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1135 Heritage Lane <br /> Orono, Minnesota <br /> Wetland Delineation Report <br /> I. INTRODUCTION <br /> The 1.1-acre 1135 Heritage Lane Parcel was inspected on April 6, 2016 far the presence and <br /> extent of wetland. The property was located in Section l 0, Township 117N, Range 23W, Orono, <br /> Hennepin County, Minnesota. Generally, the site location was north of North Shore Drive and <br /> west of Heritage Lane (Figure 1). The site liinits corresponded to Hennepin County PID <br /> 1011723130021. <br /> A sin�le-family home occupied the eastern half of the site; the western half of the site was <br /> do�ninated by inanicured lawn and emergent wetland. Adjacent land use was primarily single- <br /> family homes, hardwood forest, and emergent wetland. Tl�e topography sloped from east to west <br /> with an elevation of 958 feet msl in the southeastern portion of the site to a low of 932 feet msl <br /> within Wetland l. One depressional wetland was identified and delineated on the site (Figure <br /> 2). <br /> II. METHODS <br /> Wetlands were identified using the Routine Detennination method described in the Corps of <br /> Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual (Waterways Experiment Station, 1987) and the <br /> Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual: Midwest Region <br /> (Version 2.0) as required under Section 404 of the Glean Water Act and the Minnesota Wetland <br /> Conservation Act. <br /> Wetland boundaries were identified as the upper-most extent of wetland that met criteria for <br /> hydric soils, hydrophytic vegetation, and wetland hydrology. Wetland-upland boundaries were <br /> marked with pin flags that were located by Willis Gilliard & Associates. <br /> Soils, vegetation, and hydrology were documented at a representative location along the wetland- <br /> upland boundary. Plant species doininance was estiinated based on the percent aerial or basal <br /> coverage visually estimated within a 30-foot radius for trees and vines, a 15-foot radius for the <br /> shrub layer, and a 5-foot radius for the herbaceous layer within the community type sampled. <br /> Soils were characterized to a minimum depth of 24 inches (unless otherwise noted) using a <br /> Munsell Soil Color Book and standard soil texturing methodology. Hydric soil indicators used <br /> are from Field Indicators of Hydric Soils in the United States (USDA Natural Resources <br /> Conservation Service (NRCS) in cooperation with the National Technical Co�nmittee for Hydric <br /> Soils, Version 7, 2010). <br /> 2 <br />