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2009-12-04 US Army Corp of Eng Unauthorized discharge or fill materialDEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY ST. PAUL DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS SIBLEY SQUARE AT MEARS PARK 190 FIFTH STREET EAST, SUITE 401 ST. PAUL MINNESOTA 55101-1538 REPLY TO ATTENTION OF Operations Regulatory (2009-04532-ADB) DEC 2009 Mr. Michael Potter 11650 57t' Street Northeast Albertville, Minnesota 55301 Dear Mr. Potter: This letter is in follow-up to our December 3, 2009, letter to you, regarding the unauthorized discharge of dredged or fill material into approximately 4,252 square feet of wetlands adjacent to Otsego Creek which is a tributary to the Mississippi River. The project site is in NW 1/4, Sec. 6, T. 120N., R 23W., Wright County, Minnesota. After our telephone conversation on December 10, 2009, we have decided to grant you a time. extension for completion of your after -the -fact permit application. Please send your completed application form and signed tolling agreement to Andy Beaudet by January 31, 2010. If we do not receive a permit application to retain the illegal fill, along with the tolling agreement, by that date, we will consider referring the case to the U.S. Department of Justice or the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for enforcement. If you have any questions, please contact Andy Beaudet in our St. Paul office at (651) 290-5642. In any correspondence or inquiries, please refer to the file number shown above. Sincerely, Tamara E. Cameron Chief, Regulatory Branch Copy furnished: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Printed an � Recycled Paper R�.sel.Fari�n � Prilt,Forrrt WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Midwest Region ProjectlSite: Potter City/County: Albertville/Wright Sampling Date: 10/22/2009 Applicant/Owner: Michael Potter State: MN Sampling Point: P-1 Investigator(s): Andy Beaudet and Barbara Walther Section, Township, Range: NW 1/4 Section 6, T. 120 N., R 23W Landform (hilislope, terrace, etc.): Fiat terrain Local relief (concave, convex, none). None Slope (%): 0 to 1 Lat. 45.2351275006648 Long:-93.6413931367307 Datum: DegreeslMinutes/Secorll�i Soil Map Unit Name: Klossner. Okoboli, and Glencoe soils, ponded, 0 to 1 percent slopes NWI or WWI classification: PEMC Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes X No (If no, explain in Remarks.) Are Vegetation X , Soil or Hydrology X significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes No X Are Vegetation . Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers In Remarks.) SUMMARY OF FINDINGS — Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transacts, important features, etc. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes X No Is the Sampled Area Hydric Soil Present? Yes X No within a Wetland? Yes No X Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X Remarks: Vag is mowed. Ditch on property that first appears in the 2008 growing season aerial. No prior evidence of ditch In previous years. VEGETATION — Use scientific names of plants. Tree Stratum (Plot size: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Cover Species? Status Number of Dominant Species That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 1 (A) = Total Cover Total Cover Herb Stratum (Plot size: 5' r ) 1. Phalads arundinacea 95 Y FACW 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 95 = Total Cover Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: ) 1. 2. = Total Cover or on a Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: 1 (B) Percent of Dominant Species That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 100.00 (AB) Total % Cover of: Multiply by: OBL species 0 x 1 = 0 FACW species 95 x 2 = 190 FAC species 0 x 3 = 0 FACU species 0 x 4 = 0 UPL species 0 x 5 = 0 Column Totals: 95 (A) 190 (B) Prevalence Index = B/A = 2.00 X Dominance Test is >50% X Prevalence Index is 53.0' _ Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting data in Remarks or on a separate sheet) _ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain) 'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes X No US Army Corps of Engineers Midwest Region — Interim Version SOIL Sampling Point: PP-11 Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the Indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features [inches) Color (moist) % Colorlmoist) % Tvaer Loci Texture Remarks 0-2 10 YR 2/1 100 CL Many roots 2-5 10 YR 4/1 95 7.5 YR 416 5 C M CL Fewer roots 6-8 10 YR 2/1 95 7.5 YR 4/6 5 C M L 8 -10 10 YR 4/1 93 7.5 YR 4/6 7 C M1PL C 10 - 27+ 2.5 Y 4/2 88 7.5 YR 4/6 10 C M SC 5 G 612 2 D M 'Type: C=Concentration. D=De letion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=Covered or Coated Sand Grains, Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix. Hydric Soil Indicators: indicators for Problematic Hydric Solle: _ Histosol (Al) _ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) _ Coast Prairie Redox (All6) _ Histic Epipedon (A2) _ Sandy Redox ($5) _ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) _ Black Histic (A3) _ Stripped Matrix (86) _ Other (Explain in Remarks) _ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) _ Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) _ Stratified Layers (A5) _ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) _ 2 cm Muck (Al0) X Depleted Matrix (173) _ Depleted Below Dark Surface (All 1) _ Redox Dark Surface (F6) Thick Dark Surface (Al2) _ Depleted Dark Surface (F7) 'Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) _ Redox Depressions (FS) wetland hydrology must be present, _ 5 cm Mucky Peat or Peat (S3) unless disturbed or problematic. Restrictive Layer (if observed): Type: Depth (inches): Hydric Soil Present? Yes X No Remarks: Ditch on property HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required: check all that anoiv) Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required) _ Surface Water (All) _ Water -Stained Leaves (69) _ Surface Soil Cracks (86) _ High Water Table (A2) _ Aquatic Fauna (1313) _ Drainage Patterns (610) _ Saturation (A3) _ True Aquatic Plants (814) — Dry -Season Water Table (C2) _ Water Marks (B1) ^ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl) _ Crayfish Burrows (CB) _ Sediment Deposits (132) _ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3) ,_, Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) _ Drift Deposits (83) _ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) _ Stunted or Stressed Plants (Di) _ Algal Mat or Crust (134) _ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) _ Geomorphic Position (132) _ Iron Deposits (65) , Thin Muck Surface (C7) X FAC-Neutral Test (D5) _ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) _ Gauge or Well Data (139) — Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (138) _, Other (Explain in Remarks) Field Observations: Surface Water Present? Yes No X Depth (inches): Water Table Present? Yes No X Depth (inches): > 27 Saturation Present? Yes No X Depth (inches): > 27 Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X (Includes capillary fringe) Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: Remarks: Soil.slmllar to plots 2 and 3, where there Is hydrology. Drainage ditch that appears in mid 2008 aerial photograph may have further affected the hydrology of this site. US Army Corps of Engineers Midwest Region — Interim Version Reset Fbrrn I Pont: Form : . WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Midwest Region Project/Site: Potter City/County: AlbedvllleWright Sampling Date: 10/22/2009 Applicant/Owner: Michael Potter State: MN Sampling Point: P-2 Investigator(s): Andy Beaudet and Barbara Walther Section, Township, Range: NW 1/4 Section 6. T. 120 N., R 23W Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): Flat terrain Local relief (concave, convex, none): None Slope (%): 0 to 1 Lat: 45.2354427648507 Long:-93.6416206894295 Datum: Degrees/Minutes/Secora Soil Map Unit Name: Klossner, Okoboii, and Glencoe soils, ponded. 0 to 1 percent slopes NWI or WWI classification: PEMC Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes X No (if no, explain in Remarks.) Are Vegetation X , Soil or Hydrology X significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes No X Are Vegetation , Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.) SUMMARY OF FINDINGS — Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes X No Is the Sampled Area Hydric Sol[ Present? Yes X No within a Wetland? Yes X No Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No Veg Is mowed. Ditch on property that first appears in the 2008 growing season aerial. No prior evidence of ditch in previous years. VEGETATION — Use scientific names of plants. Tree Stratum (Plot size: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Saolinn/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. % Cover ecie Status Number of Dominant Species That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 1 (A) = Total Cover = Total Cover Herb Str um (Plot size: W r ) 1. Phalads arundinacea 95 Y FACW 2. Cirsium arvense 5 N FACU 3. Taraxacum ofircinale 5 N FACU 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 8. 10. 105 = Total Cover Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: ) 1. 2. = Total Cover Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.) Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: 1 (B) Percent of Dominant Species That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 100.00 (A/B) Prevalence Index worksheet: Total % Cover of, Multiply by: OBL species 0 x 1 = 0 FACW species 95 x 2 = 190 FAC species 0 x 3 = 0 FACU species 10 x 4 = 40 UPL species 0 x 5 = 0 Column Totals: 105 (A) 230 (B) Prevalence Index = B/A = 2.19 X Dominance Test is >50% X Prevalence index is 53.0' _ Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting data in Remarks or on a separate sheet) _ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain) 'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes X No US Army Corps of Engineers Midwest Region — Interim Version SOIL Sampling Point: P_2 Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the Indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Mat 'x Redox Features (inches) Color (moist) Color (moist) % Tvoe Loc Texture _ Remarks 0-2 10 YR 2/1 100 CL Many roots 2-5 10 YR 4/1 95 7.5 YR 4/6 5 C M CL Fewer roots 5-8 10 YR 2/1 95 7.5 YR 4/6 5 C M L 8 -10 10 YR 4/1 93 7.5 YR 4/6 7 C M1PL C 10 - 27+ 2.5 Y 4/2 88 7.5 YR 416 10 C M SC 5 G 6/2 2 D M 'Type: C=Concentration D=De letion RM=Reduced Matrix. CS=Covered or Coated Sand Grains. 2Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix. Hydric Soil Indicators: Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils': _ Histosol (Al) _ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) _ Coast Prairie Redox (A16) _ Histic Epipedon (A2) ` Sandy Redox (S5) _ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) _ Black Histic (A3) _ Stripped Matrix (S6) _ Other (Explain in Remarks) _ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) _ Loamy Mucky Mineral (F7) _ Stratified Layers (A5) _ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) _ 2 cm Muck (Al0) x Depleted Matrix (F3) _ Depleted Below Dark Surface (Al1) _ Redox Dark Surface (F6) _ Thick Dark Surface (Al 2) _ Depleted Dark Surface (F7) 'Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and _ Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) _ Redox Depressions (F8) wetland hydrology must be present, _ 5 cm Mucky Peat or Peat (S3) unless disturbed or problematic. Restrictive Layer (if observed): Type: Depth (Inches): Hydric Soil Present? Yes X No Remarks: Ditch on property HYDROLOGY Indicators: Primary Indicators (minimum of one is reoulred: check all that aooly) Secondary Indicators (minimum of bW ragpired) _ Surface Water (Al) _ High Water Table (A2) _ Saturation (A3) _ Water Marks (131) _ Sediment Deposits (62) _ Drift Deposits (133) _ Algal Mat or Crust (B4) _ Iron Deposits (B5) _ Inundation Visible an Aerial Imagery (137) _ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8) Field Observations: Surface Water Present? Water Table Present? Saturation Present? Remarks: _ Water -Stained Leaves (139) _ Aquatic Fauna (1313) _ True Aquatic Plants (B14) — Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl) _ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3) — Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) _ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) _ Thin Muck Surface (C7) _ Gauge or Well Data (D9) _ Other (Explain in Remarks) _ Surface Soil Cracks (B6) _ Drainage Patterns (610) X Dry -Season Water Table (C2) _ Crayfish Burrows (C8) _ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) _ Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) X Geomorphic Position (132) X FAC-Neutral Test (D5) Yes No X Depth (Inches): Yes X No Depth (inches): 23 Yes X No Depth (inches): 21 ('6) 1 Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No gauge, photos, Soil similar to plots 1 and 3. Drainage ditch that appears in mid 2008 aerial photograph may have further affected the hydrology of this site. Saturation In top 6 Inches due to previous day's rain. US Army Corps of Engineers Midwest Region — Interim Version Reset Farm . Pi•int:�rm . WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Midwest Region Project/Site: Potter City/County: AlbertviiteMlrlght Sampling Date: 10/22/2009 Applicant/Owner: Michael Potter State: MN Sampling Point: P-3 Investigator(s): Andy Beaudet and Barbara Walther Section, Township, Range: NW 114 Section 6, T. 120 N., R 23W Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): Flat terrain Local relief (concave, convex, none): None Slope (%): 0 to 1 Lat: 45.2364946535228 Long:-93.6410526420903 Datum: Degrees/Minutes/Sec Soil Map Unit Name: Klossner, Okoboll, and Glencoe soils. ponded, 0 to 1 percent slopes NWI or WWI classification: PEMC Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes X No (If no, explain in Remarks.) Are Vegetation X . Soil or Hydrology X significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes No X Are Vegetation , Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.) SUMMARY OF FINDINGS — Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes X No Is the Sampled Area Hydric Soil Present? Yes X No within a Wetland? Yes X No Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No Veg Is mowed. Ditch on property that first appears In the 2008 growing season aerial. No prior evidence of ditch In previous years. VEGETATION — Use scientific names of plants. Tree Stratum (Plot size: 1. 2, 3. 4. o Cover Species? Status Number of Dominant Species That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 1 (A) 5. = Total Cover Saolina/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: ) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. = Total Cover Herb Stratum (Plot size: 5' r ) 1. Phalaris arundinacea 95 Y FACW 2. Cirslum arvense 2 N FACU 3 Taraxacum olficinate 5 N FACU 4. Plantago major 5 N FAC 5. Cirslum vulgare 2 N FACU 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 1. 2. Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a 109 = Total Cover Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: 1 (B) Percent of Dominant Species That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 100.00 (A/B) Total % Cover of: Multiply by: OBL species 0 x 1 = 0 FACW species 95 x 2 = 190 FAC species 5 x 3 = 15 FACU species 9 x 4 = 36 UPL species 0 x 5 = 0 Column Totals: 109 (A) 241 (B) Prevalence Index = BIA = 2.21 X Dominance Test is >50% X Prevalence Index is s3.0' _ Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting data in Remarks or on a separate sheet) _ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain) 'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yeses— No = Total Cover US Army Corps of Engineers Midwest Region — Interim Version SOIL Sampling Point: P^3 Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of Indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features (inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) ° _Type Loc Texture Remarks 0-2 10 YR 2/1 100 CL Many roots 2-5 10 YR 4/1 95 7.5 YR 416 5 C M CL Fewer roots 5-8 10 YR 2/1 95 7.5 YR 4/6 5 C M L 8 -10 10 YR 4/1 93 7.5 YR 4/6 7 C MIPL C 10 - 27+ 2.5 Y 412 88 7.5 YR 4/6 10 C M SC 5G6/2 2 D M 'Type: C=Concentration, D=De letion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=Covered or Coated Sand Grains. 2Location: PL=Pore Lini , M=Matrix. Hydric Soil Indicators: Indicators for Problematic Hydric Sollse: _ Histosol (Al) _ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) _ Coast Prairie Redox (A16) _ Histic Epipedon (A2) _ Sandy Redox (S5) — Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) _ Black Histic (A3) _ Stripped Matrix (S6) _ Other (Explain in Remarks) — Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) _ Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) _ Stratified Layers (A5) _ _ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) _ 2 cm Muck (Al0) X Depleted Matrix (173) Depleted Below Dark Surface (At 1) _ Redox Dark Surface (F6) Thick Dark Surface (Al2) _ Depleted Dark Surface (F7) 3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and — Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) _ Redox Depressions (F8) wetland hydrology must be present, _ 5 cm Mucky Peat or Peat (S3) unless disturbed or problematic. Restrictive Layer (if observed): Type: Depth (inches): Hydric Soil Present? Yes X No Remarks: Ditch on property HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Primary Indicators minimum of one is required: check all that apply) Secondary Indicators (minimum of two renuiredl _ Surface Water (Al) _ Water -Stained Leaves (B9) _ Surface Soil Cracks (86) _ High Water Table (A2) _ Aquatic Fauna (1313) _ Drainage Patterns (B10) Saturation (A3) _ True Aquatic Plants (1314) X Dry -Season Water Table (C2) — Water Marks (81) _ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl) _ Crayfish Burrows (C8) Sediment Deposits (82) — Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3) _ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) _` Drift Deposits (B3) _ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) _ Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) _ Algal Mat or Crust (134) _ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) X Geomorphic Position (D2) _ Iron Deposits (65) _ Thin Muck Surface (C7) X FAC-Neutral Test (D5) _ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (67) _ Gauge or Well Data (D9) _ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (138) _ Other (Explain in Remarks) Field Observations: Surface Water Present? Yes No X Depth (inches): Water Table Present? Yes X No Depth (inches): 22 Saturation Present? Yes X No Depth (inches): 20 (<6) Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No includes capillary fringe) Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: Remarks: Soil similar to plots 1 and 2. Drainage ditch that appears in mid 2008 aerial photograph may have further affected the hydrology of this site. Saturation in top 6 inches due to previous day's rain. US Army Corps of Engineers Midwest Region — Interim Version 526.42 MRCS-CPA-32 Wetland Documentation Record Remotely Sensed Data Summary U. & Department of Agriculture NRC-1-CPA-32 1. Owner/Lando ner Natural Resources Conservation Service 7l}96 PO , w n , ` 2. CountylS ate -tom !1 `VJ�I WETLAND DOCUMENTATION 3. Field Investigattir Title RECORD REMOTELY SENSED DATA SUMMARY 4. Site Identification No: 5. 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A+ \r-et CJ U\\ � p oc NC_ CA� Yv, �c�Jt Precipitation Documentation Worksheet Using Gridded Database Page 1 of 1 Minnesota Climatology Working Group 00 State Climatology Office - DNR Waters University of Minnesota home I current conditions I journal I past data I summaries I agriculture + other sites i contact us I search Precipitation Worksheet Using Gridded Database Precipitation data for target wetland location: county: Wright township number: 120N township name: unnamed range number: 23W nearest community: Albertville section number: 6 Aerial photograph or site visit date: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 first prior month: second prior third prior (values are in inches) September month: month: 2009 August 2009 July 2009 estimated precipitation total for this location: io to missing q U missing ,I,missing there is a 30% chance this location will have less ' 1.91 3.14 2.71 than: there is a 30% chance this location will have k 3.61 4.63 4.55 more than: type of month: dry normal wet missing missing missing monthly score missing missing missing Z (p I to Iti-month score: 6 tq'9,(dry) 1 to 14 (normal) 15 to 18 (wet) mis ng ns view USDA-NRCS WETS data for Wright County Other Resources: • retrieve daily precipitation data • view radar -based precipitation estimates • view weekly precipitation maps • Hydrology Tools for Wetland Determination, USDA-NRCS * from USDA-NRCS two -parameter gamma distribution fit of 1971-2000 data http://climate.umn.edulwetlandlworksheet.asp?passXutin83=450247&passYutrn83=5008... 10/20/2009