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outlined in the manuai must be followed, depending on the type and timing of the aRerations fhat nave occurred. If atypical situations are not present, then it is orssumed that nortnal environmental conditions exist. Represeniative observation points are then selected within each plant community type. At each observation point, characterization of vegetation, soils and h/drology is recorded. This is accomplislied by determining the plant indicator status for each dominant plant located at the observation point, ident'rfying wetland hydrology indicators present, and by digging a soil log hole to expose the soil profile and examining for hydric soil indicators immediately below the A horizon or at 10 inches (whichever is shallower). Once all three parameters (soils, vegetation, and hydrology) have been examined at an observation point, a wetland determination can be made. A positive detertnination requires that all three parameters be positive for wetland. If any one of the three is not posftive, the observation point is not within a wetland. If all three parameters are met at all observation points, then the entire area is a wetland. If one or more parameters are not met at some observation points, then some of the area is wetlsnd and some is not, and the boundary must be detertnined by additional sampling. Figure 2: Definitions of WeUand Indicator Sfatus (WIS) Plants Facuftative FACW 2 Wet(and Planfs FACW+ FACW- FacuRative Plants FAC 3 FAC+ FAC- FacuRative FACU 4 Upland Piants Obligats Plants and a FACU+ FACU- Plants that almost always (> 99% of the time) occur in wetlands, but which may rarely (<1% of the time) occur in non- wetlands. Plants that often (67 - 99% of the time) occur in wetlands, but some times (1 - 33°k of the time) occur in non-wetlands. Plams with a similar likelihood (33 - 67% o the time) of occurring in both wetlands and non-wetlands. Plants that sometimes occur (1 - 33°� of the time) in we4lands, but more often (67 - 99% of the time) occur in non-wetlands. �land UPL 5 Plants that rarely (< 1% of the time) occur in wetlands, but almost always (> 99°� of the time) occur in non-wetlands. Gve sign (+� indicates frequency towards the higher end of the category (more frequently found in wetl� sign (-) indicates a Gequenq towards the lower end oi the ptegory (less frequently found in wetlands).