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The following is a brief description of the types of natural <br />communities shown on the Natural Resource Inventory Map (Map <br />xx): <br />High Quality Natural Area (Woodlands and Wetlands). These areas <br />represent natural community areas that were identified in the field <br />during MLCCS surveys to have a quality ranking above a "C" based <br />on the DNR Natural Heritage Program's natural community element <br />occurrence ranking guidelines. The MLCCS database was queried to <br />identify natural communities with a ranking of A, AB, B, or BC (MLCCS <br />dataset obtained from the WCD May 15, 2010 and updated June 20, <br />2011). This dataset was extracted from Washington County MLCCS <br />Data using GIS analyses. <br />Natural Wooded Areas. MLCCS Derived Natural Wooded Areas <br />(forests, woodlands, forested wetlands). These areas represent natura <br />plant communities within the community. These areas were generated <br />by querying the MLCCS database (obtained from the WCD May <br />15, 2010 and updated June 20, 2011) and isolating and mapping all <br />features that were neither developed nor cultivated and were coded as <br />forest or woodland. <br />HUGO 2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE <br />tp <br />f <br />Ground Water Priority Area. Groundwater priority areas are derived <br />from the Land and Water Legacy Program Conservation Priorities <br />Drinking Ground Water Model from the Washington County Land <br />& Water Legacy Program Conservation Plan, July 2010. These <br />areas represent Upland depressional areas with at least two feet of <br />topographic change capable of collecting and infiltrating water, but <br />that are not considered wetlands, areas of high infiltration potential, <br />and lands located within a Drinking Water Supply Management Area <br />High Vulnerability Area (DWSMA), defined as areas where a potential <br />contaminant source is likely to contaminate a public water supply. <br />Open Water, Streams and Ditches Open water, streams and <br />ditches include all streams, ditches, and surface drainages. GIS <br />datasets that were utilized to identify watercourses include the DNR <br />watercourses, Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD) watercourse <br />data, RCWD ditches data, and the statewide ditch layer from the MN <br />Dept. of Transportation. This includes all waterbodies that meet the <br />criteria in MN Statute Section 1030.005, subd. 15 that are identified on <br />Public Water Inventory Maps. The GIS data represent the basin and <br />watercourse delineations found on the most current regulatory maps <br />and lists. Downloaded from DNR Datadeli (http://deli.dnr.state.mn.us/ <br />services.html) <br />Y <br />Prairie / Savanna. Minnesota Land Cover Classification System <br />(MLCCS) Derived Prairie and Mesic Savanna: These areas represent <br />prairie and mesic savanna natural plant communities that were <br />identified in the MLCCS database. These areas were generated by <br />querying the MLCCS database (obtained from the WCDMay 15, 2010 <br />and updated June 20, 2011) and isolating and mapping all features <br />that were coded as such. <br />PARKS, TRAILS AND OPEN SPACE 127 <br />