5.7. SR 01-18-1994 - Laserfiche WebLink

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e 1- 2. OUTLINE OF WETLAND CONSERVATION ACT PROCESS The City receives a request to fill or drain a wetland. or draining completes a intent and reason for the The proposer of the filling general application indicating filling or draining. 3. City staff sends a joint notification form to the Department of Natural Resources, Army Corps of Engineers, and Soil and Water Conservation District. Having City staff send this joint notification ensures that accuracy and quality of the information the government receives and avoids having applicants getting confused by the bureaucracy of dealing with multiple governmental units. 4. e e 5. The applicant completes a sequencing form which identifies alternatives to filling or draining. sequencing is the process by which governmental units administering the Wetland Conversation Act determine whether or not the filling or draining is unavoidable. At the same time as sequencing, the applicant must provide the City with the delineation of the affected wetland(s) that defines the boundaries and identifies the type. This delineation must be done by a qualified party. If the applicants proposed filling or draining is deemed unavoidable through the sequencing process, the applicant would then provide the City with an engineered replacement plan. 6. Within 10 days of receipt of a replacement plan, the City must give notice to the Environmental Quality Board Monitor any member of the public requesting this type of information, the Soil and Water Conservation District, County Board, Mayors of municipalities within the affected watershed, the Commissioners of Agricultural Resources, and the local official newspaper of the applicant's intent to fill or drain. 7. During the above process, a technical or evaluation panel (consisting of the City Engineer, a member of the Soil and Water Conservation District, a local representative of the Board of Water and Soil Resources {BWSR}, and a City staff representative) can be convened as necessary to provide technical assistance. 8. A minimum 30 day comment period is allowed after notification of intent to fill or drain. The City must make a decision on the application within a maximum of 60 days. The City Council, upon receipt of staff recommendation, makes the ultimate decision for the City. The Planning Commission will not review these requests.