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I <br /> I <br /> Wetland has increased around the perimeter of the reservoir, changing the percentage of wetland <br /> and fen included in the functional assessment. The function assessment was completed for 3.38 <br /> I <br /> acres (2.24 acres of wetland and 1.14 acres of fen) during 2010, 2011, and 2012. In 2014 the <br /> assessment was completed for 6.49 acres (5.35 acres of wetland and 1.14 acres of fen). Wetland <br /> now comprises 82% of the area and fen comprises 18% of the area. In previous years, the <br /> I <br /> wetland area was 66%and fen was 34%of the total area. <br /> Results <br /> I <br /> The total wetland value has increased 67% from baseline conditions from 2.91 (2010) to 4.45 <br /> (2014) and is expected to increase as more wetland develops around the perimeter of the <br /> I <br /> reservoir. This increase is due to the development of new wetland areas as a result of the new <br /> reservoir elevation. The total weighted index and total wetland value for the four years assessed <br /> are found in Table 5. Individual Index Values for each year are found in Table 6. <br /> I <br /> Table 5. Total wetland values for monitoring years compared to baseline conditions. <br /> Index Value Index Value Index Value Index Value I <br /> 2010 2011 2012 2014 <br /> (Baseline) <br /> Total Acres 3.38 3.38 3.38 6.49 <br /> Total Weighted Index 0.86 0.70 0.79 0.69 <br /> (function/acre) ' <br /> Total Wetland Value 2,91 2.37 2.65 4.45 <br /> (function/total acres) I <br /> Table 6. Index value comparisons for individual scoring Indices for monitoring years compared <br /> to baseline conditions. <br /> Index e <br /> Weight Index Index Index <br /> Scoring Indices Factor Value Value Value Value <br /> (%) 2010 2011 2012 2014 <br /> (Baseline) <br /> 1.0 Hydrogeomorphology 0.25 0.74 0.55 0.55 0.57 <br /> Condition Index I <br /> 2.0 Vegetation Index 0.25 0.77 0.69 0.76 0.76 <br /> 3.0 Water Quality Index 0.05 1.0 0.90 1.00 0.90 <br /> 4.0 Wildlife Habitat Index 0.05 0.62 0.47 0.33 0.33 <br /> 5.0 TESS Index 0.20 0.55 0.39 0.54 0.51 I <br /> 6.0 Recreation Index 0.05 0.38 0.45 0.45 0.45 <br /> 7.0 Buffer Condition Index 0.15 0.37 0.30 0.41 0.43 <br /> I <br /> WestWater Engineering Page 9 of 14 February 2015 <br />