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, , Wetland Identification, Deli�eation ' and Classification for Thomas Bren Homes, Inc. ' Preview ' Based upon the boundaries indicated on the site map,we have identified one wetland basin. It was field identified on May 14, 1999. The basin is part of a larger system which flows to Lake ' Minnetonka. Review of U.S. Fish and Wildlife National Wetland Inventory maps indicates one PEMF wetland � at this location. Based on review of Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Protected Waters map, protected water number 859W is located on this property. No Ordinary High Water ' (OHW) has been determined far this wetland basin. Recorded rainfall at the National Weather Service in Chanhassen, NIN far the 7 days preceding the � delineation was 1.15 inches. ' Project Location and Site Description s The site is located in the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 3, Township 117, ' Range 23 in Hennepin County, MN. The delineation was only conducted along the north side of the property. The delineation line does not comprise the extent of wetland occurring on the entire property. ' Characteristics of Wetland B ' asins ' Basin 1 Wetland basin 1 is located along the north side of the property. At the time of the delineation, water levels were high due to heavy rains far three days preceding the ' delineation. ' Wetland basin 1 is classified as a Type 3 wetland (Inland shallow fresh marsh) as defined in Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the United States (FWS Publication 79/31; Cowardin et al) and Wetlands of the United States (USFWS ' Circular 39; Shaw and Fredine 1971). Based on the 1987 Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual, basin 1 is classified as a PEMF (Palustrine Emergent Semipermanently Flooded) wetland. ' ' SCFiOELL�MADSON�INC. MINNETONKA�MINNESOTA '