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KjoLHAuGENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES COMPANY <br />'0N%M0W*4W#K Providing Sound, Balanced, Comprehensive Natural Resource Solutions <br />Memorandum <br />Date: October 24, 2022 <br />To: Project Manager, Minnehaha Creek Watershed District <br />CC: Tom Ryan, Applicant <br />From: Melissa Barrett, Kjolhaug Environmental Services (KES) <br />Re: No Wetland Determination Memo, 2245 Watertown Road, Orono, MN <br />(KES# 2022-183) <br />The 4.67-ac 2245 Watertown Road site was inspected on October 20, 2022 for the presence and <br />extent of wetland. The property was located in Section 34, Township I I8N, Range 23W, City of <br />Orono, Hennepin County, Minnesota. The site was situated immediately south of the intersection <br />of Watertown Road and Harrington Drive (Figure 1). The property boundary corresponded to <br />Hennepin County PIDs 3411823330056 (2.86 ac), 0311723220022 (0.10 ac), 0311723220002 <br />(0.85 ac), 0311723220001 (0.17 ac), and 0311723220021 (0.69 ac). <br />Attachment A of this memo includes the Joint Application Form for Activities Affecting Water <br />Resources in Minnesota, which is submitted to request WCA no wetland determination approval <br />from the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (LGU). <br />Review of NWI, Soils, DNR, and NHD Inventory Information <br />The National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) (Minnesota Geospatial Commons 2009-2014 and U.S. <br />Fish and Wildlife Service) showed one PEM1A/PFOIA wetland complex within site boundaries <br />(Figure 3). <br />The Soil Survey (USDA NRCS 2017) showed Hamel -Glencoe complex as the hydric soil map <br />unit within the site boundary. Soil types mapped within the site boundary are listed in Table 1 on <br />the following page and a map showing soil types is included in Figure 4. <br />The Minnesota DNR Public Waters Inventory (Minnesota Department of Natural Resources <br />2017) did not show any Public Waters, Wetlands, or Watercourses within 1000 feet of site <br />boundaries (Figure 5). <br />The National Hydrog_raphy Dataset (U.S. Geological Survey 2015) did not show any surface <br />water features within site boundaries (Figure 6). <br />2500 Shadywood Road, Suite 130, Minnesota 55331, Phone: 952-401-8757 <br />