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| 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 | |||||