Wetland Determination Law and Legal Definition
According to 7 CFR 12.2 [Title 7 Agriculture; Subtitle A -- Office of the Secretary of Agriculture; Part 12 -- Highly Erodible Land and Wetland Conservation; Subpart A -- General Provisions], wetland determination means b a decision regarding whether or not an area is a wetland, including identification of wetland type and size. A wetland determination may include identification of an area as one of the following types of wetland --
1. Artificial wetland is an area that was formerly non-wetland, but now meets wetland criteria due to human activities, such as:
i. An artificial lake or pond created by excavating or diking land that is not a wetland to collect and retain water that is used primarily for livestock, fish production, irrigation, wildlife, fire control, flood control, cranberry growing, or rice production, or as a settling pond; or
ii. A wetland that is temporarily or incidentally created as a result of adjacent development activity.
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- Affirmative Determination
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- Converted Wetland
- Determination [Tax]
- Determination and Findings (D&F)
