Permitting Screening Tool

Does your project involve construction activity (home/building construction, landscaping, roadwork, pool installations, shoreline restoration, etc.) within Minnehaha Creek Watershed District boundaries?(Required)

Not sure

Yes

No

Find out if your project is within MCWD boundaries

Use our mapping tool: Am I in the district? to determine whether your project is within the MCWD boundaries.

Your project may require an MCWD permit

Based on your response, your project may require an MCWD permit. Please click Next Question to continue.

No MCWD permit required

An MCWD permit is not required. However, your project may require a permit from your city, the Department of Natural Resources, or other regulatory agencies. Please contact your local agencies for more information.

Does your project involve disturbing 5,000 square feet or more of soil AND/OR grading, excavating, filling, or on-site storing of at least 50 cubic yards of earth?(Required)

Yes

No

Permit required

An erosion & sediment control permit is required. If your project is located in the cities of Chanhassen, Minnetonka, Richfield, St. Louis Park, or Wayzata, you may need an erosion control permit from your city instead of MCWD. Please click Next Question to continue.

Permit not required

Based on your response, you don’t need an MCWD erosion & sediment control permit. Please click Next Question to continue.

Does your project involve altering, filling, or disturbing land below any 100-year floodplain elevation??(Required)

Yes

No

Permit required

A floodplain alteration permit is required. If your project is located in the cities of Minnetonka or Richfield, you may need a floodplain permit from your city instead of MCWD. Please click Next Question to continue.

Permit not required

Based on your response, you don’t need an MCWD floodplain alteration permit. Please click Next Question to continue.

Does your project involve draining, filling, or excavating of a wetland AND/OR the addition of hardcover on a residential, commercial, or linear project on a site where wetlands are present?(Required)

Yes

No

Permit required

A wetland protection permit is required. If your project is located in the cities of Richfield or Wayzata, you may need a wetland protection permit from your city instead of MCWD. Please click Next Question to continue.

Permit not required

Based on your response, you don’t need an MCWD wetlands permit. Please click Next Question to continue.

Does your project involve dredging in the beds or banks of any public waterbody?(Required)

Yes

No

Permit required

A dredging permit is required. Please click Next Question to continue.

Permit required

Based on your response, you don’t need an MCWD dredging permit. Please click Next Question to continue.

Does your project involve installing a beach or sand blanket OR altering any shoreline or streambank? This includes riprap, shoreline planting, retaining walls, sheet piling, and boat ramps.(Required)

Yes

No

Permit required

A shoreline & streambank stabilization permit is required. Please click Next Question to continue.

Permit not required

Based on your response, you don’t need an MCWD shoreline & stabilization permit. Please click Next Question to continue.

Does your project involve placing or replacing roads, highways, utilities, bridges, or other structures in contact with the bed or bank of any waterbody OR altering a water course by enclosing it in a pipe or culvert?(Required)

Yes

No

Permit required

A waterbody crossings & structures permit is required. Please click Next Question to continue.

Permit not required

Based on your response, you don’t need an MCWD waterbody crossings & structures permit. Please click Next Question to continue.

Does your project involve creating or replacing hardcover or subdividing a parcel into 3+ lots?(Required)

Yes

No

Permit required

A stormwater management permit is required. If your project is located in the cities of Minnetonka, Richfield, or Wayzata, you may need a permit from your city instead of MCWD. Please click to finish the survey and view your results.

Permit not required

Based on your response, you don’t need an MCWD stormwater management permit. Please click to finish the survey and view your results.

You probably don’t need an MCWD permit

Based on your responses, you probably don’t need an MCWD permit, but you may need a permit from your city, the Department of Natural Resources, or another regulatory agency. Please contact your local agencies for more information. MCWD permitting staff is available to assist with any questions.

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