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Jul 16, 1999
Minnesota Department of Natural Resot
Metro Waters - 1200 Warner Road, St. Paul, MN 55 101
Telephone: (651) 772-7910 Fax: (651 772-79')
Mr. Frank W. Matschina, President
Port of Sunn Club, Inc.
6413 St. Croix Trail North
Stillwater, MN 55082
RE: Proposed Sunn Marina Dock Chan Permit 79-6220
Dear Mr. Matschina:
cr to document our discussion. On
As y ou re durin our phone conversation toda I am writin
June 111, 1999, y ou and others from the Marina presented me with a proposal to chan the dock
confi at Sunn Marina. Basicall the proposal would extend six docks rou 200 feet
out further into the river. At the end of each dock a "T"' would be installed with wave attenuators
han cr in g beneath. The total number of moorin spaces would be the same as currentl permitted, but
several tie-alon spaces would be converted to slips. Then, I explained that it was m opinion that the
proposal would constitute expansion of the marina, which re an Environmental Impact Statement
( EIS) and is prohibited b State Rule.
As y ou had re I met with representatives of the Attorne General's Office and DNR's Central
Office toda to explain y our proposal and to see if m interpretations of the law and rules were correct.
The main points resultin from that meetin were as follows:
0 An watervvard ( to the east extension of the current docks would be considered an expansion
of the marina and would re an EIS.
0 Even if an EIS were done, it is ver unlikel that the DNR could issue a permit for the proposed
expansion.
0 The DNR could approve the addition of the wave attenuators under the existin docks.
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docks within this "footprint" ma be allowed with a permit amendment. Chan proposed
outside the footprint probabl could not be permitted.
An new pilin are strictl prohibited. The DNR ma allow replacement of existin pilin at
the same location onl
Conversion of tie alon spaces to slips ma be allowed within the footprint of the marina, but
issues relatin to providin additional temporar tie alon space as a result would have to be
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addressed. In other words, we would not want to see an dock space freed-up b convertin a
tie alon to a slip used for additional tie alon
replacement of the dock that was dama b last y ears storm is permitted under
As we also discussed, t::>
y our current permit ( dated 12/14/98 subject to Area H approval. An chan in the
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confi or size of the dock will re amendment of our permit and review b other a
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Please note that Special Provision No. 10 of y our permit re that the flotation of an replacement
dock be of encapsulated foam or "tub" t floats.
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