Waters of the United States:
 per Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual:
January 1987 Final Report

Scope

4.This manual is limited in scope to welands that are
 subset of "waters of the United States" and thus
 subject to Section 404. The Term "waters of the
 United States" as broad meaning and incorporates
 both deep-water aquatic habitats and special aquatic
sites, including wetlands (federal Register 1982), as


	a. The territorial seas with respect to the 
discharge of fill material.

	b. Costal and inland waters, lakes, rivers, and 
streams that are navigable waters of the United States, 
including their Adjacent wetlands.

	c. Tributaries to navigable waters of the United 
States, including adjacent wetlands.

	d. All other waters of the United States not
 identified above, such as isolated wetlands and lakes, 
intermittent streams, prairie potholes, and other waters 
that are not a part a tributary system to interstate 
waters or navigable waters of the United States, the 
degradation or destruction of which could affect 
interstate commerce.

Determination that a water body is subject to interstate 
commerce and therefore is a "water of the United States" 
shall be made independently of procedures described in 
this manual.