Jumppanen Wetland Delineation Report_9_15_2021_10_58_11_28

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1940 Lakeview Terrace Site Wetland Delineation Report 4 4.2 Wetland Determinations and Delineations Potential wetlands were evaluated during field observations on July 29, 2021. One wetland was identified and delineated on the property (Figure 2). Corresponding data forms are included in Appendix B. The following descriptions of the wetland and adjacent upland reflects conditions observed at the time of the field visit. Herbaceous vegetation was actively growing at the time of the wetland delineation. Precipitation conditions were drier than the normal range based on available 30-day rolling total precipitation and drier than normal based on the three-month antecedent precipitation data (Appendix C). Wetland 1 was a Type 3 (PEM1Cd) shallow marsh wetland dominated by smartweed, an unknown grass, cattail, jewelweed, and red clover, with a lesser amount of rough cinquefoil, Kentucky bluegrass, oak-leaved goosefoot, blue vervain, common plantain, and scattered boxelder. The wetland was saturated at 24 inches and the water table was at 30 inches. Secondary hydrology indicators including FAC-Neutral Test and Geomorphic Position and a hydric soil indicator were observed. Adjacent upland consisted of mowed meadow dominated by ground ivy, smooth crab grass, and scattered boxelder, with a lesser amount of red clover, common plantain, and common dandelion. Primary and secondary hydrology indicators were not observed on the upland. The wetland boundary corresponded to a topographic rise that coincided with a transition from hydrophytic plant species to upland plant species. The wetland was shown as a PEM1C wetland on the NWI map and fell in an area mapped as Hamel (Partially Hydric) and Urban land- Udorthents (Non-Hydric) on the soil survey. A shallow excavated ditch (Excavated Ditch #1) runs through the middle of Wetland 1 and extends through the eastern and southern portion of the site. Photos of the ditch are in Appendix D. Excavated Ditch #1 drains into Wetland 1 from the north and the east and flows south through the site, ultimately through the culverts and under Lakeview Terrace. 4.3 Other Areas The northeast corner of the site was mapped as Hamel (Partially Hydric), but hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology indicators were not observed here. No other areas were shown as wetland on the NWI map. 4.4 Request for Wetland Boundary and Jurisdictional Determination Appendix A of this report includes a Joint Application Form for Activities Affecting Water Resources in Minnesota, which is submitted in request for: (1) a wetland boundary and type determination under the Minnesota Wetland Conservation Act (WCA), and (2) delineation concurrence and Approved Jurisdictional Determination under Section 404 of the Federal Clean Water Act.