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<br />MnRAM 3. 0 is designed to help assess functions and values associated with Minnesota wetlands. The <br />Comprehensive Guidance document (available at www.bwsr.state.mn.us) contains explanations, references, <br />definitions, and a rankingformulafor eachfunction. After using this tool, the Management Classification <br />Reference will help to organize the results for managing local wetland resources. <br /> <br />GENERAL INFORMATION: <br /> <br />Project Number or Name: 527 Owasso Hills Drive Wetland Number: <br />Location: County; Hennepin Section; SW 1/4 Section 1 Township 29N Range 23 <br />Major Watershed: Upper Mississippi Subwatershed: City: Roseville <br />Evaluator(s): Svoboda Ecological Resources Date of Site Visit: January 11,2007 <br /> <br />SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS: <br />1. Note unusual climatic conditions experienced during this assessment due to seasonal considerations and/or <br />unusual existing hydrologic and climatologic conditions: This MnRAM was conducted outside of the growing <br />season <br />2. Describe the purpose of this assessment: inventory/planning/monitoring/regulatory/classification_- To <br />provide an indication of the functional condition of the wetlandfor the purpose of mitigating the impact of <br />storm water volume fluctuations. <br /> <br />SUMMARY TABLE <br /> <br />ACTUAL CONDITIONS <br /> <br /> <br />Comments <br /> <br />*The functional index <br />may be calculated <br />manually using formulas <br />in the Comprehensive <br />Guidance. <br /> <br />FUNCTIONS (and Related <br />Values) <br />Vegetative Diversity/Integrity" <br />Plant <br /> <br />Comm. #1 <br /> <br />0.1 Low <br /> <br />Plant Comm. <br /> <br />Plant Comm. <br /> <br />**Ifmore than 3 plant <br />communities are present, <br />use an additional <br />summary table. <br /> <br />#2 <br /> <br />#3 <br />Maintenance of Characteristic <br />Hydrologic Regime <br /> <br />Flood/Stormwater/ Attenuation <br /> <br />0.55 High <br /> <br />0.73 High <br /> <br />Downstream Water Quality <br /> <br />0.47 Medium <br /> <br />Maintenance of Wetland Water Quality <br /> <br />0.39 Medium <br /> <br />Shoreline Protection <br />Maintenance of Characteristic Wildlife <br />Habitat Structure <br /> <br />n/a <br /> <br />0.33 Medium <br />