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<br />southwest portion of the property and has a total area of 29.73 acres. t 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 /> <br />The fourth basin is along the western property boundary in Section 25 nd <br />is a Type 1 wetland. At the time of the delineation the area was denud d <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 /> <br />The fifth basin is behind the current house. It is identified as Basin nort <br />and is a Type 2 wetland totaling 0.39 acres. <br /> <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 /> <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 /> <br />IV. WETLAND ALTERATION <br /> <br />The preliminary grading plans show approximately 52,008 square feet of wetla d <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 t e <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 e <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 t e <br />site. No DNR Public Waters will be altered by this development. <br /> <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 du <br />to adjacent land use, suitable for restoration. <br /> <br />V. TREE PRESERVATION <br /> <br />A significant portion of the woodland located westerfy on the property is of high <br /> <br />F:\ENG\63300\264\REPORTS\Rlver Park Narrative.426.doc <br /> <br />9 <br />