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7 1 4 <br /> Wetlands include all areas waterward from the wetland edge. <br /> Where the vegetation has been removed, or substantially altered, <br /> a wetland shall be determined by the presence or evidence of <br /> hydric or organic soils. <br /> is hereby amended to read: <br /> "Wetlands" , for the purpose of inventory mapping, means lands <br /> transitional between terrestrial and aquatic systems where the <br /> water table is usually at or near the surface or the land is <br /> covered by shallow water. Wetlands must have one or more of the <br /> following three attributes: <br /> a. At least periodically, the soil supports predominantly <br /> hydrophytes; <br /> b. The substrate is predominantly undrained hydric soil; <br /> c. The substrate is non-soil and saturated with water at some <br /> time during the growing season of each year. <br /> Wetlands include all areas waterward from the wetland edge. <br /> Where the vegetation has been removed, or substantially altered, <br /> a wetland shall be determined by the presence or evidence of <br /> hydric or organic soils. <br /> Section 86: Subsection 4.020.A.183 of Ordinance 1671-89, which <br /> reads: <br /> "Wetlands, Riparian" means those wetlands that occur within or <br /> partially within the flood plain of any stream and those wetlands <br /> located in the upper stream basin which serve as discharge points <br /> forming the headwaters of a stream. <br /> is hereby amended to read: <br /> "Wetlands, Riparian" means those wetlands that generally occur <br /> within a riparian corridor that is contiguous to or have a <br /> surface hydrologic connection with a stream. <br /> Section 87: Subsection 4.020.A. 184 of Ordinance 1671-89 , which <br /> reads: <br /> "Wetland Functions" natural processes performed by wetlands and <br /> include functions which are important in maintaining water <br /> quality and availability such as purifying water, acting as <br /> recharge and discharge areas for groundwater aquifers and <br /> moderating drainage and storm water patterns as well as other <br /> functions such as food chain production and providing habitat for <br /> nesting, rearing and resting sites for aquatic, terrestrial, or <br /> avian species and such other functions including but not limited <br /> to those set out in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regulations <br /> at 33 C.F.R. Section 320.4(b) (2) (1988) . <br /> is hereby repealed. <br />