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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-1 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 />ge <br /> <br />Table XIII-1 NWl Wetland types found in the City of Ramsey <br /> <br />Wetland Type <br />Type 1 <br /> <br />Wetland Description <br />Floodplain Forest and Seasonally- <br />Flooded Basin <br /> <br />Type 2 Wet Meadow or Prairie <br />Type 3 Shallow Marsh <br />Type 4 Deep Marsh <br />Type 5 Open Water (Pond) <br />Type 6 Scrub Shrub Swamp <br />Type 7 Wooded Swamp <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 of the NWl. Figure XIII-1 <br />illustrates the City of Ramsey's wetlands. <br /> <br />Shorelands <br /> <br />The City has several lakes and marshes that are classified as part of the shoreland <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 Recreational General General <br /> Environment Development Development Development <br /> Lakes Lakes Lakes Streams <br /> <br />Shack Eddy Jeglens Marsh Ramsey Terrace <br />Itasca Peltzer Magnesium Street <br />Rogers Grass (Sunfish) Industry Avenue <br /> <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 soil 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 /> <br /> <br />