| U.S. General Accounting Office |
| Survey on Food Security Act Conservation Compliance (GAO-03-492SP) |
| Q61c. If a farmer has a farmed wetland (FW) with an existing hydrologic manipulation, would the farmer be able to do the following?: Convert the area without penalty to the farmer's USDA benefits. |
| Yes (percent) | No (percent) | Number of respondents | |
| Alabama | 10.0 | 90.0 | 40 |
| Arkansas | 2.9 | 97.1 | 34 |
| California | 0.0 | 100.0 | 22 |
| Colorado | 3.3 | 96.7 | 30 |
| Florida | 0.0 | 100.0 | 27 |
| Georgia | 5.8 | 94.2 | 52 |
| Iowa | 2.5 | 97.5 | 79 |
| Idaho | 0.0 | 100.0 | 24 |
| Illinois | 1.4 | 98.6 | 71 |
| Indiana | 5.7 | 94.3 | 53 |
| Kansas | 2.6 | 97.4 | 78 |
| Kentucky | 0.0 | 100.0 | 47 |
| Louisiana | 5.1 | 94.9 | 39 |
| Maryland | 0.0 | 100.0 | 13 |
| Michigan | 4.3 | 95.7 | 46 |
| Minnesota | 1.5 | 98.5 | 67 |
| Missouri | 1.6 | 98.4 | 64 |
| Mississippi | 1.7 | 98.3 | 59 |
| Montana | 2.6 | 97.4 | 39 |
| North Carolina | 0.0 | 100.0 | 42 |
| North Dakota | 6.7 | 93.3 | 45 |
| Nebraska | 3.0 | 97.0 | 66 |
| New Mexico | 12.5 | 87.5 | 16 |
| New York | 0.0 | 100.0 | 37 |
| Ohio | 0.0 | 100.0 | 54 |
| Oklahoma | 0.0 | 100.0 | 51 |
| Oregon | 0.0 | 100.0 | 19 |
| Pennsylvania | 0.0 | 100.0 | 31 |
| South Carolina | 3.8 | 96.2 | 26 |
| South Dakota | 0.0 | 100.0 | 51 |
| Tennessee | 6.3 | 93.8 | 48 |
| Texas | 3.1 | 96.9 | 97 |
| Utah | 14.3 | 85.7 | 14 |
| Virginia | 8.8 | 91.2 | 34 |
| Washington | 4.3 | 95.7 | 23 |
| Wisconsin | 0.0 | 100.0 | 51 |
| West Virginia | 0.0 | 100.0 | 18 |
| States with fewer than 15 respondents | 3.3 | 96.7 | 60 |
| All States | 2.8 | 97.2 | 1,667 |