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hydrology plant and animal communities, and ot er factors are important to the identification and functioning of wetlands. hese differences cannot be considered adec�uately in a single national ma ual. The development of this supplement follows National Academy of Scienc s recommendations to increase the regional sensitivity of wetland-delineation methods (National Research Council 1995).The intent of this supplement is t bring the Corps Manual up to date with current knowledge and practice in he region and not to change wetland boundaries." "...This Regional Supple nt is designed for use with the current version of the Corps Manual (Enviromm �tal Laboratory 1987) and all subsequent versions. Where differences in th two documents occur, this Regional Supplement takes precedence over the orps Manual for applications in the Midwest Region." National Wetland Inventory (NWI) maps (Figure 2), W b Soil Survey of Hennepin County map (Figure 3), Minnesota Public Waters Inventory maps Figure 4), and 2012 aerial photographs were reviewed prior to the site visit to identify areas hat may be wetlands. Areas illustrating evidence of wetland conditions were examined in reater detail during the field survey. Vegetation, soils and hydrology were examined (as o lined in the 1987 Manual) and used to characterize wetland types and determine wetland boun aries. Sample transects were established in representative wetland-to-upland transition zones in rder to characterize the vegetation, soils, and hydrology of the site. Transects consist of a r presentative upland sample point and representative wetland sample point. Information obtai ed at the sample points can be found on the field data sheets located in the Technical Documents section. Wetland boundaries were marked at the site by pin "Wetland Delineation" pin flags. The wetland boundary is considered to be the topographic ly highest extent of the wetland basin; areas below the staked boundary met the three required wetland criteria while areas above were lacking in one or more of these criteria. Wetlands wer classified in accordance with methods described by Cowardin et al. (1979) and used in the N (e.g. PEMB, PSS1C, etc.), completed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The Circular 39 and Eggers and Reed classification systems are also given. The indicator status of plants, s described in the Technical Documents section, was determined using the National List of P ant Species That Occur in Wetlands — Region 3 (Sabine 1999). RESULTS The National Wetland Inventory indicates a wetland of t e PEMC in the survey area. (Figure 2). The Web Soil Survey of Hennepin County (Figure 3) id ntifies six soil map units present on the subject property. They are as follows: Klossner soils, epressional; Muskego, Blue Earth and Muskego,ponded; Hamel, overwash-Hamel complex;A gus-Kilkenny complex; and two Lester- Kilkenny complex types of different slopes. The first t o types are the hydric soils on the site. The Hamel complex is partially hydric. The remaining Kilkenny complexes are predominantly non-hydric. Soil series descriptions are provided in the chnical Documents section. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Sta e Protected Waters Map (Public Water Inventory) indicates no public waters within the area of i terest on the parcel (Figure 4). Svoboda Ecological Resources 2 4245 Bayside Rd Project Number: 2013-021-03 Oronq MN