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of Groundwater Resources in Minnesota (Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, 1991). United States Geological Survey Hydrologic Unit Map for Minnesota. Minnesota Wetland Evaluation Methodology. State of Minnesota Watershed Boundaries - 1979 (a map). National Wetland Inventory maps (United States Fish and Wildlife Service). Anderson and Craig, 1984, Growing Energy Crops on Minnesota Wetlands: The Land Use Perspective. These documents are available through the Minitex interlibrary loan system, except the National Wetland Inventory maps, which are available at Minnesota soil and water conservation district offices. None of the documents are subject to frequent change. SA: MS s 14.06; 103B.101; 103B.3355 HIST: 18 SR 274 8420.0115 SCOPE OF EXEMPTION STANDARDS. When considering if a drain or fill activity qualifies for an exemption listed in a specified clause of Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.2241, subdivision 1, the exemption standards in part 8420.0120 apply. An activity is exempt if it qualifies for any one of the exemptions, even though it may be indicated as not exempt under another exemption. These exemptions do not apply to calcareous fens as identified by the commissioner. No exemptions apply to wetlands that have been previously restored or created as a result of an approved replacement plan. All such wetlands are subject to replacement on subsequent drainage or filling. Nonexempt wetlands cannot be partially drained or filled in order to claim an exemption or no -loss determination on the remainder. Therefore, no exemptions or no -loss determinations can be applied to the remaining wetland that would not have been applicable before the impact. Present and future owners of wetlands drained or filled without replacement under an exemption in part 8420.0120, subparts 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, and 23, can make no use of the wetland area after it is drained or filled, other than as agricultural land, for ten years after the draining or filling, unless it is first replaced under the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.222, paragraph (g). Also, for ten years the wetland may not be restored for replacement • credit. At the time of draining or filling, the landowner shall record a notice of these restrictions in the office of the county recorder for the • county in which the project is located. At a minimum, the recorded document must contain the name or names of the landowners, a legal description of the property to which the 9