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1940 Lakeview Terrace Site Wetland Delineation Report <br />2 <br /> <br />2. OVERVIEW <br /> <br />The 1-acre 1940 Lakeview Terrace Site was inspected on July 29th, 2021 for the presence and <br />extent of wetland. The property was located in Section 27, Township 118 North, Range 23 West, <br />City of Orono, Hennepin County, Minnesota. The site was situated northeast of the intersection <br />of Lakeview Terrace and Brown Road North (Figure 1). The property corresponded to Hennepin <br />County PID#: 2711823420007. <br /> <br />The 1940 Lakeview Terrace Site consisted of woodland, partially mowed meadow, and a <br />wetland. Topography of the site sloped from 1016 ft MSL on the northeastern portion of the site <br />down to 1012 ft MSL within the wetland on the northwestern portion. Surrounding land use <br />consisted of single-family homes. <br /> <br />One wetland was delineated within the site boundaries. The delineated wetland boundaries and <br />existing conditions are shown on Figure 2. <br /> <br />Appendix A of this report includes a Joint Application Form for Activities Affecting Water <br />Resources in Minnesota, which is submitted in request for: (1) a wetland boundary and type <br />determination under the Minnesota Wetland Conservation Act (WCA), and (2) delineation <br />concurrence and Approved Jurisdictional determination under Section 404 of the Federal Clean <br />Water Act. <br /> <br /> <br />3. METHODS <br /> <br />Wetlands were identified using the Routine Determination method described in the Corps of <br />Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual (Waterways Experiment Station, 1987) and the <br />Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual: Midwest Region <br />(Version 2.0) as required under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and the Minnesota Wetland <br />Conservation Act. <br /> <br />Wetland boundaries were identified as the upper-most extent of wetland that met criteria for <br />hydric soils, hydrophytic vegetation, and wetland hydrology. Wetland-upland boundaries were <br />marked with pin flags that were located using a Trimble R1 GPS Unit. <br /> <br />Soils, vegetation, and hydrology were documented at a representative location along the wetland- <br />upland boundary. Plant species dominance was estimated based on the percent aerial or basal <br />coverage visually estimated within a 30-foot radius for trees and vines, a 15-foot radius for the <br />shrub layer, and a 5-foot radius for the herbaceous layer within the community type sampled. <br /> <br />Soils were characterized to a minimum depth of 24 inches (unless otherwise noted) using a <br />Munsell Soil Color Book and standard soil texturing methodology. Hydric soil indicators used <br />are from Field Indicators of Hydric Soils in the United States (USDA Natural Resources