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Stormwater Permit All hazardous materials will be removed from the Project site upon completion of construction. Project -Related Generation/Storage ofHazatdous bastes Hazardous waste storage and disposal associated with construction activities will comply with the NPDES Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan during periods of construction. Following construction, the development will not generate hazardous wastes. 2.4.1.5 Fish, Wildlife, Plant Communities, and Sensitive Ecological Resources (Rare Features) Fish and lildlife Resources Ecological land units for the project area have been mapped and defined in the Ecological Classification System (ECS), which has been adopted by the Minnesota DNR. The project location occurs in the Anoka Sand Plain subsection (222Mc). The Anoka Sandplains subsection largely consists of a broad, flat, sandy lake plain that historically consisted of oak savanna and upland Prairies. The Project occurs within the northern Twin Cities metropolitan area and surrounding lands now largely consist of urban development. The Project site itself largely consists of wooded and wetland areas. Approximately 160 acres of wooded lands are present across the site. Based on historic aerial photography approximately 62 of those wooded acres used to be cultivated for agricultural production through 2005, after which the land was left uncultivated and naturally developed into its current state. Wetlands comprise approximately 71 acres of the site. This includes multiple wetland communities including Type 1 — Floodplain Forest, Type 2 — Fresh (wet) Meadow, and Type 5 — Shallow Open Water. Approximately 18 acres of the current wetland area on site consists of land that had previously been mined as part of a gravel pit. Portions of these areas have depths up to approximately 20'. As a result, these areas function more as deep -water habitats rather than wetlands. Rare Fea tures There were two areas of Minnesota County Biological Survey Sites of Biodiversity Significance located within the project area. These areas were both part of the MBS site "Elk River 36 Westcentral' and were given a biodiversity significance rank of `Below". A U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Official Species List for the Project site listed one federally listed threatened species, the Northern Long -Eared Bat, and one candidate species, the Monarch Butterfly, that may potentially be affected by the Project. There were no critical habitats mapped within the project site. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Official Species List can be seen in Exhibit C. Natural Heritage Information System (NHIS) data for Sherburne County has been obtained by ISG via a license agreement with the Minnesota DNR (LA-1040). A review of the database identified 1 rare feature within the immediate vicinity of the Project site that could have the potential to be adversely affected by the proposed project. This rare feature was the Black Sanshell mussel. The