unnecessary to consider soil and hydrology at that observation 

 point. PROCEED TO STEP 17. 



• STEP 14 - Determine Whether Hydric Soils Are Present. Examine DATA 

 FOR>! 1 and determine whether any indicator of hydric soils is present. 

 If so, complete the soils portion of DATA FORM 1 and PROCEED TO 



STEP 15. If not, the area at the observation point is not a wetland. 

 PROCEED TO STEP 17. 



• STEP 15 - Determine Whether Wetland Hydrology Is Present. Examine 

 DATA FORM 1 and determine whether any indicator of wetland hydrology is 

 present. Complete the hydrology portion of DATA FORM 1 and PROCEED TO 

 STEP 16. 



• STEP 16 - Make Wetland Determination. When the area at the observa- 

 tion point presently or normally has wetland indicators of all three 

 parameters, it is a wetland. When the area at the observation point 

 presently or normally lacks wetland indicators of one or more param- 

 eters, it is a nonwetland. PROCEED TO STEP 17. 



• STEP 17 - Make Wetland Determination at Second Observation Point. 

 Locate the second observation point along the first transect and make a 

 wetland determination by repeating procedures described in STEPS 9-16. 

 When the area at the second observation point is the same as the area 

 at the first observation point (i.e. both wetlands or both nonwet- 

 lands) , PROCEED TO STEP 19. When the areas at the two observation 

 points are different (i.e. one wetlands, the other nonwetlands) , PRO- 

 CEED TO STEP 18. 



• STEP 18 - Determine the Wetland Boundary Between Observation Points. 

 Determine the position of the wetland boundary by applying the 

 following procedure: 



a. Look for a change in vegetation or topography. NOTE: The 

 changes may sometimes be very subtle. If a change is noted, 

 establish an observation point and repeat STEPS 9-16. Complete 

 a DATA FORM 1. If the area at this point is a wetland, proceed 

 toward the nonwetland observation point until a more obvious 

 change in vegetation or topography is noted and repeat the pro- 

 cedure. If there is no obvious change, establish the next 

 observation point approximately halfway between the last obser- 

 vation point and the nonwetland observation point and repeat 

 STEPS 9-16. 



b. Make as many additional wetland determinations as necessary to 

 find the wetland boundary. NOTE: The completed DATA FORM I's 



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