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<td>Utility Crossing License, State/Public Landowner Permission</td> | <td>Utility Crossing License, State/Public Landowner Permission</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <th colspan=6>'''Step 2: Determine the receiving water'''</th> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <th>Is the project area is in, near, or draining directly to:</th> | ||
+ | <th>Yes </th> | ||
+ | <th>No</th> | ||
+ | <th>Not Sure?</th> | ||
+ | <th>Primary Agency to Contact</th> | ||
+ | <th>Considerations and Related Permits You May Need </th> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td> a trout lake or lake trout lake? </td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td> [http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/fishing/trout_lakes/list.html Check trout lakes]</td> | ||
+ | <td>DNR </td> | ||
+ | <td>Special Permit Conditions Apply</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>DNR public waters?</td> | ||
+ | <td>[http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/waters/watermgmt_section/pwi/maps.html Check PWI}</td> | ||
+ | <td> X </td> | ||
+ | <td> X </td> | ||
+ | <td>DNR</td> | ||
+ | <td>Public Waters permit</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>a water of the US?</td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td>[http://water.epa.gov/lawsregs/guidance/wetlands/CWAwaters.cfm Check Waters of US]</td> | ||
+ | <td>USACE</td> | ||
+ | <td>Section 404 or Section 10 Permit and Section 401 Water Quality Certification</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td> a trout stream? </td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td>[http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/fishing/trout_streams/index.html Check trout streams]</td> | ||
+ | <td>DNR</td> | ||
+ | <td>Special Permit Conditions Apply</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>a wild, scenic, or recreational river?</td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td>[http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/waters/watermgmt_section/wild_scenic/index.html Check WSR Rivers]</td> | ||
+ | <td>DNR</td> | ||
+ | <td>Special Permit Conditions Apply</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>the Upper Mississippi River?</td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td>[http://www.pca.state.mn.us/index.php/view-document.html?gid=7375 Check Special Waters]</td> | ||
+ | <td>DNR</td> | ||
+ | <td>Special Permit Conditions Apply</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>a public drainage ditch?</td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td>Contact Drainage Authority</td> | ||
+ | <td>Drainage Authority </td> | ||
+ | <td>Drainage permit/permission</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>wetland?</td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td>[http://www.fws.gov/wetlands/ Check NWI Check wetland delineation]</td> | ||
+ | <td>BWSR, LGU</td> | ||
+ | <td>WCA Permit, Section 404 Permit, Public Waters Permit, and/or Section 401 Water Quality Certification </td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>DNR public waters wetlands?</td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td>[http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/waters/watermgmt_section/pwi/maps.html Check PWI]</td> | ||
+ | <td>DNR</td> | ||
+ | <td>WCA Permit, Section 404 Permit, Public Waters Permit, and/or Section 401 Water Quality Certification</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>a calcareous fen?</td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td>[http://www.pca.state.mn.us/index.php/view-document.html?gid=11831 Check Calcareous Fens list]</td> | ||
+ | <td>DNR, MPCA</td> | ||
+ | <td>Approved calcareous fen management plan and individual NPDES/SDS permit </td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>an impaired water or TMDL listed water?</td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td>Check 303d list</td> | ||
+ | <td>MPCA</td> | ||
+ | <td>Special Permit Conditions Apply</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>outstanding resource value waters (ORVWs)?</td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td>[https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/?id=7050.0180 Check ORVWs]</td> | ||
+ | <td>MPCA</td> | ||
+ | <td>Special Permit Conditions Apply</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <th colspan=6>'''Step 3: Determine if your project area is in, near, or draining to special areas:'''</th> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <th>Is the project area in, near, or draining directly to:</th> | ||
+ | <th>Yes</th> | ||
+ | <th>No</th> | ||
+ | <th>Not Sure?</th> | ||
+ | <th>Primary Agency to Contact</th> | ||
+ | <th>Considerations and Related Permits You May Need</th> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <tda MS4?</td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td>Check with MS4 (City, Watershed, Mn/DOT)</td> | ||
+ | <tdMPCA, LGU</td> | ||
+ | <td>NPDES/SDS MS4 Permit</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>a construction site?</td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td>Check with LGU</td> | ||
+ | <td>MPCA, LGU</td> | ||
+ | <td>NPDES/SDS Construction Permit</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>an industrial site?</td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td>Check with LGU</td> | ||
+ | <td>MPCA Met Council</td> | ||
+ | <td>NPDES/SDS Industrial Permit or Industrial Waste Disposal Permit</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>a feedlot operation?</td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td>Check with LGU</td> | ||
+ | <td>MPCA</td> | ||
+ | <td>NPDES/SDS Feedlot Permit</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>a coastal zone (Lake Superior)?</td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td>Check Coastal Zone</td> | ||
+ | <td>DNR</td> | ||
+ | <td>Special Permit Conditions Apply</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>the Mississippi River Critical Area (MRCA)?</td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td>[http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/waters/watermgmt_section/critical_area/index.html Check MRCA]</td> | ||
+ | <td>DNR</td> | ||
+ | <td>Special Permit Conditions Apply</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>a shoreland district?</td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td>Check with LGU</td> | ||
+ | <td>LGU</td> | ||
+ | <td>Special Permit Conditions Apply</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>a floodplain, floodway, or flood zone?</td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td>Check FEMA maps</td> | ||
+ | <td>LGU</td> | ||
+ | <td>Special Permit Conditions Apply</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>a wilderness area?</td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td>Check Wilderness Areas</td> | ||
+ | <td>NPS, USFS, BLM, USFWS</td> | ||
+ | <td>Special Permit Conditions Apply</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>a scientific or natural area?</td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td>[http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/snas/list.html Check SNAs]</td> | ||
+ | <td>DNR</td> | ||
+ | <td>Special Permit Conditions Apply</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>a lake improvement district?</td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td>Check with LGU</td> | ||
+ | <td>LGU</td> | ||
+ | <td>Special Permit Conditions Apply</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>a dewatering site?</td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td> X </td> | ||
+ | <td>Check project plans</td> | ||
+ | <td>DNR</td> | ||
+ | <td>Water Appropriations Permit</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>a watershed district or water management organization?</td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td>Check WD/WMOs</td> | ||
+ | <td>WD/WMO,BWSR</td> | ||
+ | <td>Watershed Permits</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>an Indian Reservation?</td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td>[http://www.kstrom.net/isk/maps/mn/mnrezmap.html Check Reservations]</td> | ||
+ | <td>Tribal government</td> | ||
+ | <td>Tribal Permits</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>federally protected land?</td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td>Check with LGU</td> | ||
+ | <td>NPS, USFS, BLM, USFWS</td> | ||
+ | <td>Special Permit Conditions Apply</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>a source water protection area?</td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td>Check with LGU</td> | ||
+ | <td>LGU, MDH</td> | ||
+ | <td>Special Permit Conditions Apply</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>a drinking water protection area?</td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td>Check with LGU</td> | ||
+ | <td>LGU, MDH</td> | ||
+ | <td>Special Permit Conditions Apply</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>a karst area?</td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td>Check Karst</td> | ||
+ | <td>DNR, LGU</td> | ||
+ | <td>Special Permit Conditions Apply</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>a wellhead protection area?</td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td> </td> | ||
+ | <td>Check with LGU</td> | ||
+ | <td> LGU, MDH</td> | ||
+ | <td>Special Permit Conditions Apply</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <th colspan=6>Step 4: Compile a list of agencies to consult and permits you may need (from lines marked “yes” above):</th> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <th colspan=3>Agency to consult:</th> | ||
+ | <th colspan=3> X </th> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <tdcolspan=3> </td> | ||
+ | <tdcolspan=3> </td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <tdcolspan=3> </td> | ||
+ | <tdcolspan=3> </td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <tdcolspan=3> </td> | ||
+ | <tdcolspan=3> </td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <tdcolspan=3> </td> | ||
+ | <tdcolspan=3> </td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <tdcolspan=3> </td> | ||
+ | <tdcolspan=3> </td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <tdcolspan=3> </td> | ||
+ | <tdcolspan=3> </td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <tdcolspan=3> </td> | ||
+ | <tdcolspan=3> </td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <tdcolspan=3> </td> | ||
+ | <tdcolspan=3> </td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <tdcolspan=3> </td> | ||
+ | <tdcolspan=3> </td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <tdcolspan=3> </td> | ||
+ | <tdcolspan=3> </td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <th colspan=6>'''Step 5: Consult your local zoning authority and watershed organization for more information on local regulations/requirements/permits'''</th> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <tdcolspan=4>Local Zoning Authority:</td> | ||
+ | <tdcolspan=2>Local Watershed Organization:</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <tdcolspan=4>Contact Name:</td> | ||
+ | <tdcolspan=2>Contact Name:</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <tdcolspan=4>Address:</td> | ||
+ | <tdcolspan=2>Address:</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <tdcolspan=4>City, State, Zip:</td> | ||
+ | <tdcolspan=2>City, State, Zip:</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <tdcolspan=4>Telephone:</td> | ||
+ | <tdcolspan=2>Telephone:</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <tdcolspan=4>Email:</td> | ||
+ | <tdcolspan=2>Email:</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <tdcolspan=4>Web:</td> | ||
+ | <tdcolspan=2>Web:</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
</table> | </table> |
Step 1: Determine if your project entails a regulated activity: | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Is the project: | Yes | No | Not sure? | Primary Agency to Contact | Related Permits You May Need |
disturbing > 1 acre? | Check project plans | MPCA, MS4 | NPDES/SDS Construction Permit | ||
dewatering? | Check project plans | DNR | Water Appropriations Permit | ||
appropriating water? | Check project plans | DNR | Water Appropriations Permit | ||
an industrial discharge? | Check project plans | MPCA Met Council | NPDES/SDS Industrial Permit Industrial Waste Disposal Permit | ||
a feedlot operation? | Check project plans | MPCA MDA | NPDES/SDS Feedlot Permit | ||
discharging to Special Waters? | Check Special Waters list | MPCA | NPDES/SDS Permits | ||
discharging to surface waters? | Check project plans | MPCA DNR | NPDES/SDS Permit Water Appropriations Permit | ||
disposing/injecting stormwater into the shallow subsurface? | Check project plans | USEPA | Class V Injection Well Inventory Class V Injection Well Permit | ||
draining wetland? | Check NWI Check wetland delineation | USACE DNR MPCA BWSR, LGU | Section 404 Permit Public Waters Permit Section 401 Water Quality Certification Waters/Wetlands (WCA) Permit | ||
filling wetland? | Check NWI Check wetland delineation | USACE DNR MPCA WSR, LGU | Section 404 Permit Public Waters Permit Section 401 Water Quality Certification Waters/Wetlands (WCA) Permit | ||
excavating wetland? | Check NWI Check wetland delineation | USACE DNR MPCA WSR, LGU | Section 404 Permit Public Waters Permit Section 401 Water Quality Certification Waters/Wetlands (WCA) Permit | ||
innundating wetland? | Check NWI Check wetland delineation | USACE DNR MPCA WSR, LGU | Section 404 Permit Public Waters Permit Section 401 Water Quality Certification Waters/Wetlands (WCA) Permit | ||
affecting a calcareous fen? | Check calcareous fens list | X | X | ||
working below the ordinary high water level or in a Public Water? | Check OHWL Check PWI | DNR | Public Waters Permit | ||
a utility crossing (e.g. pipe, transmission line, etc.)? | Check project plans | DNR, public owner of land | Utility Crossing License, State/Public Landowner Permission | ||
Step 2: Determine the receiving water | |||||
Is the project area is in, near, or draining directly to: | Yes | No | Not Sure? | Primary Agency to Contact | Considerations and Related Permits You May Need |
a trout lake or lake trout lake? | Check trout lakes | DNR | Special Permit Conditions Apply | ||
DNR public waters? | [http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/waters/watermgmt_section/pwi/maps.html Check PWI} | X | X | DNR | Public Waters permit |
a water of the US? | Check Waters of US | USACE | Section 404 or Section 10 Permit and Section 401 Water Quality Certification | ||
a trout stream? | Check trout streams | DNR | Special Permit Conditions Apply | ||
a wild, scenic, or recreational river? | Check WSR Rivers | DNR | Special Permit Conditions Apply | ||
the Upper Mississippi River? | Check Special Waters | DNR | Special Permit Conditions Apply | ||
a public drainage ditch? | Contact Drainage Authority | Drainage Authority | Drainage permit/permission | ||
wetland? | Check NWI Check wetland delineation | BWSR, LGU | WCA Permit, Section 404 Permit, Public Waters Permit, and/or Section 401 Water Quality Certification | ||
DNR public waters wetlands? | Check PWI | DNR | WCA Permit, Section 404 Permit, Public Waters Permit, and/or Section 401 Water Quality Certification | ||
a calcareous fen? | Check Calcareous Fens list | DNR, MPCA | Approved calcareous fen management plan and individual NPDES/SDS permit | ||
an impaired water or TMDL listed water? | Check 303d list | MPCA | Special Permit Conditions Apply | ||
outstanding resource value waters (ORVWs)? | Check ORVWs | MPCA | Special Permit Conditions Apply | ||
Step 3: Determine if your project area is in, near, or draining to special areas: | |||||
Is the project area in, near, or draining directly to: | Yes | No | Not Sure? | Primary Agency to Contact | Considerations and Related Permits You May Need |
Check with MS4 (City, Watershed, Mn/DOT) | NPDES/SDS MS4 Permit | ||||
a construction site? | Check with LGU | MPCA, LGU | NPDES/SDS Construction Permit | ||
an industrial site? | Check with LGU | MPCA Met Council | NPDES/SDS Industrial Permit or Industrial Waste Disposal Permit | ||
a feedlot operation? | Check with LGU | MPCA | NPDES/SDS Feedlot Permit | ||
a coastal zone (Lake Superior)? | Check Coastal Zone | DNR | Special Permit Conditions Apply | ||
the Mississippi River Critical Area (MRCA)? | Check MRCA | DNR | Special Permit Conditions Apply | ||
a shoreland district? | Check with LGU | LGU | Special Permit Conditions Apply | ||
a floodplain, floodway, or flood zone? | Check FEMA maps | LGU | Special Permit Conditions Apply | ||
a wilderness area? | Check Wilderness Areas | NPS, USFS, BLM, USFWS | Special Permit Conditions Apply | ||
a scientific or natural area? | Check SNAs | DNR | Special Permit Conditions Apply | ||
a lake improvement district? | Check with LGU | LGU | Special Permit Conditions Apply | ||
a dewatering site? | X | Check project plans | DNR | Water Appropriations Permit | |
a watershed district or water management organization? | Check WD/WMOs | WD/WMO,BWSR | Watershed Permits | ||
an Indian Reservation? | Check Reservations | Tribal government | Tribal Permits | ||
federally protected land? | Check with LGU | NPS, USFS, BLM, USFWS | Special Permit Conditions Apply | ||
a source water protection area? | Check with LGU | LGU, MDH | Special Permit Conditions Apply | ||
a drinking water protection area? | Check with LGU | LGU, MDH | Special Permit Conditions Apply | ||
a karst area? | Check Karst | DNR, LGU | Special Permit Conditions Apply | ||
a wellhead protection area? | Check with LGU | LGU, MDH | Special Permit Conditions Apply | ||
Step 4: Compile a list of agencies to consult and permits you may need (from lines marked “yes” above): | |||||
Agency to consult: | X | ||||
Step 5: Consult your local zoning authority and watershed organization for more information on local regulations/requirements/permits | |||||