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Tho Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) has approved a plan for improving the water quality of Long Lake. This plan designates certain property south of County Road 6 in the City of Orono, identiAed in attached Exhibit 1 (hereafter referred to as the "Subj^ Property") as the site for a two-cell wetland detention pond with associated weirs, fish barriers, access roadway and other structures (the "Orono Project"), designates certain other property near Dear Hill Road in the City of Medina as the site for an additional two-cell wetland detention system (the "Medina Project"), and improves two existing detention basins in the City of Long Lake (the "Long Lake Project"). The MCWD conimitted to the ^''Uowing conditions in its agreement with the owners of the Subject Property: a. The MCWD will complete the Medina Project in accordance with the plans included as attached Exhibit 2 prior to beginning the Orono Project. b. The wetland detention basin in the Orono Project shall be located and shall be of the size, volume and shape in strict conformance with the conceptual design set forth in attached Exhibit 3. c The MCWD shall not locate permanently within the Subject Property any equipment, buildings or other structures except the outlet structure identified in Exhibit 3, provided that the MCWD may temporarily locate equipment on the Subject Property for construction or maintenance purposes. d. The access road for maintenance of the wetland detention basin shall be aligned as set forth in Exhibit 3, shall follow the natural grade of the site without excavation or other modification of the existing landscape, and shall have a cleared right-of-way width not exceeding 20 feet, with a natural surface not covered with gravel, rock or impervious surface. f. The wetland detention basin shall be constructed and completed with six months after commencement of construction activities. g. In constructing the Orono Project, and thereafter operating and maintaining it, the MCWD shall require its employees, contractors or agents to use the bes; reasonably available techniques for controlling erosion and for minimizing disruption or damage, either temporary or permanent, to the Subject Property resulting from clearing, grubbing, excavating, damming, ditching or any other construction activities and the equipment and personnel associated therewith. h. After the Orono Project has been initially constructed and/or any operational or maintenance activities thereafter performed, the MCWD shall cause its employees, contractors or agents to employ promptly the best reasonably available techniques for restoring to their original appearance and characteristics any