- Development Standards and Policy : New construction and redevelopment must follow the VLAWMO Water Management Policy as described in the Policy Manual. Proposed plans indicating erosion control, grading, stormwater management and any wetlands should be submitted to VLAWMO with the appropriate application fee.
Information presented below was taken from the BWSR website: http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/wetlands/wca/index.html
Agencies representing three levels of government (federal, state, and local) in Minnesota regulate certain activities that affect the course, current, and cross-section of lakes, wetlands, rivers and streams.
Federal
- Army Corps of Engineers: Permit Programs under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act.
State
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources: Public Waters Work Permit Program.
- Minnesota Pollution Control Agency: All construction work requires a construction stormwater permit from this agency.
Local
- VLAWMO: Wetland Conservation Act.
Work affecting the course, current, or cross-section of a lake, wetland, river, or stream may require a permit from one or all of these agencies.
The DNR Public Waters Work Permit Program applies to those lakes, wetlands, rivers, and streams identified on DNR Public Water Inventory maps. The Wetland Conservation Act applies to nearly all wetlands not shown on the DNR Public Water Inventory maps. The Corps of Engineers regulatory authority generally covers all water and wetland areas, including those that are regulated by the DNR or subject to the Wetland Conservation Act.
Permit Application Forms
For the convenience of applicants, the three levels of government have assembled a package of application forms. Note: Microsoft Word forms were created to allow users to download documents to their computers and fill them out. The forms have been locked, which protects the document from alterations. The PDF forms are not interactive.
Deadlines for Wetland Conservation Act Review and Action
- Exemptions and No-Loss Determination requests must be submitted 10 days prior to the Technical Committee meetings (2nd Friday of the month).
- Wetland Replacement Plan, Wetland Banking, and Temporary Impact Applications must be submitted 3 weeks prior to the Technical Committee meetings.
PERMIT APPLICATIONS FOR MOST PROJECTS INVOLVING LAKES, WETLANDS, RIVERS, AND STREAMS
The links below will connect you to the forms at the appropriate state agency and should be submitted to all appropriate agencies. VLAWMO is not responsible for these requirements.
- Most projects involving lakeshore or river alteration such as bridge/culvert installations, sand blankets, shore protection, channel excavation, etc., require a DNR Public Waters Work Permit and authorization from other governmental units. Permits for such projects can be applied for using the following form:
Permit Application Forms for Water/Wetland Projects Also available on the BWSR website as a Microsoft Word document. (Form NA-026620-03A - Minnesota Local/State/Federal Application Forms for Water/Wetland Projects)
- You will be informed by DNR Waters if your proposed project requires a DNR Public Waters Work Permit. If the proposed project is subject to the Wetland Conservation Act (WCA), permits for these types of projects can be applied for using the following forms:
Information about DNR Public Waters Work Permits.
PERMIT APPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY AND PUBLIC UTILITY PROJECTS
- For public transportation (Mn/DOT, county/city/township) or public utility projects requiring the preparation of a wetland replacement plan, permits can be applied for using the following form:
Permit Application Form for Water/Wetland Projects Also available on the BWSR website as a Microsoft Word document.
(Form NA-026620-03C Minnesota Local/State/Federal Application Forms for Water/Wetland Projects: Public Transportation and Linear Utility Projects - Part I only)
- For Public Road Maintenance Projects, use the following form:
Part II: Public Road Maintenance Short Form Notice Also available as a Microsoft Word document.
WCA EXEMPTIONS
AVOIDING, MINIMIZING, AND REPLACING WETLAND IMPACTS
VLAWMO Fees for WCA applications
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Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) Requests
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Wetland Replacement Plan application or
Wetland Banking application 12 hrs time
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$450
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Wetland exemptions 3 hours time
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$100
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Temporary Wetland Impact 5.5. hrs time
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$175
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No-Loss or other Wetland Determination 3 hours time
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$100
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Wetland Replacement Plans and Temporary Wetland Impacts require a cash surety.
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Variable – contact VLAWMO for more information
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Professional Services and Transportation
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VLAWMO administrators time (15 min. increments)
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$60.00 per hour
beyond planned time
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Outside Consultant Service With Board approval & (Engineer, Attorney, etc) signed cost-share agreement.
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Actual cost /hr + 15% service charge
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Mileage
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$0.50 per mi.
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Document and Electronic Reproduction
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1 – 50 pages
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$10.00 per document
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51 or more pages
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$10.00 per document plus $0.15/page over 50 pages
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Water Plan
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$50 per document
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Electronic reproduction (CD, etc.)
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Cost + 50 %
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NOTES:
1) All document and electronic reproduction requires self addressed stamped envelope if it is to be mailed, otherwise add $10.00 for mailing materials and postage.
2) If research time if needed to find documents, add $40.00 per hour to cost of documents billed in 15 minute increments
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