Agenda - Public Works Committee - 03/31/2015

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Updated Surface Water Management Plan (SWMP) City of Ramsey, Minnesota not be disturbed as part of the development and areas that will not be disturbed according to the time frames and slopes specified in the NPDES General Construction permit Part IV.B.2, shall be seeded with temporary or permanent cover before commencing the proposed land disturbing activity. 2. Where one (1) or more acres of disturbed soil drain to a common location, a temporary (or permanent) sediment basin must be provided prior to the runoff leaving the site or entering surface waters. The basins must be designed and constructed according to the standards in the NPDES General Construction Permit Part III.B. 3. The Permittee or applicant must ensure final stabilization of the site in accordance with the NPDES General Construction Permit requirements. The site will be considered as having achieved final stabilization following submission of Certificate of Completion by the permittee or applicant, and inspection and approval by the City. H. Non -Degradation Rulemaking The MPCA is currently going through due process to update its non -degradation rulemaking effort and amend the state rules governing the non -degradation of waters (Minn. R. 7050.0180 and 7050.0185). Rules protecting Outstanding Resource Value Waters were adopted in 1984, while rules governing non -degradation of all waters were adopted in 1988. Since then, there have been many changes to the state and federal structure for water protection and to the understanding of water quality. The MPCA intends, with the assistance of a significant stakeholder effort, to thoroughly investigate the issues associated with non -degradation of waters, and to adopt rules that will address those concerns. The MPCA has already taken the first steps in the rulemaking process by publishing two Requests for Comments regarding our intent to amend the current non -degradation rules. These Requests for Comments were published in the State Register on January 29, 2007, May 29, 2007 and February 25, 2013.3 This language was copied from the MPCA website in January 2015. The City of Ramsey will incorporate the non -degradation policies into this SWMP when they are formally adopted into the state rules. 3 Excerpt taken from MPCA website: http:!lwww.pca.state.mn.uslhttp:!lwww.pca.state.mn.uslindex.phplwaterlwater-permits-and-ruleslwater- rulemakinglnondegradation-rulemaking.html Section III March 20, 2015 Page 12