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, � • C�llum Site � Orono, Minnesota ' 2006 Aonual Monitoring Report ' I. INTRODUCTION ' Wetland Re lacement monitorin is re uired for u to five 5 ears followin the com letion p g q P � � Y g P ' of a wetland replacement project to deternune if the replacement wetland achieves the goal of mitigating functions and values lost due to project impacts. The replacement wetland should meet both the general and specific reqwrements as outlined in Section 8420.0550 Subpart 1. ' of the 2002 Wetland Conservation Act Rules(Appendig A). This report presents observation for the 2006 monitoring year for the Cullum site in Orono, Minnesota. ' The Cu11um Property was in the N 1/2 of the NE '/4 of Section 36,Township 118 North, Range 23 West, City of Orono,Hennepin County Minnesota. The site address is 785 Ferndale Road(Figure 1). The Minnehaha Creek Watershed Distnct(Wetland Conservation ' Act administrator)granted approval for a Minnehaha Creek Watershed District(MCWD) Rule D: Wetland Protection permit on December 18,2003 and construction of the replacement wetlands was completed the following yeaz. ' 'i`I__ 1/1/�L�`....�I....L«.�..:4..� :...4�....1. 1...+.. .` A, c.4 71 �nn� �a n4 4�n4 4im`�iu�n4n+��»��roo 1 il�.L.vvv utviuwaaai�oiw r aau wva�j..u.... v a,..b........,r....... ..» ....» ,. ..a_...,.._.,... ..«.. actively growing,temperatures were in the 80's, and hydrology was assumed to be dryer than ' normal due to lower than normal precipitation in the months prior to the site visit(Appendiz B). ' II. PROJECT SUMMARY ' A total of 2,135 square feet(s fl of created and the establishment of 11,787 sf of native buffer was created on site to replace impacts associated with the placement of fill to create ' a low berm within existing wetland along the west side of the property(Figure 2). At the time a WCA No Loss application was submitted because the project partially restored the excavated wetland. Even thought the proposed work was considered a no loss situation, ' thP n1or�Pmr�nt nf 7 1�5 cf nf fill matPri�l fnr the c�.nnc�nar.tinn �f the herm wac mitigated r-..._---�--- -- ->-- through the creation of 2,153 sf of new wetland adjacent to the existing wetland. Buffer areas and the constructed berm were to be seeded with a native upland and wetland seed ' mix, respectively. � ,