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USDA, NRCS. 2010. Hydric Soils Technical Note, Proper Use of Hydric Soil
Terminology. ( http://soils.usda.gov/use/hydric/ntchs/tech_notes/note1.html )
Vepraskas, M.J. 1994. Redoximorphic Features for Identifying Aquic Conditions.
Tech Bull 301. North Carolina Agricultural Research Service, North Carolina
State University, Raleigh, NC.
4.14.3 Websites
http://soils.usda.gov/use/hydric/ - This is the NTCHS website and contains all
official technical information regarding hydric soils and hydric soil issues.
http://soils.usda.gov/technical/ - This site is the NRCS Soil Survey Division technical
resources website and contains all NRCS technical references pertaining to soil
survey issues.
http://www.usace.army.mil/Missions/CivilWorks/RegulatoryProgramandPermits/
reg_supp.aspx - This is the website to obtain copies of the Corps of Engineers
Wetland Delineation Regional Supplements. For information on hydric soils,
go to Chapter 3 in your local suppplement and Chapter 5 for problematic soil
situations.
http://soils.usda.gov/education/resources/lessons/texture/ - This site is from the
USDA, NRCS and includes the Textural Triangle & the Guide to Texture
by Feel.
References
Cowardin LM, Carter V, Golet FC, LaRoe ET (1979) Classification of wetlands and deepwater
habitats of the United States. FWS/OBS-79/31. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington, DC
Environmental Research Laboratory (1987) Corps of engineers wetland delineation manual. Tech
Report Y-87-1. U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg. http://el.erdc.
usace.army.mil/wetlands/pdfs/wlman87.pdf
Federal Register (1994) Changes in hydric soils of the United States. US Department of Agriculture,
Soil Conservation Service, Washington, DC
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (2008) Title 33 - navigation and navigable waters.
Chapter 26 - Water pollution prevention and control. [as amended through P.L. 110-288,
29 July 2008] (33 U.S.C. Section 1251 et seq.)
GretagMacbeth (2009) Munsell soil color charts. GretagMacbeth, New Windsor
National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils (2007) The hydric soil technical standard. Hydric
Soils Tech Note 11. http://soils.usda.gov/use/hydric/ntchs/tech_notes/index.html
Schoeneberger PJ, Wysocki DA, Benham EC, Broderson WD (eds) (2002) Field topic for
describing and sampling soils, Ver. 2.0. NRCS, National Soil Survey Center, Lincoln. http://
soils.usda.gov/technical/fieldbook/
Soil Survey Staff (1999) Soil taxonomy: a basic system of soil classification for making and
interpreting soil surveys, 2nd edn. USDA, NRCS, U.S. Gov. Print. Office, Washington, DC,
http://soils.usda.gov/technical/classification/taxonomy