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Home My WebLink AboutRe: MCWD/working without permit NOV-17-2006 15:57 M C W D 952 471 0682 P.02/02 Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Improving Quality of Water, Quality of Life Established in 1967 November 17, 2006 Me Minnehaha Creek Frederick A Johnson 4017 North Shore Dr. Watershed District is Mound, MN 55364 committed to a RE:4017 North Shore Dr. leadership rule in protecting,improving, Dear Mr.Johnson, and managing the During routine inspections by the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District(MCWD)staff on Friday surface waters andNovember 17,2006, it was observed that work was performed on your property, including the demolition of a house. It appears that that work being performed on your property may require an affiliated groundwater MCWD permit. resources within the Please submit a plan showing the scope of work planned for your property. Provide the quantity of soil that you needed to excavate or may bring in for fill,and the dimensions of the disturbed areas District,including their resulting from the addition. relationships to the Once you submit your information we can make the determination if the quantity of material on your ecosystems of which they site is passing our thresholds for a Rule B: Erosion Control Permit. At that time you may be required to submit additional information for a permit to be issued. Until a determination can be are an integral part, made there needs to be a sediment or erosion control measure such as silt fence in place to ensure that the fill material remains on your lot in the event of a large rainfall. through regulation, capital projects, Please submit the requested information by November 28,2006.A failure to respond may result in formal enforcement action to which a permittee may be subject for permit violations includes education,cooperative issuance of a stop work order, criminal misdemeanor prosecution,and fees for additional inspections and legal costs.Working without a permit where one is required is in violation of endeavors,and other MCWD Rules and is a misdemeanor subject to penalty by law.Work must stop until a permit is issued you.To access MCWD Rules,please go to our web site at www.minnehahacreek.orq. If you programs based on have additional questions please call me at(952)471-0590 ex. 210. sound science, innuyative thinking an Sincerely, informed and engaged constituency,and the cost effective use of public Nathaniel Kale District Representative funds. Cc: Lyle Oman, City of Orono Enclosed: Silt Fence Instructions Combined Joint Notification Form 18202 Minnetonka Boulevard,Deephaven Minnesota 55391 • Phone;952.411-0590 • Fax 952-471-0682 • www.minnehahacreek,org TOTAL P.02 DEC-08-2006 16:35 MCWD 952 471 0682 P.02/02 Minnehaha €reek 4J : Watershed District Improving Quality of Water,Quality ofLife Established in 1967 December 8,2006 The Minnehaha Creek Frederick A Johnson 4017 North Shore Dr. Watershed District is Mound, MN 55364 committed to a RE:4017 North Shore Dr. leadership role in protecting,improving, Dear Mr.Johnson, and managing the During routine inspections by the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District(MCWD)staff on December surface waters and 8, 2006 at the above mentioned location the following violations were recorded: affiliated groundwater • Working without a MCWD Rule B, Erosion Control permit • Silt fence missing from the sides of the property resources within the District,including their To avoid formal enforcement action, please complete.the actions required below by Noon, Friday December 15, 2006: relationships to the • Send or deliver a completed Combined Joint Notification permit application with an original ecosystems ofwhich they signature for each project(enclosed) • Site plans showing contour elevations of each site and adjacent sites are an integral part, • Statement of intent to add or replace 4"of topsoil and permanently stabilize site with vegetation through regulation, after construction • Indicate on each site plan where you propose to put silt fence and have placed silt fence, as capital projects, well as the gravel construction entrance • Silt fence is required in front of the each site,along the road,and on the bottom of steep slopes education,cooperative on your site (in your case the construction area and contours of the site may negate the need endeavors,and other for silt fence along the road) • Silt fence must be trenched in six inches and installed according to instructions programs based on • Effectively install and maintain silt fence to be effective according to the erosion control plan you submit, including repairing any areas falling down. sound science, • Maintain a gravel driveway to keep sediment from site entering the street. innovative thinking,an • A$10.00 application fee is required for each permit application • A$100.00 After-the-fact permit fee is required for each project started without a MCWD informed and engaged permit constituency,and the It appears that your site only requires a Rule B: Erosion Control permit;however,the proximity to cost effective use of public the lake may necessitate a Rule C: Floodplain Alteration permit. Formal enforcement action to which a permittee may be subject for permit violations includes issuance of a stop work order, funds. criminal misdemeanor prosecution, and fees for additional inspections and legal costs.Working without a permit where one is required is in violation of MCWD Rules and is a misdemeanor subject to penalty by law.Work must stop until a permit is issued you.To access MCWD Rules, please go to our web site at www,minnehahacreek.org. If you have additional questions please call me at(952)471-0590 ext. 210 Sincerely, Nathaniel Kale District Representative Cc: Lyle Oman, City of Orono Enclosed: Combined Joint Notification Form 18202 Minnetonka Boulevard.Deephaven Minnesota 55391 • Phone:952-471-0590 • Fax 952-471-0682 • www.minnehahacreek.org