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TO: <br />FROM: <br />DATE: <br />Ron Vloor«, City .\dmini$aaof <br />Mkiael P. Gaflroo. Assi. Kanmnf A Zooiag Admimstfiior <br />January 5. 199* <br />SUBJECT: Wetland COTtscrvaiioo Act • LGU Dcsifnation <br />List of Exhibits <br />A - WCA Final Rule Sununary <br />The Wetland Cocsenatioo Act (WCA) final mics took effixt on January 1st. The final <br />rules were (teveloped by the Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) pu^t to Sute <br />Sumtc, and are mandatory throughout the Sute. E.xhibu A is a summary of the rules. <br />Dufini the -intenm penod' from 6/3093 to 12/31/93. the Minnehaha Creek Watershed <br />District has bUn acting as the responsible local govemocnt unit (LGU) fw implemcnunoo of <br />the WCA. As of January 1. 1994. the ■pennancm rules* arc in effect. The City is required <br />to one of two actions; <br />• Adopt the WCA •permanent rules* and assume responsibility as LGU for <br />implementing and enforcmg the WCA regulations. <br />• Designate the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District as LGU. <br />action. <br />A number of fKtorj should be caken into consiJerauon in deciding whether Orono should <br />assume LGU responsibiliucs: <br />. As LGU. Orono would be responsible for aU facets of WCA rule enforcement. <br />l°^^^^^Requiring that developers and land owners provide documcnuiion <br />(delineation) of all Type 1 through 8 weUands. <br />Dcterminmg whether identified wetlands are exempt from the WCA rules, <br />including permanent record keeping on exemption detenninauons. issuance <br />of certificates of exemption, etc. <br />Making -no-loss" determinations. <br />Requiring Type I through 8 wcUand alteration appUcauons. providmg <br />technical review of proposals, and approving replacement plans. <br />Creating a 3-mcmbcr technical panel to make scientific detcrmina