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!ks u <br />- . J) ~~ <br />Minnesota Deppartment of Natural 1Zesources `~ ~'`~ `~ <br />Metro Waters - 1200~'VJarner Road, St. Paul., MN 55106-6793 <br />Telephone: (651) 772-7910 Fax: (651) 772-7977 <br />May 15, 2000 <br />Metro Soil and Water Conservation Districts <br />Metro Watershed Districts and Organizations <br />Metro Cities <br />o~ <br />~~. <br />Re: General Permit 2000-6117 for Temporary Basin Appropriations in the Seven-County <br />Metropolitan Area <br />Enclosed is a draft General Permit that authorizes temporary appropriations from certain Public <br />Water Basins, ponds, and flooded areas, subject to several conditions. An existing statewide <br />General Permit (#97-0005) already covers authorization for dewatering, landscaping, dust control <br />and hydrostatic testing. The purpose of this draft permit is to more easily authorize the pumping <br />of surface waters that are causing flooding and for the maintenance of stormwater ponds. The <br />existing statewide General Permit does not cover these activities. This proposed General Permit <br />also requires that your Area Hydrologist be notified five days before the start of pumping and is <br />only for projects that have minimal potential for adverse environmental impacts. <br />We are providing the enclosed draft General Permit to you to initiate the 30-day permit <br />application comment period, as required by law. Please provide any comments, questions or <br />concerns you may have about the proposed permit or any of the enclosures to this office b~ June <br />15, 2000. Before permit issuance, this office will respond to your comments. <br />Please do not hesitate to contact me or your Area Hydrologist at 651-772-7910 if you have <br />questions or concerns about the draft permit or this process. <br />Sincerely, <br />~_/a~ f~ <br />Dale E. Homuth <br />Regional Hydrologist <br />ENCLOSURES <br />c) Metropolitan Council <br />BWSR, Metro District <br />PCA, Metro District <br />Area Hydrologist, Metro DNR Waters <br />Central Office, DNR Waters <br />DNR Information: 651-296-6157 ~ 1-888-646-6367 m TTY: 651-296-5484 ~ 1-800-657-3929 <br />An Equal Opportunity Employer Printed on Recycled Paper Containing a <br />Who Values Diversity Minimum of 10% Post-Consumer Waste <br />