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Memo <br /> <br /> <br />v:\1938\active\193804166\permits\city take on rcwd permitting\dpeterson_dedgerton^memo_20200626_stormwaterpermitting.docx <br />To: Nyle Zikmund, Don Peterson From: Dan Edgerton <br /> City of Mounds View Minneapolis MN Office <br />File: 193800504 Date: June 26, 2020 <br /> <br />Reference: City Assumption of Stormwater LGU Role <br />The Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD) regulates stormwater management, soil erosion and sediment <br />control, floodplain alterations, and wetland alterations through its permitting process. In addition, the RCWD <br />administers the Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) which is a State rule protecting and replacing wetlands that <br />are impacted. Development activities must be consistent with a set a RCWD rules and WCA governing these <br />activities. The specific RCWD rules are: <br />• Rule C – Stormwater Management <br />• Rule D – Erosion and Sediment Control <br />• Rule E – Floodplain Management <br />• Rule F – Wetland Alteration <br />The RCWD permitting process typically has the following steps: <br />1. Pre-application meeting with RCWD – to review the project and determine permitting and submittal <br />needs <br />2. Permit application – this entails a permit application form, permit fee (typically waived for public <br />entities), narrative description of the project stormwater management, construction plans, and <br />supporting computations <br />3. Completeness review – it is not unusual to receive a request for additional information prior to the <br />formal review process beginning <br />4. Engineer’s Report with staff recommendations – this memo either recommends conditional approval <br />or requests design revisions or additional information <br />5. Updated submittal – a revised submittal is prepared, based on comments received from the RCWD. <br />Steps 4 and 5 typically take several iterations to get to conditional approval. <br />6. Final Engineer’s Report – with recommendation to the RCWD Board for conditional approval <br />7. Board approval – the RCWD designates it meeting on the 4th Wednesday of the month for review and <br />approval of permit applications <br />8. Final approval – final approval is provided upon receipt of various documents, including a <br />maintenance agreement and final record plans for the project (following project completion) <br />Each step of the process takes time to complete. The RCWD lays out a timeline on its website that defines a <br />minimum of 40 calendar days from permit submittal to Board approval This timeline entails no incompleteness <br />review and one revision based on staff comments. The actual review process could be considerably longer, <br />depending on the specific project and any issues found.