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Notice of Decision
Local Government Unit(LGU) Address
Minnehaha Creek Watershed District 15320 Minnetonka Blvd
Minnetonka,MN 55391
1.PROJECT INFORMATION
Applicant Name - Project Name Date of Application
Chris Isaacson Candlewood 1485 Fox St-Orono Application Number
Carpentry 7/17/2014 W14-30
®Attach site locator map
Type of Decision:
® Wetland Boundary or Type ❑No-Loss ❑Exemption ❑ Sequencing
❑Replacement Plan ❑ Banking Plan
Technical Evaluation Panel Findings and Recommendation if any):
❑Approve ❑Approve with conditions ❑Deny
Summary(or attach):
2. LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT DECISION
Date of Decision: 8/28/2014
®Approved ❑Approved with conditions(include below) ❑Denied
LGU Findings and Conclusions(attach additional sheets as necessary):
Chris Isaacson Candlewood Carpentry has applied for wetland boundary and type approval for the
wetlands located at 1485 Fox St in the City of Orono(PID 0211723330001).
A wetland delineation was conducted by Svoboda Ecological Resources on June 22,2014. One
wetland was delineated on site and was classified as a Type 4 Deep Marsh.
MCWD staff conducted a site visit to review the wetland boundary on July 28,2014 and was in
agreement with the delineated boundary of the wetland located on the property.
MCWD approves the wetland boundary and type as delineated in the field and documented in the
delineation report.This decision is valid for five years.A future project located on this property may
require a permit from the MCWD.
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For Replacement Plans using credits from the State Wetland Bank:
Bank Account# Bank Service Area County Credits Approved for
Withdrawal(sq.ft. or nearest
.01 acre)
Replacement Plan Approval Conditions. In addition to any conditions specified by the LGU, the
approval of a Wetland Replacement Plan is conditional upon the following:
❑Financial Assurance:For project-specific replacement that is not in-advance,a financial assurance
specified by the LGU must be submitted to the LGU in accordance with MN Rule 8420.0522, Subp. 9
(List amount and type in LGU Findings).
❑Deed Recording: For project-specific replacement,evidence must be provided to the LGU that the
BWSR "Declaration of Restrictions and Covenants" and "Consent to Replacement Wetland" forms
have been filed with the county recorder's office in which the replacement wetland is located.
❑Credit Withdrawal: For replacement consisting of wetland bank credits,confirmation that BWSR
has withdrawn the credits from the state wetland bank as specified in the approved replacement plan.
Wetlands may not be impacted until all applicable conditions have been met!
LGU Authorized Signature:
Signing and mailing of this completed form to the appropriate recipients in accordance with 8420.0255,
Subp. 5 provides notice that a decision was made by the LGU under the Wetland Conservation Act as
specified above. If additional details on the decision exist,they have been provided to the landowner
and are available from the LGU upon request.
Name Title
Courtney Hall Wetland Specialist
Signature ; Date Phone Number and E-mail
(952)473-2855
chall@minnehahacreek.org
THIS DECISION O Y APPLIES TO THE MINNESOTA WETLAND CONSERVATION ACT.
Additional approvals or permits from local, state, and federal agencies may be required. Check with all
appropriate authorities before commencing work in or near wetlands.
Applicants proceed at their own risk if work authorized by this decision is started before the time period
for appeal (30 days)has expired. If this decision is reversed or revised under appeal,the applicant may be
responsible for restoring or replacing all wetland impacts.
This decision is valid for three years from the date of decision unless a longer period is advised by the TEP
and specified in this notice of decision.
3. APPEAL OF THIS DECISION
Pursuant to MN Rule 8420.0905,any appeal of this decision can only be commenced by mailing a petition
for appeal,including applicable fee,within thirty(30)calendar days of the date of the mailing of this Notice
to the following as indicated:
Check one:
® Appeal of an LGU staff decision. Send ❑ Appeal of LGU governing body decision.
petition and$0 fee(if applicable)to: Send petition and$500 filing fee to:
Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Executive Director
15320 Minnetonka Blvd Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources
Minnetonka,MN 55391 520 Lafayette Road North
St. Paul,MN 55155
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4. LIST OF ADDRESSEES
® SWCD TEP member: Stacey Lijewski—Stacey.lijewski@co.hennepin.mn.us
® BWSR TEP member: Ben Meyer—ben.meyer@state.mn.us
❑ LGU TEP member(if different than LGU Contact):
❑ DNR"TEP member:
® DNR Regional Office(if different than DNR TEP member): Brooke Haworth-
brooke.haworth@state.mn.us
❑ WD or WMO(if applicable):
® Applicant(notice only)and Landowner(if different): Chris Isaacson-
Chris@candelwoodcarpentry.com
® Members of the public who requested notice(notice only): Consultant: Frank Svoboda(Svoboda
Ecological Resources)—franks@gpsinnovations.com; Melanie Curtis(City of Orono)—
mcurtis@ci.orono.mn.us
® Corps of Engineers Project Manager(notice only): Melissa Jenny—
Mclissa.m.jenny@usace.army.mil
❑ BWSR Wetland Bank Coordinator(wetland bank plan applications only)
5. MAILING INFORMATION
➢For a list of BWSR TEP representatives: www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/workareas/WCA_areas.pdf
➢For a list of DNR TEP representatives: www.bwsr.state.mn.us/wetlands/wca/DNR_TEP contacts.pdf
Department of Natural Resources Regional Offices:
NW Region: NE Region: Central Region: Southern Region:
Reg.Env.Assess.Ecol. Reg.Env.Assess.Ecol. Reg.Env.Assess. Reg.Env.Assess.Ecol.
Div.Ecol.Resources Div.Ecol.Resources Ecol. Div.Ecol.Resources
2115 Birchmont Beach Rd. 1201 E.Hwy.2 Div.Ecol.Resources 261 Hwy. 15 South
NE Grand Rapids,MN 1200 Warner Road New Ulm,MN 56073
Bemidji,MN 56601 1 55744 1 St.Paul,MN 55106
For a map of DNR Administrative Regions, see: http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/aboutdnr/dnr regions.pdf
➢For a list of Corps of Project Managers: viwvv.mvp.usace.ari-ny.mil/regulatory/default.asp?pageid=687
or send to:
US Army Corps of Engineers
St. Paul District,ATTN: OP-R
180 Fifth St. East, Suite 700
St. Paul, MN 55101-1678
➢For Wetland Bank Plan applications,also send a copy of the application to:
Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources
Wetland Bank Coordinator
520 Lafayette Road North
St. Paul, MN 55155
6. ATTACHMENTS
In addition to the site locator map, list any other attachments:
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22752 County Road 7 Hutchinson,MN 55350
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1485 Fox St
Orono, Hennepin County, MN
Wetland Classification, Identification, and
Delineation Report
Prepared for:
Candlewood Carpentry
By:
Svoboda Ecological Resources
Project Number 2014-010
July 13, 2014
The contents and format of this report are considered intellectual property and
are subject to copyright restrictions and may not be reproduced without
the express permission of Svoboda Ecological Resources.
Table of Contents
ABSTRACT.................................................................................................................................................1
INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................................1
METHODS..................................................................................................................................................1
RESULTS.....................................................................................................................................................2
DISCUSSION..............................................................................................................................................3
RECOMMENDATIONS............................................................................................................................3
CERTIFICATION......................................................................................................................................5
DATASOURCES........................................................................................................................................6
LITERATURE REFERENCED................................................................................................................7
FIGURES:
Figure 1: Site Location Overlaid on Topographic Map
Figure 2: National Wetlands Inventory
Figure 3: Web Soil Survey-Hennepin County
Figure 4: Public Waters Inventory
Figure 5: Approximate Wetland Boundary and Sample Point Location
Figure 6: Approximate Wetland Boundary and Soil Survey Data
TECHNICAL DOCUMENTS:
Photo Log
Field Data Sheets
Plant Indicator Status
Soil Series Data
ABSTRACT
Svoboda Ecological Resources (SER) visited the above referenced property on 6/22/14 to
examine the site for the presence of areas meeting wetland criteria. The wetland boundary was
flagged on 6/9/14. The study parcel is located in the city of Orono, MN in Hennepin County
(Figure 1). One wetland boundary was delineated at this site. One sample transect was
established along the boundary of the wetland area on the northwest side of the island in the
center of the property in order to characterize the soil, vegetation, and existing hydrology within
the wetland-to-upland transition zone.
INTRODUCTION
The subject parcel at 1485 Fox St is approximately 4.62 acres. The parcel is dominated by an
island/peninsula where the existing house is located. It is surrounded by marsh wetland. The
surrounding land use is primarily widely to closely-spaced single family homes interspersed with
wetlands. Immediately to the north of the property is a paved roadway, which dissects the
wetland area. The identified wetland was classified according to the Cowardin et al., the Circular
39 and the Eggers and Reed classification systems and marked with pink "Wetland Delineation"
pin flags. The Technical Documents section of this report contains field data sheets, plant
indicator status information, soil survey information, and wetland definition information.
METHODS
The methods used to delineate the subject parcel are as described in the 1987 US Army Corps of
Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual and the 2010 Midwest Regional Supplement Manual. In
the 1987 Manual, the methods used were described under the "routine" methods for sites less
than 5 acres. This methodology is followed in order to assess whether the three parameters of a
wetland are met for areas on the subject parcel. The three parameters required under normal
circumstances in order to delineate a wetland are described in the Technical Documents section.
The Midwest Regional Supplement Wetland Delineation Manual is also being utilized to
increase the accuracy of our wetland boundaries. This addendum to the original 87 Manual was
created to address the many regional differences that affect wetlands and the delineation methods
used throughout the country. The following explanations are passages from that document.
"This Regional Supplement is part of a nationwide effort to address regional
wetland characteristics and improve the accuracy and efficiency of wetland-
delineation procedures. Regional differences in climate, geology, soils,
hydrology plant and animal communities, and other factors are important to the
identification and functioning of wetlands. These differences cannot be
considered adequately in a single national manual. The development of this
supplement follows National Academy of Sciences recommendations to increase
the regional sensitivity of wetland-delineation methods (National Research
Council 1995).The intent of this supplement is to bring the Corps Manual up to
date with current knowledge and practice in the region and not to change
wetland boundaries." "...This Regional Supplement is designed for use with the
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current version of the Corps Manual (Environmental Laboratory 1987) and all
subsequent versions. Where differences in the two documents occur, this
Regional Supplement takes precedence over the Corps Manual for applications
in the Midwest Region."
National Wetland Inventory (NWI) maps (Figure 2), Web Soil Survey of Hennepin County map
(Figure 3), Minnesota Public Waters Inventory maps (Figure 4), and 2012 aerial photographs
were reviewed prior to the site visit to identify areas that may be wetlands. Areas illustrating
evidence of wetland conditions were examined in greater detail during the field survey.
Vegetation, soils and hydrology were examined (as outlined in the 1987 Manual) and used to
characterize wetland types and determine wetland boundaries. Sample transects were established
in representative wetland-to-upland transition zones in order to characterize the vegetation, soils,
and hydrology of the site. Transects consist of a representative upland sample point and
representative wetland sample point. Information obtained at the sample points can be found on
the field data sheets located in the Technical Documents section.
Wetland boundaries were marked at the site by pink "Wetland Delineation" pin flags. The
wetland boundary is considered to be the topographically highest extent of the wetland basin;
areas below the staked boundary met the three required wetland criteria while areas above were
lacking in one or more of these criteria. Wetlands were classified in accordance with methods
described by Cowardin et al. (1979) and used in the NWI (e.g. PEMB, PSS IC, etc.), completed
by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The Circular 39 and Eggers and Reed classification
systems are also given. The indicator status of plants, as described in the Technical Documents
section, was determined using the National Wetland Plant List (Lichvar, et al. 2014.
http://wetland plants.usace.army,mil�.
RESULTS
The National Wetland Inventory indicates the presence one dissected wetland in the survey area.
The wetland is categorized by the NWI as PEMF (Figure 2).
The Web Soil Survey of Hennepin County (Figure 3) identifies three soil map units present on
the subject property. They are as follows: Muskego, Blue Earth, and Houghton soils, ponded
; Lester loam, morainic; and Lester-Kilkenny complex. The Muskego soils are hydric. The others
are predominantly nonhydric. Soil series descriptions are provided in the Technical Documents
section.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, State Protected Waters Map (Public Waters
Inventory) indicates and unnamed public water within the study area(ID: 27-855, Figure 4).
Site Visit
SER ecologists examined the subject property for areas meeting jurisdictional wetland criteria
during the site visit. One area meeting the jurisdictional criteria of a wetland was flagged on
6/9/14, and boundaries were determined and delineated. The approximate wetland boundaries are
outlined in yellow (Figure 5) and also depicted on a soil survey of the area (Figure 6). Of note,
the water level appears to be higher than normal in the area. The spring snowmelt and recent
precipitation have been significant and likely are affecting soil water.
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The soil GIS layer appears shifted slightly to the east; the Soil Map Unit is likely Lester loam
which appears to be the whole island where the existing home is located. Precipitation for the
week ending 6/23/2014 was 12.54" above normal since 4/l/2014, 7.66" above normal for the
preceding 4 weeks and 4.10" above normal for the preceding week as measured at MSP and
reported by the National Agricultural Statistics Service.
The NWI identified the main wetland, Wetland 1, as PEMF. The wetland is a marsh dominated
by emergent herbaceous vegetation. We are in agreement with the NWI Cowardin classification
(Eggers and Reed Classification - Deep Marsh; Circular 39 Type 4). Vegetation in the
semipermanently flooded fringe wetland was dominated by cattail (Typha latifolia and Typha
angustifblia OBL) with common reed grass (Phragmites australis FACW) bordering the cattail
and reed canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea FACW) around the edges in some parts of the
wetland. Transition to sugar maple woodland uplands is marked by slope and increased woody
vegetation or manicured lawn and loss of herbaceous emergents.
Transect SP 1-1 was taken from the northwestern boundary of the central parcel/island in the
center of the property. The soils at sample point SP 1-1 Wet consisted of a dark mucky peat at the
surface with peat immediately below and loamy clay/clays beneath. Surface water was present.
Hydric indicator A3 (Black Histic) was present. The soils at sample point SP 1-1 Up consisted of
a loam at the surface transitioning eventually to a silt clay below. Hydric indicators Al l
(Depleted Below Dark Surface) and F3 (Depleted Matrix) were present at this sample point.
At sample point SP 1-1 Wet hydrology indicators Al (Surface Water),A2 (High Water Table) and
A3 (Saturation) were present as were secondary indicators D2 (Geomorphic Position) and D5
(FAC Neutral). Wetland hydrology was not indicated at sample point SP 1-1 Up.
Detailed soils, vegetation, and hydrology data for the delineated jurisdictional wetlands are
provided in the data sheets of the Technical Documents section.
DISCUSSION
SER completed all on-site delineations based on the three required technical criteria as outlined
by the 1987 Manual: the presence of hydric soils, a predominance of hydrophytic vegetation,
and indicators of wetland hydrology in each basin. The site visit portion of the wetland
delineation was completed on 6/22/14 and flagging of the boundary was completed on 6/9/14).
SER personnel examined the subject properties for areas meeting jurisdictional wetland criteria
during the site visit and delineated the edges of one wetland (Figure 5). Detailed soils,. vegetation
and hydrology data is provided in the data sheets of the Technical Documents section. A set of
figures is provided in the Figures section.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Activities that impact or could potentially impact wetlands are regulated at several levels of
government. In Minnesota, the two primary jurisdictions are covered at the state and federal
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levels by the provisions of the following legislative actions.
i* State jurisdiction by the Wetland Conservation Act of 1991 (WCA) administered by the
WCA Local Governmental Unit(LGU).
2* Federal jurisdiction by the Clean Water Act of 1972 and subsequent amendments.
Wetland protection is implemented by the Corps of Engineers (Corps)with permit
certification issued by the Environmental Protection Agency.
While the wetland boundaries that SER has delineated are not official until approved by a WCA
approved local government unit (LGU), SER advises the property owner/developer to refrain
from any filling, draining, or excavating, or any impact to the area SER has delineated as
wetland. No grading or filling in wetland basins should commence until all necessary permits
have been obtained. Violation of wetland regulations may result in substantial civil and criminal
penalties. Local ordinances may regulate wetland modifications such as brush and tree removal
and burning in addition to grading and filling. Depending on the location of the property, buffers
around the wetland may also be protected. Any activities in the proximity of the wetland should
be cleared with appropriate WCA regulatory agencies. It is also advisable to have the wetland
boundary surveyed by a licensed land surveyor. Since the pin flags used along the boundary can
be vandalized or inadvertently knocked over, a GPS survey of the flags will assure the
permanence of the boundary. The client should also be aware that approved wetland boundaries
are typically valid for five years from the date of approval.
To avoid project delays associated with wetland regulations, it is essential that you acquire
necessary permits from all jurisdictional agencies before initiating activities.A WCA Sequencing
form, a WCA and Army Corps of Engineers Replacement Plan Application form, and a DNR
permit application are among the materials that you may be required to submit if impacts are
proposed for the delineated wetlands. By initiating the permit process as soon as possible,
potential costly delays to the project may be avoided.
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CERTIFICATION
David Remucal collected the site data 6/22/14 and the boundary was flagged by Frank Svoboda
on 6/9/14. This delineation was performed according to the procedures described by the US
Army Corps of Engineers in the 1987 Wetlands Delineation Manual and the 2010 Midwest
Region Supplement Wetland Delineation Manual. The delineation meets the standards and a
criterion described in these manuals and conforms to the applicable standards and regulations in
force at the time the delineation was completed.
Report and graphics were prepared by David Remucal (Wetland Ecologist) on this day 7/13/14.
The delineation report was reviewed by Frank Svoboda, President of Svoboda Ecological
Resources.
Client: Candlewood Carpentry
Project Name: 1485 Fox St
Project No.: 2014-010
Location: Orono, MN
David Remucal, Wetland Ecologist
President, Svoboda Ecological Resources
July 16, 2014
Date
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DATA SOURCES
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Public Waters Inventory Basin Delineations,
Published 7/31/2008 and retrieved from http://deli.dnr.state.mn.us
United States Fish and Wildlife Service National Wetland Inventory Map. Retrieved from
http://www.fws.gov/wetlands/Data/Mapper.htmi on 5/28/12.
2012 Aerial Color Photos. Publicly Distributed by MN Geo WMS Service.
Topographic maps obtained via the National Geographic Society's USA Topo service through
SSRI.
Web Soil Survey for Hennepin County, MN. Retrieved from
http://websoiIsurvey.nres.usda.gov/app/HomePage.htm
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LITERATURE REFERENCED
Cowardin, L.M., V. Carter, F.C. Golet, and R.T. LaRoe. 1979. Classification of Wetlands and
Deepwater Habitats of the United States. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, FWS/OBS-79/31.
103pp.
Eggers, Steve D. and Donald M. Reed. 2011. Wetland Plants and Plant Communities of
Minnesota and Wisconsin, Third Edition. US Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District. 478pp,
unclassified.
Environmental Laboratory. 1987. 1987 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation
Manual. Technical Report Y-87-1, US Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station,
Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Gleason, H.A. and A.C. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United
States and Adjacent Canada.New York Botanical Garden, Bronx. 91 Opp.
Lichvar, R.W., M. Butterwick,N.C. Melvin, and W.N. Kirchner. 2014.
The National Wetland Plant List: 2014 Update of Wetland Ratings.
Phytoneuron 2014-41: 1-42. http://wetland plants.usace.army.mil/
Shaw, S.P., and C.G. Fredine. 1956. Wetlands of the United States. U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Circular 39. 67pp.
U.S.Army Corps of Engineers.August 2010. Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers
Wetland Delineation Manual: Midwest Region (Version 2.0). ERDC/EL TR-10-16. Vicksburg,
MS: US Army Engineer Research and Development Center.
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THE TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION SECTION
Field Data Sheets
WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Midwest Region
Project/Site 1485 Fox St City/County: Orono/Hennepin Sampling Date: 6/22/14
Applicant/Owner: Candlewood Carpentry State: MN Sampling Point: SP 1-1 Up
Investigator(s): FJS, DR Section,Township, Range: T1 17N R23W S02
Landform(hillslope,terrace,etc.): hillslope Local relief(concave, convex, none): none
Slope(%): 45 Lat: Long: Datum: NAD83
Soil Map Unit Name Lester loam, morainic,6 to 12 percent slopes,eroded NWI Classification: None
Are climatic/hydrologic conditions of the site typical for this time of the year? N (If no, explain in remarks)
Are vegetation soil or hydrology significantly disturbed? Are"normal circumstances"
Are vegetation soil or hydrology naturally problematic? present? Yes
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS (If needed,explain any answers in remarks.)
Hydrophytic vegetation present? Y
Hydric soil present? Y Is the sampled area within a wetlan N
Wetland hydrology present? N If yes,optional wetland site ID:
Remarks: (Explain alternative procedures here or in a separate report.)
Soil GIS layer appears shifted slightly to the east;the Soil Map Unit is likely Lester loam which appears to be the whole island where the domestic
structure is.Precipitation for week ending 6/23/2014 was 12.54"above normal since 4/1/2014,7.66"above normal for the preceding 4 weeks and
4.10"above normal for the preceding week as measured at MSP and reported by the National Agricultural Statistics Service.
VEGETATION -- Use scientific names of plants.
Absolute Dominant Indicator Dominance Test Worksheet
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30' ) %Cover Species Staus Number of Dominant Species
1 Acer saccharum 60 Y FACU that are OBL,FACW,or FAC: 4 (A)
2 Acer negundo 30 Y FACW Total Number of Dominani
3 Ulmus americana 10 N FACW Species Across all Strata: 7 (B)
4 Percent of Dominant Specie:
5 that are OBL,FACW,or FAC: 57.14% (A/B)
100 =Total Cover
Sapling/Shrub strati (Plot size: 15' ) Prevalence Index Worksheet
1 Rhamnus cathartica 40 Y FAC Total%Cover of:
2 Acer saccharum 10 N FACU OBL species 0 x 1 = 0
3 Ulmus americana 3 N FACW FACW species 53 x 2= 106
4 FAC species 43 x 3= 129
5 FACU species 70 x 4= 280
53 =Total Cover UPL species 70 x 5= 350
Herb stratum (Plot size: 5' ) Column totals 236 (A) 865 (B)
1 Carex pensylvanica 40 Y UPL Prevalence Index=B/A= 3.67
2 Phryma leptostachya 30 Y UPL
3 Hydrophyllum virginianum 10 N FACW Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
4 Alliaria petiolata 3 N FAC Rapid test for hydrophytic vegetation
5 X Dominance test is>50%
6 Prevalence index is<_3.0'
7 Morphogical adaptations"(provide
8 supporting data in Remarks or on a
9 separate sheet)
10 Problematic hydrophytic vegetation*
83 =Total Cover (explain)
Woody vine straturr (Plot size: 30' ) "Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be
1 Vitis riparia 15 Y FACW present,unless disturbed or problematic
2 Parthenocissus quinquefolia 10 Y FAC Hydrophytic
25 =Total Cover vegetation
present? Y
Remarks:(Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet)
US Amy Corps of Engineers Midwest Region
SOIL Sampling Point: SP 1-1 Up
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth Matrix Redox Features
(Inches) Color(moist) % Color(moist) % Type* Loc** Texture Remarks
4 10YR 2/1 100 loam
6 10YR 4/2 70 10YR 2/1 30 M loam
22 10YR 4/2 80 10YR 6/4 5 C PL loamy clay
22 10YR 2/1 15
30 10YR 6/6 70 10YR 8/1 10 1 D M silt clay
30 10YR 4/1 20
*Type:C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix,MS=Masked Sand Grains. **Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix
Hydric Soil Indicators: Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils:
Histisol(Al) Sandy Gleyed Matrix(S4) Coast Prairie Redox(A16)(-RR K,L,R)
Histic Epipedon(A2) _Sandy Redox(S5) Dark Surface(S7)(LRR K,L)
Black Histic(A3) _Stripped Matrix(S6) 5 cm Mucky Peat or Peat(S3)(LRR K, L,R)
Hydrogen Sulfide(A4) Loamy Mucky Mineral(F1) Iron-Manganese Masses(F12)(_RR K, L,R)
Stratified Layers(A5) Loamy Gleyed Matrix(F2) Very Shallow Dark Surface(TF12)
2 cm Muck(A10) X Depleted Matrix(F3) Other(explain in remarks)
X Depleted Below Dark Surface(A11) Redox Dark Surface(F6)
Thick Dark Surface(Al2) Depleted Dark Surface(F7) *Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and weltand
Sandy Mucky Mineral(S1) Redox Depressions(F8) hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or
5 cm Mucky Peat or Peat(S3) problematic
Restrictive Layer(if observed):
Type: Hydric soil present? Y
Depth(inches):
Remarks:
The second layer could be an artifact of sampling. Likely the second and third soil layers are one layer.
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Primary Indicators(minimum of one is required;check all that apply) Secondary Indicators(minimum of two require
Surface Water(Al) Aquatic Fauna(1313; Surface Soil Cracks(136)
High Water Table(A2) True Aquatic Plants(B14; Drainage Patterns(B10.
Saturation(A3; Hydrogen Sulfide Odor(Cl) Dry-Season Water Table(C2,
Water Marks(131) Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Root: Crayfish Burrows(C8)
Sediment Deposits(132; (C3) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery(CS
Drift Deposits(133) Presence of Reduced Iron(C4) Stunted or Stressed Plants(D1
Algal Mat or Crust(64; Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils Geomorphic Position(D2;
Iron Deposits(65) (C6) FAC-Neutral Test(D5)
Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery(Bi Thin Muck Surface(C7)
Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface(BE Gauge or Well Data(D9;
Water-Stained Leaves(139 Other(Explain in Remarks)
Field Observations
Surface water present, Yes No X Depth(inches): Wetland
Water table present, Yes No X Depth(inches): hydrology
Saturation present, Yes No X Depth(inches): present? N
(includes capillary fringe
Describe recorded data(stream gauge, monitoring well,aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
US Army Corps of Engineers Midwest Region
WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM -Midwest Region
Project/Site 1485 Fox St City/County: Orono/Hennepin Sampling Date: 6/22/14
Applicant/Owner: Candlewood Carpentry State: MN Sampling Point: Sp 1-1 Wet
Investigator(s): FJS, DR Section,Township,Range: T1 17N R23W S02
Landform(hillslope,terrace,etc.): wetland fringe Local relief(concave,convex, none): concave
Slope(%): 0 Lat: Long: Datum: NAD83
Soil Map Unit NameMuskego, Blue Earth, and Houghton soils, ponded, 0 to 1 perceNWI Classification: PEMF
Are climatic/hydrologic conditions of the site typical for this time of the year? N (If no,explain in remarks)
Are vegetation soil or hydrology significantly disturbed? Are"normal circumstances"
Are vegetation soil or hydrology naturally problematic? present? Yes
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS (If needed,explain any answers in remarks.)
Hydrophytic vegetation present? Y
Hydric soil present? YIs the sampled area within a wetlan Y
Wetland hydrology present? Y If yes, optional wetland site ID:
Remarks: (Explain alternative procedures here or in a separate report.)
Precipitation for week ending 6/23/2014 was 12.54"above normal since 4/1/2014,7.66"above normal for the preceding 4 weeks and 4.10"abo
normal for the preceding week as measured at MSP and reported by the National Agricultural Statistics Service.
VEGETATION -- Use scientific names of plants.
Absolute Dominant Indicator Dominance Test Worksheet
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30' ) %Cover Species Staus Number of Dominant Species
1 Acer negundo 40 Y FACW that are OBL,FACW,or FAC: 6 (A)
2 Total Number of Dominant
3 Species Across all Strata: 7 (B)
4 Percent of Dominant Species
5 that are OBL,FACW,or FAC: 85.71% (A/B)
40 =Total Cover
Sapling/Shrub strati (Plot size: 15' ) Prevalence Index Worksheet
1 Lonicera morrowii 20 Y NI Total%Cover of-
2 Rhamnus cathartica 10 Y FAC OBL species 0 x 1 = 0
3 Ribes americanum 5 N FACW FACW species 75 x 2= 150
4 FAC species 25 x 3= 75
5 FACU species 0 x 4= 0
35 =Total Cover UPL species 0 x 5= 0
Herb stratum (Plot size: 5' ) Column totals 100 (A) 225 (B)
1 Phragmites australis 30 Y FACW Prevalence Index=B/A= 2.25
2 Solanum dulcamara 10 Y FAC
3 Urtica dioica 5 N FAC Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
4 Rapid test for hydrophytic vegetation
5 X Dominance test is>50%
6 X Prevalence index is:53.0*
7 Morphogical adaptations'(provide
8 supporting data in Remarks or on a
g separate sheet)
10 Problematic hydrophytic vegetation'
45 =Total Cover (explain)
Woody vine straturr (Plot size: 30' ) *Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be
1 Vitis riparia 30 Y FACW present,unless disturbed or problematic
2 Parthenocissus quinquefolia 10 Y FAC Hydrophytic
40 =Total Cover vegetation
present? Y
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet)
US Amy Corps of Engineers Midwest Region
SOIL Sampling Point: Sp 1-1 Wet
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth Matrix Redox Features
(Inches) Color(moist) % Color(moist) % Type' Loc** Texture Remarks
2 10YR 2/1 100 Mucky peat
14 10YR 2/1 100 peat
20 10YR 2/1 90 10YR 3/6 10 C PL Loam clay
26 10YR 2/1 90 10YR 3/6 5 C PL clay
26 10YR 4/1 5 D I PL
'Type: C=Concentration, D= Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. "Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix
Hydric Soil Indicators: Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils:
Histisol(Al) Sandy Gleyed Matrix(S4) Coast Prairie Redox(A16)(_RR K,L,R)
Histic Epipedon(A2) _Sandy Redox(S5) Dark Surface(S7)(LRR K, L)
X Black Histic(A3) _Stripped Matrix(S6) 5 cm Mucky Peat or Peat(S3)(LRR K, L,R)
Hydrogen Sulfide(A4) Loamy Mucky Mineral(F1) Iron-Manganese Masses(F12)(_RR K, L,R)
Stratified Layers(A5) Loamy Gleyed Matrix(F2) Very Shallow Dark Surface(TF12)
2 cm Muck(A10) Depleted Matrix(F3) _Other(explain in remarks)
Depleted Below Dark Surface(A11) Redox Dark Surface(F6)
Thick Dark Surface(Al2) Depleted Dark Surface(F7) `Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and weltand
Sandy Mucky Mineral(S1) Redox Depressions(F8) hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or
5 cm Mucky Peat or Peat(S3) problematic
Restrictive Layer(if observed):
Type: Hydric soil present? Y
Depth(inches):
Remarks:
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Primary Indicators(minimum of one is required;check all that apply) Secondary Indicators(minimum of two require
X Surface Water(Al) Aquatic Fauna(1313; Surface Soil Cracks(B6)
X High Water Table(A2) True Aquatic Plants(614; Drainage Patterns(B10
X Saturation(A3; Hydrogen Sulfide Odor(Cl) Dry-Season Water Table(C2,
Water Marks(131) Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Root: Crayfish Burrows(C8)
Sediment Deposits(132, (C3) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery(CS
Drift Deposits(133) Presence of Reduced Iron(C4) Stunted or Stressed Plants(D1
Algal Mat or Crust(134; Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils X Geomorphic Position(D2
Iron Deposits(65) (C6) X FAC-Neutral Test(D5)
Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery(B7 Thin Muck Surface(C7)
Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface(BE Gauge or Well Data(D9;
Water-Stained Leaves(139 Other(Explain in Remarks)
Field Observations
Surface water present, Yes X No Depth(inches): Wetland
Water table present, Yes X No Depth(inches): 0 hydrology
Saturation present, Yes X No Depth(inches): 0 present? Y
(includes capillary fringe
Describe recorded data(stream gauge, monitoring well,aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
US Army Corps of Engineers Midwest Region
THE TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION SECTION
Plant Indicator StatLIS
INDICATOR CATEGORIES*
Obligate Wetland (OBL)—Occur almost always (estimated probability >99%) under natural
conditions in wetlands.
Facultative Wetland (FACW)—Usually occur in wetlands (estimated probability 67% -99%),
but occasionally found in non-wetlands.
Facultative(FAC)—Equally likely to occur in wetlands or non-wetlands (estimated probability
34% - 66%).
Facultative Upland (FACU)—Usually occur in non-wetlands (estimated probability 67% -
99%), but occasionally found in wetlands (estimated probability 1% -33%).
Obligate Upland (UPL)—Occur in wetlands in another region, but occur almost always
(estimated probability >99%) under natural conditions in non-wetlands in the region specified. If
a species does not occur in wetlands in any region, it is not on the National List.
*Reed, P.B. 1988. National list of plant species that occur in wetlands: Minnesota. National
Wetlands Inventory, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, St. Petersburg, Florida.
THE TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION SECTION
Soil Series Descriptions
Acquired from Natural Resource Conservation Service Website, Official Soil Series Descriptions
BLUE EARTH SERIES
The Blue Earth series consists of very deep,very poorly drained soils that formed in coprogenous earth in
postglacial lakes and flood plains. Slopes range from 0 to 1 percent.Mean annual precipitation is about 711
mm(28 inches).Mean annual temperature is about 9 degrees C(48 degrees F).
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, calcareous, mesic Mollie
Fluvaquents
TYPICAL PEDON: Blue Earth mucky silty clay loam with a plane level slope in the
bottom of a former postglacial lake; cultivated field. (Colors are for moist soil unless
otherwise noted.)
Ap--O to 25 cm (0 to 10 inches); black(1OYR 2/1) mucky silty clay loam (coprogenous
earth), dark gray (5Y 4/1) dry; weak fine granular structure; very friable; few snail shells
and fragments of snail shells; slightly effervescent; slightly alkaline; abrupt smooth
boundary. [20 to 30 cm (8 to 12 inches thick)]
Cg--25 to 173 cm (10 to 68 inches); very dark gray (I OYR 3/1) mucky silty clay loam
(coprogenous earth), very dark gray (5Y 3/1) clay loam, and dark olive gray (5Y 3/2)
clay loam; few fine prominent dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) and few fine dark reddish brown
(5YR 3/2)Fe concentrations; massive with distinct bedding planes; very friable; snail
shells ranging from few to many in different parts; strongly effervescent; slightly
alkaline.
2Cg1--173 to 183 cm (68 to 72 inches); dark olive gray (5Y 3/2) clay loam; massive;
friable; few snail shells; strongly effervescent; slightly alkaline; clear smooth boundary.
2Cg2--183 to 203 cm (72 to 80 inches); very dark gray (5Y 3/1) clay loam; massive;
friable; common snail shells; strongly effervescent; slightly alkaline.
TYPE LOCATION: Martin County, Minnesota; about 9 miles south and 7 miles east of
Fairmont; about 472 m (1,550 feet) east and 30 m (100 feet) south of the northwest
corner of sec. 28, T. 101 N., R. 29 W.; USGS East Chain quadrangle; lat. 43 degrees 31
minutes 44 seconds N. and long. 94 degrees 19 minutes 16 seconds W.,NAD 27.
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: The thickness of the coprogenous earth and the
depth to loamy glacial till or glacial lacustrine sediments ranges from 76 cm (30 to more
than 203 cm (80 inches). Free carbonates are in all parts of these sediments. The
coprogenous earth contains from 0 to 25 percent by volume of shell fragments.
The Ap or A horizon has hue of l OYR, 2.5Y, 5Y or neutral, value of 2 or 3 and chroma
of 0 to 2. It is mucky silty clay loam, mucky silt loam, mucky silty clay, silt loam or silty
clay loam. Some pedons have muck (sapric) surface layers less than 20 cm (8 inches)
thick.
The Cg horizon has hue of l OYR, 2.5Y, 5Y or neutral, value of 2 to 4, and chroma of 0 to
2. It is silt loam, silty clay loam, loam, or clay loam, or mucky analogues. The sand
fraction is mostly fragments of shells. It is slightly alkaline or moderately alkaline. The
calcium carbonate equivalent ranges from 5 to 40 percent.
The 2Cg horizon has hue of 2.5Y or 5Y, value of 3 to 5, and chroma of 1 or 2. It is loam,
silt loam, clay loam, or silty clay loam. It contains 0 to 8 percent by volume of rock
fragments of mixed lithology. It is slightly alkaline or moderately alkaline and has a
calcium carbonate equivalent of 5 to 20 percent. A firm till phase of clay loam with a
moist bulk density of 1.6 to 1.9 gm/cc is also recognized.
COMPETING SERIES: These are the Moundprairie and Uturin(T) series. These soils
do not have coprogenous earth in the series control section.
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: These soils have plane or slightly concave slopes with
gradient of 0 to I percent. They are in small to large lake basins in glacial moraines, flood
plains, and lacustrine plains. These basins formerly had lakes, and most of the lakes were
drained since settlement. These sediments are underlain by loamy till or lacustrine
sediments of the Late Wisconsin glaciation at depths of 76 cm (2.5 to more than 203 cm.
Mean annual temperature is 7 to 11 degrees C (45 to 50 degrees F). Mean annual
precipitation is 610 mm to 813 mm (24 to 32 inches). Frost free days range from 155 to
200. Elevations above sea level range from 213 m to 480 m (700 to 1570 feet).
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: These are other poorly drained and
very poorly drained mineral and organic soils within the basin and the Clarion and Lester
soils and their respective topographic associates on the adjacent uplands.
DRAINAGE AND SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY: Very poorly
drained. Surface runoff is negligible to ponded. The saturated hydraulic conductivity,
measured in cm per hour, is .05 to 5.1 (.02 to 2.0 inches) in the upper material and .05 to
1.5 (.02 to .6 inches) in the lower part. Seasonal high saturation ranges from plus 91 to 30
cm (3 to I foot) for undrained areas of this soil. Areas that are drained have variable
depths to saturation based on the effectiveness of the drainage network.
USE AND VEGETATION: Most of this soil is cropped to corn and soybeans. Some is
used for pasture or hay. Invasive vegetation(after drainage) is mostly sedges, reeds, and
grasses. They lack native vegetation in the conventional sense because these soils were,
until recently, sediments in the bottom of lakes.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: MLRA-103. Southern Minnesota and north-central
Iowa. Moderately extensive.
MLRA OFFICE RESPONSIBLE: St. Paul, Minnesota
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Rock County, Minnesota, 1945.
REMARKS: Problems remain in the classification of these series because no taxon has
been defined in Soil Taxonomy that adequately accommodates soils that have formed
entirely in coprogenous earth. Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon
are: Surface horizon that meets requirements of a mollic epipedon except it is underlain
by stratified C horizon. A firm till substratum is recognized in the geomorphic surface
landform of the Kandiyohi till.
In the past some sloping fens were included in the concpet of Blue Earth. Blue Earth is
being restricted to ponded basins and lake beds.
ADDITIONAL DATA: Refer to MASS Central File Code No. 1135 for results of some
laboratory analysis of a representative pedon of this series.
HOUGHTON SERIES
The Houghton series consists of very deep, very poorly drained soils formed in
herbaceous organic deposits more than 51 inches thick in depressions on lake plains,
outwash plains, ground and end moraines and on floodplains. These soils have
moderately slow to moderately rapid permeability. Slope ranges from 0 to 2 percent.
Mean annual precipitation is about 35 inches, and mean annual temperature is about 50
degrees F.
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Euic, mesic Typic Haplosaprists
TYPICAL PEDON: Houghton muck- on a level area in a cultivated field. (Colors are
for moist soils unless otherwise stated.)
Oa1--0 to 9 inches;black(N 2.5/0) broken face and rubbed muck(sapric material); about
5 percent fiber, a trace rubbed; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; neutral (pH 7.0
in KCl); abrupt smooth boundary.
Oa2--9 to 13 inches; black(N 2.5/0 ) broken face, very dark brown (7.5YR 2/2)rubbed
muck(sapric material); about 5 percent fiber, a trace rubbed; weak medium granular
structure; neutral (pH 7.0 in KCI); abrupt smooth boundary.
Oa3--13 to 24 inches; dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) broken face, dark reddish brown
(5YR 2/2) rubbed muck(sapric material); about 15 percent fiber, less than 5 percent
rubbed; massive, breaking to thick platy fragments; neutral (pH 7.0 KCl); abrupt smooth
boundary.
Oa4--24 to 32 inches; black(5YR 2/1) broken face and rubbed muck(sapric material);
about 10 percent fiber, a trace rubbed; massive; about 1 percent woody fragments; neutral
(pH 7.0 in KCl); clear wavy boundary.
Oa5--32 to 48 inches; dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2) broken face, black (5YR 2/1)
rubbed muck(Sapric material); about 20 percent fiber, less than 10 percent rubbed;
massive, breaking to thick platy fragments; neutral (pH 7.0 in KCl); abrupt smooth
boundary.
Oa6--48 to 80 inches; dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2) broken face and rubbed muck
(sapric material); about 10 percent fiber, less than 10 percent rubbed; massive; slightly
sticky; about 15 percent mineral soil; neutral (pH 7.0 in KCl).
TYPE LOCATION: Clinton County, Michigan; about 3 miles northeast of the village of
Bath; 200 feet north and 400 feet east of the southwest corner of sec. 12, T. 5 N., R. 1 W.
USGS Bath topographic quadrangle, lat. 42 degrees 49 minutes 43.4 seconds N. and long.
84 degrees 52 minutes 56.9 seconds W.; NAD 27.
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: The organic layers are more than 51 inches thick.
The organic fibers are derived primarily from herbaceous plants, but some pedons
contain individual layers which contain as much as 30 percent woody material, however,
the woody fragment content averages less than 15 percent by volume in the control
section. It is very strongly acid to slightly alkaline.
The organic layers have hue of l OYR, 7.5YR, or SYR,value of 2 to 3, and chroma of 1 to
3, or is in 2.5/0. The layers are predominantly muck(sapric material), but in some pedons
mucky peat(hemic material) has a combined thickness of less than 10 inches and peat
(fibric material) less than 5 inches. Some pedons have coprogenous material or marly
material below 51 inches
COMPETING SERIES: These are the Carlisle, Lena, Peteetneet, Saltese, and
Semiahmoo series. Similar soils are the Adrian, Carbondale, Greenwood, Linwood,
Lupton, Palms, Rifle, and Willette series. Carlisle soils derived dominantly from woody
materials and contain an average of 15 to 30 percent woody fragments in the control
section. Lena soils contain free carbonates throughout. Peteetneet soils are massive or
platy in bottom tier, are on elevations of about 4,500 feet, and are substantially drier in
the moisture control section during the 120 days following the summer solstice. Saltese
and Semiahmoo soils are in areas with mild humid climates. Adrian, Linwood, Palms,
and Willette soils have a mineral substrata depths ranging from 16 to about 50 inches.
Carbondale, Greenwood, Lupton, and Rifle soils are frigid.
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: Houghton soils occupy closed depressions within lake
plains, outwash plains, ground and end moraines, and on floodplains. Slope gradients are
less than 2 percent. The mean annual precipitation ranges from about 30 to 42 inches, and
the mean annual temperature is about 48 to 53 degrees F.
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: These are the Adrian, Edselton(T),
Edwards, Moston(T), Muskego, Palms, and Willette soils. Edselton(T) and Edwards soils
are underlain by marly material at depths of 16 to 51 inches. Moston(T), and Muskego
soils are underlain by coprogenous material between 16 and 51 inches. Poorly or very
poorly drained mineral soils are commonly associated along the margins of the bogs.
DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY: Very poorly drained. Depth to the seasonal high
water table ranges from 2 foot above the surface in ponded phases to 1 foot below the
surface from September to June. The potential for surface runoff is very slow or ponded.
Permeability is moderately slow to moderately rapid.
USE AND VEGETATION: A considerable area of these soils is used for cropland or
pasture. Common crops are onions, lettuce, potatoes, celery, radishes, carrots, mint, and
some corn.Native vegetation was primarily of marsh grasses, sedges, reeds, buttonbrush,
and cattails. Some water-tolerant trees were near the margin of the bog.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: MLRA 95, 98, 110, 111. Southern part of the lower
peninsula of Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, and Illinois. The series is
of large extent.
MLRA OFFICE RESPONSIBLE: Indianapolis, Indiana
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Roscommon County, Michigan, 1924.
REMARKS: Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon are: Well
decomposed organic material from the surface to greater than 51 inches (Oa 1, Oa2, Oa3,
Oa4, Oa5 and Oa6 horizons)
histic epipedon - muck from the surface to 16 inches (Oal, Oa2, Oa3);
aquic conditions - from the surface to 40 inches.
ADDITIONAL DATA: Soil Interpretation Record - (MI0024, MI0291 (PONEED),
MI0532 (SLOPING), MI0390 (MAAT>50), M10383 (FREQUENTLY FLOODED).
Transect data (T98-MI-003) is on file in MLRA project office, Plymouth, Indiana.
Transect shows 100 percent Houghton.
LESTER SERIES
The Lester series consists of very deep,well drained soils that formed in calcareous loamy glacial till on till
plains and moraines. These soils have moderate permeability.Their slopes range from 5 to 70 percent.
Mean annual precipitation is about 28 inches. Mean annual temperature is about 47 degrees F.
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Mollie Hapludalfs
TYPICAL PEDON: Lester loam with a convex slope of about 9 percent on a ground
moraine in a cultivated field. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise noted.)
Ap--O to 7 inches; very dark grayish brown (1 OYR 3/2) loam, grayish brown (1 OYR 5/2)
dry; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; many fine roots; about 3 percent
gravel; slightly acid; abrupt smooth boundary. (6 to 10 inches thick)
Btl--7 to 21 inches; brown (1 OYR 4/3) clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky
structure; firm; many very fine roots; common very dark grayish brown (1 OYR 3/2) clay
films on faces of peds and few very dark gray (1 OYR 3/1) organic coats on faces of peds;
about 2 percent gravel; slightly acid; clear smooth boundary.
Bt2--21 to 38 inches; dark yellowish brown (1 OYR 4/4) clay loam; moderate medium
subangular blocky structure; friable; common fine roots; common dark grayish brown
(I OYR 4/2) clay films on faces of peds and few very dark brown (I OYR 2/2) organic
coats on faces of peds; about 3 percent gravel; slightly acid; gradual smooth boundary.
(Combined Bt horizon is 10 to 40 inches.)
Bk1--38 to 50 inches; yellowish brown (1 OYR 5/4) loam; weak medium subangular
blocky structure; friable; few fine roots; common very pale brown (1 OYR 8/2) carbonate
threads; about 2 percent gravel; violently effervescent; slightly alkaline; clear wavy
boundary.
Bk2--50 to 60 inches; yellowish brown (1 OYR 5/4) loam; weak medium subangular
blocky structure; friable; common fine distinct yellowish brown (1 OYR 5/6) relict Fe
concentrations; common very pale brown (I OYR 8/2) carbonate threads; about 2 percent
gravel; violently effervescent; slightly alkaline; clear wavy boundary.
C--60 to 80 inches; yellowish brown (I OYR 5/4) loam; ; massive; friable; common
medium distinct yellowish brown (I OYR 5/6)relict Fe concentrations and few fine
distinct light brownish gray (1 OYR 6/2) relict Fe depletions; about 1 percent gravel;
strongly effervescent; slightly alkaline.
TYPE LOCATION: Wright County, Minnesota; about 3 miles west of Otsego, 1460
feet south and 200 feet west of the northeast corner of Sec. 15, T.121 N., R.24 W.; USGS
Big Lake quadrangle; lat. 45 degrees 17 minutes 29 seconds N.; long. 93 degrees 41
minutes 3 seconds W..NAD27
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: Depth to free carbonates ranges from 20 to 54
inches. Rock fragments of mixed lithology comprise 1 to 8 percent of the volume of the
control section.
The A or Ap horizons have hue of l OYR, value of 2 or 3, and chroma of 1 or 2. The E
horizon where present, has value of 3 to 5, and chroma of 1 to 3. The A and E horizons
are loam or clay loam, but sandy loam, fine sandy loam, or silt loam is within the range.
They range from moderately acid to neutral.
The Bt horizon has hue of l OYR or 2.5Y, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 3 or 4. It is clay
loam or loam and has 24 to 35 percent clay and 30 to 45 percent sand. The B/A clay
ratios range from 1.2 to 1.4. It is strongly acid to slightly acid in the upper part and
moderately acid to neutral in the lower part. A Bw horizon is sometimes present below
the Bt.
The Bk horizon has hue of IOYR or 2.5YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 3 to 6. The Bk
horizon is loam or clay loam. It is slightly alkaline or moderately alkaline. Relict
redoximorphic features are present in some pedons.
The C horizon has hue of 2.5Y or I OYR, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 3 to 6. It is loam
or clay loam. It is slightly alkaline or moderately alkaline. Relict redoximorphic features
are present in some pedons.
COMPETING SERIES: These are the Angus, Argyle, Baltimore, Bassett, Blooming,
Caleb, Dowagiac, Dunbridge, Gara, Koronis, Lauramie, Lon lg ois, Lydick, Mohawk,
Neda,Newcomer, Oneco, Orwood, Racine, Razort, Sebbo, Taopi, Waucoma, and
Winneshiek soils in the same family. Angus and Sebbo soil have saturation in the lower
third of the series control section. Argyle, Baltimore, and Oneco soils have B horizons
with 7.5YR or redder hue. Bassett soils are very strongly acid to moderately acid in the
upper part of the Bt horizon. Blooming and Racine soils have 15 to 35 percent sand in the
upper part of the particle-size control section. Caleb soils have some subhorizons that
have more than 45 percent in the lower part of the control section. Dowagiac and Koronis
soils have less than 24 percent clay in the lower one third of the particle-size control
section. Dunbridge, Waucoma,Newcomer and Winneshiek soils have sola terminated by
bedrock at depths above 60 inches. Gara soils average less than 2 percent rock fragments
in the control section. Longlois, Lydic, and Neda soils have more than 8 percent rock
fragments in some subhorizon of the control section. Lauramie soils have more than 45
percent sand in some subhorizon in the middle part of the control section. Mohawk soils
have a higher content of silt and have dark colors in the B horizon which apparently are
inherited from dark shale. Orwood soils have no rock fragments in the particle-size
control section. Razort soils have less than 30 percent sand in the control section.
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: These soils have convex slopes on moraines and till plains.
Slope gradients range from 5 to 70 percent. They formed in calcareous, loamy glacial till
of late Wisconsinan Age. Mean annual temperature ranges from 45 degrees to 52 degrees
F. Mean annual precipitation ranges from 25 to 33 inches. Frost free days range from 125
to 165. Elevations range from 700 to 1600 feet.
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: These include the Cordova, Dundas,
Glencoe, Hamel, Houghton, Klossner, Le Sueur, Muskego, and Nessel soils. Poorly
drained Cordova and somewhat poorly and poorly drained Dundas soils are on flats and
upper drainageways with a high seasonal water table. Very poorly drained Glencoe,
Houghton, Klossner, and Muskego soils are mostly in depressions. Poorly drained Hamel
soils are on foot and toe slopes. Moderately well drained Le Sueur and Nessel soils are on
slightly elevated flats and gently convex slopes.
DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY: Well drained. Permeability is moderate. Runoff
is medium to high.
USE AND VEGETATION: Mostly cropped to corn and soybeans. Some is in pasture
and forest. Native vegetation is savanna.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: South-central and east-central Minnesota and
northeastern Iowa. Extensive.
MLRA OFFICE RESPONSIBLE: St. Paul, Minnesota
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Dakota County, Minnesota, 1945.
REMARKS: Diagnostic horizons and featured recognized in this pedon are: mollic
subgroup -the zone from the surface to 7 inches (Ap horizon); argillic horizon - the zone
from 7 to 38 inches (Bt horizons). Type location moved from Waseca County, Mn. to
Wright County, Mn., 11/96 to better exemplify the series concept within the MLRA.
Slopes of 1 to 5 percent that were previously correlated as Lester may be included with
the Angus series in the future.
MUSKEGO SERIES
The Muskego series consists of very deep,very poorly drained soils formed in herbaceous organic material
over coprogenous limnic material(sedimentary peat)on glacial lake plains and flood plains. These soils
have moderate or moderately rapid
permeability in the herbaceous organic material and slow permeability in the coprogenous material. Slopes
range from 0 to 2 percent.Mean annual precipitation is about 30 inches near the typical pedon site. Mean
annual temperature is about 49 degrees
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TAXONOMIC CLASS: Coprogenous, euic, mesic Limnic Haplosaprists
TYPICAL PEDON: Muskego muck- on a slope of less than 1 percent in a cultivated
field at an elevation of about 815 feet. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise stated.)
Oap--O to 9 inches; black(1 OYR 2/1)broken face and rubbed muck (sapric material);
about 25 percent fiber, 4 percent rubbed; moderate very thick platy structure parting to
moderate fine subangular blocky; friable; many fine roots; mostly herbaceous fiber;
neutral; abrupt smooth boundary.
Oat--9 to 14 inches; black (I OYR 2/1)broken face muck(sapric material); about 30
percent fiber, 5 percent rubbed; moderate very thick platy structure parting to moderate
fine subangular blocky; friable; many fine roots; mostly herbaceous fiber; neutral; abrupt
smooth boundary.
Oa2--14 to 30 inches; dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) broken face muck(sapric material) with
few thin (less than 1 inch) layers of mucky peat (hemic material); about 50 percent fiber,
7 percent rubbed; weak thin platy structure; few fine roots; slightly acid; gradual smooth
boundary.
Lcol--30 to 48 inches; dark olive gray (5Y 3/2) coprogenous material with fine thin (less
than 1 inch) lenses of yellowish brown (1 OYR 5/6) mucky peat (hemic material); weak
very thin platy structure; slightly plastic; neutral; diffuse smooth boundary.
Lco2--48 to 60 inches; very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) coprogenous material;
massive; slightly plastic; slightly alkaline.
TYPE LOCATION: Ozaukee County, Wisconsin; about l mile east and 2 1/2 miles
south of Fredonia; 2,500 feet north and 500 feet west of the southeast corner of sec. 11,
T. 11 N., R. 21 E. or 350 feet north and 375 feet west of end of farmstead driveway;
USGS Fort Washington topographic quadrangle; latitude -43 degrees, 25 minutes, 58
seconds N. and longitude - 37 degrees, 56 minutes, 34 seconds W. NAD 27.
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: Thickness of the herbaceous organic layers and
depth to coprogenous material (sedimentary peat) ranges from 16 to 51 inches. Fibers are
derived primarily from herbaceous plants. Some pedons contain fragments of twigs,
branches, or logs that range from 1/8 to 5 inches in diameter and amount to less than 15
percent of the volume. Reaction ranges from strongly acid to neutral (water, 1:1) in the
surface tier and from strongly acid to slightly alkaline (water, 1:1) in the subsurface and
bottom tiers. Silty clay loam overwash, clay loam substratum, marshy (ponded), and
flooded phases are recognized in some places.
The surface tier has hue of l OYR, 7.5YR, or neutral, value of 2 or 3 and chroma of 0 to 2.
The herbaceous organic part of the subsurface and bottom tiers has hue of 5YR, 7.5YR or
I OYR or is neutral in hue. Value is 2 or 3 and chroma is 0 to 4. It is dominantly muck
(sapric material), but some pedons have layers of mucky peat(hemic material) up to 10
inches thick.
The Lco horizon has hue of l OYR, 2.5Y, 5Y, or 5GY, value of 2 to 5 and chroma of 1 to
3. It is coprogenous material. Reaction ranges from neutral to moderately alkaline and
carbonates are present in some pedons. The Lco horizon has slightly plastic consistence
and shrinks upon drying to form hard clods that are difficult to re-wet.
COMPETING SERIES: These are the Moston and Toto series. Moston soils have sand
below the limnic layer within the 51 inche control section. Toto soils have marl and sand
below the limnic layer within the 51 inch control section.
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: The Muskego soils commonly are in depressional areas
principally associated with glacial lake plains and flood plains, but other geographical
locations are not excluded. Slope ranges from 0 to 2 percent. These soils formed in
herbaceous organic material dominantly from grasses, sedges, and reeds over
coprogenous limnic material (sedimentary peat). Mean annual temperature ranges from
46 to 52 degrees F. Mean annual precipitation ranges from 25 to 40 inches. The frost free
period ranges from about 130 to 180 days. Elevation ranges from 679 to 1400 feet.
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: These are the Houghton_ and Klossner
series. Houghton soils are in nearby areas where the organic deposits are more than 51
inches thick and coprogenous material is not in the lower part of the control section.
Klossner soils are in areas where the coprogenous material is absent and the herbaceous
organic material is underlain by loamy mineral material.
DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY: Very poorly drained. The potential for surface
runoff is low or negligible. Permeability is moderate or moderately rapid in the
herbaceous sapric material and slow in the coprogenous material (sedimentary peat).
Most Muskego soils have an apparent water table from 1 foot above the surface to 1 foot
below the surface in most years for much of the period from November to August. Some
Muskego soils have an apparent water table from 3 feet to 1 foot above the surface in
most years for much of the period from January to December.
USE AND VEGETATION: Most areas remain in natural vegetation and provide
wildlife habitat.Natural vegetation is dominantly grasses, reeds, and sedges with
scattered hardwoods. A few areas have been drained and are used cropland.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Southern Wisconsin and southern Minnesota and in
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Ohio. MLRA 9513, 98, 102A, 103, 104, 105, 108, 110, 111,
114, and 144A. The Muskego soils are of moderate extent.
MLRA OFFICE RESPONSIBLE: Indianapolis. Indiana
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, 1971.
REMARKS: Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon are: sapric
materials dominant in the subsurface tier; saturated with water for 6 months or more of
the year; have a limnic layer (coprogenous material) greater than 5 cm thick within the
control section.
ADDITIONAL DATA: Soil Interpretation Records - WI0046; WI0335 (OVERWASH);
WI0437 (MARSHY); WI0462 (CLAY LOAM SUBST.); WI0520 (FLOODED).
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Project Name and/or Number: SER#2014-010-03 -1485 Fox Street,Orono
PART ONE: Applicant Information
If applicant is an entity(company,government entity, partnership,etc.),an authorized contact person must be identified. If the
applicant is using an agent(consultant, lawyer,or other third party)and has authorized them to act on their behalf,the agent's
contact information must also be provided.
Applicant/Landowner Name: Chris Isaacson Candlewood Carpentry
Mailing Address: 5960 Afton Road, Shorewood, MN 55331
Phone: 612-501-3758
E-mail Address: Chris@Candlewoodcarpentry.com
Authorized Contact(do not complete if same as above): Frank Svoboda—Svoboda Ecological Resources
Mailing Address: 22752 Co Rd 7, Hutchinson, MN 55350
Phone: 612-384-7770
E-mail Address: franks@gpsinnovatitons.com
PART TWO: Site Location Information
County: Hennepin City/Township: Orono
Parcel ID and/or Address: PID: 02-117-23-33-0001, 1485 Fox Street
Legal Description(Section,Township,Range): Part of the NEA SW '/4 SW '/4 Section 2, TI 17N, R23 W,
City of Orono, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Lat/Long(decimal degrees): Lat.44.966659/Long.-93.560718
Attach a map showing the location of the site in relation to local streets,roads,highways.
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Approximate size of site(acres)or if a linear project,length(feet): 4.62 Acres
If you know that your proposal will require an individual Permit from the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers,you must provide the
names and addresses of all property owners adjacent to the project site. This information may be provided by attaching a list to
your application or by using block 25 of the Application for Department of the Army permit which can be obtained at:
http://www.mvp.usace.army.miI/Portals/57/docs/regulatory/"RegulatoryDocs/engform 4345 2012oct.pdf
Project Name and/or Number: SER#2014-010-03 -1485 Fox Street,Orono
PART THREE: General Project/Site Information
If this application is related to a delineation approval,exemption determination,jurisdictional determination,or other
correspondence submitted prior to this application then describe that here and provide the Corps of Engineers project number.
Describe the project that is being proposed,the project purpose and need,and schedule for implementation and completion.The
project description must fully describe the nature and scope of the proposed activity including a description of all project elements
that effect aquatic resources(wetland,lake,tributary,etc.) and must also include plans and cross section or profile drawings
showing the location,character, and dimensions of all proposed activities and aquatic resource impacts.
The owner wants to know where the approved edge is located before starting the planning process.As soon as approval is
received they will move forward with their project.
PART FOUR: Aquatic Resource Impact' Summary
If your proposed project involves a direct or indirect impact to an aquatic resource (wetland, lake, tributary, etc.) identify each
impact in the table below. Include all anticipated impacts, including those expected to be temporary. Attach an overhead view
map, aerial photo, and/or drawing showing all of the aquatic resources in the project area and the location(s) of the proposed
impacts. Label each aquatic resource on the map with a reference number or letter and identify the impacts in the following table.
Aquatic Type of Impact Duration of Existing Plant County,Major
Aquatic Resource Overall Size of Watershed#,
Resource Type (fill,excavate, Impact Z Community
ID(as noted on Size of Impact Aquatic and Bank Service
(wetland,lake, drain,or remove Permanent(P)or a Type(s)in Impact
overhead view) 1 Resource 4 Area#of Impact
tributary etc.) vegetation) Temporary(T) Area
Areas
'If impacts are temporary;enter the duration of the impacts in days next to the"T". For example,a project with a temporary access fill that would be removed
after 220 days would be entered"T(220)".
2Impacts less than 0.01 acre should be reported in square feet. Impacts 0.01 acre or greater should be reported as acres and rounded to the nearest 0.01 acre.
Tributary impacts must be reported in linear feet of impact and an area of impact by indicating first the linear feet of impact along the flowline of the stream
followed by the area impact in parentheses). For example,a project that impacts 50 feet of a stream that is 6 feet wide would be reported as 50 ft(300 sq/ft).
;This is generally only applicable if you are applying for a de minimis exemption under MN Rules 8420.0420 Subp.8,otherwise enter"N/A".
°Use Wetland Plants and Plant Community Types of Minnesota and Wisconsin 3rd Ed.as modified in MN Rules 8420.0405 Subp.2.
5Refer to Major Watershed and Bank Service Area maps in MN Rules 8420.0522 Subp.7.
If any of the above identified impacts have already occurred,identify which impacts they are and the circumstances associated
with each:
PART FIVE: Applicant Signature
❑ Check here if you are requesting a pre-application consultation with the Corps and LGU based on the information you have
provided. Regulatory entities will not initiate a formal application review if this box is checked.
By signature below, I attest that the information in this application is complete and accurate. I further attest that I possess the
authority to undertake the work described herein.
Signature: d Date: July 16th, 2014
1 hereby authorize to act on my behalf as my agent in the processing of this application and to furnish, upon request,
supplemental information in support of this application.
1 The term"impact"as used in this joint application form is a generic term used for disclosure purposes to identify
activities that may require approval from one or more regulatory agencies. For purposes of this form it is not meant to
indicate whether or not those activities may require mitigation/replacement.
Project Name and/or Number: SER#2014-001-03 -385 Stubbs Bay Road,Orono
Attachment A
Request for Delineation Review, Wetland Type Determination, or
Jurisdictional Determination
By submission of the enclosed wetland delineation report, I am requesting that the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers,St. Paul District
(Corps)and/or the Wetland Conservation Act Local Government Unit(LGU) provide me with the following(check all that apply):
QWetland Type Confirmation
QDelineation Concurrence. Concurrence with a delineation is a written notification from the Corps and a decision from the LGU
concurring, not concurring,or commenting on the boundaries of the aquatic resources delineated on the property. Delineation
concurrences are generally valid for five years unless site conditions change. Under this request alone,the Corps will not address
the jurisdictional status of the aquatic resources on the property,only the boundaries of the resources within the review area
(including wetlands,tributaries, lakes,etc.).
ZPreliminary Jurisdictional Determination.A preliminary jurisdictional determination (PJD)is a non-binding written indication
from the Corps that waters, including wetlands, identified on a parcel may be waters of the United States. For purposes of
computation of impacts and compensatory mitigation requirements, a permit decision made on the basis of a PJD will treat all
waters and wetlands in the review area as if they are jurisdictional waters of the U.S. PJDs are advisory in nature and may not be
appealed.
Approved Jurisdictional Determination.An approved jurisdictional determination(AJD)is an official Corps determination that
jurisdictional waters of the United States are either present or absent on the property.AJDs can generally be relied upon by the
affected party for five years.An AJD may be appealed through the Corps administrative appeal process.
In order for the Corps and LGU to process your request,the wetland delineation must be prepared in accordance with the 1987
Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual,any approved Regional Supplements to the 1987 Manual,and the Guidelines for
Submitting Wetland Delineations in Minnesota(2013).
http://www.mvp.usace.army.mil/Missions/Regulatory/DelineationJDGuidance.aspx