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Permit #01-37; Beltline Interceptor Outfall Relief - St. Paul The City of St. Paul, as LGU for the Wetland Conservation Act, has granted exemption for the permanent wetland fill, and has also issued a certificate of no-loss for the temporary wetland impact relative to the District's CIB project. Motion: Jack Frost moved, Paul Ellefson seconded, to approve Permit #O1-37. Motion carried. Permit #01-38: Hale Avenue Office Building -Oakdale Motion: Jack Frost moved, Roger Lake seconded, to approve Permit #01-38. Motion carried. Permit #01-39: Realife Cooperative of Phalen - St. Paul Motion: Roger Lake moved, Paul Ellefson seconded, to approve Permit #O1-39. Motion carried. Enforcement Actions Report Karl Hammers reported that during August, eight violation notices were issued, and one enforcement letter was issued. by Tracey Galowitz. The most common violation relates to silt fence repair. Frequency of inspections is dictated by the number of concerns that exist on each site. A permit holder is generally given five days to correct the violation, and response is usually good. This information will be reported to the Board as a new section of the Project Status Report each month. Paul Ellefson believes this type of information should be part of an overall monitoring strategy within the District. It would allow staff to identify areas of low compliance and come up with alternative management approaches that produce the desired outcomes. As cities became fully developed, Jack Frost feels that the District needs to hold the cities responsible for enforcement on smaller sites that are not permitted by the District (under one acre). In addition, the District loses its authority to enforce any issues once the developer sells off individual parcels. Tracey Galowitz stated that the Board can require developers to record a covenant or restriction on each parcel they sell, which gives the Watershed District the right to take legal action to enforce its rules and regulations on individual lots after the developer has sold them. Karl felt this would be helpful for those developments that are surrounded by a number of wetlands. 5. MINNESOTA URBAN SMALL SITES BMP MANUAL -FRED ROZUMALSHI Fred Rozumalski was present to discuss the new manual that was prepared for the Metropolitan Council by Barr Engineering, with guidance and support from the Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, the Minnehaha Creek WD, the Rice Creek WD, and the Six Cities WMO. Meeting attendees received a CD version of the manual, and it is also available on the Met Council's website. It is geared towards stormwater best management practices for cold climates. The latest and best information from the most recent publications and literature has been compiled into a single manual, using the same format for each BMP section so that they are easy to find and to print out in order to share with others. The centerpiece of the manual is a set of 40 concise and practical stand-alone BMP sections, each illustrating techniques that have been categorized according to function families: Runoff Pollution Prevention • impervious surface reduction • housekeeping • construction practices • soil erosion control • sediment control Stormwater Treatment BMPs • infiltration Systems • filtration Systems • constructed Wetlands • retention Systems • detention Systems • flow Control Structures No cost or phosphorus removal information is provided, since it would vary greatly at each site. Comparisons were made to the existing Ramsey County Erosion and Sediment Control Handbook. Fred did note that the BMP manual covers major techniques, not necessarily all the erosion and sediment Page 2 August i, 2001 RWMWD Minutes