of Engineers cost us an extra $500k when building a self storage facility. 3 acres of the site were deemed to be wetlands because a drainage ditch, built by the state, not maintained by the state, became clogged and created said wetlands. There wasn’t any natural standing or running water within a 5 mile radius.

To make matters worse there wasn’t even any standing water on the property when the samples were collected. Water wasn’t a necessity for land to be considered wetlands.

Just an anecdotal story, but I’m sure there are more like it, so maybe the original law was poorly worded/written and needed clarification.