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r <br />Ms. Qlcn Soncs <br />Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) <br />14600 Minnetonka Rlvd. <br />Minnetonka, MN 55345-1597 <br />He: Dickey/Coffm Permit Application Orono, MN <br />Dear Ms. Sones, <br />To assist in MCWD review of our Orono development we are providing <br />additional information requested in the new regulations for S42Q.QS20 <br />nenclng and 8420.0530 Replacement Plan Components. <br />Sequencing <br />The developer hired Franklin J. Svoboda <Sr Assoc, to prepare a "Wetland <br />Classification Identification and Delineation Project No. 93-005, Oct. 29, <br />1993" <br />As part of this report and investigative process the consultant asked all <br />agencies, iind governmental units dealing with the project to meet out on <br />the site and discuss the standards to be used in developing the site. MCWD <br />staff attended these meetings and understand the problems with many of <br />the sites Wpe 1 and II wetlands. <br />As the Svoboda report states on pages 10 and 11; <br />"Many of the wetlands on the property have been significantly <br />impacted by agricultural activities. All or significant portions of <br />wetlands la, lb, Ic. 2a. 6a, 6b, 7b, 8b, 8d ;uid 1 lb are toeing farmed <br />currently or have been farmed in tiie recent past. In addition. <br />basins. 12. 13 & 14 are within areas currently being pastured by <br />livestock. In all cases, wetland functions are significant!)' degraded <br />for biological diversity, w-ild life use. water qualit\', aesthetic and <br />recreational v;iiue." <br />The site visits and meetings with Uie governmental and regulatory <br />represeniaUves provided us with very good direction in wa\ s to develop <br />the Orono sites. ' <br />1. Since many of the type I and II wetlands were isolated, small, <br />poorly drained farm fields or pasture areas, combining these lu-eas