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MCWD Assessment <br />As Of the opprovol data of th:s SWP. Minnehaha Creek Watershed <br />District was in the process of conrpleting a funct.on and voiue ossessrr^ent <br />of wetlands in the District. It is aniicpoted that that project will be <br />completed end o final report will be published in the r<ecr future me City <br />of Orono will refer to MCWD's data for the foilowing consideratons: <br />1. Source of data for wetlands not inventoried for Orono S\.VM? <br />2. Cross-reference with Orono SWMP data <br />3. Gain perspective on tr.e wetland monegenenr strctecies set *orth <br />in the OroTio SWMP <br />5.3.4 Non-Inventoried Wetlands <br />Understondlr»g the value of on inventory and evduanon of oil wetland <br />resources, the Oty w3l take the fO!owir>g general ooprooch to achlev/ng <br />a complete data set for remoining wetlonds; <br />❖ Inventor^’ and assess wetlands os cost-shoring opportunities <br />become avoilable <br />❖ Incorporate data from similar projects by other agencies, notobiy <br />the MCWD wetland ossessment project <br />❖ Require data from ony land disturbing octivlty near a wetland <br />The lost of these will happen when there is development of lord near any <br />wetlands that have not been accounted for in a previous effort. When o <br />prellmlnory plot is received by the City, proximity to wetlands will be <br />among the review items. If a r«arby wetland hes not been accounted <br />for, the developer of the lend will be requ'red to hove a runoff <br />susceptibility evolucrtion completed end submitted to the Cty <br />The developer may request that the evaluation be done by the City. In <br />which cose a fee w!H be ossessed. By requiring this, the plat ooproval <br />process wi take into account the quafity and sensitivity of a given <br />wetlona os well as odd that wetlord to t.he Gty's database. <br />^5.4 Wetlapo) Protection <br />The god of this monagement strotegy Is to mointdn or enhance the <br />ecologicol integrity of wetlands in the Oty during site development. Given <br />the voriablity of the type and quotity of the wetland communites. a two- <br />step wetland protection process hos been developed. Wetlands subject t* <br />runoff rrxjst Initially be dossified os to the level of protection required. Frorr <br />there, an appropriate protection strategy con be planned for each <br />wetland. <br />Otyof Orono