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<br />2001 Comprehensive Plan <br />Amended February 26, 2002 <br /> <br />Wetland Inventory put together by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers includes a more <br />thorough inventory of land areas that have an impact on maintaining and enhancing <br />the quality of the water. Table XIII-l represents the wetland types as designated by <br />the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services that can be found in the City of Ramsey. <br /> <br />Table XIII-l NWI Wetland types found in the City of Ramsey <br /> <br />Wetland T e Wetland Descri tion <br />Type 1 Floodplain Forest and Seasonally- <br />Flooded Basin <br />T Wet Meadow or Prairie <br />T Shallow Marsh <br />T Dee Marsh <br />T Open Water (pond) <br />T Scrub Shrub Swam <br />Ty Wooded Swam <br /> <br />The Minnesota Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) of 1991 outlined a program for the <br />conservation of wetlands. The WCA is directed through the Minnesota Board of <br />Water and Soil Resources (MBWSR) with the DNR acting as the enforcement agency. <br />The Act places implementation responsibilities in Local Units of Government. The <br />Local Unit of Government that monitors wetland activities in the City of Ramsey is <br />the Lower Rum River Watershed Management Organization. The DNR's inventory <br />includes those wetlands that are classified as Type 3, 4, or 5 ofthe NWI. Figure XIII-l <br />illustrates the City of Ramsey' s wetlands. <br /> <br />2. Shorelands <br /> <br />The City has several lakes and marshes that are classified as part of the shore land <br />management program. The following table highlights the various shorelands in <br />Ramsey: <br /> <br />Table XIII-2 Shorelands of the Ramsey Shoreland Overlay District <br /> <br />Natural <br />Environment <br />Lakes <br />Shack Eddy <br />Hasea <br />Rogers <br /> <br />Recreational <br />Development <br />Lakes <br />Jeglens Marsh <br />Peltzer <br />Grass (Sunfish) <br /> <br />General <br />Development <br />Lakes <br />Ramsey Terrace <br />Magnesium Street <br />Industry Avenue <br /> <br />General <br />Development <br />Streams <br />Trott Brook (part) <br />Ford Brook (part) <br /> <br />3. Soils <br /> <br />The predominant soil types in Ramsey consist of the Hubbard-Nymore Association. <br />These soils are nearly level to gently sloping, excessively drained soils that are sandy <br />throughout. This association is well suited to most urban uses and is moderately well <br />suited to farming and to recreational uses. This soH type is mostly found in the central <br />and southern portions of the City while in the northeast part of the City the <br />2001 Ramsey Comprehensive Plan Page XIII-2 <br />Amended February 26, 2002 <br />