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Jacobson Environmental, PLLC www.jacobsonenvironmental.com
<br /> Environmental Consultants Wayne Jacobson, P.S.S., W.D.C., P.W.S., A.F.S.
<br /> 5821 Humboldt Avenue North, Brooklyn Center, MN 55430 (612) 802-6619 Cell
<br /> Email: jacobsonenv@msn.com
<br /> June May April
<br /> Worksheet(Wks) 4.06* 2.51 3.30 * = NWS Data
<br /> 30% less than 3.24 2.36 1.92
<br /> 30% more than 5.45 3.96 2.83
<br /> 2012 Wks Interpret Normal Normal Dry
<br /> Multi-month score (3*2) + (2*2) + (1*3) = 13 Normal (10 to 14 being normal)
<br /> The delineation was performed on July 11, 2016 and it is unlikely the precipitation totals in this period
<br /> affected the boundary of any wetlands in this delineation, since the period was normal. Precipitation data
<br /> is located in Appendix A. This wetland delineation was performed and reported by Wayne Jacobson,
<br /> Minnesota Professional Soil Scientist#30611, Society of Wetland Scientists —Professional Wetland
<br /> Scientist#1000, University of Minnesota/ BWSR Wetland Delineator, Certified#1019, American
<br /> Fisheries Society—Associate Fisheries Scientist#A-171.
<br /> Methodology
<br /> The wetlands on the subject property were delineated using the routine determination methodology set
<br /> forth in the 1987 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual. Wetland boundaries were
<br /> determined through a routine analysis of the vegetation, soils and hydrology which must all show wetland
<br /> characteristics in order for an area to be delineated as a wetland. Wetlands are areas that are saturated
<br /> or inundated with surface and or groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that
<br /> under normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in hydric soil
<br /> conditions. Examples of wetlands include seasonally flooded basins, floodplain forests, wet meadows,
<br /> shallow and deep marshes, shrub swamps, wooded swamps, fens, and bogs.
<br /> Vegetation
<br /> The plant species within the parcel were catalogued and assigned a wetland indicator status according to:
<br /> Lichvar, R.W., Butterwick, N.C. Melvin, and W.N. Kirchner, 2014. The National Wetland Plant List:2014
<br /> Update of Wetland Ratings, Phytoneuron 2014-41: 1-42.
<br /> In the text of this report and on the enclosed data forms, the plant indicator status follows the plant's
<br /> scientific name unless a status has not been assigned. The hydrophytic plant criterion is met when more
<br /> than 50 percent of the dominant species by the 50/20 rule for each stratum (herb, shrub/sapling, tree, and
<br /> woody vine)were assigned an obligate (OBL)1, facultative wet(FACW), and/or facultative (FAC)wetland
<br /> status.
<br /> With the 50/20 rule, dominants are generally measured by absolute % cover in each stratum which
<br /> individually or collectively account for more than 50% of total vegetative cover in the stratum, plus any
<br /> other species which itself accounts for at least 20% of the total vegetative cover.
<br /> OBL=Obligate Wetland,occurs an estimated 99%in wetlands.FACW=Facultative Wetland,has an estimated
<br /> 67%-99%probability of occurrence in wetlands. FAC=Facultative,is equally likely to occur in wetlands and non-
<br /> wetlands,34%-66%probability. FACU=Facultative Upland,occurs in wetlands only occasionally, 1%-23%
<br /> probability.UPL=Upland,almost never occurs in wetlands,<1%probability.NI=No Indicator,insufficient
<br /> information available to determine an indicator status. Positive or negative sign previously indicated a frequency
<br /> toward higher (+)or lower(-)frequency of occurrence with an category.
<br /> Wetland Delineation-Mitigation-Permitting-Monitoring-Banking-Functional Analysis-T& E Surveys 2
<br /> Phase I Environmental Assessments-EAW's-Soil ID-Soil Analysis & Delineation-Environmental Referrals
<br /> Pond & Lake Weed Control & Fish Stocking-Tree Surveys-Natural Resource Management Plans
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