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delineation will be conducted to verify that the areas meet the three- <br />parameter wetland criteria as set forth by the Corps of Engineers <br />Wetlands Delineation Manual (1987). <br />A monitoring report will be prepared annually during the five-year <br />monitoring period. The report will describe the status of the wetland <br />replacement, summarize the results of the vegetative and hydrologic <br />monitoring, and discuss management activities and corrective actions <br />conducted during the previous year, as well as activities planned for <br />the upcoming year. The report will be submitted to the Minnehaha <br />Creek Watershed District by December 15 of each year. The annual <br />reports will .contain the following information: <br />• In the first report only, a comparison of the as-built specifications <br />with the design specifications and an explanation for significant <br />modifications. <br />• A brief description of the wetland mitigation areas, including <br />location, size, vegetative and hydrologic monitoring reports, <br />current wetland types, and desired wetland types. <br />• For each subsequent year, a comparison of existing conditions in <br />the wetlands with as-built specifications and an explanation for any <br />significant differences. <br />• A summary of water level measurements collected to date and a <br />determination as to whether the hydrology in the wetland/s meets <br />the design elevations and wetland hydrology critena as defined in <br />Corps <?/Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual (1987). <br />• A summary of plant species growing in the wetland and a <br />determination whether the vegetation meets the wetland catena as <br />defined in the Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual <br />(1987). Plant species data will be provided from at least two <br />sample locations for each wetland. Percent dominance will be <br />recorded at each sample location with emphasis placed upon <br />species comprising greater than 10% of the spatial area. <br />• A summarv of manaaement activities and/or conective actions <br />conducted in the wetlands during the previous year and activities <br />planned for the following year (i.e., burning, mulching, retilling, <br />regrading, herbicide application, mowing, or reseeding). <br />• Color photographs of the wetland mitigation sites taken between <br />July and August each year at the designated photo-reference <br />points. <br />Minnehaha Creek Watershed Oistnct Permit Application <br />City of Orono, Minnesota <br />A-LONGL0204.00 <br />Page 13