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jurisdictional wetlands are defined according to the three-parameter-method of hydric soils, wetland hydrology, and wetland plants. In July 1990, Sugnet and Associates conducted an on-site Wetlands Delineation according to the methods developed by the Army Corps of Engineers. Sugnet calculated wetlands acreage, overlaid the proposed land use, and calculated the fill acreage. Sugnet and Associates described 111.3 acres of jurisdictional wetlands. These are broken down into 3.37 acres of seasonal wetland; 0.29 acres of vernal pool; 2.62 acres of perennial marsh/open water and 104.85 acres of lake bottom. Subsequently, a meeting took place between the applicant, Sugnet and Associates, the Army Corps of Engineers (COE), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Environmental Protection Agency for presentation and l discussion of the wetlands findings. r On October 4, 1990 Tom Coe, Chief of the Regulatory Unit 1 of the Army Corps, sent a letter to Sugnet and Associates verifying the wetlands delineation map that they prepared. This verification is good for a two year period. The applicant is in the process of updating the verification with the COE. A permit will be required prior to filling any of the lands designated as waters/wetlands. However, the proposed project does not require the filling of one acre or more of wetlands. The occurrence of jurisdictional wetlands serves as a yardstick against which to measure the acreage of wetlands necessary to replace wetlands lost during development. Jurisdictional wetlands are not necessarily functional from a wildlife perspective, since degraded sites having little habitat value can easily fall into the category of wetlands as defined by Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. Since Tracy Lakes have been farmed and grazed extensively for decades, the functional value to wildlife in terms of providing food and shelter has been greatly diminished. Buckeye Ranch Resource Plan (November, 1993) 30