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Wetlands Screening

NWI wetlands types, counts, and Section 404 permit implications

MCP Function Name
gridkit_wetlands

What It Does

Check National Wetlands Inventory for wetland features near a site. Returns wetland types, counts, and USACE Section 404 permit implications. Wetlands presence can add 6-18 months to project timeline.

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
latfloatrequiredLatitude
lonfloatrequiredLongitude
radius_kmfloatoptional (2)Search radius

Try These in Claude

Are there wetlands near this development site?

Data Sources

NWI

Use Cases

Connect This Tool

Part of the unified Gridleaf gateway. Connect once for all 55 tools:

Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport streamable-http gridleaf https://mcp.gridleaf.org/mcp --header "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"
Claude.ai

Settings > Integrations > Add Custom Connector > URL: https://mcp.gridleaf.org/mcp

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