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�:.. . <br /> -----_ __ ....._.._______ <br /> _ ..,..._ ......:.K., �.....,. _...__._ . <br /> . � <br /> � � <br /> � <br /> ' SVOBODA ECOI.OGICAL RESOURCES <br /> ° Provlding the Sharper Edge.in Natural Resources &Envtrontnental Cansulting <br /> � <br /> . <br /> � j, <br /> August 4, 2005 <br /> Mr. Mark Gronberg <br /> Gronberg& Associates <br /> 445 North Willow Drive <br /> Long Lake,MN 55356 <br /> �: SER Project Name: Mackinnon Parcel—Orono <br /> S�It Project Io1o: 2005-308-03 <br /> Project Location: The SE 1/a of Section 32, T118N, R23W <br /> City of Orono,Hennepin County, Minnesota <br /> Project Description: Wetland Classification, Identification, Delineation, &Staking <br /> Services <br /> Dear Mr. Gronberg, <br /> As requested,Svoboda Ecological Resources(SER)visited the above referenced property on July 15, <br /> 2005 to examine the site for the presence of areas meeting wetland criteria. Criteria for determining <br /> jurisdictional wetlands are as described in the 1987 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wetlands <br /> Delineation 1Vlanual(1987 Manual) as required by the Minnesota Wetland Conservation Act. <br /> � Wetland Definition <br /> According to the 1987 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers "Wetlands Delineation Manual" (1987 <br /> Manual;the document used by all delineators to define wetlands)a wetland is"Those areas that are <br /> inundated or saturated by surface or ground water at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, <br /> and that under normal circumstances do support,a prevaience of vegetation typically adapted for life <br /> in saturated soil conditions." The Minnesota State Wetland Conservation Act Rules,Chapter 8420, <br /> further clarifies that"...wetlands must: (1)have a predominance of hydric soils;(2)be inundated or <br /> saturated by surface water or groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support a <br /> prevalence of hydrophytic vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions; and(3) <br /> under normal circumstances,support a prevalence of hydrophytic vegetation." The 1987 U.S. Army <br /> Corps of Engineers Manual in Part II,item 24. states that,"The interaction of hydrology,vegetation, <br /> and soil results in the development of characteristics unique to wetlands. Therefore, the following <br /> technical guidelines for wetlands are based on the three paraaneters,and diagnostic environmental <br /> characteristics used in applying the technical guideline are represented by various indicators of these <br /> 2477 Shad}'�vood Road ^ Eacelsior,MN 55331 <br /> (952) 471-1100 • (952) 471-0007 (Fa�) <br />