1996-09-19 Otsego EAW ReviewS
Hakanson
Anderson
Assoc., Inc.
September 19, 1996
Garrison Hale
City Administrator
City of Albertville
PO Box 9
5975 Main Avenue NE
Albertville, MN 55301
RE: Minneapolis Factory Shoppes
Environmental Assessment Worksheet
Dear Mr. Hale:
3601 Thurston Avenue
Anoka, Minnesota 55303
612/427-5860
Fax 612/427-3~f~- 0520
The City of Otsego has received a copy of the Environmental Assessment Worksheet
(EAW) for the above mentioned project. The City Council has directed us to respond
to issues affecting the City of Otsego.
Our comment and concerns will be related to Items 12, 14, and 18.
Item 12; Physical Impacts on Water Resources.
The project area shown in the EAW is within the Otsego Creek Watershed. The
Watershed consists of portion of the City of Albertville, Otsego, and St.
Michael, and the Township of Monticello. Portions of the City of Otsego,
Albertville, and Monticello Township drain by ditch through the project area to
School and Mud Lakes. The overflow from School Lake and Mud Lake flows
into Otsego Creek and ultimately to the Mississippi River.
Will the proposed development restrict flows from up stream through the
project? What storm event design will flow through the conduit that replaces
the ditch?
The City is concerned that placement of this development in the area could
comprise the ultimate drainage plan. The plan was prepared for the Otsego
Creek Authority and is dated December 20, 1993. The Cities of Albertville and
Otsego are members of the Otsego Creek Authority.
Engineers Landscape Architects Surveyors