The following situations cite strong evidence of wetlands occurrrence:
1.) Area lies in a floodplain or contains low spots in which water stands at or above the soil surface for more than seven consecutive days during the growing season.
2.) Plant communities are present in the area that normally occur in areas having standing water for part of the growing season.
3.) Area has soils known as peats, mucks or heavy clays.
4.) Area is periodically flooded by tides including strong wind-driven or spring tides.
There are three general catagories of wetlands:
1. Salt and brackish marshes
2. Freshwater marshes
3. Forested wetlands
Information provided by the EPA (US Environmental Protection Agency) and the COE (Us Army Corps of Engineers)
