Can the Wetlands Mapper be used for legal or regulatory purposes regarding wetland location or identification?
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) neither designed nor intended the National Wetlands Inventory program to produce legal or regulatory products. Unintended use of the information or products is discouraged. Federal, State, and local regulatory agencies with jurisdiction over wetlands may define and describe wetlands in a different manner than that used in this inventory. There is no attempt, in either the design or products of this inventory, to define the limits of proprietary jurisdiction of any Federal, State, or local government or to establish the geographical scope of the regulatory programs of government agencies. Persons intending to engage in activities involving modifications within or adjacent to wetland areas should seek the advice of appropriate Federal, State, or local agencies concerning specified agency regulatory programs and proprietary jurisdictions that may affect such activities.
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