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Field visit and staking of wetland boundary(ies) .For the wetland delineation, all jurisdictional wetland boundary(ies) will be, staked by SER personnel with expertise in identifying hydric-soils and hydrophytic plant species, SER will stake the wetland boundary(ies)as conservatively as possible through our detailed approach in collecting field data The wetland boundary(ies) will be staked to maximize the extent of the non jurisdictional wetland to conserve buildable upland. The wetland boundary(ies) will be marked with either sequentially numbered pin flags or 4-foot wooden lath and blaze orange flagging marked "Wetland Boundary" for ease of location by land surveyors. An appropriate number of soil sample locations•will be taken to characterize difficult areas. The client will be informed of"any low areas, disturbed areas, or agriculture fields only meeting two of the three wetland.criteria and will be staked-at the discretion of the SER personnel.Wetland boundary(ies) will be staked to the property line if the wetland extends beyond the limits of the property. We recommend that the wetland boundary(ies),be surveyed once the staking has been completed. ONCE THE WETLAND`STARING HAS BEEN COMPLETED ALL WETLAND BOUNDARY(IES) ARE -CONSIDERED TEMPORARY AND APPROXIMATE UNTIL THEY HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL UNIT (LGU) AND SURVEYED. All wetland delineation activities and documentation will adhere to the USACOE 1987 Wetland Delineation Manual and MnWCA rules. Wetland Delineation Report The findings of the wetland delineation will be provided in a detailed delineation report that will discuss site description, method of boundary determination, detailed description of observed soils, vegetation and wetland hydrology, figures and wetland data sheets, field procedures, wetland type(s) observed, comparisons, with- wetlands illustrated on NWI maps,-arid the,appropriate figurds. This report will adhere to suggested guidelines for delineation reports as recommended by the USACOE and the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources.' The accuracy of SER's delineations is and has been consistently upheld by numerous technical reviewers representing a variety of'local, state and federal agencies. All delineations require documentation in the form of a report. SER will not stake wetland boundaries without producing a report. Upon completion of the delineation report, it must.be sent to the appropriate regulatory staff in order to have the ' wetland delineation reviewed. SER will not send reports out without either the written permission (as stated on the authorization to proceed) or direct verbal authorization. Therefore, in order to receive a project approval the report must be sent to the appropriate regulatory agency staff for'their review. In order to protect the client's interest, SER will not submit a report to the LGU until written or direct verbal authorization is received.. SCHEDULE We can schedule the fieldwork to begin after we receive a signed Authorization to Proceed form. If the terms and conditions of this Scope of Services and Cost Proposal are satisfactory, please sign and return the attached Authorization to Proceed form for our files. Please call our office if you have any questions. The wetland delineation report, which presents.the site visit findings, will be submitted approximately 30 days after-the site visit. Please contact SER if there are time restrictions.that will require expediting these tasks in a timelier manner. Otherwise SER is prepared to schedule the work and proceed with the proposed timeline upon receipt of the attached Authorization to Proceed form(s). PROJECTED COSTS The following provides the total project cost for a wetland delineation including the,site visit and a technical report. Wetland Delineation Total project costs are estimated to cost$1100.The following items are included in this cost estimate as stated in the previous paragraphs: review initial site data; stake wetland boundary based on initial -data; complete and submit wetland delineation report and 2 hours of,project communication. Tim_ a.will be billed hourly; therefore, you will be billed only for the amount of time spent to complete your project.