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DRAFT 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update – Local Water Management Plan 23 December 27, 2017 - Project CLL17010 general, the rare plant species are found along the upland- wetland transitional zones. Extensive botanical survey work has occurred within the City to document locations of these rare plant species. The City has also invested resources in identifying and protecting Blanding’s turtle habitat. The critical habitat areas were identified and incorporated into the Wetland Preservation Corridor and Greenway Corridor. Table 2-0-21. Documented Rare and Endangered Species in Lino Lakes Common Name Scientific Name Status Autumn Fimbry Fimbristylis autumnalis Special Concern Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Watchlist Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii Special Concern Black Huckleberry Gaylussacia baccata Threatened Blanding's Turtle Emydoida blandingii Threatened Clinton's Bulrush Trichophorum clintonii Threatened Cross-leaved Milkwort Polygala cruciata Endangered Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri Special Concern Lance-leaf Violet Viola lanceolata var. lanceolata Threatened Least Moonwort Botrychium simplex Special Concern Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis Watchlist Snailseed Pondweed Potamogeton bicupulatus Endangered St. Lawrence Grapefern Botrychium rugulosum Special Concern Toothcup Rotala ramosior Threatened Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator Special Concern Tubercled Rein Orchid Platanthera flava var. herbiola Threatened Twisted Yellow-eyed Grass Xyris torta Endangered Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Watchlist Water-willow Decodon verticillatus var. laevigatus Special Concern 2.8 Regulated Pollutant Sources Point Sources The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is charged with regulating businesses that have applied for and received different types of environmental permits and registrations from the MPCA. The MPCA has also been tracking potentially contaminated sites since the early 1980s when major federal and state cleanup programs were created. Appendix A, Figure 14 depicts the locations of properties that have active environmental permits or have a record related to a potential environmental hazard. Additional information of specific sites can be found through the “What’s in My Neighborhood” feature on the MPCA website. Potential environmental hazards vary from properties where a spill or problem has already been cleaned up, to those currently being investigated or cleaned up. In addition, some sites depicted in Figure 14 have no record of known spills or problems; but rather mark locations where hazardous materials or wastes are used or generated. The most common types of sites in Lino Lakes are small to minimal quantity hazardous waste generators, multiple activity sites, and tank sites (Table 2-0-22). The following descriptions are intended to elucidate sites illustrated in Figure 14 and provide the description given by the MPCA for each site type listed in the figures legend. Unpermitted Dump Site: Unpermitted dump sites are landfills that never held a valid permit from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). Generally, these dumps existed prior to the permitting program established with the creation of the MPCA in 1967. These dumps are not restricted to any type of waste, but were often old farm or municipal disposal sites that accepted household waste. State assessment staff have investigated many of these dump sites. Voluntary Investigation & Cleanup (VIC) Site: The Voluntary Investigation and Cleanup (VIC) Program is a non-petroleum brownfield program. VIC provides technical assistance to buyers, sellers, developers or local governments seeking to voluntarily investigate or clean up contaminated land. Properties often enter the VIC program in preparation for sale, financing or redevelopment. Voluntary parties that complete investigation and / or cleanup activities under Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) oversight can receive liability assurances that protect them from future Superfund liability. In some cases, the MPCA may use institutional controls as part of the overall site remedy and notify interested parties of any property use conditions or restrictions.