Minnesota Wetland Conservation Act Notice of Application/Decision

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�acobson Environmental, PLLC www.jacobsonenvironmental.com Environmental Consultants Wayne 7acobson, P.S.S., W.D.C., P.W.S., A.F.:S. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------•-------------------••----- 5821 Humboldt Avenue North, Brooklyn Center, MN 55430 (612) 802-6619 Cell Email: jacobsonenv@msn.com This site is in the big woods subsection ecoregion according to Minnesota DNR and the annual precipitation averages 30.12 inches. The presettlement vegetation was maple-basswood forest in tr�is area. The precipitation for the previous three months along with the comparison of the 11/14/14 precipitation worksheet data was as follows: Oct Sept Aug * NWS Data Worksheet(Wks) 1.72` 2.32' 2.83 30% less than 1.37 2.23 2.83 30% more than 2.90 4.09 4.83 2014 Wks Interpret Normal Normal Dry Multi-month score (3*2) + (2•2) + (1'1) = 11 Normal (10 to 14 being normal) The delineation was performed on November 14, 2014 and it is unlikely the precipitation totals in thi:� period affected the boundary of any wetlands in this delineation, since the period was normal. Precipitation data is located in Appendi�:A. This wetland delineation was performed and r�eported b� Wayne Jacobson, Minnesota Professional Soil Scientist#30611, Society of Wetland Scientists— Professional Wetland Scientist#1000, University of Minnesota/ BWSR Wetland Delineator, Certified #1019, American Fisheries Society—Associate Fisheries Scientist#A-171. Methodoloqy The wetlands on the subject property were delineated using the routine determination methodology set forth in the 1987 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual. Wetland baundaries were determined through a routine analysis of the vegetation, soils and hydrology which must all show wE�tland characteristics in order for an area to bF delineated as a wetland. Wetlands are areas that are satu•ated or inundated with surface and or groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficierit to support, and that under normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in hydric soil conditions. Examples of wetlands include seasonally flooded basins, floodplain forests, wet meado�vs, shallow and deep marshes, shrub swamps, wooded swamps, fens, and bogs. Veaetation The plant species within the parcel were catalogued and assigned a wetland indicatar status accorcling to the North American Digital Flora: National Wetland Plant List, version 2.4.0 (https://wetland plants.usace.army.mil). U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 2009. In the text of this report and on the enclosed data forms, the plant indicator status follows the plant's� scientific name unless a status has not been assigned. The hydrophytic plant crit�rion is met when more than 50 percent of the dominant species by the 50I20 rule for each stratum {herb, shrub/sapling, tree, and woody vine) were assigned an obligate (OBL)', facultative wet(FACW), and/or facultative (FAC)wE�tland status. � OBL=Obli�ate W'etland, occurs an estimated 99% in wetlands. FACW=Facultative Wetland, has an estimated 67%-99%probabiliry of occurrence in wetlands. FAC—Facultative, is equally lihely to occur in wetlands and non- wetlands,34°io-6C°'o probability. FACU=Facultative Upland,occurs in wellands only occasionally, l°io-23% probability. UPL—Upland,almost never occw-s in wetlands,<I%probabilit}�. N1==No Indicator, insul�ticient information available to determine an indicator status. Positive or negative si�n previously indicated a fi�equenc}� toward hi��her (*)or lower(-)frequency of occurrence with an catrgory. Wetland Delineation-Mitigation-Permitting-Monitoring-Banking-Functional Analysis-T& E Surveys 2 Phase I Environmental Assessments-EAW's-Soil ID-Soil Analysis& Delineation-Environmental Referrals Pond & Lake Weed Control & Fish Stocking-Tree Surveys-Natural Resource Manayement Plans