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Introduction <br /> On June 7, 2012 Arrowhead Environmental Consulting (AEC) performed a wetland <br /> delineation at the 950 Willow View Drive Property located in Orono, MN. The legal <br /> description of the project location is: A part of the SE '/ of Section 28, T118N, R23W, <br /> Hennepin County, Orono, Minnesota. The parcel is a total of 1.16 acres (according to the <br /> Hennepin County Website). <br /> Methods <br /> AEC utilized the 1987 US Army Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual and <br /> Midwest Regional Supplement to perform the wetland delineation. A United States <br /> Geological Survey (USGS) Map (Excelsior Quad) (Figure 1), the Minnesota Department <br /> of Natural Resources (MN DNR) Public Water Inventory (PWI) Map (Figure 2), the <br /> Hennepin County Soil Survey Map (Figure 3), and the National Wetland Inventory <br /> (NWI) Map (Figure 4) were reviewed prior to the site visit and used in the delineation <br /> process. The delineated wetland boundaries (GPS located) are indicated on Figure 5 and <br /> are overlaid on a 2010 aerial image. Figure 6 shows the Minnehaha Creek Watershed <br /> District Functional Assessment Map; the wetland in question is considered a "Manage 3" <br /> wetland under the Districts classification system. AEC used the routine delineation <br /> method. <br /> Wetland classification followed methods described by the USACOE - St. Paul District; <br /> Eggers and Reed "Wetland Plants and Plant Communities of MN and WI". The Circular <br /> 39 and Cowardin et al. classifications are given as well. The indicator status of plants <br /> was determined using the National List of Plant Species That Occur in Wetlands — <br /> Region 3 (Sabine 1999). In accordance with the Midwest Regional Supplement, the + <br /> and—have been removed from the vegetation indicator status. <br /> Pink pinflags were used to delineate the wetlands and were numbered sequentially; <br /> flagging was hung from adjacent vegetation to aid in location of the pinflags. Sample <br /> points were taken to document the vegetation, soils, and hydrology indicators within <br /> representative upland and wetland locations. <br /> Results <br /> Office Results <br /> Wetland 1 is indicated on the NWI map as a PEMC wetland. The delineated wetland is <br /> located in the Cordova and Hamel soil series. The Cordova and Hamel soil series are <br /> classified as hydric soils (SCS Hydric Soils of the United States). Wetland 1 is not <br /> indicated on the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Public Water Inventory <br /> Map(PWI). <br /> 1 <br />