Overview of water management duties, related statutes, guidance documents, directories, and more info for LGUs:
Guidance Documents
- Local Contacts
- WCA LGU Directory
- Statutes
- See BWSR Wetlands page for WCA statutes and rules
- Map
- No Map Available - WCA LGUs may be cities, townships or any of the above LGUs
- Association
- Various, including
Overview of Duties
Duties include:
- Review and approve wetland delineations and determinations
- Review and approve wetland exemption / no-loss applications
- Review and approve wetland replacement plan applications
- Coordinate Technical Evaluation Panel (TEP) meetings
- Send notices application notices to the TEP
- Send decision notices to the TEP
- Enforce wetland replacement monitoring requirements, review monitoring reports and certify replacement wetlands
- Work with DNR and SWCD to enforce WCA violations
- More information about the above duties
History
WCA was enacted in 1991 to maintain and protect Minnesota’s wetlands and the benefits they provide. More history
