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http:// ricecreek .org/permit/feeschedule. An applicant must submit the required permit fee to the District at the time it submits its permit application. No permit fee will be charged to the federal govemment, the State of Minnesota or a political subdivision of the State of Minnesota. 9. PERFORMANCE SURETY. (a) Policy: It is the policy of the Board of Managers to conserve the District's water resources by assuring compliance with its rules. The District assures compliance by requiring a bond or other surety to secure performance of permit conditions and compliance with District rules, as well as protection of District water resources in the event of noncompliance with permit conditions and/or rules.. (b) Performance Surety Requirement: A surety or sureties, when required, must be submitted in a form acceptable to the District. The District will require applicants to submit a surety or sureties in accordance with a schedule of types and amounts that will be maintained and revised from time to time by the Board of Managers. The current schedule of surety amounts and acceptable forms and sources may be obtained from the District office or the District web site at http:// ricecreek .org /permit/suretyschedule. An applicant may submit a performance bond or an irrevocable letter of credit to the District to secure performance of permit conditions for activities for which the required surety amount as determined above is in excess of $10,000. The performance bond or letter of credit must be submitted before the permit is issued. (c) Form and Contents of Performance Bond or Letter of Credit: (1) The performance bond or irrevocable letter of credit must be in a form acceptable to the District and from a surety licensed to do business in Minnesota. (2) The performance bond or irrevocable letter of credit must be in favor of the District and conditioned upon the performance of the party obtaining the performance bond or letter of credit of the activities authorized in the permit, and compliance with all applicable laws, including the District's rules, the terms and conditions of the permit and payment when due of any fees or other charges required by law, including the District's rules. The performance bond or irrevocable letter of credit must provide that if the performance bond conditions are not met, the District may make a claim against the performance bond or letter of credit. (d) Release of Performance Surety. Upon written notification from permittee of completion of the permitted project, the District will inspect the project to determine if it is constructed in accordance with the terms of the permit and District rules. If the project is completed in accordance with the terms of the permit and District rules and the party providing the performance surety does not have an outstanding balance of money owed to the District for the project, including but not limited to unpaid permit fees, the District will release the performance bond or letter of credit, or retum the cash surety if applicable. Final inspection compliance includes, but is not limited to, confirmation that all erosion and sediment control BMPs and stormwater management features have been constructed or installed as designed and are functioning properly, and completion of all required monitoring of wetland mitigation areas. The District may retum a portion of the surety if it finds that a portion of the surety is no longer warranted to assure compliance with District rules. DRAFT DOCUMENT 8 • •