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930 Partenwood Road <br /> Orono, Minnesota <br /> Wetland Delineation Report <br /> I. INTRODUCTION <br /> The approximately 1.2 acre Partenwood Road Property was inspected on July 7, 2015 for the <br /> presence and extent of wetland. The property was located in Section 8, Township 117N, Range <br /> 23W, Orono, Hennepin County, Minnesota. Generally the site location was west of Lake <br /> Minnetonka and east of Tonkawa and Partenwood Road (Figure 1). The site limits <br /> corresponded to Hennepin County PID 0811723210007. <br /> The site was dominated by manicured lawn with scattered hardwood trees. A single-family <br /> home was located near the northwestern portion of the site. Adjacent land use was primarily <br /> single-family homes,hardwood forest, and Lake Minnetonka. The site sloped from west to east <br /> with elevations ranging from 970' at the west end to 930' at the lakeshore. One depressional <br /> wetland was identified and delineated along the eastern parcel boundary(adjacent to Lake <br /> Minnetonka) (Figure 2). <br /> II. METHODS <br /> Wetlands were identified using Routine Determination methodology described in the Corps of <br /> Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual (Waterways Experiment Station, 1987) and Regional <br /> Supplement to the Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual: Midwest Region(Version <br /> 2.0) as required by Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and the Minnesota Wetland Conservation <br /> Act. <br /> Wetland boundaries were identified as the upper-most extent of wetlands, which met criteria for <br /> hydric soils, hydrophytic vegetation, and wetland hydrology. Wetland-upland boundaries were <br /> marked with pin flags and were located by a Trimble Juno GPS unit. <br /> Soils, vegetation, and hydrology were documented at representative locations 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, 15-foot radius for the <br /> shrub layer, and a 5-foot radius for the herbaceous layer within the community type being <br /> sampled. <br /> Soils were characterized to a minimum depth of 18-24 inches (unless otherwise noted) utilizing <br /> Munsell Soil Color Charts and standard soil texturing methodology. Hydric soil indicators used <br /> in reporting are from the NTCHS Field Indicators of Hydric Soils in the United States (USDA <br /> Natural Resources Conservation Service Version 7, 2010)which are commonly found in the <br /> Midwest. <br /> 2 <br />