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MINNEHAHA CREEK WATERSHED DISTRICT BOARD OF MANAGERS REVISIONS PURSUANT TO MINNESOTA STATUTES§ 103D.341 Adopted Apri124,2014 Effective June 6,2014 WETLAND PROTECTION RULE 1. POLICY. It is the policy of the Board of Managers to: (a)Achieve no net loss in the quantity, quality and biological diversity of Minnesota's existing wetlands; (b) Increase the quantity, quality and biological diversity of Minnesota's wetlands by restoring or enhancing diminished or drained wetlands; (c) Avoid direct or indirect impacts from activities that destroy or diminish the quantity, quality and biological diversity of wetlands; (d)Minimize direct or indirect impacts from activities that destroy or diminish the quantity, quality and biological diversity of wetlands; (e)Rectify the impact of any such activity by repairing, rehabilitating, or restoring the affected wetland environment; (fj Reduce or eliminate the impact of such activity over time by preservation and maintenance operation during the life of the activity; (g) Compensate for the impact on the wetlands by restoring a wetland; (h)Compensate for the impact on the wetlands by replacing or providing substitute wetland resources or environments; and (i) Promote competent administration of the Wetland Conservation Act(WCA)within the watershed. 2. REGULATION UNDER WCA AND WATERSHED LAW. The District regulates activity impacting wetlands pursuant to the WCA and the Watershed Law. A permit for activities impacting wetlands or requiring wetland buffers is required as follows: (a) In municipalities where the District is the local government unit under the WCA, a permit is required from the District for any draining or filling of wetlands, or excavation in the permanently and semipermanently flooded areas of type 3,4, or 5 wetlands, and in all wetland types if the excavation results in filling,draining, or conversion to nonwetland. The WCA, as amended, and its implementing rules as set forth in Minnesota Rules chapter 8420, as amended, specifically including sequencing requirements and all exemptions,are incorporated as a part of this rule. Work affecting a wetland that qualifies as no-loss under the WCA and work affecting an 1