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Page 3 of 4 may have on trust resources typically requires gathering additional site‐specific (e.g., vegetation/species surveys) and project‐specific (e.g., magnitude and timing of proposed activities) information. Visit the IPaC Information for Planning and Consultation webpage to initiate review of your project. Submit the approval letters received from the reviews to the DNR Grant Coordinator listed on page one. Yes EVIDENCE OF COMPLIANCE WITH WATER AND WETLAND REGULATIONS: (Application form available on the Project Administration webpage noted on page 1) You will need to provide evidence of compliance with water and wetland regulations from one of the following: -The Department of Natural Resources for protected waters (link), -The county Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) or local unit of government for Wetland Conservation Law (see note below), -The U.S. Corps of Engineers. The SWCD will direct you as to the appropriate steps to attain compliance. This can be done be filling out a joint form that has been developed by these three interests. The "Minnesota Local/State/Federal Application Forms for Water/Wetland Projects" must be completed and sent to your county Soil and Water Conservation District or local unit of government. Please note: if the local waters authority feel there are no water issues involved, ask them to state that in a letter with how they came to this official determination, and attach it to your EAS Checklist with verification from one of the three authorized entities listed above. Submit the approval letter received to the DNR Grant Coordinator listed on page one. Yes EVIDENCE OF COMPLIANCE WITH MINNESOTA ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW RULES (no application form – see directions below) The Grant Applicant needs to forward documentation of trail project environmental review compliance. This can be accomplished by furnishing a memorandum of staff or contractor analysis, a board resolution or meeting minutes, an Environmental Assessment Worksheet Record of Decision, or an Environmental Impact Statement Adequacy Determination. In short, you will need to provide a letter from the local RGU (which is the local unit of government) officially making the determination that your project can proceed and is in compliance with all EQB rules. In this letter, please identify which exemption(s) and how your project qualifies for this exemption and how this determination was made. The letter should be addressed to the Grant Coordinator listed on page one of this checklist. Projects need to be evaluated for applicability of environmental review under Minnesota Rules, Chapter 4410. Mandatory EAW categories are described at Minnesota Rules, 4410.4300. Exemptions from environmental review are described at Minnesota Rules, 4410.4600. In addition, environmental review is warranted when a project is not exempt under part 4410.4600, and when a governmental unit with approval authority over the proposed project determines that, because of the nature or location of a proposed project, the project may have the potential for significant environmental effects, either in response to a petition or otherwise (MN Rules 4410.1000, Subp. 3A). Submit the letter to the DNR Grant Coordinator listed on page one.