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DRAFT Dec14-17
<br />for review only
<br />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 natural
<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.
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<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 />DRAFT Dec14-17
<br />for review only
<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.
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<br />DRAFT Dec14-17
<br />for review only
<br />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 natural
<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 />1-1UG0 2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE
<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 />DRAFT Dec14-17
<br />for review only
<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.
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