Notice of Decision - MN wetlnd Conservation Act - 2015

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Soils were characterized to a minimum depth of 18-24 inches (unless otherwise noted) utilizing Munsell Soil Color Charts and standard soil texturing methodology. Hydric soil indicators used in reporting are from Field Indicators of Hydric Soils in the United States (USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in cooperation with the National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils, Version 7, 2010). Plants were identified using standard regional plant keys. Taxonoiny and indicator status of plant species was taken from the 2014 National Wetland Plant List (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2014. National Wetland Plant List, version 3.2, https://wetland�lants.usace.anny.mil Engineer Research and Development Center, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Hanover, NH). III. RESULTS Review of NWI, Soils, and DNR Information The Natioiaal Wetlands Invento�y (NWI) (Minnesota Geospatial Commons 2009-2014, https://�isdata.mn.gov/dataset/water-nat-wetlands-inv-2009-2014) showed areas of PEM 1 A/PEM 1 C wetland and L2UBH deepwater habitat in the northeast portion of the site and immediately east of the property, respectively (Figure 3). The Soil Su��vey of Hennepin County, Mi�znesota showed hydric and predominantly non-hydric soils inapped within the review area (l�ttp://soils.usda.gov/survey/�eo�raphy/ssurgo/). Glencoe loain and Muskego muck are hydric soils mapped in the wetland location on the eastern part of the site, and Lester loain is mapped in the western upland part of the site. A soils map indicating the soil and hydric soil categories on the property is included in Figure 4. The Minnesota DNR Public Waters Iiiventory for Hennepin County (https://�isdata.mn.gov/dataset/water-mn-public-waters) showed Long Lake (DNR Pubic Water 27-160P) located at the eastern edge of the site (Figure 5). The National Hydrography Dataset (U.S. Geological Survey, htt�://nhd.us�s.gov/) also showed Long Lake at the eastern edge of the site (Figure 6). Wetland Determinations and Delineations Potential wetlands were evaluated during field observations on May 20, 2015. One wetland was identified and delineated in the eastern portion of the property (Figure 2). Corresponding data forms are included in Appendix A. The following description of the wetland and the adjacent upland reflects conditions observed at the time of the field visit. At that time, precipitation conditions were normal based on available 30-day rolling precipitation data and dry based on the three-month antecedent conditions (Appendix B). A Certificate of Survey prepared by Sathre- Bergquist, Inc. and showing the wetland boundary is included in Appendix C. Wetland 1 was a Type 1 L/3 (PFO1B/C)bottomland forest/shallow inarsh that covered most of the eastern and northeastern part of the property. The wetland elevation ranged from approximately 1 to 3 feet above Long Lake. Vegetation in the wetland included a forest 3