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Weatherwood Wetland Replacement October 2, 1995 Page 3 Replacement Plan The applicant has provided staff with a replacement plan showing the size and locations of where the wetlands will be replaced. The wetland replacement plan was sent to several different agencies as required by the Wetland Conservation Act. The City of Elk River has only received one response from the Sherburne County Soil and Water Conservation District. Their comments include that their replacement does appear to be workable and should meet the goals and objectives of the Wetland Conservation Act. A copy of this letter is attached to this memo. The City of Elk. River did not receive any other responses to the replacement plan. The wetland replacement area is shown on Lots 5 and 6, Block 1 and Lot 5, Block 3. Both the replacement areas would involve enlarging the existing wetland basin. Staff is concerned about the replacement area on Lots 5 and 6, Block 1, due to the fact that a portion of the replacement area is within the easement area of County Ditch #28. If this proposal is approved, staff would recommend that the wetland replacement area occur outside of the ditch right-off-way. Therefore, the mitigation area will have to be changed to accommodate the necessary size and shape of the mitigation area. As part of the wetland replacement plan approval, a legal description of the replacement area will need to be provided and recorded with the county. This is a requirement of the Wetland Conservation Act. Monitoring Plan As part of the approval process, the applicant will be required to submit a monitoring plan on a yearly basis updating the city and state of the progress of the replaced wetlands. This is a requirement of the Wetland Conservation Act to ensure that the replaced wetlands actually function as wetlands. If the replaced wetlands fail and do not take on hydraulic characteristics, the applicant will be required to either fix the situation or replace the wetlands in another location. With this in mind, staff would recommend that as part of the final plat approval process for the Weatherwood Subdivision, the required Letter of Credit be increased to include the replacement of the wetlands as a guarantee that the replacement can be accomplished. A dollar value has not been determined for the wetland replacement Letter of Credit, however, this dollar figure will be finalized at the time of final plat approval. Tech Panel Meeting On September 26, 1995, the City of Elk River held a tech panel meeting concerning the wetland filling for the Weatherwood Subdivision. Members of the tech panel include myself, Steve Rohlf and Terry Maurer with the City, and Bill Brooder with the Soil and Water Conservation District and Keith s:weatherw