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rffl <br />Lower <br />Rum River <br />WMO <br />LRRWMO ATTACHMENT W3 <br />Fees, Deposit and Sureties for Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) Applications <br />Updated April2011 <br />Activity <br />Initial WCA Application Fee <br />Office and Field Review of Wetland <br />Boundary Delineation or Type <br />Determination (Applicant is responsible <br />for submitting a complete Wetland <br />Delineation Report, according to BWSR <br />guidance). <br />Review of WCA exemptions and No Loss <br />requests. <br />Review of Wetland Replacement Plans <br />(needed for all projects requiring <br />replacement for wetland impacts). <br />FEES <br />Evaluation Area < 10 acres and less <br />than 3 wetlands being evaluated <br />Evaluation Area < 100 acres and <br />< 6 wetlands being evaluated <br />Evaluation Area =/> 100 acres <br />and/or =/> 6 wetlands being <br />evaluated <br />Creating a Wetland Bank <br />Note: escrow amounts are cumulative if more than activity is being reviewed. <br />Cash Surety Deposit for Performance <br />Fee <br />$75 <br />$1,000 Escrow <br />$1,500 Escrow <br />$2,000 Escrow <br />$1,000 Escrow <br />$1,000 Escrow plus <br />$100/acre of wetland plus <br />$5,000/acre of wetland impact plus <br />$5,000 for mitigation monitoring review <br />$15,000 <br />For Wetland Replacement Plans: <br />The Permittee or owner shall provide a cash surety (or an automatically renewable Letter of Credit <br />from a bank approved by the Treasurer of the LRRWMO) in an amount determined by the LRRWMO, so <br />that, if needed, a third party has the funds to create, manage, and monitor the wetland replacement <br />area should the applicant fail to comply with the required creation of the wetland mitigation site. If the <br />Letter of Credit is not honored by the issuer, the LRRWMO may choose litigation to obtain the necessary <br />funds or to obtain a court order to require the permittee or owner to create the wetland mitigation <br />area. The LRRWMO will determine a cash surety (or letter of credit) amount in addition to the permit <br />application fee and escrow deposit. <br />Proposed WCA LRRWMO Surety Amount <br />Activity <br />Wetland Replacement <br />Performance Surety Amount <br />$1 per sq. ft. of mitigation with a minimum of $5,000 unless a <br />higher or lower amount is deemed necessary by the LRRWMO. <br />• The permit application, fee escrow deposit and cash surety deposit may be in one check payable to <br />the Lower Rum River Watershed Management Organization. <br />• Only actual work done by the LRRWMO or its consultants will be charged against the escrow deposit <br />or performance security. <br />• The performance surety may be waived if approved wetland banking credits are purchased for <br />fulfilling the required mitigation provisions of the permit. <br />Andover - Anoka - Ramsey • 2015 First Avenue • Anoka, MN 55303 • www.Irrwmo.org/ <br />C-5 <br />