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• • March 2nd, 1994 Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers St . Paul District -- ATTN: CO-R 190 Fifth Street East St. Paul , Mn . 55101-1638 The land on which the excavated pond will be located on is the edge of a large ( 30 - 50 acres ) area of lowland. A drainage ditch runs through the lowland and serves as a boundary or property boarder for adjoining landowners . The east side of the property boarders the drainage ditch. The property consists of 5 acres of land with the front 1 .5 - 2 acres made up of a hill . The hill is covered with oak trees and our home is located in the center of it . The construction of this wildlife pond should serve several purposes. The hill , on which the house is built , is in need of fill to complete the lanscaping plans for the property. The landscaping planned however would not be complete without the beauty that the wildlife pond would add. The pond itself would add habitate for wildlife. 411 Our plan is to construct this pond on the property were the slope from the hill , which the house is on, meets the wetland. The advantage to this location is to minimize the cost of constructing the pond, keep the pond close for viewing , and at the same time can be easily accomplished without filling or damaging any wetland. The area behind the planned pond, which I have been reffering to as wetland, is made up of numerous small trees , bushes , and small areas of canary grass . Wether or not it is in fact considered wetland is unknown . All spoil will be either moved to other areas on the hill for leveling the yard, or spread on the area between the oak treeline and the pond. Only the front side ( toward the house ) of the pond would be lanscaped and non of the spoil would be spread on the back side of the pond. The pond will be constructed following guidelines outlined by the DNR for Excavated Ponds for Waterfowl . It will have an irregular shoreline and a maximum depth of 5 feet. Sincerely, Brian K. Anderson •