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Following is a general description of cover types within the project area: <br />Open Water <br />Figure 10.3 is a map of DNR Public Waters within the RTC drainage area. Under <br />existing conditions, no lakes, ponds or other open water exists. It is anticipated that <br />under proposed conditions, a total of 7.06 acres of open water will be created. This open <br />water is expected to be created within several stormwater detention ponds proposed for <br />the project. <br />Wetlands <br />Based on the wetland delineation completed for the project (Appendix A, Ramsey Station <br />Wetland Delineation Report), a total of 12.46 acres of wetlands currently exists on the <br />site. Wetland acres are distributed among five separate wetlands, designated as wetlands <br />A though E. The location of these wetlands is shown in Figure 10.1. A breakdown of <br />wetland types for each of the five wetland areas is summarized in Table 10.2. A detailed <br />description of each wetland is provided in Appendix A, Ramsey Station Wetland <br />Delineation Report. <br />Table 10.2. Wetland Inventory According to Circular 39 Classification (NAWE <br />Delineation, October 2002). <br />Wetland <br />Type 1 <br />Type 2 <br />Type 3 <br />Type 4 <br />Acres <br />Existing <br />Proposed <br />A <br />B <br />C <br />D <br />E <br />Total <br />40% <br />5% <br />50% <br />90% <br />60% <br />15% <br />50% <br />10% <br />0.72 <br />0 <br />80% <br />1.18 <br />1.18 <br />0.20 <br />0.20 <br />2.23 <br />2.23 <br />100% 8.13 <br />1.91 <br />12.46 <br />5.52 <br />Forest/Woodland <br />Forest and woodland occurs on 11.59 acres of the site under existing conditions. Most of <br />this forest/woodland is located in the vicinity of an abandoned farmstead and several <br />shelterbelt/property line edges. The dominant tree species within these forest/woodlands <br />are boxelder, hackberry, eastern red cedar, black cherry and the non-native Siberian elm. <br />Dominant shrubs include honeysuckle, nannyberry, buckthorn and red raspberry. The <br />ground cover is dominated by mostly weedy native and introduced grasses and forbs <br />including orchard grass, smooth brome, Canada goldenrod and motherwort. In places, <br />the shelter belts contain plantings of Colorado blue spruce. Under proposed conditions, <br />all forest/woodland will be converted to other cover types. <br />Grassland <br />Grassland occurs on 14.87 acres of the site under current conditions. Grassland is present <br />along field edges, wetland edges, the railroad right-of-way and in slopes of road right-of- <br />ways. There are also patches of grassland with planted conifers (blue spruce, white <br />spruce, red pine) in the northwestern portion of the project area, located to the south and <br />10-4 <br />