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1860 Shoreline Drive Orono Site <br /> � Orono, Minnesota � <br /> for <br /> ' Broitzman LLC <br /> prepared by • <br /> Aquatic EcoSolutions, Inc. <br /> Number: 05054TB <br /> The 1860 Shoreline Drive Orono Site is in the NW'/4 of the SE'/4 of Section 10, Township T. <br /> 117 N.,Range R. 23 W., Orono, Hennepin County, Minnesota. . <br /> The parcel is located adjacent to and north of Shoreline Drive (County Road 15), a short distance <br /> west of Heritage Lane (between North Shore Drive and Brackets Point Road). The parcel <br /> extends northward to Heritage Drive. <br /> Adjacent land usage includes residential homes. <br /> This parcel was a residential lot along Lake Minnetonka. The area examined was the portion of <br /> the parcel northwest of Shoreline Drive. <br /> The purpose of this project was to examine the site for wetland conditions and delineate them. <br /> The Results section describes the vvetland conditions observed on the site. <br /> The wetland delineation was performed on 7uly 16, 2005 by Robert J.F. Merila,P�•ofessional <br /> Wetland Scientist. <br /> Methodology <br /> In Minnesota, wetlands are under two jur'isdictions: State and Federal. The State jurisdiction <br /> guidelines were set by the Minnesota Wetland Conservation Act of 1991 (WCA). This State <br /> jurisdiction is administered by the Local Governmental Unit (LGLI) with technical guidance <br /> provided by the Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR). <br /> The Federal jurisdiction is administered by the U.S. Army Corps ofEngineers (COE or Corps). <br /> Starting in 1996, both jurisdictions agreed to use the Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation <br /> Manzral(Environmental Laboratory, 1987) along with supplemental guidance by the Corps. This <br /> manual is commonly re£ezred to as the 1987 Manual. <br /> The wetland delineation method used on this site was the Plant Community Assessment <br /> Procedure of the Routine Onsite Determination Method. The Routine Onsite Determination <br /> Copyright O 200�,Aquatic EcoSolutions, Inc. Page 1 of 4 <br /> Ecological Solutians to Environmental Chal[enges <br />