New online permit application!
PERMIT APPLICATION
The Nine Mile Creek Watershed District is switching to an online permit application system to improve the efficiency of permit reviews. Click the link below to start your application.
Applicants will need to pay a permitting fee following application. Please reach out to permitting@ninemilecreek.org to pay your fee.
When is a Nine Mile Creek Watershed District permit needed?
To determine if you need a permits, use the “Do I Need a Permit?” guidance or review the Nine Mile Creek Watershed District Rules.
For further questions, email the project address, a description of the project, any attachments, and your questions to: permitting@ninemilecreek.org
PERMITTING DOCUMENTS
The following templates are available for those that have a permit or a permit that is conditionally approved.
Financial Assurance:
Maintenance Declaration Forms:
Private Entities: Maintenance Declaration Template (Private Entities)
Public Entities: Maintenance Agreement Template (Public Entities)
Monitoring Stormwater Facilities:
Performance Monitoring Template
Chloride Management Plan:
Chloride Management Plan Template
MPCA Smart Salting Training (certification lists and training calendar)
Property Owner Authorization:
Property Owner Authorization Form
Other Materials of Assistance:
- Minnesota Stormwater Manual
- Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual
- Stormwater Treatment: Assessment and Maintenance
- MPCA Smart Salting Training (certification lists and training calendar)
District Rules
NMCWD has adopted Rule revisions, effective January 1, 2024. When rule revisions were proposed, a public comment period was open October 17, 2023 to December 11, 2023; and a public hearing held December 7, 2023.
- Memo Supporting and Explaining Rule Revisions
- Public Comments Received with Responses
- Schedule A–Permit Fees
- Schedule B–Financial Assurances
- Schedule C – Stormwater Facilities Fund 3-19-08
Rules Revision
NOTICE OF ADOPTED AMENDMENTS TO THE DISTRICT’S RULES EFFECTIVE January 1, 2024
Notice is hereby given that the Board of Managers of the Nine Mile Creek Watershed District (NMCWD) adopted revisions to the NMCWD Rules on Wednesday, December 20, 2023. The amended NMCWD Rules are effective for all applications completed on or after January 1, 2024.
Legal Authority
Legal authority for the NMCWD’s rules derives from Minnesota Statutes Chapters 103B and 103D. Under Minnesota Statutes § 103D.341, subdivision 1, watershed districts must adopt rules “to accomplish the purposes of [the watershed act] and to implement the powers of the managers.” These purposes include, among others, conservation of water for public uses; controlling erosion and siltation of lakes, streams, and wetlands; and protecting water quality in these bodies. Minn. Stat. § 103D.201, subd. 2. District managers are further authorized for example, to regulate and control the use of water within the watershed district, regulate the use of streams and watercourses to prevent pollution, and regulate the use and development of land under certain conditions. Id. § 103D.335, subds. 10, 16, and 23; § 103B.211, subds. 1.
Questions About the Permitting Program?
Contact Zach Stafslien, Regulatory Program Manager, at 952-204-9690 or permitting@ninemilecreek.org.