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determine wetland boundaries if they existed. Sample points were established in representative areas
<br /> that may harbor wetlands based on observation of the NWI, hydric soils maps and quick field
<br /> observation. This allows SER ecologists to characterize the vegetation, soils,and hydrology within
<br /> these suspicious areas on the site in order to determine if they are jurisdictional wetland.Information
<br /> obtained from the sample points can be found on the field data sheets located in the Technical
<br /> Documentation Section.
<br /> Wetland boundaries are marked at the site by pink"Wetland Boundary"pin flags when wetlands are
<br /> delineated. The "wetland boundary" is considered to be the topographically highest extent of the
<br /> wetland basin; areas below the staked boundary met the three required wetland criteria while areas
<br /> above were lacking in one or more of these criteria. Wetland classification follows methods
<br /> described by Cowardin et aL (1979)and used in the NWI (e.g. PEMB, PSS1C, etc.), completed by
<br /> the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The Circular 39 classification system is also given. The
<br /> indicator status of plants,as described in The Technical Documentation Section,was determined for
<br /> the samplke locations using the National List of Plant Species That Occur in Wetlands—Region 3
<br /> (Sabine 1999).
<br /> RESULTS
<br /> Background Information- (Office-Based Investigation)
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