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Regarding the natural spring, spring seep and fen at the <br /> source of the headwaters of the St.Paul 'chain of lakes': <br /> ~ ~ <br /> Ommision of the spring and fen in most recent delineation <br /> ~ ca (2007) reveals failure to follow and adhere to Corps of <br /> Engineers 1987 delineation manual and "Forested ~et~ands" <br /> S supplemental 1995 to the following; <br /> \ ~ Hydric soils histsols- peat and surface moisture when not froze1 <br /> ~ that is all year rain or dry spring summer fall l <br /> s Hydrology-see above, hydric soils ~ ,C,sy.~ <br /> ~ Hydrophytic vegetation- plants and trees 3 <br /> ~ Previous delineations, mapped indications <br /> Local indiviwd'ru~~a/.l~s having personal knowledge of an area ~ <br /> ~ Failure~townotif affected ro ert owner of a l~ <br /> y p p y ppeal process <br /> ~ ~ and evasion of same notice when 75' buffer zone to wetland <br /> W ~ would affect proposed development of another party. <br /> C ~ Corps of Engineers has suggested and should formally request <br /> a comprehensive wetland delineationrandi.review with compliance <br /> to delineation manuals procedures. Metro watershed and LGU <br /> should request and comply to the same. <br /> ~ J <br /> ~y, Wayne Jacobsen- private delineator , <br /> <br /> ~ ti Calvin Alexander- UofM geology and geophysics 5'P•so ~ i~"`~ <br /> ~ David Himmelbach- property oioner _ <br /> 1945 and 1992 mapped delineations 1U w~Z ~ ~v <br /> t <br /> ~ Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual 1987 <br /> USDA Forest Service NRCS USEPA US Dept. of the Interior NA-PR-O1-95 <br /> ~ Forested Wetlands, Functions, Benefits and the Use of <br /> _c Best Management Practices <br /> Respectfully, David Himmelbach <br /> 2970 Labore Rd. <br /> ~ Little Canada,MN 55109 <br /> ~ 651-484-2657, 651-774-0099 <br /> 8/7/'08 _ ~ a <br /> s ~ <br /> ~ <br /> ~ ~ ~ p it p' <br /> ~ <br /> F ~ U l ~ /l vr~rnnC ~ , v,~a p~v- ~ , h e~ ~ V~ woo <br /> V <br /> Wes. ('_4-t~C~ S~~i~~.r'+tie~ . c.c~S /~~;r.S~ / ~,-B+~s~v-1~~., ~ <br /> ~~lH,o ZCSd~ z~0~ i~ s j 6~d~d~ //rlc~ i . ~.`~'i~ <br /> i <br /> <br />