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SVOBODA ECOLOGICAL RESOURCES ~-----,---___; ______________________________ _ <br />providing the Sharper Edge in Natural Resources & Environmental Consulting <br />' ' <br />Mr. Paul E. Weinberger <br />Zoning Administrator/Planner III <br />City of Orono <br />P.O. Box 66 <br />Crystal Bay, MN 55323 <br />.RE: SER Project Name: <br />SER Project No.: <br />Dear Mr. Weinberger, <br />Van Eeckhout -Orono Parcel Delineation <br />98-060-03 <br />The purpose of this letter is to provide you with an update regarding the above project. To briefly review <br />its status, this parcel wa~ visited by Svoboda Ecological Resources (SER) on October 14, 1998. At this <br />time, two areas were determined to be jurisdictional wetland and were delineated by SER (see SER <br />Report No. 98-060-03 for more detail). The edges of these wetlands were located by SER using a <br />Trimble Ag 132 GPS equipped with a)uniper Systems field data collector. Positions were differentially <br />corrected in real-time using signals transmitted by the Coast Guard station in Alma, Wisconsin. This <br />system is ca:pable of su~-meter accuracy when using real-time differential correction in the field. <br />In 2000, SER determined that the boundaries of Basin l needed revision due to factors that were not <br />evident at the time of field visitation. The northern boundary was r~drawn and reduced (Figure 1). This , <br />revision was due to the presence of sand and gravel fill found in this area, which indicated that it would <br />,not meet jurisdictional wetland status. In addition, the boundary of the northwestern finger of this basin <br />was redrawn and reduced (Figure 1). This reed c'anary grass dominated area recently has become drier <br />due to the presence of a drainage ditch. Thus, the extent of the wetland boundary as was determined in <br />1998 'was decided to over-exaggerate the scope of the northwestern wetland edge. Please note that the <br />~odified boundaries on Figure 1 are not exact and are subject to field verification. <br />Should you have any questions about these revised boundaries, please call me. <br />Sincerely, <br />Svoboda Ecological Resources <br />~~-~ <br />Franklin J. Svoboda, CWB, PWS <br />President <br />cc: Chuck Van Eeckhout, Van Eeckhout Engineering Services <br />2477 Shadywood Road • Excelsior, MN 55331 <br />(612) 471-1100 (Office) • (612) 471-0007 (Fax)