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o _c,, MINNEHAHA CREEK WATERSHED BOUNDARY <br /> 4.' - WATERSHED DISTRICT <br /> i� NN <br /> /�NED VGray Freshwater Center, Navarre 9 <br /> 2500 Shadywood Road, Suite 37 <br /> Excelsior, Minnesota 55331 i CREEK <br /> LAKE MINNETONKA <br /> Phone: 612/471-0590 Fax: 612/471-0682 <br /> BOARD OF MANAGERS:John E.Thomas,President;Pamela G.Blixt,Vice President;Martha MINNESOTA RIVER <br /> S.Hartfiel,Secretary;Thomas W.LaBounty,Treasurer;Monica Gross;C.Woodrow Love; <br /> Thomas Maple,Jr. <br /> December 18, 1995 Pk_ <br /> Madalen Pidgeonb �- ,,,�iPr <br /> 10912 Glen Wilding Lane <br /> Bloomington, MN 55431 <br /> Dear Mrs. Pidgeon, <br /> District engineer, Andrew Syverson, met . ' . ou , • W .O. E• ale on Friday, December 8, <br /> to inspect the wetland on your prope Orchard Park Road, Long La*). Based on <br /> discussions with him and upon revie a e corres -ence between yourself and the City of <br /> Orono, the following points are noted: <br /> It is very probable that activities of adjacent property owners have restricted the drainage <br /> between your parcels of property. In an effort to restore the drainage to the previous condition, <br /> existing tile line could be re-established. <br /> Restoring drain tile to the previous condition is addressed under exemption 3 of the Wetland <br /> Conservation Act and would not require a watershed district permit. This exemption states that a <br /> replacement plan is not required for `activities necessary to repair and maintain existing public <br /> or private drainage systems as long as wetlands that have been in existence for more than 20 <br /> years are not drained' (see attached). <br /> This letter qualifies as your exemption from the WCA if you proceed with re-establishing <br /> existing drain tile. If other means to resolve this issue are pursued, such as a diversion, please <br /> contact our office regarding permits. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> 0n 1 <br /> If -g i \V" <br /> Suzan M. Weed an <br /> Assist t District Director <br /> encl. <br /> DEC 2.. 0 1996 <br /> cc: Jeanne Mabusth, City of Orono <br /> Andrew Syverson, Wenck Associates <br /> ^istric'nir t.-- c .,,_ . , <br /> 4'YM <br />