Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 300-399 - Environmental Protection - Water Regulation
Chapter NR 352 - Delineation of nonfederal wetlands
Section NR 352.03 - Incorporation by reference

Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง NR 352.03

Current through August 26, 2024

All of the following federal manual, memoranda, guidelines, regulatory guidance letters or other provision established by the U.S. army corps of engineers interpreting the 1987 wetlands delineation manual shall be used when delineating nonfederal wetland boundaries:

(1) "Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual", Technical Report Y-87-1, U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS.

Note: The manual is available at this website: http://el.erdc.usace.army.mil/wetlands/pdfs/wlman87.pdf.Copies of the manual are available through the National Technical Information Service (phone 703-487-4650, NTIS document number ADA 176734/21NE).

(2) Guidelines for Submitting Wetland Delineations in Wisconsin to the St. Paul District Corps of Engineers (Public Notice, 96-01078-SDE, May 22, 1996).

Note: Copies of the guidelines are available for inspection in the offices of the department of natural resources, secretary of state and legislative reference bureau, Madison, Wisconsin.

(3) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Regulatory Guidance Letters:

Table 1

References

Applicable Regulatory Guidance Letters

RGLs

Title

88-03

Wetland Jurisdictional Determinations

90-06

Expiration Dates for Wetlands Jurisdictional Delineations

94-01

Expiration of Geographic Jurisdictional Deter-minations

Note: The documents in Table 1 are available at the following website: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Regulatory Program, Statutory, Administrative & Judicial Materials (http://www.usace.army.mil/Missions/CivilWorks/RegulatoryProgramandPermits/GuidanceLetters.aspx). Copies of these materials are available for inspection in the offices of the department of natural resources, secretary of state and legislative reference bureau, Madison, Wisconsin and in some public libraries or may be purchased for personal use from:

Superintendent of Documents

PO Box 371954

Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954

(4) Memoranda of Understanding and Agreement (MOA/MOUs):

(a) Memorandum For See Distribution: Implementation of the 1987 Corps Wetland Delineation Manual, Aug. 27, 1991.

(b) Memorandum for See Distribution: Questions & Answers on the 1987 Manual, Oct. 7, 1991.

(c) Memorandum for See Distribution: Clarification and Interpretation of the 1987 Manual, Mar. 6, 1992.

(d) Memorandum of Agreement: Concerning the Delineation of Wetlands for Purposes of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and Subtitle B of the Food Security Act, Jan. 6, 1994.

(e) Memorandum: Updated Questions and Answers Related to the Implementation of the January 6, 1994 Interagency Memorandum of Agreement Concerning the Delineation of Wetlands for Purposes of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and Subtitle B of the Food Security Act, Dec. 12, 1994.

Note: The MOA listed in par. (d) may be obtained at this website: http://www.usace.army.mil/Missions/CivilWorks/RegulatoryProgramandPermits/MOUMOAs.aspx. Copies of these materials are available for inspection in the offices of the department of natural resources, secretary of state and legislative reference bureau, Madison, Wisconsin and in some public libraries or may be purchased for personal use from:

Superintendent of Documents

PO Box 371954

Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954

(5) Regulatory IV Training Lecture Notes: Wetland Identification and Delineation, Version 1/97, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station.

Copies of the training lecture notes are available for inspection in the offices of the department of natural resources, secretary of state and legislative reference bureau, Madison, Wisconsin and in some public libraries or may be purchased for personal use from:

Superintendent of Documents

PO Box 371954

Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954

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