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516.20 



§516.20 Information that must be submitted by the person to assess a 

 post-conversion minimal effects determination: 



(1) Type of wetland converted (Cowardin classification) . 



(2) Hydrological condition of the wetland at the time of 

 conversion and at present. 



- quantity of water present 



- outlet information (elevation and type) 



- condition of the drainage system (if present) 



- size of the contributing watershed 



- size of the basin 



- depth of water 



(3) Climatological data prior to the conversion 



- precipitation records for the year of the conversion 



- precipitation records availedsle for all previous years 



- precipitation records for period during the conversion. 



(4) Vegetative condition at the time of conversion 



- species composition 



- plant density 



- community diversity 



- age of community 



(5) Available maps, photographs or slides depicting the wetland 

 prior to, during, and after the conversion. 



(6) Crop history information 



- crop history of wetland for 5 years prior to conversion. 



- crop history of contributing watershed 5 years prior to conversioi 



(7) Soils information 



- soils of the contributing watershed 



- soils of the converted wetland 



(8) Records on reestablishment (seeding, planting, or natural 

 reestaiblishment) of vegetation during the period of conversion. 



(9) Efforts to restore the converted wetland. 



- method of restoring wetland hydrology 



- method of restoring wetland vegetation 



- management of wetland to restore former conditions 



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



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