High groundwater level definition

High groundwater level means the higher of either the elevation to which the soil is saturated as observed as a free water surface in an unlined hole, or the elevation to which the soil has been seasonally or periodically saturated as indicated by soil color patterns throughout the soil profile.
High groundwater level means the higher of the eleva- tion to which the soil is saturated and observed as a free water sur- face in an unlined hole, or the elevation to which the soil has been seasonally or periodically saturated as indicated by soil color pat- terns throughout the soil profile.