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CYAN PROTECTION OF WETLAND RESOURCES AND WETLAND RESTORATION AND FLOODWAY IMPACTS A portion of the PROPERTY consists of jurisdictional wetland; some or all of which is regulated by the Rice Creek Watershed District and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Rice Creek Watershed District serves as regulatory function with regard to wetlands on the property. The Watershed District serves as Local Government Unit (''LGU ") under the Minnesota Wetland Conservation Act ("WCA "), which regulates the filling or draining of all non- public waters wetland. The jurisdictional boundaries of wetlands regulated under the WCA were delineated using the methodology described in the 1987 Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual ("1987 Corps Manual "). The Corps of Engineers also regulates the discharge of dredged or fill material into wetlands (again as delineated using the 1987 Corps Manual). Wetlands on the property were delineated according to the 1987 Corps Manual by Peterson Environmental Consulting, Inc. ("PEC ") in December of 2000 and documented in a wetland delineation report dated December 11, 2000. James L. Arndt, Ph.D., a licensed soil scientist in Minnesota performed the delineation. Refer to Exhibit E. There are approximately 4.87 acres of delineated wetlands on the PROPERTY. The Peterson report has labeled wetlands as Basin A (3.63 acres) and Basin B (1.24 acres). Due to the late season timing of the delineation a confirmation of the wetland boundary with the LGU and Corp has not occurred. APPLICANT will work with the City, County, Watershed District and Corp of Engineers as early as possible in the spring to confirm the wetland edge. All of Basin A wetlands will be impacted by the grading activities and by converting it to a site storm water treatment and retention basin. APPLICANT is pursuing of site wetland mitigation sites or an existing wetland bank to be debited for the project. APPLICANT's planned construction of the storm water pond and creation of bio- retention basins will have no impacts to existing floodways. PARSONS TRANSPORTATION GROUP Barton- Aschman • Da Lauw. Calker, • Steinman • Town Center Narrative Page -9- 04/ 09/ 01