Subpart E - Detailed Procedures for Highly Erodible Land HEL 

 and Wetland Conservation Provisions 



510.48(f) (2) 



(2) An office determination is to be made within 15 calendar 

 days, or an onsite determination within 60 calendar days unless 

 weather conditions do not permit, in which case the determinations 

 will be made as soon as practical. HEL determinations in a sodbusting 

 situation are made with best availeible soil information. 



(f) Others . If Form AD-1026 has a "no" answer to all 

 determination questions, 5CS will make an HEL and wetland 

 determination within the esteiblished priority system but not 

 necessarily at the same time. A highly erodible determination will be 

 made for all cropland fields marked with a "/" or an "X." A wetland 

 determination will be made for the cropland and potential cropland 

 adjacent to cropland fields on the farm. 



(1) SCS may make a wetland determination for the entire farm 

 if requested by the person. If a large part of a farm is in woodland 

 or rangeland with a low potential for conversion to cropland, the 

 district conservationist should make a wetlamd determination for all 

 cropland and potential cropland adjacent to cropland fields on the 

 farm. If the decision is not to make a wetland determination on the 

 remainder of the woodland or rangeland area, the following items must 

 be done: 



(i) A determination is made for all cropland and 

 potential cropland adjacent to cropland areas; 



(ii) The area to be excluded from the wetland 

 determination must be outlined on the aerial photograph and a note 

 entered, "wetland determination not made for this area"; 



(iii) A note is entered in the remarks section of the 

 Form SCS-CPA-026 that a wetland determination was not made for the 

 area outlined on the aerial photograph; and 



(iv) The farmer is informed that a request for a wetland 

 determination should be made for an area that is being converted to 

 cropland on which a wetland determination was not made. 



(2) All persons who plan to maintain, improve, or alter a 

 drainage system are expected to indicate this intent on Form AD-1026 

 each time they plan to maintain, improve, or alter a drainage system. 



510-35 

 (180-V-NFSAM, Second Ed., Amend. 6, May 1991) 



