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LRRWMO Special Meeting Minutes July 22, 1992 Page 3 Schrantz noted a July 15, 1992, memorandum from Ron Harnack, Executive Director of the Minnesota BWSR, addressing the need for developing Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) record keeping procedures. Schrantz stated the board must start keeping accurate records of staff time, mileage, and expenses locally incurred for the duties listed in the memorandum: wetland project screening, replacement plan review, WCA enforcement, and general administration and maintenance of local records. Dewatering Policy The board discussed the proposed dewatering permit review procedure. Weaver queried whether the proper procedure should include an LRRWMO review prior to approval by the local municipality. Schrantz stated the DNR has been handl- ing these dewatering permits for years. He felt it proper, and expedient, that the board grant its Consulting Engineer, and appropriate city engineer per project, administrative authority for dewatering permits. The LRRWMO board will then review those activities at its next meeting. Jankowski indicated he feels that is a reasonable policy because dewatering is temporary in nature. Schrantz added the DNR responds to each dewatering permit request because that agency issues a permit. Jankowski felt it appropriate that the LRRWMO engineer make comments on each dewatering permit application on behalf of the board. Erickson queried how the LRRWMO will collect the fees from the applicant; prior to dewatering? Jankowski felt the cost to review these permits, which will normally be minimal, will be on a time spent basis. The Consulting Engineer will issue a bill to the LRRWMO identifying the city who is responsible for payment. The board will have to go back to the respective cities for additional monies. Erickson felt it might be better to collect up front; the contractor might be long gone after the dewatering has been completed. Schrantz raised the issue of what if the dewatering permit is not a city, but rather a private project. Who pays for these costs then? Erickson felt that dewatering permits should take a maximum of one -half hour to review. Schrantz suggested these dewatering permit review costs be included in our project costs. Weaver queried how Andover handles its entire project review process, including dewatering permit requests. With Schrantz's response that everything goes to the Coon Creek Watershed, the DNR, Health Department, Metropolitan Council,