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