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May 25,2005 <br /> Jim Hatchett <br /> 840 North Shore Drive <br /> Orono, MN 55364 <br /> Attn: Jim Hatchett <br /> RE: Project Name: Hatchett Orono Delineation <br /> Comm.No. 2006.23 <br /> Project Location: City of Orono, <br /> NW%of NW%Section 7 <br /> T117N,R23W <br /> Project Description: Wetland Delineation Report <br /> Dear Jim: <br /> As discussed,Jacobson Environmental, PLLC. (JE)visited the above referenced site to perform <br /> an official wetland delineation in accordance with the 1987 U.S.Army Corps of Engineers <br /> Wetland Delineation Manual. <br /> Adjacent site use includes woodlands,wetlands, a golf course, and residential. <br /> This parcel is a combination of a residential lot,woodlands,and wetlands. Figure 1 Is a site <br /> location map of the property. All figures referenced by this report are presented at the end of the <br /> text <br /> The purpose of this study was to investigate the project area, identify areas meeting the technical <br /> criteria for wetlands, delineate the jurisdictional extent of the wetland basins and classify the <br /> wetland habitat <br /> This wetland delineation was performed on May 20,2005 by Wayne Jacobson, Minnesota <br /> Professional Soil Scientist#30611, Society of Wetland Scientists—Professional Wetland Scientist <br /> #1000,American Fisheries Society—Associate Fisheries Scientist#A-171. <br /> Methodology <br /> Topographic maps, National Wetlands Inventory maps,the Hennepin County Soil Survey, and <br /> DNR Protected Waters maps were consulted to locate potential wetland habitats. <br /> The hydric soil assessment procedure of the Routine On-site Determination Method was used on <br /> this site. In this method,the fallowing procedures were used: <br /> 1) The vegetative community was sampled in all present strata to determine <br /> whether 50%of the dominant plant species were hydrophytic. <br /> 2) Soil pits were dug using a dutch auger to depths of 18"-36°, noting soil profile and <br /> any hydric soil characteristics. <br /> 1 <br />