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1 Graham Environmental Services, Inc. 51095 Westland Drive +1 Spring Valley, WI 54767 Phone: 715-778-5730/888-279-2070 Fax: 715-778-5867/888-279-2069 Wetland Delineation Report Spring Hill Golf Club Orono, Minnesota December 5, 2011 Background Graham Environmental Services, Inc. (GES) was retained to delineate wetlands in the vicinity of two areas proposed for improvement at the Spring Hill Golf Club. The site is located in part of the NW '/ SE '/4 Section 26, T1 18N, R23W, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Figure 1). As shown on the U.S.G.S. Quadrangle map (Figure 2), the topography on the site is rolling. On October 24, 2011, GES conducted an evaluation of the site, collecting data and delineating two wetland boundaries as shown on a recent aerial photograph in Figure 3. Methodologies The wetlands were delineated using the on-site methods contained in the "Routine Determinations" section of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers "Wetlands Delineation Manual' (Technical Report Y-87-1, 1987), as well as "Interim Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual: Midwest Region" (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 2010). This is the methodology currently used to determine wetlands by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for implementation of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and by Local Government Units under the Wetland Conservation Act. GES classified the wetlands under the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Cowardin system, Circular 39 and Eggers and Reed methodologies. Soil colors described herein follow Munsell Soil Color Charts. Hydric soil properties described follow Field Indicators of Hydric Soils in the United States (Untied States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. 2010. Field Indicators of Hydric Soils in the United States, Version 7.0. L.M. Vasilias, G.W. Hurt and C.V. Noble (eds.). USDA, NRCS, in cooperation with the National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils). f A 4f.