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southwest portion of the property and has a total area of 29.73 acres. It is <br /> a complex of wetland types that lies within the floodplain of Trott Brook. A <br /> series of ditches has been excavated through the area in an attempt to <br /> make the land suitable to agriculture. Haying activity appears to still <br /> transpire in the area. <br /> The fourth basin is along the western property boundary in Section 25 and <br /> is a Type 1 wetland. At the time of the delineation the area was denuded <br /> of vegetation, apparently as a result of the crop being flooded out. It is <br /> identified as west and totals 0.63 acres. <br /> The fifth basin is behind the current house. It is identified as Basin north <br /> and is a Type 2 wetland totaling 0.39 acres. <br /> All of these basins have experienced a diminishment of functions and <br /> values as a result of associated land uses. In addition, none of these <br /> basins have a buffer area and several of the areas are currently being <br /> drained via ditches. <br /> The development will require the mitigation of 52,008 square feet of <br /> wetland for the purpose of drainage and road improvements, especially <br /> the new County Road 40 alignment. The wetland mitigation is more <br /> defined later in the narrative. <br /> IV. WETLAND ALTERATION <br /> The preliminary grading plans show approximately 52,008 square feet of wetland <br /> alteration. However, 38,681 square feet of this total would be impacts to the <br /> ditch. These impacts would be largely unavoidable with the proposed <br /> reconstruction of County Road 40. These linear ditches are unavoidable with the <br /> site development. The proposed storm sewer is replacing the function of the <br /> ditches. Another 5,832 square feet of the northeast basin will be impacted for the <br /> proposed realignment of County Road 40. The 7,495 square foot balance of <br /> alteration occurs in six areas, each relatively small, in the southern portion of the <br /> site. No DNR Public Waters will be altered by this development. <br /> The plans also show 64,475 square feet of new wetland creation. These are <br /> created adjacent to existing wetlands. Several of the existing wetlands have <br /> degraded significantly due to land use activities in the area. It is proposed that <br /> these basins be hydrologically and vegetatively restored. The preliminary plan <br /> indicates approximately 31.4 acres of wetlands, which have been degraded due <br /> to adjacent land use, suitable for restoration. <br /> V. TREE PRESERVATION <br /> A significant portion of the woodland located westerly on the property is of high <br /> 9 <br /> F:\ENG\63300\264\REPORTS\River Park Narrative.426.doc <br />