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Construction-Operations Regulatory (89-477S~92) DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY August 11, 1989 Mr. Merland Otto City of Ramsey 15153 Nowthen Boulevard Northwest Ramsey, Minnesota 55303 EAW - Proposed Construction of 153rd Avenue Northwest, Sec. 22 and 23, T. 32 N., R. 25 W., City of Ramsey, Anoka Count~', Minnesota Dear Mr. Otto; t{aving reviewed the information you provided about the 153rd Avenue project, we believe that you will need a Department of the Army permit for it. A cursory examination of the National Wetland Inventory Map for the area indicates that the State-protected wetlands mentioned in your letter may not be the only wetland areas affected by the road construction (see enclosed map). There are several other wetlands in the area that the road alignment may cross, and there ma), be some small fringe wetland areas outside of the State-protected wetlands. The estimate of 2.3 acres of affected State- protected wetland may therefore not reflect the actual area of wetlands under our jurisdiction. A wetland delineation by someone from our office or an outside consulting firm may be needed to determine the actual extent of affected wetlands (see enclosed information sheet). If wetland creation or enhancement is possible in the proposed mitigation site, that site would offer an important advantage because it is close to other affected wetlands. Other possible mitigation areas may also be in the area. In general, we would want the mitigation area to provide at least a comparable wetland area in both size and habitat value to replace the lost wetlands. For your convenience, we are enclosing application materials. ~ne orange booklet (EP-1145-2-1) gives background about our program and instructions for preparing the application. Because we must provide notice of your project to other agencies and provide them an opportunity to comment, our public interest review may take at least 60 days. You can help us to review your application as quickly as possible by taking the following steps: Fill out the application completely and specifically. Note the instructions on pages 10 and 11 of the orange booklet. Send accurate, reproducible 8 1/2 by 11 inch drawings that we can use in our public notice. See the check list on pages 14 and 15 and the examples on pages 16 and 17 of the booklet. Following these examples will help ensure that your drawings will be usable.