Requirements for a Wetland

According to the EPA, "...wetlands are lands where saturation with water is the dominating factor determining the nature of soil development and the types of plant and animal communities living in the soil and on its surface".*

According to the Army Corps of Engineers, a wetland has to have three things:  hydrophytic vegetation, hydric soils, and a wetland hydrology.**

According to Hyperion, there is one other crucial element:

Yep.

Yep.

Yep.

Must be a wetland.



* http://water.epa.gov/lawsregs/guidance/wetlands/definitions.cfm

** http://www.wetlands.com/regs/tlpge03d.htm