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m' <br />Minnesota Department of Natural Resources <br />Metro Waters - 1200 Warner Road. St. Paul. MN 55106-6793 <br />Telephone: (651) 772-7910 Fax: (651) 772-7977 <br />August 24,2000 <br />City of Orono <br />Wendy Bottenberg, Assist. ZA/Planner <br />P.O. Box 66 <br />Crystal Bay, MN 55323-0066 <br />^ - •> }; <br />^*t <br />j i W*** <br />RE: James Johnson Driveway Fill, Unnamed Wetland 27-862w, City of Orono <br />Dear Ms. Bottenberg; <br />Thank you for meeting with me today at the James R. Johnson property at 2240 Fox Street. After <br />viewing the site, I determined that the new driveway fill site is located above the Ordinary High <br />Water mark of Unnamed Wetland #27-862w. Therefore, there is no longer any need to request a <br />waiver to DNR peimit authority, as in your August 10,2(X)0-letter to me. The fill for this driveway <br />was not placed in the public water wetland basin and no DNR permits or waivers are required. <br />1 estimated that the edge of Wetland #27-862w is about 95 feet west and about 45 feet east of the <br />centerline of the driveway. The edge of the basin is approximately the edge of the cattail stands on <br />both sides of the driveway. The driveway sits on a slightly higher wetland area that is dominated by <br />reed canary grass. <br />As was discussed, the driveway fill placement was subject to the terms and conditions of the <br />Wetlands Conservation Act. Minnehaha Creek Watershed District administers the Act within the <br />City of Orono. Mr. Johnson will need to contact the District to determine how to approach this <br />problem. <br />Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any further questions or concerns about this matter. <br />Sincerely, <br />Dale E. Homuth <br />Regional Hydrologist <br />c:James Hafner, Minnehaha Creek Watershed District <br />Doug Snyder, BWSR <br />Bruce Gerbig, DNR Waters <br />27-862W File <br />/•\pP r.ilM-ii. <br />DNR Information: 651-296-6157 • 1-888-646-6.^67 • TTY: 651-296-5484 • l-80()-657-.'t929 <br />All Equal Opportunity Employer <br />Who Values Diversity <br />Printed on Recycled Paper Containing a <br />'fi ^ Minimum of IPosi-Consumcr Waste