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_ � KJOLL7tiVG ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES COMPANY �� Prouiding Sound,Balanced,ComQnhensitx Natural Ruourcc Solutions Memorandum Date: Apri14, 2016 To: Katherine Sylvia, Minnehaha Creek Watershed District(MCWD) Melissa Jenny, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) CC: James Robin From: Andrew Krinke, Kjolhaug Environmental Services Company Mark Kjolhaug, Kjolhaug Environmental Services Company Re: No Wetlands Determination— 1050 Edgewood Hills Road in Orono, MN KES PROJECT#2016-025 On March 29, 2016 Kjolhaug Environmental Services (KES) reviewed the 1050 Edgewood Hills Road site to determine if wetland was present at the project location and if present, determine the extent. This letter requests a no wetlands determination from the City of Orono. The joint application is included within Appendix A. The 1.51-acre site was located in Section 2, Township 117N, Range 23W, City of Orono, Hennepin County, Minnesota. The property was situated north of Edgewood Hills Road and east of Woodhill Road (Figure 1). The site was comprised of a single-family lot. The home and the majority of vegetation on the lot was recently removed for future construction. Site topography was highest in the eastern half and sloped steeply downhill to the northwest(Figure 2). Methods Wetlands were identified using the Routine Determination method described in the Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual (Waterways Experiment Station, 1987) and the Re�ional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation ManuaL• Midwest (Version 2.0) as required under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and the Minnesota Wetland Conservation Act. Soils, vegetation, and hydrology were documented at a representative location along the wetland- upland boundary. Plant species dominance was estimated based on the percent aerial or basal 26105 Wild Rose Lane, Shorewood, Minnesota 55331, Phone:952-401-8757, Fax:952-401-8798