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14 concept Stormwater Management Plan is included as Appendix G and provides the proposed location of these basins, along with the supporting design calculations. EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL The Project is not expected to result in significant adverse impacts to soils, nor create any significant erosion. The Project will follow the guiding principles of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual, using erosion prevention as the primary protection at the site, with sediment controls used as a secondary system. Where possible and to the extent feasible, the erosion prevention methods to be deployed include: • Preserve the existing vegetation. • Design the Project to be compatible with the existing topography, soils, and vegetation. • Schedule grading and construction to minimize soil exposure, especially during the rainy season. • Inspection and maintain of control measures during construction. The following Best Management Practices (“BMPs”) will be used to prevent erosion and control sediment: • Minimize concentrated flows and divert runoff away from exposed or critical areas. • Minimize slope steepness and slope length. • Keep runoff velocities low by using channel linings or temporary structures in drainage channels. • Prepare drainage ways and outlets to handle concentrated or increased runoff. • Use flagged poles or stakes to mark storm drains, catch basins, curb inlets, and other BMPs • Vegetate and mulch disturbed areas. In addition, the Project will utilize a mix of typical temporary and permanent erosion and sediment control best management practices during construction such as: stabilization (seeding, straw, hydro-mulch), silt fences, sediment logs, and stabilized construction exits. The Project’s erosion and sediment control requirements will be confirmed with VBWD and documented via the NPDES Construction General Permit to be obtained prior to building permit issuance.