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02/07/2002 16:01 JANESVILLE DNR SERVICE CENTER -* 816082671540 NO.711 <br /> Westport Road Property Wetland Delineation Donald Wiedenfeld NRC.Project#01-046 <br /> May 16,2(0 <br /> 2. The plant community was characterized by identifying dominant plant species using the"50/20" tale, <br /> For each stratum in the plant community,dominant species are the most abundant(when ranked in <br /> descending order of abundance and cumulatively totaled)that immediately exceed 50%of the total <br /> dominance measure for the stratum,plus any additional species comprising 20%or more of the toms <br /> dominance measure for the stratum. <br /> Wetland indicator status is ranked by percent probability of the species occurrence in wetlands as <br /> follows: <br /> OBL=Obligate Wetland,occurs with an estimated 99 percent probability of occurrence in wetlands <br /> FACW=Facultative Wetland,estimated 67 to 99 percent probability of occurrence in wetlands <br /> FAC=Facultative equally likely to occur in wetlands and non-wetlands(34 to 66 percent prohahiliy, <br /> FACU=Facultative upland, 67 to 99 percent probability in non-wetlands, 1 to 33 percent in wetlands; <br /> UPI.=Obligate Upland,greater than 99 percent probability in non-wetlands in this region <br /> NI=No indicator, insufficient information available to determine an indicator status <br /> Wetland indicator status can be modified with a positive sign(+)to indicate a frequency toward the <br /> higher end of the category,while a minus sign(-)indicates a frequency toward the lower end of the <br /> category(Resource Management Group, 1995); <br /> 3. Sail pits were dug to a depth of at least 20 inches and the soil was evaluated for hydric soil <br /> characteristics; and <br /> 4. Hydrology was assessed by observing for primary(i.e,, inundation, saturation within the root zone, <br /> water marks,etc.)and secondary(i.e.,oxidized pore linings,water stained leaves,etc.)indicators of <br /> wetland hydrology. <br /> The transects were initiated at a representative location within each wetland to first complete the wetland <br /> determination. The uppermost wetland boundary was identified once an upland site was encountered <br /> along the transect. <br /> Natural Resources ConsullinR,Inc. Page 3 <br /> Specializing in wetland,biological and environmental permitting services <br />