Wetland screening note (free)
- Mapped wetlands and types
- Hydric soils
- Streams, ponds and drainage
- Flood zone
- Likely permit path
- When to hire a field delineation
Land buyers and owners planning to build
Which parcel do you want to check?
Free wetland check for a parcel: mapped wetlands, hydric soils, streams and flood zone, and what they mean for a Corps permit. Not a delineation.
- Free to read
- No sign-up until the draft
- Hands off to the right door
ePlan fills in
- Mapped wetlands
- Hydric soils
- Streams
- Flood zone
How it works
Wetland screening note, from one answer
- Enter the address or parcel.
- ePlan maps wetlands, hydric soils and streams on the lot. A field delineation by a wetland professional decides the boundary.
- Read the free note. Need a Corps permit? Start a nationwide permit PCN draft.
What you get
Wetland screening note and 1 more document
The check is free. The paperwork after it is drafted at the Pre-Construction Notification door.
Nationwide permit pre-construction notification
- Project and nationwide permit
- Wetland delineation
- Species and historic places
From public data
What ePlan fills in, and from where
- Mapped wetlandsUSFWS National Wetlands Inventory
- Hydric soilsUSDA NRCS Web Soil Survey (SSURGO)
- Streams, ponds and lakesUSGS National Hydrography Dataset
- Flood zoneFEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
1/2 acre
of non-tidal waters, wetlands included, is the most a house or subdivision can fill under nationwide permit 29, and every NWP 29 project needs a notice
Source: Army Corps 2026 nationwide permits, 91 FR 768
Ready for the paperwork?
Draft the Army Corps pre-construction notification (ENG Form 6082) for a dock, bank repair or small crossing. Wetlands and species checked. Free to read.
Questions
Wetland Map by Address: what people ask
Does the wetland map prove there's a wetland on my land?
No. The National Wetlands Inventory uses a biological definition and should not be read as showing the presence, absence or extent of wetlands covered by federal, state, tribal or local law. Fish and Wildlife suggests contacting your local Corps regulatory office.
What counts as a wetland under federal law?
Areas inundated or saturated by surface or ground water often and long enough to support, and that normally do support, vegetation adapted to saturated soil. Wetlands are federally regulated when adjacent to certain waters with a continuous surface connection.
Who decides whether my wetland is regulated?
The Army Corps. An approved jurisdictional determination is a Corps document stating whether waters of the United States are present on a parcel, with a map of their limits, and it can be appealed.
The rules this door follows
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Where is the work in or near water?
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Where is the delineation site?
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Where is the tribal project?
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What are you proposing, and where?
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Where is the facility you might report?
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Which Forest Service CE fits your project?
Wetland Map by Address: check it free
Answer it and ePlan opens the Pre-Construction Notification door with your answer filled in.