Agenda - Environmental Policy Board - 10/15/2018

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road designation process shall be puisuatit to §2051.3 of the Minnesota Department of Transportation's Standard Specifications for Construction, 1983 Edition. All top soil shall be retained at the work site until complete rehabilitation of the work site has taken place according to the rehabilitation plan. (2) An obstruction permit is required to allow free and open passage over the specified portion of right-of-way by placing equipment, vehicles, or other obstructions described therein on the right-of-way for the duration specified therein. (3) An Excavation Permit is required to allow the holder to excavate that part if the right- of-way described in such permit and/or to hinder free and open passage over the specified portion of the right -of way by placing equipment described therein, to the extent and for the duration specified therein. (4) The City of Ramsey is required by MPCA to be under the NPDES Phase II Nonpoint Source Control Program for Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4s). Under this program, the City will need to adopt a —Storm Water Pollution Prevention Program (SWPPP)". The City submitted an application on March 10, 2003, and will have until May 9, 2003 to have the application authorized by the City Council. Pollution prevention includes solid waste, hazardous materials, and vehicle washing. The SWPP must include or address the following: ■ Six —minimum control measures" 1) Public education and outreach on storm water impacts (including at least one public meeting per year) 2) Public participation/involvement 3) Illicit discharge detection and elimination - includes storm sewer map with water bodies and structural pollution control devices, outfalls, discharges to groundwater, and prohibitive ordinances 4) Construction site storm water runoff control - need erosion and sediment control, and onsite waste control 5) Post -construction storm water management in new development 6) Pollution prevention/good housekeeping for municipal operations - training of operation and maintenance staff, annual and 20% inspections • BMPs for each of the above minimum control measures will need to be described and the following will need to be identified: o measurable goals for each BMP o timeline for implementation o responsible party for implementation and coordination • Analysis of Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) if discharge applies to an adopted TMDL plan. Of note here is that the latest (January 22, 2003) MPCA unpaired waters" (303d) list includes the Mississippi River reach from the Crow River to the Rum River as impaired for fecal coliform, PCB FCA (fish consumption advisory) and Hg FCA, with official TMDL study scheduled, respectively, for 2004-2006, 2002-2015 (regional EPA), and 2002-2015 (regional EPA). All discharges from the RTC site will be treated extensively prior to 8-4