Wetland Classification, Identification, Delineation-2014

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Detailed soils, vegetation, and hydrology data for the delineated jurisdictional wetlands are provided in the data sheets of the Technical Documents section. DISCUSSION A previous wetland delineation was completed for the 200 Stubbs Bay Road parcel by SER on 9/26/2005 (copy available upon request). It was reviewed by the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District and a�wetland type and boundary approval was issued by MCWD on July 5, 2006. Area A was examined in the prior delineation and determined to be non-wetland as was much of the area along the eastern edge of the former field/meadow (Area B sample point). Application of the 2010 Midwest Regional Supplement methodology provides a different result in the wetland boundary in some instances. Vegetation at Area A was markedly different in 2014 than what occurred in 2005.No reed canary grass was noted in the 2005 survey whereas in 2014 it occupied 100 percent of the area sampled. According to the report figures and documentation the sampled areas were likely nearly the same as the location in 2005 was described as a"low area". The"low area" is yuite small and easily identifiable. SER completed all on-site delineations based on the three required technical criteria as outlined by the 1987 Manual: the presence of hydric soils, a predominance of hydrophytic vegetation, and indicators of wetland hydrology in each basin. The wetland boundary was flagged on 10/09/14 and field data was collected on 10/15/14. SER personnel examined the subject property for areas meeting jurisdictional wetland criteria during the site visit and delineated the edges of the intermittently inundated depression as being jurisdictional wetland. (Figures 5 and 6). Detailed soils, vegetation and hydrology data are provided in the data sheets of the Technical Documents section. A set of figures is provided in the Figures section. RECOMMENDATIONS Activities that impact or could potentially impact wetlands are regulated at several levels of government. In Minnesota, the two primary jurisdictions are covered at the state and federal levels by the provisions of the following legislative actions. ➢ State jurisdiction by the Wetland Conservation Act of 1991 (WCA)administered by the WCA Local Governmental Unit(LGU). ➢ Federal jurisdiction by the Clean Water Act of 1972 and subsequent amendments. Wetland protection is implemented by the Corps of Engineers(Corps)with permit certification issued by the Environmental Protection Agency. While the wetland boundaries that SER has delineated are not official until approved by a WCA approved local government unit (LGU), SER advises the property owner/developer to refrain from any filling, draining, or excavating, or any impact to the area SER has delineated as Svoboda Ecological Resources 300&350 Stubbs Bay Road Project Number: 2014-037-03 ( Orono