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Wetlands Impacted and Mitigated Under the Federal-Aid Highway Program,,,,,,
,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005
Acres impacted,"2,041","1,905","1,942","1,278",847,"1,139"
Acres mitigated,"7,671","4,017","5,198","3,431","1,763","3,741"
Acres gained (net),"5,630","2,112","3,256","2,153",916,"2,292"
Mitigation ratio,3.8:1 ,2.1:1,2.7:1,2.7:1 ,2.1:1,3.3:1
"Notes: These data cover wetlands acreage affected by Federal-Aid Highway projects, approximately 24% of the total mileage of the U.S. public roads. These data are collected by states using varying collection methodologies. The mitigation ratio equals acres mitigated to acres impacted.",,,,,,
"Source: 2000-2004— U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Federal Highway Administration Wetland Mitigation Performance Measure for Federal-Aid Highway Projects Fiscal Year 2004, available at http://fhwa.dot.gov/environment/perform/wetrpt04.htm.  2005 — USDOT, FHWA, Personal communication, September 2006.",,,,,,