Agenda - Council Work Session - 02/23/2021

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6115.0410 MINNESOTA RULES 78 Subp. 2. Permit application. A separate application, including a preliminary report for each new dam or each dam proposed to be enlarged, shall be filed with the commissioner upon forms provided by the commissioner which shall contain the following: A. name and address of the owner(s) or prospective owner; B. purpose; C. location, type, size, and height of the dam; and D. storage capacity of the impoundment. For waste impoundment dams, the permit application shall include facts necessary for the issuance of a permit which extends throughout the life of the impoundment project. Subp. 3. Preliminary report. The preliminary report shall consist of: A. A general statement setting forth the effect on the environment. B. Maps showing the location of county, township, and section lines; the outline of the impoundments; the location of state, county, and township roads; the locations of utilities, e.g. pipelines, transmission, telegraph, and telephone lines; the topography; and other structure or facilities including dwellings affected by the proposed dam. State, county, and USGS maps and aerial photographs may be used for this purpose. C. A written report of surface conditions, i.e. geology, topography, which is based on a field examination by the applicant's engineer and other qualified personnel. D. Typical cross -sections of the dam accurately showing elevations, proposed impoundment levels, and top width. E. Logs of borings in the foundation and in the borrow areas, and results of seismic and resistivity subsurface investigations, when they are readily available. F. Preliminary design assumptions, operational aspects, tentative conclusions, and references. The design assumptions shall pertain to such hydrologic features as drainage area, rainfall data, runoff, inflow, area -capacity -elevation data, and flood routing, in addition to structural, geologic, and geotechnical assumptions. G. A preliminary cost estimate. H. Where applicable, future plans on ultimate project size including dams and impoundments. I. A general description of all other activities and elements related to and part of the total dam project, such as operational plans and details of smaller dams, dikes, diversions, reclaim water facilities, and other facility and utility lines including pipelines, roads, and railroads. The report shall identify each element or activity of the total dam project which would require a permit under the provisions of parts 6115.0150 to 6115.0260. Copyright © 2019 by the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. All Rights Reserved.