Wetland Areas

Wetlands are those areas that are inundated or saturated by surface or ground water at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances, do support a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions.  Wetlands generally include swamps, estuaries, marshes, bogs, and similar areas.  For regulatory purposes, wetland delineations shall be determined by using the Washington State Wetlands Identification and Delineation Manual, March 1997, or as amended hereafter (Kitsap County CAO, 1999).

	TRC Agenda: Jan 21, 2004
	Notes: Jan 21, 2004
	BAS Wetlands Options Summary

Other Documents

	Wetlands BAS Review
	Are Small, Isolated Wetlands Expendable?
	Freshwater Wetlands in Washington State (446 pages)
	King County BAS
	Pierce County BAS
	City Of Bellevue BAS
	Don Flora Letter, 6 Jan 2004
	Don Flora Letter, 13 Jan 2004
	Don Flora Letter, 27 Jan 2004
	City of Bainbridge Island Memo, 31 Dec 2003
	EPA Briefing: "A Common Error in Assessing Hydrophytic Vegetation for Wetland Identification", 27 April 1999
	Does Size Matter?  The Value of Small Isolated Wetlands, National Wetlands Newsletter Feb 2000
	Buffer Needs of Wetland Life, Final Draft 12 Feb 1992
	Wildlife Needs in Either Shrub or Herbaceous Vegetation in Buffers, 12 Feb 1992
	Small Wetlands Important in Maintaining Ecological Diversity, Wetnet, Spring 1999

Web Presentation

Wetlands BAS Web Presentation

To contact Kitsap County Staff working on this project, please send an email to:  jbolger@co.kitsap.wa.us