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From:Karen Kill <br />To:John P. Hanson; Ben Hetzel; Marty Powers; Jack Griffin; "Scollan, Daniel (DNR)"; mmoore@ciwoodbury.mn.us <br />Cc:Molly Just; Gary Bruns <br />Subject:RE: Impervious Surface Zoning Text Amendments <br />Date:Tuesday, July 19, 2022 11:12:08 AM <br />Attachments:image001.pngimage002.pngimage003.png <br />Caution: This email originated outside our organization; please use caution. <br />Ben, <br /> <br />As with VBWD, Brown’s Creek Watershed District considers the water surface of a pool as an impervious <br />surface. Our stormwater management rules would apply to a land disturbing activity where there is >10,000 <br />square feet of impervious net. A pool would be included in this total. I frequently have people <br />misunderstand that gravel driveways are impervious. Is there a reason why you are taking this out or do you <br />define it elsewhere? <br /> <br />BCWD has recently been discussing decks. Currently we include them in the impervious total because they <br />are generally not built to allow water to flow through them, they are concentrating the flow, often the soil <br />below is compacted, and we are generally not notified when a resident adds a patio below a second story <br />deck or adds a screen porch. Nearby city of Stillwater includes decks in the impervious surface total. <br /> <br />As John also inquired, I would be interested to understand why an increase to 25% impervious is being <br />proposed. I am not clear on whether the Sanctuary development is considered sewered or unsewered since <br />there is a community sewage for the development. Could you clarify? This small portion of Lake Elmo is the <br />only portion in BCWD. <br /> <br />Best Regards, <br />Karen <br /> <br /> <br />Karen Kill, Administrator <br />Brown’s Creek Watershed District <br />455 Hayward Ave N <br />Oakdale, MN 55128 <br />651-331-8316 (cell) <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />From: John P. Hanson [mailto:JHanson@barr.com] <br />Sent: Monday, July 18, 2022 4:48 PM <br />To: 'Ben Hetzel' <BHetzel@lakeelmo.org>; Marty Powers <MPowers@lakeelmo.org>; Jack Griffin <br /><Jack.Griffin@focusengineeringinc.com>; 'Scollan, Daniel (DNR)' <daniel.scollan@state.mn.us>; Karen Kill <br /><KKill@mnwcd.org>; mmoore@ciwoodbury.mn.us <br />Cc: Molly Just <MJust@lakeelmo.org>; Gary Bruns <Gary.Bruns@co.washington.mn.us> <br />Subject: RE: Impervious Surface Zoning Text Amendments <br /> <br />Hi Ben,