Wetland areas and buffer areas adjacent to open spaces help reduce flood damage because floodwaters in a natural floodplain are permitted to spread over a large area and open spaces provide flood water storage. It is our job to help preserve natural areas. These natural areas also filter nutrients and impurities from stormwater runoff and promote infiltration and aquifer recharge. By preserving natural areas, fish and wildlife habitats are protected to provide breeding and feeding grounds. The Village of Wellington is proud to have approximately 6,000 acres of open space in the Special Flood Hazard Area.
Water Resources
Natural Food & Erosion Control
View the purposes of the Natural Flood and Erosion Control:
Provide flood storage and conveyance
Reduce flood velocities
Reduce peak flows
Reduce sedimentation
Water Quality Maintenance
The purposes listed help with the filtering of nutrients and impurities from runoff
Moderate temperature fluctuations
Process organic wastes
Groundwater Recharge
Promote infiltration and aquifer recharge
Reduce frequency and duration of low surface flows
Biological Resources
Biological Productivity
The following lists the functions of Biological Productivity:
Maintain biodiversity
Maintain integrity of ecosystems
Promote vegetative growth through rich alluvial soils
Fish & Wildlife Habitats
The following are the functions of the fish and wildlife habitats:
Create and enhance waterfowl habitat
Protect habitats for rare and endangered species
Provide breeding and feeding grounds
A Unified National Program for Floodplain Management FEMA-248 (1994)