HomeMy WebLinkAboutMn. Wetland Conservation Act Notice of Decision - 2008 - • . � • � - • '
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Name and Address of Local Government Unit: Minnehaha Creek Watershed District, 18202
Minnetonka Blvd, Deephaven MN 55391
Name of Applicant: Crai�Kupfer Project Name 560 Kellv Ave
Application Number:
Type of Application(check one): ❑ Exemption
❑ No Loss
❑ Replacement Plan
❑ Banking Plan
� Wetland Boundary/Type
Date of Decision: 8/25/08
Check One: �Approved
❑Appt'oved wlth Conditions (see note on page 2 regarding use of wetland banking credits)
❑ Denied
Summary of PrOjeCt/DeCision(indicate exemption number per MN Rule 8420.0122, if applicable): The
wetland boundarv at 2560 Ke(Iv Avenue in Orono(PIN#20-117-23-11-00071,was delineated by Svoboda
Ecolo�ical Resources. One wetland basin was delineated on the aarcel. The boundarv as flag,ged rn the
field and labeled in the delineation report dated August 8,2008 is accepted bv the MCWD. The boundarY
was verified in the field on Au�ust 22,2008 bv MCWD staff.
List of Addressees:
Landowner:
Craig Kupfer
240 County Road 110 N
Mound MN 55364
Members of Technical Evaluation PaneL- �
Lynda Peterson R�CE)�►��
MN BWSR
520 Lafayette Road, 2nd Floor AU�' � � 1J�:;
St Paul MN 55155 � '
Ct�OF p�,ONO
Hennepin County Environmental Services
Stacey Lijewski
417 N 5�' St, Ste 200
Minneapolis MN 55401-3206
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2560 Kelly Ave NOD.doc 10/02/07
Evelyn Turner
City of Orono
P.O. Box 66
Crystal Bay, MN 55323
Watershed District or Watershed Management Organization(If Applicable):
Minnehaha Creek Watershed District
Department of Natural Resources Regional Office (select appropriate office):
NW Region: NE Region: Central Region: Southern Region:
Regional Director Reg.Env.Assess.Ecol. Reg.Env.Assess. Ecol. Reg.Env.Assess.Ecol.
2115 Birchmont Beach Rd.NE Div.Ecol.Services Div.Ecol.Services Div.Ecol.Services
Bemidji,MN 56601 1201 E.Hwy.2 1200 Warner Road 261 Hwy. IS South
Grand Rapids,MN 55744 St.Paul,MN 55106 New Ulm,MN 56073
DNR TEP Representative(if different than above)
Jack Gleason
DNR Waters
1200 Warner Rd
St Paui MN 55106
Corp of Engineers Project Manager @
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District
ATTN: CO-R, 190 Fifth Street East
St. Paul,MN 55101-1638
Individual members of the public who requested a copy, summary only
Emmy Baskerville
Svoboda Ecological Resources
2477 Shadywood Road
Excelsior MN 55331
You aze hereby notified that the decision of the Local Government Unit on the above-
referenced application was made on the date stated above. A copy of the Local Government
Unit's Findi�and Conclusions is attached. Pursuant to Minn. R. 8420.0200 and 8420.0250
any appeal of'C�ie decision must be commenced by mailing a petition for appeal within thirty(30)
calendar days of the date of the mailing of this Notice to the following as indicated:
Check one: . .
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(For LGUsta�'decisions and decisions made (For LGUdecisions made after a public hearin�
without a public hearrng, list name and address of Executive Director
LGUgoverning body or designated appeal body.) Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources
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2560 Kelly Ave NOD.doc 10/02/07
Minnehaha Creek Watershed District 520 Lafayette Road North
18202 Minnetonka Blvd St.Paul,MN 55155
Deephaven MN 55391
NOTE: Approval of Wetland Replacement Plan Applications involving the use of wetland
banking credits is conditional upon withdrawal of the appropriate credits from the state wetland
bank. No wetland impacts may commence until the applicant receives a copy of the fully signed
and executed"Application for Withdrawal of Wetland Credits,"signed by the BWSR wetland
bank administrator certifying that the wetland bank credits have been debited.
THIS DECISION ONLYAPPLIES TO the Minnesota Wetland Conservation Act. Additional approvals or
permits from local, state, and federal�agencies may be required. Check with al!appropriate authorities
before commencing work in or near wetlands.
Applicant proceeds at their own risk if work authorized by this decision is started before the appeal time period has
expired.If this decision is reversed or revised under appeal the applicant is responsible for all wetland impacts.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT UN.
August 18, 2008
Signature Date
Natalie White. District Technician -
Name and Title
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2560 Kelly Ave NOD.doc 10/02/07
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IMPROVING QUALITV OF WATER, QUALITY Of LIFE
rne M�»„enana creek Local Government Unit Findings and Conclusions
Watershed Distnct is
committed to a The delineation of the wetland boundary at 2560 Kelly Avenue, Orono (PIN# 20-
117-23-11-0007) was reviewed August 22, 2008. Conditions were clear and
(eadership role in abOltt 75°F.
protecting, improving
One wetland basin was delineated on the site. The wetland was located on the
a»d�na�,a��nq the southeast side of the property and continued off the parcel to the southeast. The
su,�ace waeers and dominant community type was shallow marsh, Type 3. The water level was low
affiliated groundwater at the time of review, but water stained leaves and tree trunks indicated a larger
area of standing water.earlier in the growing season. Dominant vegetation in the
resources within the basin was narrow leaf cattail. The wetland edge also had weeping willow and
�istrict, incfuding their jewelweed; the boundary with upland was characterized by a change in
topography and presence of upland species such as buckthorn and winged sumac.
re[ationships ta the
ecosystems of which they MCWD staff finds that the boundary as flagged in the field and submitted in the
report dated August 8, 2008 is acceptable.
are crn integra(part.
We achieve our mission A project may require a 1VICWD approved permit in addition to other required
through regu(ation, permits. If you have any questions,please contact me or James Wisker,MCWD
Permitting Officer, at 952-471-0590.
caprtal projects,
education, cooperative Report drafted by:
Natalie White
endeavors, and other MCWD District Techrucian
programs based on August 18, 2008
sound science,
innovative thinking, an
informed and engaged
constituency and the
cost effecfive use of
public funds.
18202 Minnetonka Boulevard, Deephaven, MN 55391 • 952-471-0590 • Fax:952-471-0682 • www.minnehahacreek.org
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