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Minnesota Wetland Conservation Act Technical Evaluation Panel Findings Report Date(s)of Site 9/29/2014 LGU: Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Visit/Meeting: County: Hennepin LGU Contact: Courtney Hall Project Name: Nelson Restoration Phone#: 952-473-2855 Location of Project: 520 Tonkawa Rd,Orono Email chall@minnehahacreek.ora (attach map If possible) Address: TEP ATTENDEES: OTHER ATTENDEES: OTHER ATTENDEES: LGU:Courtney Hall Applicant's Representative: Doug Mensing,AES,Inc. SWCD: BWSR:Ben Meyer DNR: PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND PURPOSE OF MEETING: See"Introduction"In attached Technical Memo TYPE OF MEETING:Check oiloppllcoble ❑ Office ® On-Site ❑ 6one Conference ❑ E-mail ❑ Other: TEP FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS'; Members of the Technical Evaluation Panel(Ben Meyer from BWSR and Courtney Hall from MCWD)met on site to dicuss the technical merits of the restoration and to assess the public value of the wetland.The TEP said that It order for the project to qualify for No-Loss,the project would have to result in an Increase of wetland function.The TEP discussed the technical merits,public value,and assurances of the project with the applicant and summarized the findings in the attached technical memo. The TEP recommended approving the proposed restoration project as a No-Loss as the activities do not fulfill the criteria of the definition of an"impact"as defined In the WCA and will result in an increase in function and value of the wetland. SIGNATURES SWCD Representative Date BWSR Represen a v Date Do not concur ❑ Do not concur ❑ 10/6/2014 . L Representative Date DNR Representative Date Do not concur ❑ Do not concur ❑ 1 TEP Findings should be a meaningful concise summary detailing.the project conditions, technical data, and what rules apply. The TEP recommendation should be clear,based on rule and best professional judgement. Rev.12117n013