HomeMy WebLinkAboutChamplin 3rd_MCWD InformationAddendum to Comments
Submitted by Jud and Aleya Champlin
210 Big Island
Minnehaha Creek Watershed District
(MCWD)
Functional Assessment of Wetlands
(FAW)
MCWD’s Functional Assessment of Wetlands
● The MCWD’s goal regarding wetlands is to “(p)reserve, create and restore wetland
resources and maximize the benefits and functionality of wetlands to the watershed”
(Sec. 4.11, Goal 11)
● For Lake Minnetonka, Goal 11.1 is to “(m)aintain existing acreage of wetlands in the
subwatershed and achieve no net loss in their size, quality, type and biological
diversity.”
● Goal 11 states that a “key strategy of this plan is regulation of wetlands in accordance
with a management classification…” (emphasis added)
● The area of the proposed dock is assigned to a “Manage 3” wetland classification which
is allowed some impacts, considering their effects on stormwater management.
The 480 Big Island dock permit application for use of the unimproved
right-of-way should to take into account the MCWD’s wetland classification of the
area and the watershed impact on the shoreline.
The proposed dock location would be in the Minnehaha Creek
Corridor and the unimproved right-of-way is a designated MCWD
Priority as a Key Conservation Area
https://www.minnehahacreek.org/maps
Close-up of MCWD Map
Proposed Dock Area is Classified as a MCWD “Manage 3” Wetland
MCWD Water Resources Section 3.2.5: Wetlands
https://www.minnehahacreek.org/32-water-resources/325-wetlands
MCWD Functional Assessment of Wetlands Fig. 28
MCWD Resource Management Section 4.11
Goal 11: Wetlands
https://www.minnehahacreek.org/40-resource-management-goals-and-strategies/411-wetlands-2
MCWD Resource Management Section 4.11
Goal 11.1: Lake Minnetonka
https://www.minnehahacreek.org/40-resource-management-goals-and-strategies/411-wetlands-2