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03/15/1-001 14: 47 FAX 6514528940 MENDOTA HGTS MN 007 Dakota County(MN) Wetland Assessment, MonirorinJ, and Awareness project, • Revision 4,June 5, 1998 Page 12 of 50 For local government assessment and decision-making processes_ The project will explore if the citizen data can be used at the LGU decision-making level or if the LGU would need more technical assessment data for that purpose. By gathering data on both invertebrates and vegetation and comparing the scores, teams can identify Type I errors (where scores indicate that things are better than they really are) or Type II errors (where the scores indicate that things are worse than they .really are). If there are discrepancies that indicate Type I or Type II errors, teams should note the discrepancy and the data should be flagged for possible rejection. 7. .Most resource-efficient study design that will achieve an of the PD Os: The WHEp will follow the Mizuiesota Citizen Wetland Survey citizen protocol and the Technical Biotic Evaluation of Wetlands protocol designed by the MPCA and the quality assurance plan laid out in this QAPP. The project will utilize citizen groups, technical experts, and county and state agency staff. Technical experts will visit the same wetland sites as the citizen teams in the cities, and these duplicate visits will be the basis of the comparison, h is anticipated that the citizen volunteer methodology will prove to be a viable, economical means for local governments and others to assess local wetland health, See Appendix C for an overview and rationale of the Minnesota Citizen Wetland Invertebrate Metrics, Appendix D for the invertebrate sampling protocols, Appendix E for the invertebrate field data sheet, Appendix F for an overview of vegetation as a • biological indicator, Appendix G for the vegetation protocol sheet, Appendix H for the vegetation metric sheet, Appendix I for the vegetation field sheet, Appendix J for the site sketch Sheet, and Appendix K for the releve data sheet to be used by the technical experts. See Appendices L and M for the Technical Biotic Evaluation of Wetlands technical protocol.