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Soil Saturation Determination for Wetland Mitigation Monitoring Using "Rusty Rods" - A Case Study
Soil Saturation Determination for Wetland Mitigation Monitoring Using "Rusty Rods" - A Case Study
Author(s)
Gibb, Dorothy M.
Coffman, Gretchen C.
Coffman, Gretchen C.
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Hatcher, Kathryn J.
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Abstract
Monitoring the success of wetland mitigation
sites over a period of several years is required as a condition of some permits granted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 CFR 320-330). The "Rusty Rod"
methodology is an inexpensive, unobtrusive and versatile technique applicable to monitoring hydrology for wetland
mitigation sites in the less well drained soils of the Georgia piedmont. It is an indirect technique which determines
water level depth in soil. When used in combination with soil and vegetation data, the rusty rods provide a reliable
estimate of wetland hydrologic conditions.
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Sponsored and Organized by: U.S. Geological Survey, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, The University of Georgia, Georgia State University, Georgia Institute of Technology
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1993-04
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