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r <br /> Documentation Section. <br /> The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, State Protected Waters Map (Public Water <br /> Inventory), indicates no Public Waters present within the property boundary(Figure 4). <br /> Site Visit <br /> SER ecologists examined the subject property for areas meeting jurisdictional wetland criteria <br /> during the site visit. One wetland meeting the jurisdictional criteria of a wetland, for which a <br /> boundary was determined and delineated, was flagged. The approximate wetland boundary is <br /> outlined in yellow (Figure 5). Wetland 1 consists of two areas that are connected but a culvert. <br /> The connecting area is called Wetland IA but exists as part of Wetland 1 as a whole given that <br /> they both exhibit the same wetland characteristics and are connected hydrologically. <br /> Wetland 1 is located at the northern edge of the property. Dominant vegetation within Wetland 1 <br /> was reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea, FACW) closer to the wetland edge, while broad- <br /> leaf cattail (Typha latifolia, OBL) and hummock sedge (Carex stricta, OBL) were observed <br /> further within the interior of the basin. <br /> The vegetation transition zone along Sample Transect 1-1 started with a dominance of Kentucky <br /> blue grass (Poa pratensis, FAC) at Sample Point (SP) 1-1 WET and several other hydrophytic <br /> and non-dominants equaling about 80 percent coverage, with the remaining area exhibiting bare <br /> soil. The transition to upland yielded a greater dominance of Kentucky blue grass at 70 percent <br /> along with other FAC and FACU non-dominants. Total coverage of vegetation was 92 percent at <br /> the upland point. <br /> Soils at SP 1-1 WET were black silty clay loam down to 13 inches with many prominent redox <br /> features (F6). From 13 to 25 inches the matrix color was the same as the above stratum without <br /> the redox features and with a change in texture to clay. <br /> Soils at SP 1-1 UP were black clay down to 26 inches without any redox or depletions present. <br /> A water table was noted at 10 inches below the soil surface at the wetland sample point along <br /> with saturation at the surface. Oxidized rhizospheres on living roots were also noted down to 6 <br /> inches below the surface. The upland sample point exhibited no hydrology indicators. <br /> Wetland Type <br /> SER delineated Wetland 1 as a Type 3,PEMC, Shallow Marsh wetland. <br /> DISCUSSION <br /> SER completed all on-site delineations based on the three required technical criteria as outlined <br /> by the 1987 Manual: the presence of hydric soils, a predominance of hydrophytic vegetation, and <br /> Svoboda Ecological Resources 125 Turnham Road <br /> Project No.:2011-015 3 Philip&Joy Asao <br />