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1�� � t;� ��� ��ON 9;�� �� 218 283 1162 �� Ca.�t Ad[�i� <br />(3) <br />(4) <br />(5) <br />Whether the proposed action will have long-term adverse cffcc�s on x�u�l <br />resources, ix�cludi� whether the affected resources arc casily re�Iac�abte (for <br />c�am�rle, by replanting#�ees or restockingfish); <br />�l�ethcr the proposed action will have significant consequential effects on other <br />natural resourccs (for example, wk€cthcr wildlil� will be lost xf �'ts habitat is <br />impaired or destroycd); <br />Whethcr �.1�� affected natural resources are significantly increasing or decreasing <br />z�x number, consideringthe d'ucct and consequential impact of �c pro�oscd <br />action. <br />Id at 267. 'i�,es� factors are not exclusive and <br />each factor need not b e met i n order to find a�ateriall� advcrse ei"fea� Rather, <br />the factors are intended as a flexible �idc�ine for consideration as may bc <br />appropriate i�as�d on the facts of c�ch case. <br />Ic� <br />3. <br />4. <br />4. <br />��o��iols . � <br />The project involves the e�xStencc of a protectabie natural r�so«rce, i.e., the <br />waters of Rainy Lake and the environment around the proj ect <br />The project does not vio�ate MERA for the reasons discussed below. <br />The project will not violate an environ;nental. sta��d�rd. The �xo�cct docs not have <br />any environmental quality permit for discharges. The project will not violate an environmental <br />standard because it does not hold any environmental quality �em,it related to discharges. <br />5. The projcet will not i�.crcase the like hood that North Kooch will bypass into the <br />Rai�y Riverbecause it is specifically designednot to coz��i,bt�te to az�y bypasses. In addition � <br />the storage tank. North Kooch would divert a�I flow to the South ir�terna�.oanal ponds which have <br />exie�sive capacity. <br />6. The proj ect will not �au.�� N oah Kooch to violate its NPDES discharge permit or <br />contribute to any violation. North Kooch experiences technical percentage refno^va1 problems in <br />the spring, when the water is coldest and thc flow t�e lowest. It is the cold weather, not the flow <br />which causes Lu� problem. Neither the MPCA nor the �'ed�ra.], Environmental Protection <br />1� <br />