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City of Orono <br />Surface Water Management Plan February 2019 21 <br />3.13 MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (MNDOT) <br />Within the City, MnDOT administers state highway systems. MnDOT approval is required for any <br />construction activity within state right-of-ways. MnDOT also administers a substantial amount of <br />funding for transportation projects completed in the City. Anticipated activities of MnDOT are <br />periodically published in their State Transportation Improvement Plan (STIP). <br />3.14 U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) <br />The EPA develops and enforces the regulations that implement environmental laws enacted by Congress; <br />however, the MPCA bears responsibility for implementing many of the resulting programs within <br />Minnesota. The NPDES program, the Impaired Waters List, and the Nondegradation Review are all the <br />result of the Clean Water Act, administered by the EPA. <br />3.15 U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (USACE) <br />Under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, including subsequent modifications, the EPA and the USACE <br />regulate the placement of fill into all wetlands of the U.S. In 1993, there was a modification of the <br />definition of "discharge of dredged material” to include incidental discharges associated with excavation. <br />This modification meant that any excavation done within a wetland required the applicant to go through <br />Section 404 permitting procedures. In 1998, however, this decision was modified so that excavation in <br />wetlands is now regulated by the USACE only when it is associated with a fill action. <br />3.16 FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) <br />FEMA manages federal disaster mitigation and relief programs, including the National Flood Insurance <br />Program (NFIP). This program includes floodplain management and flood hazard mapping. FEMA <br />published the initial Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for Orono in 2004. The Flood Insurance Study <br />was updated in 2016. <br />3.17 NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE (NRCS) <br />The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is a division of the U.S. Department of <br />Agriculture. Formerly named the Soil Conservation Service (SCS), the NRCS provides technical advice <br />and engineering design services to local conservation districts across the nation. The Soil Survey of <br />Hennepin County Minnesota was published by the Soil Conservation Service in 1974. The SCS also <br />developed hydrologic calculation methods that are widely used in water resources design. <br />3.18 U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY <br />The USGS provides mapping and scientific study of the nation’s landscape and natural resources. USGS <br />maps provide the basis for many local resource management efforts. <br />3.19 U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE <br />The USFWS works to conserve and protect the nation’s fish, wildlife, plants and habitat. The USFWS <br />developed the National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) beginning in 1974, to support federal, state and local <br />wetland management work. <br />3.20 WATER RESOURCE AGREEMENTS <br />Below is a summary of formal agreements and “standard operating procedures” currently in place: <br />·With the Cities of Wayzata and Plymouth <br />o North Ferndale – date of agreement is August 9, 1999 <br />·With the Cities of Medina and Long Lake and with MCWD <br />o Long Lake Creek Watershed Partnership – date of agreement is April 25, 2016 <br />·With MCWD <br />o MOU for Water Planning and Regulation – date of MOU is November 4, 2010