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2515 North Shore Drive, Orono MN Wetland Delineation Report <br /> <br />6 <br /> <br />Worksheet Using Gridded Database method, and above the normal range based on available 30- <br />day rolling total precipitation (Appendix C). <br /> <br />Wetland 1 was a Type 3/2 (PEM1C/PEM1B) shallow marsh wetland with a wet meadow fringe. <br />The shallow marsh portion was dominated by reed canary grass and narrowleaf cattail and the <br />wet meadow fringe was dominated by lake sedge. Free water was observed at 15 inches below <br />the soil surface and saturated soils were observed 12 inches below the surface in the wetland <br />sample borehole. Other indicators of wetland hydrology included geomorphic position and the <br />FAC-Neutral Test. <br /> <br />The surrounding upland was dominated by Kentucky bluegrass. No primary or additional <br />secondary indicators of wetland hydrology were observed in the upland. <br /> <br />The delineated boundary followed slight changes in topography and the transition from a <br />hydrophytic plant community to an upland plant community. Wetland 1 was shown as a PEM1C <br />on the NWI map and was mapped on hydric soils (Tadkee-Tadkee, depressional, complex and <br />Muskego, Blue Earth, and Houghton soils) according to the soil survey. Wetland 1 was <br />connected to the wetland to the west via a driveway culvert. <br /> <br />4.4 Other Areas <br />It was initially suspected the shoreline along the southern boundary might have a wetland fringe <br />but during the site visit no fringe was present. The shoreline consisted of steep sloping rock <br />riprap and abruptly transitioned to an aquatic environment. <br /> <br />4.5 MnRAM Analysis Results <br />A MnRAM analysis were completed for Wetland 1 to determine applied buffer width. MnRAM <br />output results are included in Appendix D. A summary of MnRAM results plus the watershed <br />district applied buffer width is provided in Table 2 on the following page. <br /> <br />4.5 Request for Wetland Boundary and Jurisdictional Determination <br />Appendix A of this report includes a Joint Application Form for Activities Affecting Water <br />Resources in Minnesota, which is submitted to the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District <br />(MCWD) in request for a wetland boundary and type determination under the Minnesota <br />Wetland Conservation Act (WCA).