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Two existing UST and one former UST are/were present. No documentation exists as to whether or not a release has occurred from these UST systems. A manure holding/treatment pond exists on the property. The manure waste in this pond \lr2S reportedly pumped out and land applied in 2000. ...~ former farm dump existed on the property. It )Y2S reportedly removed by the current owner. 10. Cover types. Estimate the acreage of the site with each of the following cover types before and after development: Types 1-8 wetlands Waoded/forest Brush/Grassland and Cropland Before 44.5 22.0 188.2 After 45.5 10.5 0.0 La wnllandscaping bnpervioussurfaces Before 3.7 4.0 After 119.4 87.0 TOTAL 262.4 262.4 If Before and After totals are not equal, explain why: 11. Fish, wildlife and ecologicall)'~ sensitive resources a. Identify fish and wildlife resources and habitats on or near the site and describe how they would be affected by the project. Describe any measures to be taken to minimize or avoid impacts. The site is used bJT a typical variety of mammals and birds. Common species in the area include ring- necked pheasant, white-taDed deer, gray squirrels, rabbits and small rodents. Upland plant communities include row crops, grasses and woodland including oak, elm and cedar. The soil and low rolling terrain provides habitat for burrowing animals. The primary land use will be converted from agricultural to residential use. Loss of wildlife habitat caused by this project win be cropland within the site. Construction will temporarily disrupt wildlife, 'yrith permanent impacts within the interior of the project. b. Are any state-listed (endangered, threatened or special concern) species, rare plant communities or other sensitive ecological resources such as native prairie habitat, colonial waterbird nesting colonies or regionally rare plant conununities on or near the site? -X-- Yes _ No If yes, describe the resource and how it would be affected by the project. Indicate if a site survey of the resources has been conducted and describe the results. If the DN~ Natural Heritage and Nongame Research program has been contacted give the correspondence reference nwnber: Describe measures to minimize or avoid adverse impacts. The DNR Natural Heritage and Nongame Research Program contact number is ERDB 20060166. Exhibit F and F-l. Blandings Turtles have been reported from the vicinity of the project area, but not directly from the project site as of September 5, 2005. Measures to minimize or avoid adverse impacts include implementation of the Summary of Recommendations for Avoiding and Minimizing Impacts to Blandings Turtle Populations as outlined in the Environmental Revie,,' Fact Sheet Series (Appendix F-l). 12. Physical impacts on ",'ater resources. Will the project involve the physical or hydrologic alteration - dredging, filling, stream diversion, outfall structure, diking, and impoundment - of any surface waters such as a lake, pond, wetland, stream or drainage ditch? X Yes No If yes, identify ,vater resource affected and give the DNR Protected Waters Inventory number(s) if the water resources affected are on the P\VI: . Describe alternatives considered and proposed mitigation measures to minimize impacts. Storm"later runoff from the proposed development ,,,,ill be collected via the storm se",'er system and discharged to stormwater treatment ponds. These ponds ,"'ill function as detention/sedimentation basins. Stormll'ater ponds will outlet to wetlands in the south and central portion of the site. The ,,'etland(s) ,,"'ill be impacted as a result of increased 'Volume of water. The normal 'W'ater level is not expected to change for those ,,,,etlands receiving discharge. The project ,"'ill involve the physical and/or hydrologic alteration of wetland basin(s) as a result of filling. These t\'etland basins are not on the DNR Protected \.Vaters list. These \vetlands occur in drainage-\vays ,"yitIlin the farnlcd fields. The areas are very loyv in quality and extremely degraded