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Project Name and/or Number: Centerville Road and Birch Street Turn Lane Project Attachment D Replacement/Compensatory Mitigation Complete this part if your application involves wetland replacement/compensatory mitigation not associated with the local road wetland replacement program. Applicants should consult Corps mitigation guidelines and WCA rules for requirements. Replacement/Compensatory Mitigation via Wetland Banking. Complete this section if you are proposing to use credits from an existing wetland bank (with an account number in the State wetland banking system) for all or part of your replacement/compensatory mitigation requirements. The proposed project will result in a total of 0.43 acre of wetland impact. Mitigation is proposed at a 2:1 ratio, per WCA and RCWD rules. This results in a need for 0.86 acre of wetland mitigation. Mitigation is proposed via a combination of on-site mitigation and wetland banking. See below for additional detail. Wetland Bank Account # County Major Watershed # Bank Service Area # Credit Type (if applicable) Number of Credits Woolan (No. TBD) Anoka 20 7 NA 0.27 The applicant proposes to use credit from the City of Lino Lakes' Woolan Wetland Bank, which has been approved by BWSR pending updating of the title policy (in progress). Applicants should attach documentation indicating that they have contacted the wetland bank account owner and reached at least a tentative agreement to utilize the identified credits for the project. This documentation could be a signed purchase agreement, signed application for withdrawal of credits or some other correspondence indicating an agreement between the applicant and the bank owner. However, applicants are advised not to enter into a binding agreement to purchase credits until the mitigation plan is approved by the Corps and LGU. Project-Specific Replacement/Permittee Responsible Mitigation. Complete this section if you are proposing to pursue actions (restoration, creation, preservation, etc.) to generate wetland replacement/compensatory mitigation credits for this proposed project. WCA Action Eligible for Credits Corps Mitigation Compensation Technique2 Acres Credit % Requested Credits Anticipated3 County Major Watershed # Bank Service Area # Creation Creation 0.30 50% 0.15 Anoka 20 7 Vegetative Restoration Restoration 0.67 25% 0.35 Anoka 20 7 Native, non-invasive Buffer Restoration 0.97 25% 0.24 Anoka 20 7 Total 2.25 0.56 1Refer to the name and subpart number in MN Rule 8420.0526. 2Refer to the technique listed in St. Paul District Policy for Wetland Compensatory Mitigation in Minnesota. 31f WCA and Corps crediting differs, then enter both numbers and distinguish which is Corps and which is WCA.