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Butterfield Property ` ' <br /> � 3925 VJatertown Road,Orono <br /> WETLAND DELINEATION REPORT <br /> Owner/Applicant: Loren Butterfield <br /> Project: Lot 1,Block 1, Outlots B & C,Babysbreath Heights, Orono,Hennepin County, <br /> � Minnesota � <br /> Wetland Delineation Methodology . <br /> The use of a multi-parameter approach(vegetation,soil and hydrology)was implemented to delineate the wetlands on <br /> the above referenced property,approximately 15 Acres. The property is located in the West'/z of the Sw'/4 of Section <br /> 32,Township 1118,Range 23,Hennepin County,Minnesota. <br /> The Routine On-Site Determination method,as described in the 1987 addition of the Federal Manual for ldentifying <br /> and Delineating Jurisdictional Wetlands and the Midwest Regional Supplement, was used to delineate the site. <br /> Wetlands were also classified according to Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the United States(FWS/OBS Pub <br /> 79/31: Cowardin et al. 1979) and Wetlands of the United States (ITSFWS Circular 39; Shaw and Fredine 1971). <br /> Areas that are,dominated by hydrophytic vegetation, meet the hydric soils criteria, and exhibit indications of wetland <br /> hydrology are identified as wetland communities. These three technical criteria are mandatory and must be satisfied in <br /> making a wetland determination. <br /> Field techniques consist of a main transect with a series of soil samples combined with vegeta.tion data, and <br /> observations of hydrology to determine wetland boundaries. Each individual lath is generally associated with a series <br /> of soil probes(18 inches or greater in depth)that aze talcen in a line from obvious upland to obvious wetland. Munsell <br /> Soil Color Charts are used to determine soil chroma,mottle color and gleying color(when present). If the soil does � <br /> not meet the hydric requirement,and the site lacks wetland hydrology and dominant hydric vegetation, another sample <br /> ` is taken 1-3 feet towazd the wetland until all three requirements are met(under Normal and Undisturbed Conditions). <br /> Wetland Plant Indicator Designations � <br /> � VJhere plant species have been referenced in the text and tables,we have cited the scientific name,connmon name,and <br /> wetland indicator status according to the National List of Plant Species that Occur in Wetlands: North Central, <br /> (Region 3).(LTSFWS Biological Report 88(263);May 1988). The various indicator categories are as follows: <br /> OBLIGATE WETLAND (OBL): Species occurs almost always (estimated probability >99 %) in wetlands under <br /> natural conditions. <br /> � FACULTATIVE WETLAND (FACV�: Species usually occurs in wetlands (estimated probability 67 to 99 %) but <br /> occasionally found in non-wetlands. <br /> FACULTATIVE (FAC�: Species equally likely to occur in wetlands and non-wetlands-(estimated probability 34 to <br /> 64%). <br /> FACULTATIVE UPLAND fFACLTI: Species usually occurs in non-wetlands (estimated probability 67 to 99 %)but <br /> occasionally found in wetlands(estimated probability 1 to 33%). <br /> OBLIGATE UPLAND (LTPLI: Species occurs almost always (estimated probability >99 %) in non-wetlands under <br /> natural conditions. <br /> For an area to be a jurisdictional wetland, more than 50 percent of the dominant vegetation from all strata <br /> (Herbaceous, Shrub, Sapling, Tree, and Vine) must be OBL, FACW, and/or FAC, under normal and undisturbed <br /> conditions. <br /> � ��:E�V�� <br /> 2009-19 wdr.doc <br /> JUN 1 7 2009 � �m <br /> � � <br /> ���t �! !-!b��� •:i 4 ;}:{.eY S�'?�ii <br /> "9 <br />