MIDS design sequence flow chart
Contents
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- 66 PREVIOUS QUESTION and ANSWER:
Box 1
Did you gather the site information necessary to proceed through the flow chart?
Box 2
Prior to using the flow chart, gather the following preliminary information.
- Conduct site review
- Define performance goal
Conduct site review
- Aerial photos and topographic maps
- County soil surveys and other soil information as available
- County Geologic Atlas
- Local groundwater levels
- DWSMA and Wellhead Protection maps
- FEMA and local floodplain maps
- Soil borings and site survey
- MPCA listing of potentially contaminated sites
- Phase 1 and 2 Environmental Site Assessments
- TMDLs and local water quality standards
- Wetland delineations, MNRAM assessments, and wetland classifications
- Proposed conditions, conceptual/preliminary site design
- Local zoning and land use requirements/ordinances, including stormwater rate control requirements
- Communication with local landowners, LGU, or others knowledgeable about the site
- Site inspection
Box 3
- New and redevelopment projects: Retain on site a volume of 1.1 inches from impervious surfaces
- Linear projects: Retain on site the larger of 1.1 inches from all new or 0.55 inches from all new and fully reconstructed impervious surfaces
Links
- Performance goals for new development, re-development and linear projects
- For background and derivation of the performance goals, see technical documents and presentations on the MIDS website. We provide links to some of these documents and presentations below.
Box 4
Does project create one acre or more of new and/or fully reconstructed impervious surfaces?
PREVIOUS QUESTION and ANSWER: The previous question defined the performance goals.
Box 5
MIDS PERFORMANCE GOAL DOES NOT APPLY
The project creates less than 1 acre of impervious surface.
Box 6
Is the project linear?
PREVIOUS QUESTION and ANSWER: Does project create one acre or more of new and/or fully reconstructed impervious surfaces? Answer - Yes
Box 7
Are there constraints due to lack of available ROW, off site drainage and/or rate control requirements?
Box 8
Is Flexible Treatment Option (FTO) 2 feasible?
[ Box 57 Yes]
[ Box 10 No]
PREVIOUS QUESTION and ANSWER: Are there restraints due to lack of available right-of-way, off-site drainage, and/or rate control requirements? Answer: Yes
Box 9
Select Flexible treatment Option 2. You have completed the flow chart.
- Provide documentation of offsite runon to project area
- Provide documentation of lack of right-of-way
Flexible Treatment Option 2 (FTO #2)
Applicant attempts to comply with the following conditions:
- Achieve volume reduction to the maximum extent practicable (as determined by the Local Authority), and
- Remove 60 percent of the annual total phosphorus load, and
- Options considered and presented shall examine the merits of relocating project elements to address varying soil conditions and other constraints across the site.
PREVIOUS STEP: It was determined that the site is linear, there are constraints due to lack of right-of-way or off/site drainage and/or rate control requirements, and a reasonable effort to acquire all of the right-of-way cannot be made.
Box 10
SELECT FLEXIBLE TREATMENT OPTION 3
Off-site mitigation (including banking or cash or treatment on another project, as determined by the local authority) equivalent to the volume reduction performance goal can be used in areas selected in the following order of preference:
- Locations that yield benefits to the same receiving water that receives runoff from the original construction activity.
- Locations within the same Department of Natural Resources (DNR) catachment area as the original construction activity.
- Locations in the next adjacent DNR catchment area up-stream.
- Locations anywhere within the local authority's jurisdiction.
PREVIOUS QUESTION: It was determined that Flexible Treatment Option 2 is not feasible.
Box 11
Are there zoning and land use requirements that make the Performance Goal not feasible?
PREVIOUS QUESTION and ANSWER:
- Is the project linear? Answer: No
or
- Are there constraints due to lack of available ROW, off site drainage and/or rate control requirements? Answer: No
Box 12
Is BMP relocation feasible
PREVIOUS QUESTION and ANSWER: Are there zoning and land use requirements that make the Performance Goal not feasible? Answer: Yes
Box 13
Is Flexible Treatment Option (FTO) 1 feasible?
[ Box 61 Yes]
PREVIOUS QUESTION and ANSWER: Is BMP relocation feasible - Answer: No
Flexible Treatment Option 1 (FTO #1)
Applicant attempts to comply with the following conditions:
- Achieve at least 0.55 inch volume reduction goal, and
- Remove 75 percent of the annual total phosphorus load, and
- Options considered and presented shall examine the merits of reloacting project elements to address varying soil conditions and other constraints across the site
Box 14
Is Flexible Treatment Option (FTO) 2 feasible?
[ Box 54 Yes]
==PREVIOUS QUESTION and ANSWER: Is Flexible Treatment Option (FTO) 1 feasible? - Answer: No
Flexible Treatment Option 2 (FTO #2)
Applicant attempts to comply with the following conditions:
- Achieve volume reduction to the maximum extent practicable (as determined by the Local Authority), and
- Remove 60 percent of the annual total phosphorus load, and
- options considered and presented shall examine the merits of relocating project elements to address varying soil conditions and other constraints across the site.
Box 15
Is the site located in a DWSMA (Drinking Water Supply Management Area), wellhead protection area, or within 200 feet of a drinking water well?
Box 16
Can a Local Government Unit (LGU) provide a higher level of engineering review to ensure a functioning system that prevents adverse impacts to groundwater?
[ Box 58 No]
PREVIOUS QUESTION and ANSWER: Is the site located in a DWSMA, Wellhead Protection Area, or within 200 feet of a drinking water well? - Answer: Yes
Box 17
Are there existing or proposed structures or infrastructure (e.g. rate control BMPs, utilities, buildings, roadway, easements) that make the Performance Goal not feasible?
[ Box 21 No]
PREVIOUS QUESTION and ANSWER:
- Is the site located in a DWSMA, wellhead protection area, or within 200 feet of a drinking water well? - Answer: No
or
- Can a Local Government Unit (LGU) provide a higher level of engineering review to ensure a functioning system that prevents adverse impacts to groundwater? - Answer: Yes
Box 18
Is BMP relocation feasible?
[ Box 21 Yes]
PREVIOUS QUESTION and ANSWER: - Are there existing or proposed structures or infrastructure (e.g. rate control BMPs, utilities, buildings, roadway, easements) that make the Performance Goal not feasible? - Answer: Yes
Box 19
Is Flexible Treatment option (FTO) 1 feasible?
[ Box 62 Yes]
PREVIOUS QUESTION and ANSWER: Is BMP relocation feasible? - Answer: No
Box 20
Is Flexible Treatment Option (FTO) 2 feasible?
[ Box 54 Yes]
PREVIOUS QUESTION and ANSWER: Is Flexible Treatment Option (FTO) 1 feasible? - Answer: No
Flexible Treatment Option 2 (FTO #2)
Applicant attempts to comply with the following conditions:
- Achieve volume reduction to the maximum extent practicable (as determined by the Local Authority), and
- Remove 60 percent of the annual total phosphorus load, and
- options considered and presented shall examine the merits of relocating project elements to address varying soil conditions and other constraints across the site.
Box 21
Is karst present on the site?
If you are unsure, we recommend you review the guidance for karst in this manual. To retain your place in this flowchart, either open the karst guidance page in a new tab (right click on the link and select Open Link in New Tab), use the back arrow after visiting the karst guidance page, or use the Breadcrumbs at the top of the page.
PREVIOUS QUESTION and ANSWER:
- Are there existing or proposed structures or infrastructure that make the performance goal not feasible? - Answer: No
or
- Is BMP relocation feasible? - Answer: Yes
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PREVIOUS QUESTION and ANSWER:
- Are there zoning and land use requirements that make the Performance Goal not feasible? - Answer: No
or
- Is BMP relocation feasible? - Answer: Yes
Discussion
A drinking water supply management area (DWSMA) is the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) approved surface and subsurface area surrounding a public water supply well that completely contains the scientifically calculated wellhead protection area and is managed by the entity identified in a wellhead protection plan. The boundaries of the drinking water supply management area are delineated by identifiable physical features, landmarks or political and administrative boundaries.
Links
- The Minnesota Department of Health maintains maps, shapefiles and other information on source water protection in Minnesota, including maps of Drinking Water Supply Management Areas (DWSMAs).
- Minnesota Department of Health Source Water Protection main page
- http://water.epa.gov/infrastructure/drinkingwater/sourcewater/protection/index.cfm United States Environmental Protection Agency] Source Water protection page
- Evaluating Proposed Stormwater Infiltration Projects in Vulnerable Wellhead Protection Areas