2004-12-05 Dept of Army Wetland
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Regulatory (04-161467-JMK)
Mr. Matt Froelich
Minnesota Development Agency
201 West 7th Street
Monticello, Minnesota 55362
Dear Mr. Froelich:
We have reviewed information about
fill material into 3.5 acres of wetland
which is a tributary to the Mississippi
development. The project site, referred
Hunters Lake, is in Sec. 36, T. 121N.,
Minnesota.
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your project to discharge
adjacent to Mud Lake,
River for a residential
to as The Cove's of
~. 24W., Wright County,
We believe that you will need a Department of the Army
permit for this activity. The discharge of dredged or fill
material into any water of the United States, including most
wetlands, is subject of Army Corps of Engineers jurisdiction
under the Federal Clean Water Act. Conducting such work without
the required authorization exposes violators to severe penalties.
Depending on the scope of your project, we may be required
to notify certain other agencies and the public about your
project and provide them a reasonable .opportunity to comment. In
that case, our review may take approximately 90 days. You can
help expedite this procedure if you --
* Fill .out the application completely and specifically;
* provide a map and construction/grading plans that show the
project location and details and limits of the proposed
work; and a wetland delineation report.
* include smaller, 8 1/2 by 11-.inch, copies for our public
posting.
* Please describe any alternatives considered when planning the
project. This consideration should include other potential
sites and other methods of accomplishing the desired result..
Our regulations often prevent issuance of permits when
there are less-environmentally-damaging alternatives
available. For instance, if the project involves placing
fill in a water or wetland, there may be a way to accomplish
the project purpose but without filling, or without filling
as large an area.
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* Explain any mitigation measures being proposed to compensate
for adverse impacts on the wetland. If possible, send an 81/2-
by-ll-inch drawing illustrating the proposed mitigation.
If your project would include any temporary placement of
excavated or fill material into a waterbody or wetland, you may
also need authorization for that work. Be sure to include that
information in your permit application.
You may also need state, county, and/or city permits. It is
advisable to make inquiries early in the planning process and to
promptly provide those agencies enough information to evaluate
your project.
Replies may be addressed to the U. S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Regulatory Branch, 190 Fifth Street East, Saint Paul,
MN 55101-1638. If we do not hear from you within 30 days of this
letter, we will assume that you are no longer interested in
obtaining this permit, and we will close our file.
If you have any questions, contact Judi Kolb in our St. Paul
office at (651) 290-5361. In any correspondence or inquiries,
please refer to the Regulatory number shown above.
Sincerely,
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obert J. Whiting
Chief, Regulatory Branch
Copy furnished:
MDNR
City of Albertville