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SVOBODA ECOLOGICAL RESOURCES <br />Providing the Sharper Edge in Natural Resources & Environmental Consulting <br />September 26, 2000 <br />Mr. Chuck Van Eeckhout <br />120 South Brown Road <br />Long Lake, MN 55356 <br />RE: SER Project Name: Van Eeckhout Property <br />SER Project No: 1998-060-03 <br />Project Location: NW 1/.4 ofNE 1/4 of Section 3, Tll7N,.R23W, City of Orono, <br />Hennepin County, Minnesota <br />Project Description: Final Wetland Delineation of Parcel , <br />Dear Mr. Van Eeckhout: <br />' <br />As requested, Svoboda Ecological Resources (SER) visited the above ·referenced property on <br />' August 14, 2000, to iden!ify areas meeting wetland criteria as specified in the 1987 U:S. Army <br />Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual. <br />Thi;; site was initially delineated in a SER report (No. 98-060-03) dated December 22, 1998 on <br />the same'parcel ofland. A second delineation was performed in April of 2000 by Frank <br />Svoboda. This delineation line, a modification of the northwest wetland boundary of basin #1 <br />was field reviewed on August 29, 2000 by JohnSmythe ofBonestroo & Associates and the City <br />of Orono. The City of Orono represented by Mr. Paul Weinberger recommended on August 29, <br />2000 that Mr. Jim Hafner from the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District make the final wetland <br />boundary decision along with Mr. Wayne Jacobson of SER, which occured on September 9, <br />2000. The delineation data presented ih this report supports the final wetland delineation line on <br />the parcel which was agreed to in the field. : · <br />The Routine On-Site Delineation Method along with atypical investigation procedures was used <br />for this analysis. Iri this method, the following procedures were used to dete.rmine the wetland <br />boundary: ' <br />1) <br />2) <br />The vegetative community was sampled in 411 present strata to determine whether 50% of <br />the do.minant plant species were hydrophytic. <br />Soil pits were dug using a.bobcat-and a post hole auger to a depths of 23. to 44 inches, <br />, ' <br />noting soil profile and any hydric soil. characteristics. <br />2477 Shadywood Road • Excelsior, MN 55331 . <br />(952) 471-1100 (Office) • (952) 471-0007 (Fax)