Agenda - Environmental Policy Board - 01/18/2017

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Item-by-item guidance Chapter 11.Water Resources This item is intended to address all water-related aspects of a proposed project,except groundwater contamination from solid or hazardous wastes or substances,which should be addressed in EAW Item 12. a. Features This sub-item is meant for a full description of all surface water and groundwater features in the vicinity of the project.This should include all known water features such as lakes,ponds,rivers,streams,wetlands,ditches, intermittent streams,drainageways,aquifers, springs, and seeps. This sub-item is only for description of the features. Sub-Item l l.b. should be used to discuss project related effects and potential mitigation. i. Surface water. All surface water features should be described and identified on a map of the project area. Include information on any special designations,(e.g.trout streams/tributaries/lakes, wild/scenic/recreational,designated wildlife lakes,calcareous fens,restricted discharges,and prohibited discharges etc.),or water quality impairments. Include the Public Water Inventory number if the water resources are in the inventory. Additional Resources: • Public Waters Inventory Maps: hiip://www.dnr.state.mn.us/waters/watenngmt_section/pwi/maps.html • National Wetland Inventory data: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/maps/landview/index.html?layers=lakes+roads+bdiy_munipy3 • Calcareous fens: http:Hfiles.dnr.state.mn.us/publications/waters/calcareous_fen_list nov_2009.pdf • National Park Service: http://www.nps.gov • Trout streams/lakes: htW://www.dnr.state.mn.us/fishing/trout_streams/index.html • Designated Wildlife Lakes: hiip://www.dnr.state.mn.us/wildlife/shallowlakes/designation.html • Watershed Assessment Tool: htip://www.dnr.state.mn.us/watershed—tool/index.htfnl This item also requires the description of any receiving waters located within 1 mile of the project that have been designated as"impaired"by the MPCA. This information can be found at: www.pca.state.mn.us/water/tmdl/tmdl-303dlist.html. If a receiving water has been so designated,the EAW response must describe the nature of the impairment,the status of a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)plan to address the impairment, and whether the project complies with the plan provisions. Additional Resources: • MPCA surface water web page: http://www.pca.state.mn.us/enzgaf� • MPCA Impaired waters web page: hLtp://www.pca.state.mn.us/xggx950 Environmental Quality Board EAW Guidelines—October 2013 23