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?

No MCWD permit required

However, your project may require a permit from your city, the Department of Natural Resources, or other entity. Please contact your local agencies for more information.

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

Yes

No

Permit required

You need an erosion control permit. Use our online permitting portal to start your permit application.

Does your project involve altering or filling land on or near the shoreline of a water body?(Required)

Yes

No

Permit required

You need a floodplain permit. Use our online permitting portal to start your permit application.

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

Yes

No

Permit required

You need a wetland permit. Use our online permitting portal to start your permit application.

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

Yes

No

Permit required

You need a dredging permit. Use our online permitting portal to start your permit application.

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

You need a shoreline permit. Use our online permitting portal to start your permit application.

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

Yes

No

Permit required

You need a waterbody crossing permit. Use our online permitting portal to start your permit application.

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

Yes

No

Permit required

You need a stormwater permit. Use our online permitting portal to start your permit application.

You probably don’t need an MCWD permit

But you may need a permit from your city, the Department of Natural Resources, or another entity. Please contact your local agencies for more information. MCWD permitting staff is available to assist with any questions.

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