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Determination of the Necessity of an Environmental Impact Statement for <br />the Long Lake Improvement Project <br />Page 5 <br />C. Physical Impacts on Water Resources <br />Section 12 of the EAW discusses the physical impact of the Project on water <br />resources. The EAW discusses the types, extent and reversibility of environmental effects. <br />Although, as noted in the EAW, the project will involve work in DNR protected streams and <br />jurisdictional wetlands, the Project will have an overall positive impact on water resources. <br />The overall project will reduce the phosphorus loading and improve the water quality of Long <br />Lake and downstream receiving waters. The project will also increase the overall diversity of <br />wetland/deep water habitat at each of the three Project sites. <br />The cumulative potential effects of related or anticipated future projects has also been <br />considered by the MCWD in making its determination of no significant impact. The <br />underlying goal of the Project is to improve the water quality of Long Lake, which, as <br />discussed above, will have a positive impact on water resources. <br />As noted in section 8 of the EAW, the project is the subject of extensive review by <br />various federal, state and local agencies. These agencies will address any potentially negative <br />ramifications of the project on water resources in the permitting process. <br />After consideration of the factors set out in Minnesota Rule 4410.1700, the MCWD <br />determines that the Project will not result in significant environmental effects on water <br />resources. <br />D.Water Use <br />Section 13 of the EAW discusses the types, extent and reversibility of the Project’s <br />impact on water use. <br />The cumulative potential effects of related or anticipated future projects has also been <br />considered by the MCWD in making its determination of no significant impact. The Project <br />is not expected to result in even minor environmental effects and, thus, as a result, will not <br />contribute to cumulative negative environmental impacts. <br />066/22090508 8/11/95