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wetland areas on the south portion of the pr,operty are mapped as Udorthents. These soiis are associated with cut and fill areas that were graded at some time in the past. Table 1—Summary of Soils Map Soil Name Hydric Class Symbol L22E Lester loam,morainic,18 to 25 rcent slo es Partiall h dric Urban land-ildorthents(cut and fill land) U6B com lex,0 to 6 rcent slo es Unknown L37B An us loam,morainic,2 to 5 rcent slo es Partiall h dric Houghton anQl Muskego soils,depressional,0 L50A to 1 ercent slo es All h dric Muskego,Blule Earth,and Houghton soils, L16A onded,0 to 1 rcent slo s All h dric L376 An us loam, orainic,2 to 5 ercent slo es Partiall h dric � Lester loam,morainic,6 to 12 percent slopes, L22C2 eroded Partiall h dric Udorthents,wet substratum,0 to 2 percent U2A slo es Unknown Hydrology Drainage on the property is generally to the east to a large wetland basin that connects to Lafayette Bay,Lake Minnetonka. A small wetland basin is located within a drainageway that extends northeast through the south part of the property. This wetland basin,which rec�ives stormwater runoff from Shadywood Road and possibly from areas southwest of Shadywood Road,may have been created to treat local stormwater. Whether this area was historically wetland is unknown and would require furtHer review. Hydrology within the large wetland complex that extends along the north and east boundary of the property is a combination of surface water runoff and high water tables reflecting local ground water mnditions. Antecedent Precipitation and Climatic Cond�tions The multi-month score for the prior three mo�ths gridded precipitation database at Spring Park,Minnesota was not available due to the late date of the delineation. The most recent months that precipitation is available(August and September,2014),are ranked as normal and c�ry,respectively. This data is consistent with soil moisture and water table levels observed during the field survey,jwhen conditions appeared to be dry. 3.0 METHODOLOGY ' The methodology of the 1987 Army Corps of�ngineer Wetland Delineation Manual and Regional Supplement for the Midwest Region were used to delineate wetl ds on the property.In advance of field survey work,a desktop review of available data(see Figures 2 and 3)was co�pleted to identify potential wetiand areas. T'he desktop review utilized U.S.Fish and Wildiife Service National Wetland Inventory data,Natural Resources Conservation Service soil survey data,LiDAI�2-foot topographic contours and 2013 aerial imagery.T'he entire survey area was then walked,with all potential wetl�nd areas inspected.Where wetlands were determined to exist,a wetland and upland observation point was ta�cen along a transect perpendicular to the wetland/upland boundary. Freshwater Foundation 'i Pape 3 Wetland Delineation Reaort Cross River Consulting, LLC June 3, 2015