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06-30-199S 10:24 784 3114 rIOUNDSVIEW - PUBLIC WORKS P.es <br /> '06.'30,95 1i:(Js► FAX SEE ST. PAUL 20050005 <br /> • <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> IR St. Paul.Mn a Minneapolis, MN a St Cloud, MN C Chippewa Falls, Wl C Madlann, Wl <br /> TO: Rocky Keehn,P.E. <br /> FROM: Kelly Bettendorf \610it <br /> DATE: June 29, 1.995 <br /> RE: City of Mounds View <br /> Watson Investments Real Estate Purchase Agreement <br /> The purchase agreement between Watson Investments, Inc. and the City of Mounds View includes <br /> a statement that Outlet A of the North Star Industrial Park,2nd Addition,will be conveyed to the <br /> • City and that a storm water detention pond will be constructed on Oudot A at the Seller's expense. <br /> Oudot A is nearly all wetland habitat and wetland permits will be required for the construction of <br /> a storm water detention pond. The agreement between Watson and the City was signed after the <br /> permanent WCA program was effective, therefore, the terms of the agreement are subject to the <br /> existing WCA rules. <br /> The Wetland Conservation Act of 1991 (WCA) does not restrict excavation within wetlands, it only <br /> regulates draining and filling. However, the WCA does regulate the discharge of fill if excavated <br /> material is placed within the wetland boundary,Any fill placed within the wetland boundary would <br /> require replacement at a 2:1 ratio. <br /> The US.Army Corps of Engineers does regulate excavation within wetlands, therefore a 404 permit <br /> would be required.Wetland mitigation would be required for the area of excavation, as well as the <br /> area of fill at a minimum ratio of 1:1,depending upon the probability of success of the replacement <br /> wetland. If the area is less than 0.5 acre, a nationwide permit could be requested without any <br /> proposed mitigation. <br />