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� <br /> � <br /> Z <br /> � �rono Lancllord Site ' <br /> J <br /> � Orono, Minnesota <br /> , <br /> � Wetland Delineation Report <br /> t <br /> � <br /> � I. INTRODUCT'�ON <br /> � The Orono Landlord Site was exa.mined on October 14, 2003 for the presence and extent of <br /> � wetland. The site was located in the south '/Z of the southeast '/4 of Section 35, Township 118 <br /> : North, Ran�e 23 West, City of Orono,Hennepin County, Minnesota. <br /> � The approximately 10-acre site was southwest of Highway 12(Wayzata Boulevard), south of the <br /> � Luce Line Trail, east of the Northern Rail Road tracks, and an unnamed property boundary to the . <br /> south(Figure 1). Adjacent land use consisted of a cemetery and wetland to the south, wetland <br /> i and railroad tracks to the west, residential homes to the north, and wetland and sma11 businesses <br /> � to the east. <br /> � <br /> � At the time of the delineation the property included a closed daycare facility surrounded by a <br /> ; parking lot and lawn. The southwest portion of the pazcel was primarily wetland with a small <br /> apatch of woods in the southeast corner of the site(�igure 2). <br /> � <br /> ■ II. METHODS - <br /> � Wetlands were identified using Routine Determinations methodology described in the Corps of <br /> � Engineers Wetlarrds Delineation Mam�al(Waterways Experiment Station, 1987) as required by <br /> Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and the Minnesota Wetland Conservation Act. Atypical <br /> asituations methodology was applied to Area.C. <br /> ! Wetland boundaries were identified as the upper-most extent of wetlands, which met criteria for <br /> � hydric soils, hydrophytic vegetation, and wetland hydrology. Wetland-upland boundaries were <br /> , marked with pin flags and subsequentiy located by Landform Engineering, Inc. by using <br /> � standard land survey methods. Kjolhaug Environmental Services Company reviewed surveyed <br /> . wetland boundaries for accuracy. <br /> ,. <br /> S Soils, vegetation, and hydrology were documented at representative locations along the wetland- <br /> upland boundary. Plant species dominance was estimated based on the percent aerial or basal <br /> � coverage visually estimated within a 30-foot radius for the tree and shrub layers and a 5-foot <br /> radius for the herbaceous layer within the community type being sampied. <br /> � <br /> ' Soils were characterized to a minimum depth of 18-20 inches utilizing Munsell Soil Color Charts <br /> � and standard soil texturing methodology. <br /> � <br /> � <br /> � 2 <br /> a <br /> � <br />