Wetlands areas
Wetlands areas means, for purposes of section 103(12) of the Act, those geographical areas designated as wetlands areas by State or local environmental regulatory authorities, or in the absence of any such geographic designation, those areas that are inundated by surface or ground water with frequency sufficient to support, and under normal circumstances does or would support, a prevalence of vegetation or aquatic life that requires saturated, seasonably saturated, or tidally saturated soil conditions for growth or reproduction.
Source
10 CFR § 500.2
Scoping language
For purposes of this part and parts 501507 term: