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MN CSW Permit Section 23 Discharges to Special (Prohibited, Restricted, Other) and Impaired Waters

==SECTION 23 DISCHARGES TO SPECIAL (PROHIBITED, RESTRICTED, OTHER) AND IMPAIRED WATERS==

===23.1===
<big>Additional Requirements for Discharges to Special (Prohibited, Restricted, Other) and Impaired Waters.</big>

===23.2===
<big>The [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MN_CSW_Permit_Section_25_Definitions#25.4 BMPs] identified for each special or impaired water are required for those areas of the [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MN_CSW_Permit_Section_25_Definitions#25.24 project] draining to a discharge point on the project that is within one mile ([https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MN_CSW_Permit_Section_25_Definitions#25.3 aerial radius measurement]) of special or impaired water and flows to that special or impaired water.</big>

===23.3===
<big>Discharges to the following special waters identified as Prohibited in Minn. R. 7050.0035 Subp. 3 must incorporate the BMPs outlined in items [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MN_CSW_Permit_Section_23_Discharges_to_Special_(Prohibited,_Restricted,_Other)_and_Impaired_Waters#23.9 23.9], [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MN_CSW_Permit_Section_23_Discharges_to_Special_(Prohibited,_Restricted,_Other)_and_Impaired_Waters#23.10 23.10], [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MN_CSW_Permit_Section_23_Discharges_to_Special_(Prohibited,_Restricted,_Other)_and_Impaired_Waters#23.11 23.11], [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MN_CSW_Permit_Section_23_Discharges_to_Special_(Prohibited,_Restricted,_Other)_and_Impaired_Waters#23.13 23.13] and [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MN_CSW_Permit_Section_23_Discharges_to_Special_(Prohibited,_Restricted,_Other)_and_Impaired_Waters#23.14 23.14]:

:a. Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness; Voyageurs National Park; Kettle River from the site of the former dam at Sandstone to its confluence with the Saint Croix River; Rum River from Ogechie Lake spillway to the northernmost confluence with Lake Onamia.
:b. Those portions of Lake Superior North of latitude 47 degrees, 57 minutes, 13 seconds, East of Hat Point, South of the Minnesota-Ontario boundary, and West of the Minnesota-Michigan boundary;
:c. Scientific and Natural Areas identified as in [https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/7050.0335/ Minn. R. 7050.0335 Subp. 3]: Boot Lake, Anoka County; Kettle River in sections 15, 22, 23, T 41 N, R 20, Pine County; Pennington Bog, Beltrami County; Purvis Lake-Ober Foundation, Saint Louis County; waters within the borders of Itasca Wilderness Sanctuary, Clearwater County; Wolsfeld Woods, Hennepin County; Green Water Lake, Becker County; Blackdog Preserve, Dakota County; Prairie Bush Clover, Jackson County; Black Lake Bog, Pine County; Pembina Trail Preserve, Polk County; and Falls Creek, Washington County.</big>

===23.4===
<big>Discharges to the following special waters identified as Restricted must incorporate the BMPs outlined in items [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MN_CSW_Permit_Section_23_Discharges_to_Special_(Prohibited,_Restricted,_Other)_and_Impaired_Waters#23.9 23.9], [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MN_CSW_Permit_Section_23_Discharges_to_Special_(Prohibited,_Restricted,_Other)_and_Impaired_Waters#23.10 23.10] and [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MN_CSW_Permit_Section_23_Discharges_to_Special_(Prohibited,_Restricted,_Other)_and_Impaired_Waters#23.11 23.11]:

:a. Lake Superior, except those portions identified as prohibited in item [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MN_CSW_Permit_Section_23_Discharges_to_Special_(Prohibited,_Restricted,_Other)_and_Impaired_Waters#23.3 23.3.b];
:b. Mississippi River in those portions from Lake Itasca to the southerly boundary of Morrison County that are included in the Mississippi Headwaters Board comprehensive plan dated February 12, 1981;
:c. Scenic or Recreational River Segments: Saint Croix River, entire length; Cannon River from northern city limits of Faribault to its confluence with the Mississippi River; North Fork of the Crow River from Lake Koronis outlet to the Meeker-Wright county line; Kettle River from north Pine County line to the site of the former dam at Sandstone; Minnesota River from Lac que Parle dam to Redwood County State Aid Highway 11; Mississippi River from County State Aid Highway 7 bridge in Saint Cloud to northwestern city limits of Anoka; and Rum River from State Highway 27 bridge in Onamia to Madison and Rice streets in Anoka;
:d. Lake Trout Lakes identified in [https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/7050.0335/ Minn. R. 7050.0335] including lake trout lakes inside the boundaries of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Voyageurs National Park;
:e. Calcareous Fens listed in [https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/7050.0335/ Minn. R. 7050.0335, Subp. 1].</big>

===23.5===
<big>Discharges to the Trout Lakes (other special water) identified in [https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/6264.0050/ Minn. R. 6264.0050, subp. 2] must incorporate the BMPs outlined in items [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MN_CSW_Permit_Section_23_Discharges_to_Special_(Prohibited,_Restricted,_Other)_and_Impaired_Waters#23.9 23.9], [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MN_CSW_Permit_Section_23_Discharges_to_Special_(Prohibited,_Restricted,_Other)_and_Impaired_Waters#23.10 23.10] and [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MN_CSW_Permit_Section_23_Discharges_to_Special_(Prohibited,_Restricted,_Other)_and_Impaired_Waters#23.11 23.11].</big>

===23.6===
<big>Discharges to the Trout Streams (other special water) listed in [https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/6264.0050/ Minn. R. 6264.0050, subp. 4] must incorporate the BMPs outlined in items [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MN_CSW_Permit_Section_23_Discharges_to_Special_(Prohibited,_Restricted,_Other)_and_Impaired_Waters#23.9 23.9], [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MN_CSW_Permit_Section_23_Discharges_to_Special_(Prohibited,_Restricted,_Other)_and_Impaired_Waters#23.10 23.10], [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MN_CSW_Permit_Section_23_Discharges_to_Special_(Prohibited,_Restricted,_Other)_and_Impaired_Waters#23.11 23.11] and [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MN_CSW_Permit_Section_23_Discharges_to_Special_(Prohibited,_Restricted,_Other)_and_Impaired_Waters#23.12 23.12].</big>

===23.7===
<big>Discharges to impaired waters or a water with an USEPA approved TMDL for any of the impairments listed in this item must incorporate the BMPs outlined in items [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MN_CSW_Permit_Section_23_Discharges_to_Special_(Prohibited,_Restricted,_Other)_and_Impaired_Waters#23.9 23.9] and [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MN_CSW_Permit_Section_23_Discharges_to_Special_(Prohibited,_Restricted,_Other)_and_Impaired_Waters#23.10 23.10]. Impaired waters are waters identified as impaired under section 303 (d) of the federal Clean Water Act for phosphorus (nutrient eutrophication biological indicators), turbidity, TSS, dissolved oxygen or aquatic biota (fish bioassessment, aquatic plant bioassessment and aquatic macroinvertebrate bioassessment). Terms used for the pollutants or stressors in this item are subject to change. The MPCA will list terminology changes on its construction stormwater website.</big>

===23.8===
<big>Where the additional BMPs in this Section conflict with requirements elsewhere in this permit, items [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MN_CSW_Permit_Section_23_Discharges_to_Special_(Prohibited,_Restricted,_Other)_and_Impaired_Waters#23.9 23.9] through [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MN_CSW_Permit_Section_23_Discharges_to_Special_(Prohibited,_Restricted,_Other)_and_Impaired_Waters#23.14 23.14] take precedence.</big>

===23.9===
<big>Permittees must [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MN_CSW_Permit_Section_25_Definitions#25.14 immediately initiate] [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MN_CSW_Permit_Section_25_Definitions#25.30 stabilization] of exposed soil areas, as described in item [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MN_CSW_Permit_Section_8_Erosion_Prevention_Practices#8.4 8.4], and complete the stabilization within seven (7) calendar days after the [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MN_CSW_Permit_Section_25_Definitions#25.6 construction activity] in that portion of the site temporarily or permanently ceases.</big>

===23.10===
<big>Permittees must provide a temporary sediment basin as described in [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MN_CSW_Permit_Section_14_Temporary_Sediment_Basins Section 14] for common drainage locations that serve an area with five (5) or more acres disturbed at one time.</big>

===23.11===
<big>Permittees must include an undisturbed buffer zone of not less than 100 linear feet from a special water (not including tributaries) and must maintain this buffer zone at all times, both during construction and as a permanent feature post construction, except where a water crossing or other encroachment is necessary to complete the project. Permittees must fully document the circumstance and reasons the buffer encroachment is necessary in the [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MN_CSW_Permit_Section_25_Definitions#25.33 SWPPP] and include restoration activities. This permit allows replacement of existing [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MN_CSW_Permit_Section_25_Definitions#25.15 impervious surface] within the buffer. Permittees must minimize all potential water quality, scenic and other environmental impacts of these exceptions by the use of additional or redundant (double) BMPs and must document this in the SWPPP for the project.</big>

===23.12===
<big>Permittees must design the permanent stormwater treatment system so the discharge from the project minimizes any increase in the temperature of trout streams resulting from the one (1) and two (2) year 24-hour precipitation events. This includes all tributaries of designated trout streams located within the same Public Land Survey System (PLSS) [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MN_CSW_Permit_Section_25_Definitions#25.27 Section].  Permittees must incorporate one or more of the following measures, in order of preference:

:a. Provide stormwater infiltration or other volume reduction practices as described in item [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MN_CSW_Permit_Section_15_Permanent_Stormwater_Treatment_System#15.4 15.4] and [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MN_CSW_Permit_Section_15_Permanent_Stormwater_Treatment_System#15.5 15.5], to reduce runoff.  Infiltration systems must discharge all stormwater routed to the system within 24 hours.
:b. Provide stormwater filtration as described in [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MN_CSW_Permit_Section_17_Filtration_Systems Section 17]. Filtration systems must discharge all stormwater routed to the system within 24 hours.
:c. Minimize the discharge from connected impervious surfaces by discharging to vegetated areas, or grass swales, and through the use of other non-structural controls.
:d. If ponding is used, the design must include an appropriate combination of measures such as shading, vegetated swale discharges or constructed [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MN_CSW_Permit_Section_25_Definitions#25.37 wetland] treatment cells that limit temperature increases. The pond must be designed as a dry pond and should draw down in 24 hours or less.
:e. Other methods that minimize any increase in the temperature of the trout stream.</big>

===23.13===
<big>Permittees must conduct routine site inspections once every three (3) days as described in item [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MN_CSW_Permit_Section_11_Inspections_and_Maintenance#11.2 11.2] for projects that discharge to prohibited waters.</big>

===23.14===
<big>If discharges to prohibited waters cannot provide volume reduction equal to one (1) inch times the net increase of impervious surfaces as required in item [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MN_CSW_Permit_Section_15_Permanent_Stormwater_Treatment_System#15.4 15.4] and [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MN_CSW_Permit_Section_15_Permanent_Stormwater_Treatment_System#15.5 15.5], permittees must develop a permanent stormwater treatment system design that will result in no net increase of TSS or phosphorus to the prohibited water.  Permittees must keep the plan in the SWPPP for the project.</big>