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ning effort in 1994, which will include development of wetland management, mitigation, and acqui- sition strategies. The City views completion of a city-wide wetlands management plan to be critical to achieving required compliance with state and federal regulations, ensuring long -term protection of wetland functions and values in the urban area, and removing uncertainty and delays for owners of affected properties. This plan is especially important to Springfield because most of the industrial land available for development is impacted by regulated wetlands. The plan is also important because the City is preparing a stormwater master plan to address federal non -point pollution requirements. This stormwater plan will also address the relationship between wetlands and other open areas, including waterways. Timely completion of Springfield's wetland management plan is important because Eugene, Lane County, and the Eugene Water and Electric Board are proceeding with wetland and watershed management plans, and Springfield's wetlands are part of the same overall system of wetlands, riparian areas and river corridors in the metropolitan area. The City will coordinate with these other local agencies to build on their efforts and to ensure that the City's plan integrates well with other plans impacting the metropolitan area. Additionally, the City has formed a Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) consisting of representatives from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Oregon Division of State Lands, and the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development. Participation by these agencies throughout the plan's development will ensure that each of the agency's objectives are met in the development of Springfield's wetland management plan. 8