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ASSURED WETLAND DELINEATION REPORT 2944 Hope Road Wetland Delineation RESULTS December 2015 3.3 UPLAND Upland within the Study Area consisted of mown lawn and an upland fill area. The upland fill area transitions to the lawn area with a steep slope, as seen in Photos 2 and 3 (Appendix C). The upland fill area, created for a shop facility, encompasses the majority of the uplands within the Study Area.The lawn area was dominated by Kentucky blue grass (Poa pratensis, FACU), creeping Charlie (Glechoma hederacea, FACU), and yellow foxtail (Setaria pumila, FAC).The soils observed were disturbed from historic filling activity and lacked hydric indicators. 3.4 OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS This report is limited to the identification of state and/or federally regulated wetlands within the Study Area. However, there may be other regulated environmental features within the Study Area, including, but not limited to, historical or archeological features, endangered or threatened species, navigable waters and/or floodplains, etc. Federal, state, and local units of government and regional planning organizations may have regulatory authority to control or restrict land uses within or in close proximity to these features. Stantec can assist with identification and/or assessment of additional regulated resources at your request, to the extent that the work is within our range of expertise. Specifically, in the state of Wisconsin, Wis. Adm. Code NR 151.12 requires that a "protective area" or buffer be determined from the top of the channel of lakes, streams and rivers, or at the delineated boundary of wetlands. In accordance with NR 151.12, the width of the "protective area" for less susceptible wetlands is determined by using 10%of the average wetland width, no less than 10 feet or more than 30 feet. Moderately susceptible wetlands, lakes, and perennial and intermittent streams identified on USGS topographic maps or NRCS county soil survey maps (whichever is more current) require a protective buffer of 50 feet, and outstanding or exceptional resource waters, highly susceptible wetlands, and wetlands in areas of special natural resource interest require protective buffers of 75 feet. The wetland identified within the Study Area is a riparian wetland along a perennial stream, dominated by floodplain forest trees, with an understory of reed canary grass. Therefore, based on the "protective buffer" standards provided by NR 151.12, it is Stantec's professional opinion that the wetland meets the criteria for moderately susceptible wetlands and perennial streams, and the buffer from the wetland boundary would be 50 feet. However, the jurisdictional authority on wetland buffers rests with the WDNR. Local zoning authorities and/or a regional planning organization may have more restrictive buffers from wetlands than that imposed under NR 151. Stantec 3.5