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Comment Response 1. The City will obtain any necessary permits Mr. Grochala, and reviews for city -lead projects. The The DNR has reviewed the 1-35E Corridor AUAR Update and would like to provide the following Preliminary Well Construction Assessment comments: has been added to Item 8 in the Update and 1. Page 2, Water. When planning for additional municipal water supply infrastructure, the Mitigation Plan. please apply for a Preliminary Well Construction Assessment through MPARS, MNDNR's online permitting and reporting system. The City of Lino Lakes is required 2. Comment noted. This permit was listed in the to request the amendment of the City of Lino Lakes DNR Water Appropriation Permit AUAR Update. 1985-6168 at least 6-12 months prior to exceeding the authorized volume of DNR Water Appropriation Permit 1985-6168. 3. These PWI numbers have been added to the 2. Page 3, Approved Development. Please note that a DNR Water Appropriation Permit Update. is required for the pumping of groundwater, pond water, or surface water in volumes 4. Comment note. This will be taken into that exceed 10,000 gallons per day, or one million gallons per year, to allow grading, consideration as development is proposed in building construction, pond construction, stream crossing construction and the the study area. construction of utilities. 3. Page 5, Water Resources. Under Section 11.a.i., please include MNDNR Public 5. The DNR has been added to this section. Waters Inventory numbers for Peltier Lake, Rondeau Lake, Clearwater Creek, and Hardwood Creek. 6. These waters have been noted as impaired in 4. Page 6, Stormwater. The DNR urges the City of Lino Lakes to consider using this section. stormwater to irrigate landscaping as a means of conserving groundwater. Minnesota 7 The DNR NHIS letter has been added to the Statutes exempt stormwater use from DNR Water Appropriation Permit requirements. Update in the appendix and referenced in this 5. Page 7, Surface Waters. Under Section 11.b.iv., please include MNDNR in the list of section. The information from the NHIS agencies under which future projects affecting water resources may be regulated. system is similar to information obtained 6. Page 7, Surface Waters. Please note that Hardwood Creek and Peltier Lake are during the original AUAR and its subsequentupdates. The mitigation plan acknowledges impaired waters. Every effort must be made to reduce further impact to these public the areas contained within the Minnesota waters. The planned increase in impervious surfaces will also increase the amount of Biological Survey Sites Biological road salt used in the project area. Chloride released into local lakes and streams Significance. does not break down, and instead accumulates in the environment, potentially reaching levels that are toxic to aquatic wildlife and plants. Consider promoting local 8. This Assessment has been added to the business and city applicator participation in the Smart Salting Training offered through AUAR and Mitigation Plan as noted in the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. More information and resources can be Response #1 above. found at this website. Many winter maintenance staff who have attended the Smart Salting training — both from cities and counties and from private companies — have used their knowledge to reduce salt use and save money for their organizations. 7. Page 8, Fish, wildlife, plant communities, and sensitive ecological resources (rare features). Items 13.a-d. do not provide any discussion of natural resources. The 2/20/2020 Natural Heritage letter was not included in AUAR attachments. Please see a copy of this letter (attached to this email) and include it, and a discussion of its contents, in the AUAR and Mitigation Plan. The City of Lino Lakes contains many natural resources which could be impacted by this project. 8. Appendix C, Water Appropriation Memo, Page 5. Appendix C indicates that the City of Lino Lakes will need to construct an additional three wells to serve the growth in