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| 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? | [http://www.pca.state.mn.us/index.php/view-document.html?gid=11831 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 |