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APPENDIX A. SPECIAL WATERS A. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS All requirements in this Appendix are in addition to BMPs already specified in the permit. Where provisions of Appendix A conflict with requirements elsewhere in the permit the provisions in Appendix A take precedence. All BMPs used to comply with this Appendix must be documented in the SWPPP for the project. If the terms and conditions of this Appendix cannot be met, an individual permit will be required in accordance with Minn. R. eh. 7001. B. REQUIREMENTS FOR DISCFIARGING TO WETLANDS If the project has any storm water discharges with the potential for significant adverse impacts to a wetland (e.g., conversion ofa natural wetland to a storm water pond) , the Permittee(s) must demonstrate that the wetland mitigative sequence has been followed in accordance with D.1 or D.2 of this appendix. 1. If the potential adverse impacts to a wetland on a specific project site have been addressed by permits or other approvals from an official statewide program (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 404 program, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, or the State of Minnesota Wetland Conservation Act) that are issued specifically for the project and project site, the Permittee may use the permit or other determination issued by these agencies to show that the potential adverse impacts have been addressed. For the purposes of this permit, deminimus actions are determinations by the permitting agency that address the project impacts, whereas a non jurisdictional determination does not address project impacts. 2. If there are impacts from the project that are not addressed in one of the permits or other determinations discussed in Appendix A, Part D.1 (e.g., permanent inundation or flooding of the wetland, significant degradation of water quality, excavation, filling, draining), the Permittee must minimize all adverse impacts to wetlands by utilizing appropriate measures. Measures used must be based on the nature of the wetland, its vegetative. itv types and the established hydrology. These measures include in order of preference: a. Avoid all significant adverse impacts to wetlands from the project and post project discharge. b. Minimize any unavoidable impacts from the project and post project discharge. c. Provide compensatory mitigation when the Permittee determines that there is no reasonable and practicable alternative to having a significant adverse impact on a wetland. For compensatory mitigation, wetland restoration or creation shall be of the same type, size and whenever reasonable and practicable in the same watershed as the impacted wetland. E. DISCHARGES REQUIRING ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW This permit does not replace or satisfy any environmental review requirements, including those under the Minnesota Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) or the National Environmental Model Stormwater Ordinance Page 20 NEMO Ordinance Project - 2 4 - Deleted: <H>REOUIREMENTS FOR DISCHARGES TO SPECIAL WATERSI Additional BMPs together with enhanced runoff controls, are required for discharges to the following special waters (part 13.1 through 13.8 of Appendix A). The BMPs identified for each special wafer are required for those areas of the project draining to a discharge point on the project that is within 2000 feet ofa special water and flows to that special water.1 < q> Wilderness areas: Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness; Voyageurs National Park; Kettle River from the site of the former dam at Sandstone to its confluence with the Saint Croix River; Rum River from Ogechie Lake spillway to the northernmost confluence with Lake Onamia. Discharges to these waters must incorporate the BMPs outlined in C.1, C.2, C.3 and C.4 of this appendix.1 W MiskeItapimver: Those portions from Lake Itasca to the southerly boundary of Monson County that are included in the Mississippi Headwaters Board comprehensive plan dated February 12, 1981. Discharges to these waters must incorporate the BMPs outlined in C.1, C.2 and C.3 of this appendix.1 < 4>Scenie or recreational river segments: Saint Croix river, entire length; Cannon River from northern city limits of Faribault to its confluence with the Mississippi River; North Fork of the Crow River from Lake Koronis outlet to the Meeker - Wright county line; Kettle River from north Pine County line to the site of the former dam at Sandstone; Minnesota River from Lac qui Parle dam to Redwood County state aid highway 11; Mississippi River from county state aid highway 7 bridge in Saint Cloud to northwestern city limits of Anoka; and Rum River from state aid Highway 27 bridge in Onamia to Madison and Rice sheets in Anoka. Discharges to These waters must incorporate the BMPs outlined in C.1, C.2 and C.3 of this appendix.1 11 < #>Lake Superior: (prohibited and restricted) Discharges to Lake Superior must incorporate the BMPs outlined in C.1, 0.2 and C.3 of this appendix.41 1 <#>Lake Trout Lakes: Identified in Minn. R. 7050.0470, including those inside the boundaries of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Voyageurs National Park. Discharges to these waters must incorporate the BMPs outlined in 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 and C.4 of this appendix.1 A (,Deleted: community