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94 ( 8 ). Drainage and utility easements . ( a ) If a stormwater management plan involves direction of some or all runoff off of the site , it shall be the responsibility of the applicant to obtain from adjacent property owners any necessary easements or other property interests concerning flowage of water . ( b ) Easements are required for all stormwater management facilities , stormwater conveyances and on - site floodplain and shall extend a minimum of ten feet beyond the basin ' s normal water level or the 100 - year storm high water level elevation , whichever is greater . ( c ) Easements are required for all outlet swales and ditches , and for overland overflow routes located downstream of basins located on site . ( d ) If the storm sewer is to be installed less than ten feet deep within private property , the easement shall be a minimum of 20 feet wide . If the storm sewer is ten feet or greater , the easement shall be twice as wide as the depth . ( e ) Easements necessary for maintenance vehicle access are required for all of the above where not directly available on a public road . ( 9 ) Wetlands . Runoff shall not be routed directly to wetlands without first passing _ through an appropriate settling or approved pre - treatment basin . Said basins must meet standards for volume and flow directed to the basin . ( a ) A protective buffer strip of natural vegetation shall surround all wetlands as follows : 1 . Where RCWD is the Local Government Unit ( LGU ) for administration of the Minnesota Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) the City adopts RCWD Rule F . 6 . ( e ) , as amended . Wetlands not subject to RCWD Rule F . 6 . ( e ) shall have a minimum buffer width of 10 ' . 2 . Where Vadnais Lakes Area Water Management Organization (VLAWMO ) is the LGU for administration of WCA , the City adopts VLAWMO Water Quality Standards Section 11 , as amended . ( b) Wetlands must not be drained , filled , or altered , wholly or partially , unless in compliance with and permitted under the most current rules adopted by the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources in the Wetland Conservation Act (WCA ) . Wetland replacement must be guided by the following principles in descending order : 1 . Avoidance . 2 . Minimization . 3 . Mitigation . ( c ) Permits to work in wetlands must be obtained from the local water management organizations , acting as local governmental units ( LGU ) , with respective jurisdiction with the City of Lino Lakes to administer the WCA . 26