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~ , <br />_,~ ~ .~r <br />s 3, <br />wf' Vii' 3'~ <br />~. <br />December 19, 2001 <br />Passe Engineering, Inc. performed a wetland delineation of Palmens Overlook in December <br />of 3001. This report contains a summaryof the findings byPasse Engineering. <br />SITE DESCRIPTION <br />Palmens Overlook site is located in the City of Little Canada, Washin~on County, in the <br />NW quarter of the SW quarter of Sec. S, T?9, R22. the site lies in the NL quadrant of the <br />intersection of I-35E and Hwy36. The western border of the properly is McNlenemyRoad <br />with the southern line following close to the Williams pipeline easement. <br />The site is a large bowl shaped wooded area with substantial relief that slopes northward <br />towards an open water/wetland area <br />METHODOLOGY <br />Passe Engineering follows the delineation guidelines and uses the routine methods outlined <br />in the 1937 U.S. Armv Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation NI~1nua1 The Army Corps <br />of Engineers along with the Minnesota Weiland Conservation Act of 1991 require the use of <br />the methods and parameters outlined in the 1987 Manual. Vegetation, soils, and hydrology <br />are examined according to these methods and used to characterize and detemune wetland <br />boundaries. <br />Weiland Vegetation <br />The vegetation criteria for wetlands are satisfied when the prevalent vegetation consists of <br />hydrophilic plane species. These are species that are adapted to growing in water or <br />substrates that are periodicallydeficieni in oxygen as a result of prolonged saturation. The <br />hydrophilic plant criteria are met when more than 50 percent of the dominant species within <br />the vegetative strata are assigned an obligate (OBL), facultative wet (PACE, and/or <br />facultative (FAC) wetland stanu. <br />Hydric Soils <br />The hydric soil criteria are satisfied when soils are saturated long enough dtuing the growing <br />season to develop anaerobic conditions in the upper profile. The upper profile is defined as <br />the depth irrunediaxely below the ~ horizon or within 10 inches of the soil surface, <br />whichever is shallower (1957 Army Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual). <br />