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• • Minimization of Impacts In an effort to minimize wetland impacts, the applicant has placed the proposed development as far west as reasonably possible. By doing so, Basin B has been totally avoided in the design of the development. While only part of Basin A would be filled by the development, the remaining remnant of this wetland would lie in the only part of the site topographically suited for stormwater storage and treatment. For this reason, the remainder of Basin A has been incorporated into the water quality treatment pond for the project. For the reasons cited under the total avoidance alternative above, the applicant finds that further minimization of wetland impacts is impractical. Proposed Wetland Replacement Given the footprint of the proposed project in relation to the size and configuration of the project site, on -site wetland replacement is not considered practical or feasible by the project proposer. Also, if a mitigation area were created on -site, its functions and values would be substantially depressed by the intensity of development that would surround it. Accordingly, in accordance with WCA requirements, the project proponent has endeavored to locate project— specific off -site mitigation as close to the impact site as possible. Per Minn. Rules 8420.0540 Subp. 4(A), the project proponent has located potential suitable compensatory mitigation sites within the minor subwatershed of the impact site. All of these sites are proposed to be located within the Rice Creek Chain -of -Lakes Regional Park Reserve, within the drainage area of George Watch Lake. The proposed wetland replacement will consist of a combination of New Wetland Credit (NWC) and Public Value Credit (PVC). NWC will be in the form of created wetlands at three sites located within the Chomonix Golf Course property and a fourth on county parkland south of the park reserve campground, east of the Centerville Lake Beach. PVC will be in the form of upland buffers around these created wetlands and the water quality treatment pond to be located on the project site. A total of 7.48 acres of mitigation is being provided, consisting of 3.91 acres of NWC and 3.57 acres of PVC. Table 2 summarizes the proposed wetland mitigation. Table 2 Proposed Wetland Replacement— Lino Lakes Retail Center Mitigation Site Wetland Type NWC PVC Total A 3/4/6 0.26 0.18 0.44 B 3/4/6 0.56 0.45 1.01 C 3/4 0.25 0.12 0.37 E 1L/2/3/4/6 2.84 1.98 4.82 On -site Pond N/A - -- 0.84 A 0.84 Total 3.91 3.57 7.48 1.12 acre of water quality treatment pond will be excavated on upland. 1.12 x 0.75 = 0.84. NWC Mitigation sites are described in more detail below. Mitigation Areas A and B Mitigation areas A and B will be in close proximity to each other, along the western fringe of the 1st fairway on Chomonix Golf Course. Mitigation Wetland A has been designed to be a combination of seasonally to semi - permanently flooded palustrine emergent wetland (PEMC /F; Circular 39 Type 3/4 shallow and deep marsh) running adjacent to a strip of upland forest that lies immediately to the west. This mitigation area has been designed to provide 0.26 acres of NWC and 0.18 acres of buffer PVC. The wetland and its buffer will be planted to native herbaceous cover with shrub swamp vegetation being placed along the western tree line. The mixture of species to be planted will be developed in coordination with the staffs of Anoka County Parks and the applicable wetland regulatory agencies during the permitting process. Mitigation Area B lies south of Area A and has been designed to be a semi - permanently flooded palustrine emergent wetland (PEMF; Circular 39 Type 4 deep marsh providing 0.56 acres of NWC and 0.45 acres of buffer PVC. This area will be contiguous to a forested wetland to the west and Page 16 of 28 Draft EAW Lino Lakes Marketplace May 11, 2001