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Minnehaha Creek Watershed District is a local unit of government responsible for managing and protecting the water resources in one of the largest and most heavily-used urban watersheds in Minnesota.

The watershed stretches 178-square miles from St. Bonifacius to south Minneapolis and includes Lake Minnetonka, the Minneapolis Chain of Lakes, Minnehaha Creek, and Minnehaha Falls. It includes eight major creeks, 129 lakes, and thousands of wetlands. Learn more about the watershed.

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Public Notice

18-568 Ewing Place

Posted 12 October 2018

Northpoint Properties, LLC is developing 5048, 5052, and 5056 Ewing Ave. S., Minneapolis, into a multi-unit residential complex, Ewing Place (Permit 18-568). MCWD regulates the project under our Erosion Control and Stormwater Management rules.

Contact Cole Thompson with questions or concerns regarding the permit at cthompson@minnehahacreek.org or 952-641-4521.

Interested parties may request that the permit be considered by the MCWD Board of Managers. Requests for public consideration must be in writing and received at the MCWD offices prior to 4:30 PM, October 26th, 2018.

18-295; Mastec North America Inc.

Posted 12 October 2018

Mastec North America, Inc. is proposing directional boring under the Minnehaha Creek for a fiber optic utility line (Permit 18-295). MCWD regulates the project under our Waterbody Crossings & Structures rule. The project does not propose any wetland impacts.

Contact Heidi Quinn with questions or concerns regarding the permit at hquinn@minnehahacreek.org or 952-641-4504.

18-535: Stormwater Pond Dredging

Posted 11 October 2018

Board of Managers Permit Consideration: 7:00 pm October 25, 2018

Board Room-15320 Minnetonka Boulevard, MN

MCWD Rules require notice to all property owners within 600' of the proposed permitted area as a courtesy, in the event there are any questions or concerns regarding the permit been considered by the Board.

18-535: Consideration of a Minnehaha Creek Watershed District permit application for removal of accumulated sediment from two stormwater ponds, one on the southwest corner of Bde Maka Ska in Minneapolis and one at Pamela Park in Edina.

Please contact Elizabeth Showalter at eshowalter@minnehahacreek.org or call 952-641-4518 with any questions. If you plan to attend this meeting, please call or visit our website to confirm that the permit application is on the agenda.

www.minnehahacreek.org

15320 Minnetonka Boulevard, Minnetonka 55345

18-501-Six Mile Creek Carp Barriers

Posted 11 October 2018

Board of Managers Permit Consideration: 7:00 pm October 25, 2018

Board Room-15320 Minnetonka Boulevard, MN

18-501: Consideration of a Minnehaha Creek Watershed District permit application for the installation of three carp barriers as part of the Six Mile Creek-Halsted Bay Habitat Restoration project. Barriers are proposed at Crown College in Laketown Township, the outlet of Wasserman Lake (near Church Lake Road) in Victoria, and Highland Road in Minnetrista.