Wetland creation means, for purposes of wetland mitigation, the manipulation of the physical, chemical, or biological characteristics present to develop a wetland on an upland or deepwater site, where a wetland did not previously exist. Activities to create a wetland typically involve excavation of upland soils to elevations that will produce a wetland hydroperiod, create hydric soils and support the growth of hydrophytic plant species. Wetland creation results in a gain in wetland acres.
Wetland creation means to convert an area that has never been a wetland to a wetland.
Wetland creation means the creation of a wetland within an upland area.
Examples of Wetland creation in a sentence
Wetland creation and habitat restoration, revegetation and management projects where the primary goal is to restore or enhance biological values of the habitat, and the activities are carried out pursuant to a written management/enhancement plan approved by the Director of Planning and Land Use.
Wetland creation including vernal pools and any other forms of hydromodification are prohibited.
Wetland creation generally has a greater time lag to establish certain wetland functions than most enhancement activities.
Wetland creation is defined as the creation of a wet- land on a site that was historically nonwetland (CPS 658).
Wetland creation occurs where wetlands had not previously existed.
More Definitions of Wetland creation
Wetland creation means the producing or forming of a wetland or surface water system through artificial means from a dry upland site.
Wetland creation means to convert an or a wetland buffer that has never been a wetland to a
Wetland creation means the manipulation of the physical, chemical, or biological characteristics to develop a wetland on an upland or deepwater site where a wetland did not previously exist. Creation results in a gain in wetland acreage and function. A typical action is the excavation of upland soils to elevations that will produce a wetland hydroperiod and hydric soils, and support the growth of hydrophytic plant species.
Wetland creation means establishment of a wetland with properly functioning wetland processes on an area that was formerly not a wetland.
Wetland creation means the conversion of non-wetland (upland) area to wetlands and the associated alterations to soil, vegetation and/or hydrology required to establish and maintain the resultant wetland in a perpetually self- sustaining state.
Wetland creation means a human activity to bring a wetland or portion of a wetland into
Wetland creation means the manipulation of the physical, chemical, or biological characteristics of a site to develop a wetland or an upland or deepwater site where a wetland did not previously exist.