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MPCA GENERAL CONSTRUCTION PERMIT — General Permit Authorization to Discharge Stormwater Associated With Construction Activity Under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System/State Disposal System Permit Program Permit MN R100001 (NPDES General Construction Permit) issued by the Minnesota Pollutant Control Agency, August 1, 2008, and as amended. NONPOINT SOURCE — Nutrient and pollution sources not discharged from a single point e.g. runoff from agricultural fields, feedlots or urban landscapes. NON -DEGRADATION — Section 303 (Title 33 of United States Code [U.S.C.I 1313) of the Clean Water Act (CWA) requires states and authorized tribes to adopt water quality standards for waters of the U.S. within their applicable jurisdictions to maintain their chemical physical and biological integrity. No significant increase in stormwater runoff or pollutant loads from 2005/2006 numerical standards is permitted. NORMAL WATER LEVEL — For a reservoir with a fixed overflow, means the lowest crest level of that overflow. For a reservoir whose outflow is controlled wholly or partly by movable gates, siphons or other means, it is the maximum level to which water may rise under normal operating conditions, exclusive of any provision for flood surcharge. For a closed depression wetland, it is the maximum level to which the water may rise under normal precipitation conditions exclusive of any provision for flood surcharge. NURP — The Nationwide Urban Runoff Program developed by the Environmental Protection Agency to study stormwater runoff from urban development. ORDINARY HIGH WATER LEVEL - as defined by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources means the boundary of water basins, watercourses, public waters, and public waters wetlands, and: 1 The ordinary high water level is an elevation delineating the highest water level that has been maintained for a sufficient period of time to leave evidence upon the landscape commonly the point where the natural vegetation changes from predominantly aquatic to predominantly terrestrial; 2. For watercourses, the ordinary high water level is the elevation of the top of the bank of the channel; and 3. For reservoirs and flowages, the ordinary high water level is the operating elevation of the normal summer pool. PRE -DEVELOPMENT CONDITION — The land use on a site that exists immediately prior to a proposed alteration All pre -development Runoff Curve Numbers must reference the Minnesota Hydrology Guide. PUBLIC WATERS — Any waters as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.005, subdivision 15.