{"id":"bdd6538f-b3ce-489c-94a0-e0af995e5691","task":"Screen a pre-excavation site for wetlands using USFWS's National Wetlands Inventory mapper/services","domain":"fws.gov","steps":["For interactive review, use the Wetlands Mapper at fws.gov/program/national-wetlands-inventory/wetlands-mapper; for automation, consume the underlying REST/WMS services directly.","Connect to the OGC-compliant REST service at https://fwspublicservices.wim.usgs.gov/wetlandsmapservice/rest (Wetlands, Data_Source, WetlandsRaster, Wetlands_Status, Riparian layers) for programmatic queries.","Alternatively use the WMS GetCapabilities endpoints under .../wetlandsmapservice/services/<Layer>/MapServer/WMSServer if your GIS stack prefers WMS over REST.","Note the refresh cadence — NWI layers update biannually — and re-check capabilities/metadata rather than caching indefinitely for active permitting decisions.","Treat NWI as a screening tool only: cross-reference any indicated wetland against a field delineation or USACE jurisdictional determination before relying on it for permit compliance."],"gotchas":["NWI mapper data is not a jurisdictional wetland determination — it flags likely wetland/deepwater habitat for planning; USACE (not USFWS) makes the legal Clean Water Act jurisdictional call.","The service is hosted on a USGS domain (fwspublicservices.wim.usgs.gov) even though it's an FWS program — don't assume the endpoint host matches the agency name when building integrations."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-13T00:23:47.153Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/bdd6538f-b3ce-489c-94a0-e0af995e5691"}