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City of RamseyFebruary 12, 2007 <br />Functional Assessment of Wetlands <br />TABLE OF CONTENTS <br />1. SUMMARY..........................................................................................................................1 <br />2. INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................1 <br /> 2.1 Project History................................................................................................................1 <br /> 2.2 Study Area Description....................................................................................................2 <br />3. MNRAM 3.0 FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY....................................2 <br />4. WETLAND MANAGEMENT CLASSIFICATION SCHEMA..........................................4 <br />5. PRELIMINARY GIS WETLAND MANAGEMENT CLASSIFICATION........................7 <br /> 5.1 Special Concerns.............................................................................................................8 <br />6. WETLAND FIELD ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY....................................................9 <br /> 6.1 Field Assessment Mapping.............................................................................................9 <br /> 6.2 Field Assessment Procedures........................................................................................10 <br /> 6.3 Field Data Entry into MnRAM 3.0 Access Database...................................................10 <br />7. WETLAND FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS................................................................11 <br /> 7.1 Function and Value Assessment...................................................................................11 <br />8. WETLAND MANAGEMENT CLASSIFICATION RESULTS.......................................12 <br />9. CONCLUSION…………...................................................................................................13 <br />TABLES <br />Table 1 Summary of Preliminary Wetland Management Classifications…………...............14 <br />Table 2 Number, Size, and Classification of Field Verified Wetlands…………...................14 <br />Table 3 Summary of MnRAM 3.0 Results for Field Verified Wetlands…………................15 <br />Table 4 Summary of Wetland Management Classifications for Field Verified Wetlands….15 <br />Table 5 Summary of Wetland Management Classifications for Inventoried Wetlands..…...16 <br />Table 6 Special Resource Wetlands…………........................................................................16 <br />EXHIBITS <br />General Site Location.................................................................................................................1 <br />Preliminary Wetland Management Classifications.....................................................................2 <br />Field Verified Wetlands..............................................................................................................3 <br />Vegetative Diversity/Integrity (for field verified wetlands).......................................................4 <br />Wildlife Habitat Structure (for field verified wetlands).............................................................5 <br />Amphibian Habitat (for field verified wetlands)........................................................................6 <br />Fish Habitat (for field verified wetlands)....................................................................................7 <br />Shoreline Protection (for field verified wetlands)......................................................................8 <br />Aesthetic, Recreation, Education (for field verified wetlands)...................................................9 <br />Wetland Stormwater Sensitivity (for field verified wetlands)..................................................10 <br />Stormwater Treatment Needs (for field verified wetlands)......................................................11 <br />Hydrologic Regime (for field verified wetlands)......................................................................12 <br />Flood Storage (for field verified wetlands)...............................................................................13 <br />Downstream Water Quality (for field verified wetlands).........................................................14 <br />Wetland Water Quality (for field verified wetlands)................................................................15 <br />Final Wetland Management Classifications.............................................................................16 <br /> <br />