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3590 North Shore Drive <br /> Orono, Minnesota <br /> Wetland Delineation Report <br /> I. INTRODUCTION <br /> The 0.31-acre 3590 North Shore Drive Parcel was inspected on March 29, 2016 for the presence <br /> and extent of wetland. The property was located in Section 8, Township 117, Range 23W, <br /> Orono, Hennepin County, Minnesota. Generally, the site location was north of North Shore <br /> Drive, west of Baldur Park Road, and south of Lake Minnetonka (Figure 1). The site limits <br /> corresponded to Hennepin County PID 0811723340062. <br /> A single-family home occupied the southern half of the site; the northern half of the site was <br /> dominated by manicured lawn and emergent wetland. Adjacent land use was primarily single- <br /> family homes and Lake Minnetonka. The topography sloped from south to north with an <br /> elevation of 938 feet msl in the southern portion of the site to a low of 926 feet msl at the lake <br /> edge (within Wetland 1). One depressional wetland was identified and delineated throughout <br /> the site (Figure 2). <br /> II. METHODS <br /> Wetlands were identified using the Routine Determination 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 Clean 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 Schoborg Land Surveyors. <br /> Soils, vegetation, and hydrology were documented at a representative location along the wetland- <br /> upland boundary. Plant species dominance was estimated 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 Committee far Hydric <br /> Soils, Version 7, 2010). <br /> 2 <br />