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LETTER OF PERMISSION: Mr. Landon Bode (the Applicant) is requesting to retain some drainage system improvements that were recently installed on his property, within the wetland basin labeled as 1A & 2A on the attached figures, needed to maintain existing drainage through the Applicant’s parcel contributed from upstream neighbors.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND PURPOSE: Mr. Landon Bode (the Applicant) is requesting to retain some drainage system improvements that were recently installed on his property, within the wetland basin labeled as 1A & 2A on the attached figures, needed to maintain existing drainage through the Applicant’s parcel contributed from upstream neighbors. The Applicant is also requesting to retain draintile improvements that were installed within the farmed wetland labeled as 2B on the attached figures, to better facilitate crop production in the area. In addition, the Applicant is proposing to remove the majority of drainage system improvements that were recently installed within wetland basin 1A & 2A, as described on the attached Figures 2-4, to ensure that this wetland basin retains historic hydrology and wetland boundaries as shown on the attached Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) Certified Wetland Determination that was completed for parcel (Figure 1). These abovementioned activities have been reviewed and approved by the NRCS and the Nicollet County Wetland Conservation Act Technical Evaluation Panel.

Information for File # MVP-2017-00948-MMJ; Bode Drainage Improvement Project Applicant: Mr. Landon Bode Corps Contact: Melissa Jenny Address: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Attention: Regulatory, 180 5th Street East, St. Paul, Minnesota 55101 E-Mail: Melissa.m.jenny@usace.army.mil Phone: (651) 290-5363 Primary County: Nicollet Section: 10 Township: 109 North Range: 29 West Posting date: November 22, 2017 Posting Expires On: December 01, 2017 Authorization Type: LOP-05-MN This application is being reviewed in accordance with the practices for documenting Corps jurisdiction under Sections 9 & 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act identified in Regulatory Guidance Letter 08-02. Project PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND PURPOSE: Mr. Landon Bode (the Applicant) is requesting to retain some drainage system improvements that were recently installed on his property, within the wetland basin labeled as 1A & 2A on the attached figures, needed to maintain existing drainage through the Applicant's parcel contributed from upstream neighbors. The Applicant is also requesting to retain draintile improvements that were installed within the farmed wetland labeled as 2B on the attached figures, to better facilitate crop production in the area. In addition, the Applicant is proposing to remove the majority of drainage system improvements that were recently installed within wetland basin 1A & 2A, as described on the attached Figures 2-4, to ensure that this wetland basin retains historic hydrology and wetland boundaries as shown on the attached Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) Certified Wetland Determination that was completed for parcel (Figure 1). These abovementioned activities have been reviewed and approved by the NRCS and the Nicollet County Wetland Conservation Act Technical Evaluation Panel. NAME, AREA AND TYPES OF WATERS (INCLUDING WETLANDS) SUBJECT TO LOSS: The drainage maintenance work that is proposed to be retained within wetland basin 1A and 2A involved replacing the ditch feature that historically dissected the wetland basin with draintile. Backfilling this approximately 728 linear foot portion of ditch, and covering the draintile, resulted in the discharge of fill material within approximately 7,280 square feet of ditch bottom. The remaining approximately 680 linear foot portion of ditch on the property, that historically spanned from the outlet of wetland 1A and 2A to just north of Trunk Highway (TH) 14, was also replaced with draintile and backfilled resulting in the discharge of fill material within an additional 1,360 square feet of ditch bottom. Retention of the draintile within Wetland 2B is expected to Page 1 of 2

effectively drain the entire wetland basin, adversely impacting approximately 2.1 acres of seasonally flooded type wetland. ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED: The Applicant considered maintaining the existing ditch on his property, but dismissed this alternative due to long-term maintenance and safety concerns. The Applicant also considered improving the drainage system within and surrounding Wetlands 1A and 2A, to improve drainage within this basin and increase farmable land on his property, but dismissed this alternative because it was not the least environmentally damaging practicable alternative for the project. The Applicant's preferred alternative would maintain existing hydrology within the higher quality wetland on the property, Wetlands 1A and 2A, and would eliminate hydrology within a lower quality farmed wetland on the property, Wetland 2B. COMPENSATORY MITIGATION: The Applicant has proposed to compensate for the 2.1 acres of permanent wetland loss associated with this project, at a 1:1 ratio, via purchase of 2.1 wetland bank credits from a Corps approved agricultural specific wetland bank within the same Bank Service Area (BSA) as the impact site, BSA 9. Drawings: See attached, labeled as 2017-00948-MMJ, Figures 1-4.

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2017-00948-MMJ, Figure 1

Drainage impacts - 2.1 acres Ditch fill - 7,280 sf of fill

Ditch fill - 1,360 sf of fill

2017-00948-MMJ, Figure 2 Recommended modifications to restore Wetland 1A and 2A to historic/maintained conditions Remove intake or adjust to 992.55

Install 10" Perforated Tile to serve Hubbard Farm

Intake

Wetland 1A

Request to leave in place due to very close proximity to wetland offset boundary.

Wetland 2A

Relocate Tile outside Wetland Boundary offset and reconnect existing lines west of new main Install 10" Nyloplast custom Weir on 10" Line Structure at 992.55 (+.49 from outlet elevation) on Wetland Boundary

Break Tile Line

Outlet

2017-00948-MMJ, Figure 3

Yellow portion will be directed into new 10" perforated tile to charge wetland

Blue Portion will be directed into existing 12" Nonperforated tile

2017-00948-MMJ, Figure 4

Disconnect Tile and reconnect to newly installed main. Install new main to reroute west side of Hubbard's tile system to the non-perforated tile

Reroute 10 Concrete Main to newly installed 10" perforated tile on Bode Land

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