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Wetland Delineation Report <br />Ramsey Station <br />November 25, 2002 — Revised March 14, 2003 <br />Table 3: Aerial Photo Summary <br />Year Change in Aerial Photo Interpretation Description <br />Landform <br />1981 N/a <br />1982 Portions of swale <br />farmed <br />1983 Ditch excavated <br />1984 <br />1985 <br />1986 <br />Swale visible <br />Swale visible <br />Swale visible <br />1987 Swale visible <br />1988 <br />1989 <br />1990 <br />1991 <br />1992 <br />1993 <br />1994 <br />Swale visible <br />Swale visible <br />Portions of swale <br />farmed <br />Swale visible <br />Swale visible <br />Swale visible <br />Swale visible <br />1995 Swale visible <br />1996 Swale visible <br />1997 CR 116 <br />constructed <br />1998 N/a <br />1999 Swale visible <br />2000 Swale modified <br />2001 N/a <br />2002 Site Visit <br />First year of aerial photos. County Road 116 not <br />constructed. Land in agricultural use. Major <br />swale appears to bisect northwest portion of the <br />property, which was too wet for agricultural <br />production. <br />Eighty percent of swale area in 1982 farmed and <br />cultivated. <br />Ditch excavated adjacent to Wetland A. Portions <br />of Wetland A and Wetland B connected <br />hydrologically. <br />Swale visible and was not farmed. <br />Swale visible and was not farmed. <br />Swale visible and was not farmed. Swale area <br />noticeably larger in size from previous years. <br />Swale visible and was farmed to a greater extent <br />than 1986. <br />Swale visible and was not farmed. <br />Swale visible and was not farmed. <br />Seventy percent of swale area in 1990 farmed <br />and cultivated. <br />Swale visible and was not farmed. <br />Swale visible and was not farmed. <br />Swale visible and was not farmed. <br />Swale visible and was not farmed. Swale area <br />noticeably larger in size from previous years. <br />Swale visible and was not farmed. Swale is <br />approximately the same size as in 1994. <br />Swale visible and was not farmed. Swale is <br />approximately the same size as in 1995. <br />County Road 116 constructed. A mitigation <br />wetland was constructed on the northwest corner <br />of the property in swale area. Swale size <br />noticeably smaller than in 1996. <br />Aerial photo not available. <br />Swale visible but noticeably smaller than 1996. <br />Swale appears to have been modified— perhaps <br />re -graded with spoil from mitigation project. <br />Aerial photo not available. <br />Site walkthrough showed no evidence of a swale <br />and topography does not support the evidence of <br />a flow -through wetland. <br />USDA Determination <br />for Wet/Dry/Normal <br />Year for Precipitation <br />Normal <br />Normal <br />Normal <br />Wet <br />Wet <br />Normal <br />Dry <br />Dry <br />Normal <br />Wet <br />Wet <br />Normal <br />Wet <br />Normal <br />Normal <br />Normal <br />Dry <br />Wet <br />Wet <br />Normal <br />Wet <br />Unknown <br />Summary of Aerial Interpretation and Site Visit — The swale visible on the <br />photos correspond to the Isan sandy loam, a hydric soil unit. From 1981-1996, the <br />area had limited agricultural production due to wetness (as indicated by aerial <br />interpretation). <br />aerial <br />swale <br />photo <br />During an interview with the land lessee, the swale area was used as pasture over the past <br />20 years. The swale was not maintained in order for cattle to utilize the area because <br />pasture grass did not grow well on the excessively drained soils of the site. Although this <br />Page 4 of 52 <br />