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December 19, 2001 <br />Passe Engineering, Inc. performed a wetland delineation of Palmens Overlook in December <br />of 2001. This report contains a summary of the findings by Passe Engineering. <br />SITE DESCRIPTION <br />Palmens Overlook site is located in the City of Little Canada, Washington County, in the <br />NW quarter of the SW quarter of Sec. 8, T.29, R.22 The site lies in the NE quadrant of the <br />intersection of I -35E and Hwy36. The westem border of the property is McMenemy Road <br />with the southem 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 1987 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual. The Army Corps <br />of Engineers along with the Minnesota Wetland 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 determine wetland <br />boundaries. <br />Wetland Vegetation <br />The vegetation criteria for wetlands are satisfied when the prevalent vegetation consists of <br />hydrophitic plant species. These are species that are adapted to growing in water or <br />substrates that are periodically deficient in oxygen as a result of prolonged saturation. The <br />hydrophitic 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 (FACW), and /or <br />facultative (FAQ wetland status. <br />Hydric Soils <br />The hydric soil criteria are satisfied when soils are saturated long enough during the growing <br />season to develop anaerobic conditions in the upper profile. The upper profile is defined as <br />the depth immediately below the A- horizon or within 10 inches of the soil surface, <br />whichever is shallower (1987 Army Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual). <br />