | 70.0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 10 |
Georgia | 33.3 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 16.7 | 33.3 | 6 |
Iowa | 52.4 | 19.0 | 4.8 | 9.5 | 14.3 | 21 |
Idaho | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 1 |
Illinois | 47.1 | 14.7 | 2.9 | 8.8 | 26.5 | 34 |
Indiana | 38.9 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 16.7 | 22.2 | 18 |
Kansas | 71.4 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 7 |
Kentucky | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 |
Louisiana | 78.6 | 7.1 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14 |
Maryland | 0.0 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 3 |
Michigan | 35.3 | 11.8 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 47.1 | 17 |
Minnesota | 55.1 | 28.6 | 2.0 | 6.1 | 8.2 | 49 |
Missouri | 63.6 | 18.2 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 13.6 | 22 |
Mississippi | 66.7 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.7 | 6 |
Montana | 33.3 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 3 |
North Carolina | 28.6 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 42.9 | 7 |
North Dakota | 45.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 15.0 | 30.0 | 20 |
Nebraska | 67.6 | 14.7 | 2.9 | 5.9 | 8.8 | 34 |
New Mexico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York | 71.4 | 28.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 |
Ohio | 50.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 10 |
Oklahoma | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 |
Oregon | 66.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 3 |
Pennsylvania | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 62.5 | 8 |
South Carolina | 66.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 3 |
South Dakota | 30.8 | 19.2 | 11.5 | 15.4 | 23.1 | 26 |
Tennessee | 85.7 | 0.0 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 |
Texas | 60.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 40.0 | 5 |
Utah | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 1 |
Virginia | 20.0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 60.0 | 5 |
Washington | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 66.7 | 3 |
Wisconsin | 66.7 | 16.7 | 3.3 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 30 |
West Virginia | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 2 |
States with fewer than 15 respondents | 44.4 | 0.0 | 22.2 | 11.1 | 22.2 | 9 |
All States | 52.1 | 16.1 | 4.4 | 8.1 | 19.3 | 409 |