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Lino Lakes Delineation Wetland Delineation Report GES Project No. 2005.150 December 22, 2005 Page 2 Results The site consists of old field (Figure 3) characterized by smooth brome (Bromus inermis), common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale), big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii), stinging nettle (Urtica dioica), common burdock (Arctium minus) and foxtail (Setaria spp.) with scattered quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides), red oak (Quercus rubra) and spruce (Picea spp.) at the edges. Two businesses are located in the southern portion of the property. Wetland A Wetland A is a small wetland located in the northwest portion of the property. Dominant wetland vegetation consists of reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea), river bulrush (Scirpus fluviatilis), willow (Salix spp.) and quaking aspen. Upland vegetation consists of red oak, quaking aspen, Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis), common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) and smooth brome. The National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) (Figure 4) maps the wetland as seasonally flooded, palustrine, partially drained /ditched, emergent (PEMCd) and semi - permanently flooded, palustrine, unconsolidated bottom (PUBF). GES would classify the wetland as seasonally flooded, palustrine, emergent (PEMC), which equates to Type 3 inland shallow fresh marsh under the Circular 39 system. Soils in the wetland were examined approximately six feet from flag A -1 and were found to contain very dark gray fine sandy loam over dark gray fine sandy loam. Depth of surface water was estimated at approximately four inches with no free water observed in the wetland soil pit. Upland soils were examined approximately five feet from flag A -1 and were found to contain very dark grayish brown sandy loam over dark brown sandy loam over brown sand. No free water was observed in the upland soil pit. The Anoka County soil survey (Figure 5) shows the soils in the vicinity of Wetland A to be Soderville fine sand and Zimmerman fine sand. The Minnesota DNR Protected Waters Inventory (Figure 6) does not map the wetland. Jurisdiction The enclosed wetland delineation data forms indicate whether wetlands are isolated or not for purposes of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers jurisdiction under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. This determination is made by GES in the field at the time of the delineation and is essentially our professional opinion based on the portion of the particular wetland we observe. In some cases, only a small portion of the wetland edge is evaluated. If no inlets or outlets are observed in the evaluated area, and none are apparent on available aerial •