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Council 1995}.The intent of tlus supplement is to bring the Cflrps Manual up W <br /> date with current knowledge and practice in thc rcgian and not to change <br /> wetland boundaries." "...This Regional Supplement is designed for use with the <br /> cunrent version of the Corps Manual (Environmental Laboratory 198'n and ell <br /> subsequent vetsions. Where differcnces in thc two d�umems occur, tkus <br /> Rcgional Supplemeirt takes praxdence over the Corps Manual for epplications <br /> in the Midwest Region." <br /> National Wetland Inventory (NVVI) maps (Figure 2a) Hennepin County Wetland Inventory <br /> (HCVVn maps {Figure 2b), 2014 DNR NWI Update maps (Figure 2c}, Web Soil Survey of <br /> Hennepin Couaty map(Figure 3),Minnesota Public Waters Inventory maps (Figure 4), and 2012 <br /> aerial photographs were reviewed prior to the site visit to identafy areas that may be wetlands. <br /> Areas illushrating evidence of wetland conditions were examined in greater detail during the field <br /> survey. Vegetation, soils and hydrology were examined {as outlined in the 1987 Manual) aad <br /> used to, characterize wetland types and deteimine wetland boundaries. Sarr�ple transects were <br /> established in representative wetland-to-upland transition zones in order to characterize the <br /> vegetation, soils, and hydrology of the site. Transects consist of a representative upland sample <br /> point and representative wetland sample point. Information obtained at the sample points can be <br /> found on the field data sheets located in the Technical Documents section. <br /> Wetland boundaries were maxked at the site by pink "Wetland Delineation" pin flags. The <br /> wetland boundary is considered to be the topographically highest extent of the wedand basin; <br /> areas below the staked boundary anet i�e three required wetland criteria while areas above were <br /> lacldng in one ar more of these criteria Wetlands were classified in accordance wrth methods <br /> described by Cowardin et al. (1979} and used in the NWI (e.g. PEMB, PSS1C, etc.), connpleted <br /> by the U.S. Fish and Witdlife Service. The Circular 39 aad Eggers and Reed classification <br /> systems are also given. The indicator status of plants, as described in the Technical Documents <br /> section, was determine� using the National Wetland Plant List (Lichvar, et al. 2014. <br /> _. )• <br /> RESULTS <br /> The National Wetland Tnventory indicates the presence of one large wetland complex along the <br /> northern and eastern edge of the survey area. The wetland is categorized by the NWI as <br /> PF�/EMCd (Pigure 2a). The HCWI indicates probable and potential wetlands in the same <br /> location(Figure 2b). The DNR NWI update in 2014 indicates genefially similar wetland types but <br /> generally does not map the wetlands on the 200 Stubbs Bay Road parcel(Figure 2c). <br /> The Web Soil Survey of Hennepin County (Figtu�e 3) identifies six soil m�p u.nits within the <br /> study area. They are Lester loarn, Muskego, Blue Earth, and Houghton, ponded, Cordova loam, <br /> Hamel-Glencoe, Angus loam, and LeSueur loam. The Muskego, Blue Earth and Houghton <br /> complex is considered hydric, rhe Cordova and the Hamel-Glencoe soils are predomi.nantly <br /> hydric and the Lester loam, Angus loam and LeSueur loam are considered predaminautly non- <br /> hydric. Soil series descriptions aze provided in the Technical Documents section. <br /> The Muznesota Deparlrnent of Natural Resources, State Protected Waters Map (Public Water <br /> Inventory)ind,icates na public waters or wetiands within the study area(Figure 4). <br /> Svoboda Ecological Resour�es 300&350 Stubbs Bay Road <br /> Project Number:2014037-03 2 Orono <br />