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Resource <br />Category <br />Climate Considerations <br />Project Information <br />Climate Change Risks <br />and Vulnerabilities <br />Adaptations <br />Water <br />Resources <br />Contamination/ <br />Hazardous <br />Materials/ <br />Wastes <br />Fish, Wildlife, <br />Plant <br />Communities, <br />and Sensitive <br />Ecological <br />The project design <br />proposes an increase in <br />impermeable surface, <br />altering surface water <br />flow. <br />Current Minnesota <br />climate trends and <br />anticipated climate <br />change in the general <br />location of the project <br />may influence the <br />potential environmental <br />effects of <br />generation/use/storage <br />of hazardous waste and <br />materials. <br />Project site contains <br />potential suitable habitat <br />for potentially state <br />listed species. <br />• Change in weather <br />could cause higher <br />frequency of <br />freeze/thaw cycles, <br />resulting in the need <br />for increased salting. <br />• Chlorides from <br />salting degrade <br />nearby water quality <br />and impact aquatic <br />life. <br />Construction and the <br />creation of additional <br />residential units will <br />generate an increase of <br />emissions, particulate <br />matter, and waste. <br />The wetlands on site <br />represent potential <br />suitable habitat for <br />Blanding's Turtle. <br />risk of flooding on <br />the project site. <br />These facilities would <br />improve water <br />quality and <br />stormwater runoff in <br />the project vicinity. <br />• Wetlands and <br />greenspaces are to <br />be preserved. <br />• Using native plants <br />and perennials for <br />landscaping and <br />stormwater features <br />will absorb water <br />and reduce the water <br />demand for <br />irrigation. <br />• The stormwater <br />system will be sized <br />for the additional <br />impervious areas and <br />changes in <br />stormwater <br />requirements. <br />• Any hazardous waste <br />products generated <br />or stored within the <br />proposed <br />development will be <br />registered and kept <br />in accordance with <br />Minnesota Pollution <br />Control Agency <br />(M PCA) <br />requirements. <br />• Wetlands and <br />greenspaces on site <br />will be preserved. <br />Haviland Fields EAW 6 July 2023 <br />