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Page 22 of 26 Permit No: MN .8100001 Conservation Act) that are issued specifically for the project and project site, the Permittee may use the permit or other determination issued by these agencies to show that the potential adverse impacts have been addressed. For the purposes of this permit, demimmus actions are determinations by the permitting agency that address the project impacts, whereas a non - jurisdictional determination does not address project impacts. If there are impacts from the project that are not addressed in one of the permits or other determinations discussed in Appendix A, Part D. I (e.g., permanent inundation or flooding of the wetland, significant degradation of water quality, excavation, filling, draining), the Permittee must minimize all adverse impacts to wetlands by utilizing appropriate measures. Measures used must be based on the nature of the wetland, its vegetative community types and the established hydrology. These measures include in order of preference: a. Avoid all significant adverse impacts to wetlands from the project and post project discharge. b. Minimize any unavoidable impacts from the project and post project discharge. c. Provide compensatory mitigation when the Permittee determines that there is no reasonable and practicable alternative to having a significant adverse impact on a wetland. For compensatory mitigation, wetland restoration or creation shall be of the same type, size and whenever reasonable and practicable in the same watershed as the impacted wetland. E. DISCHARGES REQUIRING ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW This permit does not replace or satisfy any environmental review requirements, including those under the Minnesota Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) or the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The owner must complete any environmental review required by law, including any required Environmental Assessment Work Sheets or Environmental Impact Statements, Federal environmental review, or other required review. F. DISCHARGES AFFECTING ENDANGERED OR THREATENED SPECIES This permit does not replace or satisfy any review requirements for Endangered or Threatened species, from new or expanded discharges that adversely impact or contribute to adverse impacts on a listed endangered or threatened species or adversely modify a designated critical habitat. The owner must conduct any required review and coordinate with appropriate agencies for any project with the potential of affecting threatened or endangered species, or their critical habitat. G. DISCHARGES AFFECTING HISTORIC PLACES OR ARCHEOLOGICAL SITES This permit does not replace or satisfy any review requirements for Historic Places or Archeological Sites, from new or expanded discharges which adversely affect properties listed or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places or affecting known or discovered Archeological Sites. The owner must be in compliance with National Historic Preservation Act and conduct all required review and coordination related to historic preservation, including significant anthropological sites and any burial sites, with the Minnesota Historic Preservation Officer. wq-strm2-5 I