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DT DATE Ac?/-^7 ATTACHMENT A CONDITIONS FOR GENERAL PERMIT #97-6098 (Page 1 of 3) GENERAL 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. All appropriate licenses or approvals from the Lake Minnetonka Conservation District and from the City in which the project Is located must be obtained prior to commencing the project. Erosion control measures shall be adequately designed for the site characteristics. They may include staked haybales, diversion channels, sediment ponds, or sediment fences. They shall be installed in accordance with "Protecting Water Quality in Urban Areas - Best Management Practices for Minnesota" MPCA, October 1989, prior to commencement and maintained throughout the project. All exposed soil shall be stabilized as soon as possible and no later than 72 hours after the completion of the project. Soil stabilization shall be achieved by mulching and seeding or placement of sod at the rates or manner prescribed in the above referenced guidance document on erosion control or by other accepted manner defined in said document. Topsoil should be used to re-dress disturbed soil areas and indigenous plant species should be used to revegetate disturbed areas whenever possible. No removal or deatmetlon of aquatic vegetation is permitted unless an Aquatic Management Permit is obtained from DNR Regional Fisheries Office (@ 772-7950), or the removal consists or mechanical (i.e., not chemical) removal of submerged or floating aquatic vegetation that meets the conditions for not requiring a permit (i.e., mechanical removal of submerged or floating aquatic vegetation in an area of less than 2,500 square feet). Note: Removal of any amount of emergent vegetation is prohibited unless an aquatic plant management permit has been obtained from DNR Fisheries. Project equipment shall be inspected for Eurasian water milfoil, zebra mussels and other exotics, and decontaminated prior to and following project completion and/or when equipment is moved from one waterbody to another. Every reasonable precaution shall be taken to prevent inoculation of other waterbodies. DNR- Ecological Services (612-296-2835) may be contacted for information on how to decontaminate equipment. The permittee shall monitor all disturbed areas for the presence of purple loosestrife and control the plant. The DNR aquatic plant manager should be contacted at 772-7950 for permit needs and additional information. The permittee is authorized to maintain the approved work to the dimensions in the LMCD license. Prior to commencing any maintenance work, the permittee shall advise the Lake Minnetonka Conservation Distrirt of the extent and method of maintenance. The maintenance shall not be commenced until permittee receives written approval from the Lake Minnetonka Conservation District. The LMCD shall copy the DNR Area Hydrologist and the Conservation Officer on such maintenance approvals. The DNR Area Rsheries Manager will be given an opportunity to review the proposed plans to help ensure that no posted spawning areas or other significant fish or wildlife habitat is affected. Structures (docks, ramps, etc.) shall not be constructed with materials that would have a detrimental impact on aquatic organisms or water quality. Placement of structures not permitted. Placement of structures shall not be permitted where the structure: (A) VVill obstruct navigation or create a water safety hazard. (B) Will be detrimental to significant fish and wildlife habitat, or protected vegetation. Construction Is prohibited in posted fish spawning areas. (C) Is designed or intended to be used for human habitation or as a boathouse. (D) Is designed or Intended to include walls, a roof, or sewage facilities.