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Minnesota Wetland Conservation Act <br /> Notice of Decision <br /> Local Government Unit(LGU) Address <br /> Minnehaha Creek Watershed District 15320 Minnetonka Blvd <br /> Minnetonka, MN 55345 <br /> 1. PROJECT INFORMATION <br /> Applicant Name Project Name Date of Application <br /> Jon Norris 460 Orchard Park Road Application Number <br /> 8/2/15 W15-46 <br /> (Incomplete) <br /> 8/24/15 <br /> (Complete) <br /> ® Attach site locator map <br /> Type of Decision: <br /> ® Wetland Boundary or Type ❑No-Loss ❑ Exemption ❑ Sequencing <br /> ❑ Replacement Plan ❑ Banking Plan <br /> Technical Evaluation Panel Findings and Recommendation(if any): <br /> ❑ Approve ❑ Approve with conditions ❑ Deny <br /> Summary(or attach): <br /> 2. LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT DECISION <br /> Date of Decision: 10/5/15 <br /> ® Approved ❑ Approved with conditions(include below) ❑ Denied <br /> LGU Findings and Conclusions(attach additional sheets as necessary): <br /> Jon Norris applied for wetland boundary&type confirmation for the wetlands located at 460 <br /> Orchard Park Road in the City of Orono, Hennepin County, Minnesota(PID <br /> 3211823230009). Legal description: Section 32, Township 118N, Range 23W. <br /> A wetland delineation was conducted by Bopray Environmental Services (BES) on May 20, <br /> 2013. A complete delineation report and WCA application were submitted to MCWD on <br /> August 24, 2015. Five wetlands were delineated on site. Wetland A was identified as a Type <br /> 3, shallow marsh& fresh (wet) meadow; Wetland B was identified as a Type 1, fresh (wet) <br /> meadow; Wetlands C & D were identified as a Type 1 fresh(wet)meadow; and Wetland E <br /> was identified as a Type 1 fresh (wet)meadow. An additional swale was investigated for <br /> wetland characteristics and classified as nonwetland. <br /> MCWD and BWSR reviewed the boundaries in the field on 9/28/15. MCWD and BWSR determined <br /> that a portion of the swale area that BES investigated met the criteria for hydrophytic vegetation, <br /> wetland hydrology,and hydric soils,which BES delineated as the boundaries of Wetland F and <br /> submitted in an updated figure on the same day.MCWD and BWSR were otherwise in agreement with <br /> BWSR Forms 7-1-10 Page 1 <br /> of 3 <br />