Agenda - Public Works Committee - 02/21/2023

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Project Name and/or Number: Ramsey COR Wetland Analysis Attachment A Request for Delineation Review, Wetland Type Determination, or Jurisdictional Determination By submission of the enclosed wetland delineation report, I am requesting that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District (Corps) and/or the Wetland Conservation Act Local Government Unit (LGU) provide me with the following (check all that apply): 171 Wetland Type Confirmation 171 Delineation Concurrence. Concurrence with a delineation is a written notification from the Corps and a decision from the LGU concurring, not concurring, or commenting on the boundaries of the aquatic resources delineated on the property. Delineation concurrences are generally valid for five years unless site conditions change. Under this request alone, the Corps will not address the jurisdictional status of the aquatic resources on the property, only the boundaries of the resources within the review area (including wetlands, tributaries, lakes, etc.). n Preliminary Jurisdictional Determination. A preliminary jurisdictional determination (PJD) is a non -binding written indication from the Corps that waters, including wetlands, identified on a parcel may be waters of the United States. For purposes of computation of impacts and compensatory mitigation requirements, a permit decision made on the basis of a PJD will treat all waters and wetlands in the review area as if they are jurisdictional waters of the U.S. PJDs are advisory in nature and may not be appealed. 171 Approved Jurisdictional Determination. An approved jurisdictional determination (AJD) is an official Corps determination that jurisdictional waters of the United States are either present or absent on the property. AJDs can generally be relied upon by the affected party for five years. An AJD may be appealed through the Corps administrative appeal process. In order for the Corps and LGU to process your request, the wetland delineation must be prepared in accordance with the 1987 Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual, any approved Regional Supplements to the 1987 Manual, and the Guidelines for Submitting Wetland Delineations in Minnesota (2013). :n..t.taa.:.//vwdvwdvwd,rnve,„a.gce,ai mv,rail/I i Rio n / °Bentillato v/I: elirna:a��ia:arn.11:�ti:nu.�ia,ia�rnu a:,a� ia7c An AJD is being requested for Wetlands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. These wetlands are being requested as non - jurisdictional under Section 404 of the CWA. Wetlands 3, 5 and 6 are ponds excavated in upland and were not constructed with the intent of creating a wetland. These wetlands were observed to have distinct slopes and were excavated to be significantly lower than the surrounding area. Wetland 3 was constructed in 2011. Wetlands 5 and 6 were constructed in 2012. Wetlands 1, 2, 4, 7, and 8 are isolated basins that are not adjacent to or connected to any Waters of the U.S. Page 3