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APPROVED JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION FORM U.S. Army Corps of Engineers This form should be completed by following the instructions provided in Section IV of the JD Form Instructional Guidebook. SECTION I: BACKGROUND INFORMATION A. REPORT COMPLETION DATE FOR APPROVED JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION (JD): B. ST PAUL, MN DISTRICT OFFICE, FILE NAME, AND NUMBER: MVP-2009-01301-ADB C. PROJECT LOCATION AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION: State: Minnesota County/parish/borough: Ramsey City: Arden Hills Center coordinates of site (lat/long in degree decimal format): Lat. 45.0923418580251° N, Long. -93.177063496792° W. Universal Transverse Mercator: 15 Name of nearest waterbody: Rice Creek Name of watershed or Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC): Upper Mississippi Region 07010206 Check if map/diagram of review area and/or potential jurisdictional areas is/are available upon request. Check if other sites (e.g., offsite mitigation sites, disposal sites, etc…) are associated with this action and are recorded on a different JD form. D. REVIEW PERFORMED FOR SITE EVALUATION (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY): Office (Desk) Determination. Date: April 30, 2014 Field Determination. Date(s): November 14, 2014 SECTION II: SUMMARY OF FINDINGS A. RHA SECTION 10 DETERMINATION OF JURISDICTION. There are no “navigable waters of the U.S.” within Rivers and Harbors Act (RHA) jurisdiction (as defined by 33 CFR part 329) in the review area. B. CWA SECTION 404 DETERMINATION OF JURISDICTION. There are no“waters of the U.S.” within Clean Water Act (CWA) jurisdiction (as defined by 33 CFR part 328) in the review area. 1. Waters of the U.S.: N/A 2. Non-regulated waters/wetlands (check if applicable):1 Potentially jurisdictional waters and/or wetlands were assessed within the review area and determined to be not jurisdictional. Explain: There are multiple wetlands within the review area, but this isolated JD is only regarding waterbodies 2c, 6, 15, 17a, 17b, 17d, 20, 22/26, 24, 55, 57a, 57b and 57c. These wetlands were covered under a PJD issued on January 16, 2016. On March 2, 2016 the agent submitted additional information. Based upon the additional information, a review of aerial photographs, topographic, hydrologic and NWI maps, Ramsey County Soil Survey and a site visit with a Senior Ecologist on November 14, 2014, these waterbodies are hydrologically isolated from any surface water connection to a water of the U.S. They are completely surrounded by upland soils. They are determined to not be jurisdictional under the CWA because they lack the links to interstate commerce sufficient to serve as a basis for jurisdiction. The waterbodies do not support a link to interstate or foreign commerce because they are not known to be used by interstate or foreign travelers for recreation or other purposes; they do not produce fish or shellfish that could be taken and sold in interstate or foreign commerce; and are not known to be used for industrial purposes by industries in interstate commerce. Hydrologic connections, including ditches and storm sewers, were evaluated in the state they were in during our site visit on Nobember 14, 2014 as shown on the attached drawings labeled MVP-2009-01301-ADB Page 1 of 4 through Page 4 of 4. SECTION III: CWA ANALYSIS A. TNWs AND WETLANDS ADJACENT TO TNWs: N/A B. CHARACTERISTICS OF TRIBUTARY (THAT IS NOT A TNW) AND ITS ADJACENT WETLANDS (IF ANY): N/A C. SIGNIFICANT NEXUS DETERMINATION: N/A D. DETERMINATIONS OF JURISDICTIONAL FINDINGS. THE SUBJECT WATERS/WETLANDS ARE (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY): N/A 1 Supporting documentation is presented in Section III.F.