5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Wright County, Minnesota.
Verified from official government sources
Construction disturbing one acre or more needs the MPCA construction stormwater general permit. In Wright County, metro-fringe MS4 cities and the SWCD and watershed organizations set volume-control and runoff standards.
Land-disturbing work in Wright County requires erosion and sediment control under the MPCA construction stormwater permit. Silt fence, stabilized entrances, and prompt seeding keep sediment out of the lakes, wetlands, and rivers.
Wright County has no coast. Development near the lakes and the Mississippi River follows MN DNR shoreland rules (MN Rules Ch. 6120), and draining or filling wetlands triggers the Minnesota Wetland Conservation Act.
MN Stat. §103G.221, subd. 1
Public waters wetlands may not be drained, and a permit authorizing drainage of public waters wetlands may not be issued, unless the public waters wetlands to be drained are replaced by wetlands that will have equal or greater public value.
The Mississippi River floodplain and lakeshore flood zones fall under Wright County and city floodplain ordinances and the NFIP. Structures must sit above the base flood elevation, with one foot of freeboard.
Wright County requires grading permits for significant earthwork and bars redirecting runoff onto neighbors. Grading near lakes, wetlands, or the Mississippi River adds shoreland, Wetland Conservation Act, and watershed review.
1 cities in Wright County have their own environmental rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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