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10 tlic Mttf vi>it to identify areas of eoneern. Areas iKiistratine evalcnce of wetland conditions were examined m greater detail durini: the field airvey. V'ceetalion. soils and hydroloey were exaiivned (as outlined in the I9S7 Maiiuaii and used to characterize wetland types and determine wetland boundaries. Sample transects were established in a representative wetland-to-upland transition zone in order to characterize the vegetation, soils, and hydrology of the site. The transects con>tst of one representative upland sample point and one reprc.scntative wetland sample point. The number of transects completed per basin depends on the size of the basin and/or the number of wetland types asisociatcd with each basin. Other samples wetc taken at unmarked loraiion.s to provide senfication of the wetland edge os needed. Information obtained from the sample points can be found on the field data sheets k>cated in Appendix A The wetland boundary was marked at the site by bl.izc-orange "wetland boundary*' flagginj! attached to 4-foot w ooden lath. The wetland boundary is considered to be the topographically highest exiuit of the wetland basin: ueax below the staked boundary met the three required wetland criteria while areas above lacked one or more of these criteria. Wetland classification followed methods described by Cowardin et al. (1979) and used in the NWI completed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife .Service. The Circular 3^ classification (Shaw and Fredine 1956) is also given. The indicator status of plants was determined using the iViirionnj List of Plant Species That Occur m Wetlands • Minnesota (Reed l9SSi. Explan.ttion of the pUrfi indicator categories is provided in Appendix B. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION The NWI map (Mound Quadiangle) illustrates one wetland basin on the subject property. The NWI identified wetlands on the property consist of a Type 3/5 (PEMC/UBH) wetland on the southeastern portion of the property (Figure 2). The Soil Sur\ey of Hennepin County indicates three individual soil types on the subject proj^>crty (Figure 3). These individual soil types include: Hayden Loam (HbB and C). Klossner Muck (Ma). and Bellvillc Sill Loam (Lc). See Appendix C for a description of the soil series for each of these soil types. Of these soil types, the Klossner Muck (Ma) is classified as hydne soils (Hxdric Soils of the United States). The DNR Public Waters Map of Hennepin County illu'trr tcs one public water (913w) on the subject property (Figure 4) SER personnel examined the subject property for areas meeting jurisdictional w etland criteria during the site visit and delineated one area as being jurisdictional w etland Detailed veget f.'on, soils, and hydrology data for the v-ciland arc provided in the data sheets of Appendix A Basin 1 is located in the in the souiheasiem portion of the subject property (Figure 5). SER delineated the boundary of Basin I as a palusirine (P-) type wetland exhibiting cmcti .-ni (-EM-) vegetation with a seasonally flooded (-C-) moisture regime along the outermost portion of the bas.n and a palustrine (P-) type wetland with an unconsolidated bottom (-UB-) that is perma ently flooded (-H) in the central portion of tiie basin or a Type 3/5 (PEMC/UBH) wetland complex.