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The excavation of the pond within the northwest comer will have no <br />impact on drainage of adjacent properties <br />Spoils from the dredging will be placed on upland areas on Lot 3 at a <br />minimum 26' setback from the protected Type 1 and 2 wetlands within <br />the northern portions of Lot 3. <br />John R. Smyth, an Aquatic Scientist with Bonestroo, Rosene, Anderlik <br />and Associates, in his report dated October 25, 1996, makes the <br />following findings concerning the Type 7 wetland located in the front <br />yard or southeast corner of applicant': property; <br />The wetland meets MinRAM High Quality Hardwood Swamp <br />standards <br />Excavation of this wetland would greatly degrade the system <br />which exists. <br />High Quality Hardwood Swamps are not prevalent in much of <br />this metro area and should be preserved when possible. <br />MinRAM defines a High Quality Hardwood Swamp as having the <br />following characteristics; <br />Stands undisturbed or minimally disturbed by <br />ariificial drainage, grazing, logging, impoundment, <br />filling, etc Seedlings and/or saplings of native <br />tree species evident indicating regeneration <br />Groundlayer composed of native grasses, sedges, <br />ferns and/or forbs Box elder, buckthorn, and/or <br />reed canar>' grass, if present, each have less than <br />10 percent cover. <br />The inspection of the wetland confirmed that the wetland <br />community contained predominantly American elm with a <br />groundlayer dominated by hop sedge and bristle pinkw'eed. Reed <br />canary grass and cattail comprise less than 10 percent of the <br />wetland and are isolated in one end. <br />Page 2 of 5 <br />J