Exhibit K

K. Other documents to show compliance with the requirements of applicable laws or rules.

wq-rule4-21m12 Exhibit K.1.

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

CERTIFICATE OF SENDING THE RULES AND THE STATEMENT OF NEED AND REASONABLENESS TO THE COMMISSIONER OF MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Proposed Amendments to Rules of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Governing Water Quality Standards – Class 2 and Class 7 Use Designations, Minnesota Rules, Chapter 7050 Waters of the State, Revisor’s ID Number 4561

I certify that on July 25, 2019, at the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, St. Paul, Minnesota, I:

1) Sent by mail via the State of Minnesota’s Inter-Office mail, a letter addressed to Commissioner Thom Petersen of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, signed by Laura Bishop, Commissioner of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency with these enclosures: · The May 9, 2019, Revisor’s draft of the proposed rules. · The signed Statement of Need and Reasonableness (SONAR) dated July 19, 2019. A copy of the letter sent to Commissioner Petersen dated July 18, 2019, is attached to this Certificate.

2) Sent notification via email to Commissioner Petersen, and to the persons listed as “cc” on the above referenced letter to Commissioner Petersen, with a copy of the letter addressed to Commissioner Petersen, the proposed rules, and the signed SONAR. A copy of the email is attached to this Certificate.

______Mary H. Lynn Rule Coordinator Agency Rules Unit Resource Management & Assistance Division Exhibit K.1.

July 18, 2019

Commissioner Thom Petersen Minnesota Department of Agriculture 625 Robert Street North St. Paul, MN 55155

RE: Fiscal Analysis Associated with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s (MPCA) Proposed Amendments to Rules Governing Water Quality Standards – Class 2 and Class 7 Use Designations; Minn. R. ch. 7050; Revisor’s ID Number R-4561

Dear Commissioner Petersen:

Minnesota Statutes, section 14.111 requires that before an agency adopts or repeals rules that affect farming operations, the agency must provide a copy of the proposed rule changes to the Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA), no later than 30 days prior to publication of the proposed rule amendments in the State Register, if the rules affect farming operations. The MPCA does not believe these proposed rules will directly affect agricultural land or farming operations. However, because the proposed rules include designated uses for some agricultural ditches and because some of the designated uses are in areas with high agricultural activity, the MPCA is sending you the enclosed proposed rules and supporting Statement of Need and Reasonableness (SONAR).

Copies of these same documents have been delivered to the Governor’s Office. When the Governor’s Office has approved the rules for publication, the proposed rules will be published for public comment in the State Register along with a Dual Notice. We are planning to publish the Dual Notice and proposed rules in August, 2019.

The overall purpose of the rules is to update use designations for some state waters. The “designated use” is a component of water quality standards that defines how the water is used; standards are then set for levels of pollution that protect that designated use (drinking water, aquatic life, etc.). The designated use is important to establish appropriate goals for each water body’s restoration and protection. The proposed rules updates the list of waters designated for Class 2 uses (Aquatic Life) and Class 7 uses (Limited Resource Value Waters).

If you or any of your staff have questions about the proposed rule amendments or the SONAR, please contact Mary H. Lynn at 651-757-2439 or [email protected].

Sincerely,

Laura Bishop Commissioner

LB/ML:mb

Enclosures

cc: Andrea Vaubel, MDA Whitney Place, MDA Susan Stokes, MDA Joshua Stamper, MDA Paul Hugunin, MDA Dan Stoddard, MDA Doug Spanier, MDA Exhibit K.1.

Lynn, Mary (MPCA)

From: Lynn, Mary (MPCA) Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2019 11:36 AM To: [email protected] Cc: Vaubel, Andrea (MDA); Place, Whitney (MDA); Stamper, Joshua (MDA); Hugunin, Paul (MDA); Stoddard, Dan (MDA); Spanier, Doug (MDA) Subject: MPCA Proposed Amendments to Rules Governing WQS - Class 2 and 7 Use Designation Rules Attachments: rd4561-RevisorDraft(3).pdf; wq-rule4-21f.pdf; MDALet_Class2and7Rule7-18-2019.pdf

Commissioner Petersen,

RE: Fiscal Analysis Associated with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s Proposed Amendments to Rules Governing Water Quality Standards – Class 2 and Class 7 Use Designations; Minn. R. ch. 7050; Revisor’s ID Number R‐4561

Please find attached a copy of the above referenced proposed rules and supporting Statement of Need and Reasonableness. I am also sending to you, via Interoffice mail, a copy of these documents with a cover letter notifying the Minnesota Department of Agriculture of the proposed rules.

Copies of these same documents were sent to the Governor’s Office this morning, July 25, 2019. When the Governor’s Office has approved the rules for publication, they will be published for public comment in the State Register.

If you have any questions about the proposed rules, please feel free to contact me.

Regards,

Mary H. Lynn Agency Rule Coordinator Agency Rules Unit Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Phone (651)757‐2439 [email protected]

NOTICE: This email (including attachments) is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510‐2521. This email may be confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified than any retention, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. Please reply back to the sender that you have received this message in error, then delete it. Thank you.

1 Exhibit K.2.

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

CERTIFICATE OF SENDING THE NOTICE AND THE STATEMENT OF NEED AND REASONABLENESS TO LEGISLATORS AND THE LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COMMISSION

Proposed Amendments to Rules of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Governing Water Quality Standards – Class 2 and Class 7 Use Designations, Minnesota Rules, Chapter 7050 Waters of the State, Revisor’s ID Number 4561

I certify that on September 20, 2019, when the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency mailed its Dual Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules under Minnesota Statutes, section 14.14, I sent a cover letter, copy of the Dual Notice, the proposed rule amendments, and the Statement of Need and Reasonableness to the chairs and ranking minority party members of the legislative policy and budget committees with jurisdiction over the subject matter of the proposed rules, and to the Legislative Coordinating Commission by sending an electronic copy of these documents via email. (NOTE: electronic notification was sent to Senator Eaton via the Minnesota State Senate online Mail Form; a copy of the cover letter was sent via U.S. mail.) I mailed these documents to comply with Minnesota Statutes, section 14.116. A copy of the email with the attached cover letter sent to the legislators and the Legislative Coordinating Commission is attached to this Certificate.

______Mary H. Lynn Rule Coordinator Agency Rules Unit Resource Management & Assistance Division Exhibit K.2.

Lynn, Mary (MPCA)

From: Lynn, Mary (MPCA) Sent: Friday, September 20, 2019 9:02 AM To: '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; Osmek, Senator David J.; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; Wagenius, Representative Jean; [email protected]; [email protected]; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; [email protected]; '[email protected]'; Henry-Wangensteen, Diane; [email protected] Cc: Sobotka, Suzanne (GOV); Gauthier, Greta (MPCA) Subject: MPCA Proposed Amendments to WQS - Class 2 and 7 Use Designations Attachments: LegLCC-Let_Class2and7Rule9-20-2019.pdf; DualNoticeClass2and7UseChangeRule9-12-2019.pdf; wq-rule4-21f.pdf; rd4561-RevisorDraft(4)Certified.pdf

RE: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s Proposed Amendments to Rules Governing Water Quality Standards – Class 2 and Class 7 Use Designations; Revisor’s ID No. 4561

Please find attached the cover letter, public notice, proposed rule amendments, and Statement of Need and Reasonableness (SONAR) for the above named proposed rules.

Regards,

Mary H. Lynn Agency Rule Coordinator Agency Rules Unit Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Phone (651)757‐2439 [email protected]

NOTICE: This email (including attachments) is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510‐2521. This email may be confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified than any retention, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. Please reply back to the sender that you have received this message in error, then delete it. Thank you.

1 Exhibit K.2.

Lynn, Mary (MPCA)

From: Lynn, Mary (MPCA) Sent: Friday, September 20, 2019 9:31 AM To: Elspeth Cavert Subject: FW: MPCA Proposed Amendments to WQS - Class 2 and 7 Use Designations Attachments: LegLCC-Let_Class2and7Rule9-20-2019.pdf; DualNoticeClass2and7UseChangeRule9-12-2019.pdf; wq-rule4-21f.pdf; rd4561-RevisorDraft(4)Certified.pdf

Mary H. Lynn Agency Rule Coordinator Agency Rules Unit Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Phone (651)757‐2439 [email protected]

NOTICE: This email (including attachments) is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510‐2521. This email may be confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified than any retention, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. Please reply back to the sender that you have received this message in error, then delete it. Thank you.

From: Lynn, Mary (MPCA) Sent: Friday, September 20, 2019 9:02 AM To: '[email protected]' ; '[email protected]' ; Osmek, Senator David J. ; '[email protected]' ; '[email protected]' ; '[email protected]' ; Wagenius, Representative Jean ; [email protected]; [email protected]; '[email protected]' ; '[email protected]' ; [email protected]; '[email protected]' ; Henry‐Wangensteen, Diane ; [email protected] Cc: Sobotka, Suzanne (GOV) ; Gauthier, Greta (MPCA) Subject: MPCA Proposed Amendments to WQS ‐ Class 2 and 7 Use Designations

RE: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s Proposed Amendments to Rules Governing Water Quality Standards – Class 2 and Class 7 Use Designations; Revisor’s ID No. 4561

Please find attached the cover letter, public notice, proposed rule amendments, and Statement of Need and Reasonableness (SONAR) for the above named proposed rules.

Regards,

Mary H. Lynn Agency Rule Coordinator Agency Rules Unit Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Phone (651)757‐2439 [email protected]

1 Exhibit K.2. NOTICE: This email (including attachments) is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510‐2521. This email may be confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified than any retention, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. Please reply back to the sender that you have received this message in error, then delete it. Thank you.

2 Exhibit K.2. Exhibit K.2.

September 20, 2019

The Honorable Carrie Ruud The Honorable Chris Eaton Chair, Senate Environment and Ranking Minority Lead, Senate Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance Committee Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance Committee 3233 MN Senate Building 2403 MN Senate Building 95 University Avenue West 95 University Avenue West St. Paul, MN 55155 St. Paul, MN 55155

The Honorable Bill Ingebrigtsen The Honorable David Tomassoni Chair, Senate Environment and Ranking Minority Lead, Senate Environment and Natural Resources Finance Committee Natural Resources Finance Committee 3207 MN Senate Building 2235 MN Senate Building 95 University Avenue West 95 University Avenue West St. Paul, MN 55155 St. Paul, MN 55155

The Honorable David Osmek The Honorable John Marty Chair, Senate Energy and Ranking Minority Lead, Senate Energy and Utilities Finance and Policy Committee Utilities Finance and Policy Committee 2107 MN Senate Building 2401 MN Senate Building 95 University Avenue West 95 University Avenue West St Paul, MN 55155 St. Paul, MN 55155

The Honorable John Persell The Honorable Dale Lueck Chair, House Environment and Ranking Minority Lead, House Environment and Natural Resources Policy Committee Natural Resources Policy Committee 437 State Office Building 311 State Office Building 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. St. Paul, MN 55155 St. Paul, MN 55155

The Honorable Peter Fischer The Honorable Josh Heintzeman Chair, House Subcommittee on Water Ranking Minority Lead, House Subcommittee on Water 551 State Office Building 353 State Office Building 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. St. Paul, MN 55155 St. Paul, MN 55155

The Honorable Rick Hansen The Honorable Dan Fabian Chair, House Environment and Ranking Minority Lead, House Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division Natural Resources Finance Division 407 State Office Building 287 State Office Building 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. St. Paul, MN 55155 St. Paul, MN 55155

The Honorable Jean Wagenius The Honorable Chris Swedzinski Chair, House Energy and Climate Finance Ranking Minority Lead, House Energy and and Policy Division Climate Finance and Policy Division 449 State Office Building 245 State Office Building 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. St. Paul, MN 55155 St. Paul, MN 55155

Diane Henry-Wangensteen, Deputy Director Legislative Coordinating Commission 72 State Office Building 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. St. Paul, MN 55155 Exhibit K.2.

RE: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s Proposed Amendments to Rules Governing Water Quality Standards – Class 2 and Class 7 Use Designations; Minn. R. ch. 7050; Revisor’s ID No. 4561

Dear Legislators:

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) intends to adopt amendments to the state rules governing water quality standards – Class 2 (Aquatic Life) and Class 7 (Limited Resource Value Waters) use designations. The overall purpose of the rules is to update use designations for some state waters. The “designated use” is a component of water quality standards that defines how the water is used; standards are then set for levels of pollution that protect that designated use (e.g. drinking water, aquatic life, recreation). The designated use is important to establish appropriate goals for each water body’s restoration and protection. The proposed rules updates the list of waters designated for Class 2 uses (Aquatic Life) and Class 7 uses (Limited Resource Value Waters).

Minn. Stat. § 14.116, states:

“14.116 NOTICE TO LEGISLATURE. (b) When an agency mails notice of intent to adopt rules under section 14.14 or 14.22, the agency must send a copy of the same notice and a copy of the statement of need and reasonableness to the chairs and ranking minority party members of the legislative policy and budget committees with jurisdiction over the subject matter of the proposed rules and to the Legislative Coordinating Commission.

(c) In addition, if the mailing of the notice is within two years of the effective date of the law granting the agency authority to adopt the proposed rules, the agency shall make reasonable efforts to send a copy of the notice and the statement to all sitting legislators who were chief house and senate authors of the bill granting the rulemaking authority. If the bill was amended to include this rulemaking authority, the agency shall make reasonable efforts to send the notice and the statement to the chief house and senate authors of the amendment granting rulemaking authority, rather than to the chief authors of the bill.”

The MPCA plans to publish Dual Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules (Dual Notice) and the proposed rules in the September 23, 2019, State Register, and is now mailing the Dual Notice under Minn. Stat. § 14.22. The MPCA is meeting the requirements of Minn. Stat. § 14.116 by sending you, via email, this letter with an electronic copy of the Dual Notice, the proposed rules, and the Statement of Need and Reasonableness (SONAR). If you would like to receive a print copy of any of these documents, or if you have any questions about these rules, please contact me at 651-757-2439 or [email protected].

Sincerely,

Mary H. Lynn Rule Coordinator Agency Rules Unit Resource Management & Assistance Division

ML:mb cc: Suzanne Sobotka, Policy Advisor to Governor Tim Walz Greta Gauthier, Assistant Commissioner, MPCA

Attachments: Dual Notice Proposed Rules SONAR Exhibit K.3.

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

CERTIFICATE OF CONSULTING WITH COMMISSIONER OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET IN COMPLIANCE WITH MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 14.131

Proposed Amendments to Rules of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Governing Water Quality Standards – Class 2 and Class 7 Use Designations, Minnesota Rules, Chapter 7050 Waters of the State, Revisor’s ID Number 4561

I certify that on July 25, 2019, at the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, St. Paul, Minnesota, I:

1) Consulted with the Commissioner of Minnesota Management and Budget in compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 14.131, by mailing via the State of Minnesota’s Inter-Office mail, a letter addressed to Commissioner Myron Frans of Minnesota Management and Budget, signed by Laura Bishop, Commissioner of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency with these enclosures: · The May 9, 2019, Revisor’s draft of the proposed rules. · The signed Statement of Need and Reasonableness (SONAR) dated July 19, 2019. · The Governors’ Office Proposed Rule and SONAR Form. A copy of the letter sent to Commissioner Frans dated July 18, 2019, is attached to this Certificate.

2) Sent notification via email to Sean Fahnhorst, Executive Budget Officer, Minnesota Management and Budget, with a copy of the letter addressed to Commissioner Frans, the Governors’ Office Proposed Rule and SONAR Form, the proposed rules, and the signed SONAR. A copy of the email is attached to this Certificate.

______Mary H. Lynn Rule Coordinator Agency Rules Unit Resource Management & Assistance Division Exhibit K.3.

Lynn, Mary (MPCA)

From: Lynn, Mary (MPCA) Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2019 11:35 AM To: Fahnhorst, Sean (MMB) Cc: Bouchard, Will (MPCA) Subject: MPCA Proposed Amendments to Rules Governing WQS - Class 2 and 7 Use Designation Rules Attachments: rd4561-RevisorDraft(3).pdf; wq-rule4-21f.pdf; GovPrpsForm-Class2and7UseChangeRule7-19-2019.pdf; MMBLet_Class2and7Rule7-18-2019.pdf

Hello Sean Fahnhorst,

RE: Fiscal Analysis Associated with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s Proposed Amendments to Rules Governing Water Quality Standards – Class 2 and Class 7 Use Designations; Minn. R. ch. 7050; Revisor’s ID Number R‐4561

Please find attached a copy of the above referenced proposed rules, supporting Statement of Need and Reasonableness (SONAR), and the Governor’s Office form. These documents are being submitted to you in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 14.131, which requires that an agency engaged in rulemaking consult with the Commissioner of Minnesota Management and Budget, “to help evaluate the fiscal impact and fiscal benefits of the proposed rule on units of local government.”

I am also sending via Interoffice mail, a hard copy of these documents with a cover letter addressed to Commissioner Myron Frans.

Copies of these same documents were sent to the Governor’s Office this morning, July 25, 2019. When the Governor’s Office has approved the rules for publication, they will be published for public comment in the State Register.

If you have any questions about the proposed rules, please feel free to contact me.

Regards,

Mary H. Lynn Agency Rule Coordinator Agency Rules Unit Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Phone (651)757‐2439 [email protected]

NOTICE: This email (including attachments) is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510‐2521. This email may be confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified than any retention, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. Please reply back to the sender that you have received this message in error, then delete it. Thank you.

1 Exhibit K.3.

July 18, 2019

Commissioner Myron Frans Minnesota Management and Budget 658 Cedar Street 400 Centennial Office Building St. Paul, MN 55155

RE: Fiscal Analysis Associated with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s (MPCA) Proposed Amendments to Rules Governing Water Quality Standards – Class 2 and Class 7 Use Designations; Minn. R. ch. 7050; Revisor’s ID Number R-4561

Dear Commissioner Frans:

The enclosed proposed rules and supporting Statement of Need and Reasonableness (SONAR) are being submitted to you in accordance with Minn. Stat. § 14.131, which requires that an agency engaged in rulemaking consult with the Commissioner of Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) “to help evaluate the fiscal impact and fiscal benefits of the proposed rule on units of local government.”

Also enclosed is the Proposed Rule and SONAR form for the Governor’s Office. Providing the proposed rules and SONAR at the same time the MPCA provides these documents to the Governor’s Office allows for MMB review of the fiscal impacts and fiscal benefits of a proposed rule concurrent with the required Governor’s Office review. When the Governor’s Office has approved the rules for publication, the proposed rules will be published for public comment in the State Register along with a Dual Notice. We are planning to publish the Dual Notice and proposed rules in August, 2019.

The overall purpose of the rules is to update use designations for some state waters. The “designated use” is a component of water quality standards that defines how the water is used; standards are then set for levels of pollution that protect that designated use (drinking water, aquatic life, etc.). The designated use is important to establish appropriate goals for each water body’s restoration and protection. The proposed rules updates the list of waters designated for Class 2 uses (Aquatic Life) and Class 7 uses (Limited Resource Value Waters).

If you or any of your staff have questions about the proposed rule amendments or the SONAR, please contact Mary H. Lynn at 651-757-2439 or [email protected].

Sincerely,

Laura Bishop Commissioner

LB/ML:mb

cc: Sean Fahnhorst, MMB

Enclosures Exhibit K.3.

Office Memorandum

Date: August 15, 2019

To: Mary Lynn, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

From: Sean Fahnhorst, Minnesota Management and Budget

CC: Liz Connor, Minnesota Management and Budget

RE: M.S. 14.131 Review of Proposed Amendment of Rules Relating to Governing Water Quality Standards

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) proposes to amend Minn. R. ch. 7050 relating to water quality class 2 and class 7 use designations. Pursuant to M.S. 14.131, MPCA has consulted with the Commissioner of Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) to help evaluate the fiscal impact of the proposed rule changes on local units of government.

Evaluation On behalf of the Commissioner of MMB, I reviewed the proposed rule changes and the related Statement of Need and Reasonableness and consulted with agency staff to determine the local fiscal impact of the changes as proposed. The MPCA is proposing amendments to Class 2 and 7 stream and lake use designations listed in Minn. R. 7050.0470. In addition, the MPCA is proposing to update the language in Minn. R. 7050.0420 (S-15) based on a need to modernize the process for designating cold and warm/cool water habitats. The proposed Exceptional Use, Modified Use, and warm/cool water habitat designations will not have any effect on local ordinances or regulations. The designation of cold water habitats may result in the requirement that municipal MS4 permittees develop, implement, and enforce a regulatory mechanism (e.g., city ordinance) for construction activities. However, in all or most cases, MS4 permits that are adjacent to or upstream of proposed cold water habitats are already in close proximity to existing cold water habitats. As a result, these local government permittees have likely already adopted ordnances that address protection of these habitats. The proposed use designations will result in more accurate water quality assessments. Local water and watershed managers use water quality assessments in water planning and management activities. Better knowledge about water quality leads to more effective and efficient targeting of water planning and management activities. Additionally, counties, cities and other local governments could benefit from the proposed rule through increased property and sales tax revenues, increased tourism dollars, added jobs, lower water treatment costs, and other benefits related to improved water quality.

1 Exhibit K.4.

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

CERTIFICATE OF MAILING A NOTICE OF HEARING TO THOSE WHO REQUESTED A HEARING

Proposed Amendments to Rules of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Governing Water Quality Standards – Class 2 and Class 7 Use Designations, Minnesota Rules, Chapter 7050 Waters of the State, Revisor’s ID Number 4561

I certify that on November 8, 2019, I mailed a Notice of Hearing to Those Who Requested a Hearing by sending an electronic copy of the Notice via email to all persons who requested a hearing. The Notice is given under Minnesota Statutes, section 14.25, subdivision 1.

A copy of the Notice and a copy of the emails are attached to this Certificate.

______Mary H. Lynn Rule Coordinator Agency Rules Unit Resource Management & Assistance Division Exhibit K.4.

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

NOTICE OF HEARING TO THOSE WHO REQUESTED A HEARING

Proposed Amendments to Rules Governing Water Quality Standards – Class 2 and Class 7 Use Designations, Minnesota Rules chapter 7050, Revisor’s ID Number R-4561

To persons who requested a hearing. In accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 14.25, subdivision 1, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is sending this Notice to all persons who requested a hearing.

There will be a hearing. In the September 23, 2019, State Register, on pages 405 to 411, the MPCA published a Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules relating to amended use designation rules for Class 2 and Class 7 waters. The Notice stated that the MPCA would hold a public hearing on the proposed rules if 25 or more persons submitted written requests. We have received a sufficient number of requests for a hearing. Therefore, as stated in the State Register, the public hearing will be conducted at the MPCA Saint Paul Office, 520 Lafayette Road North, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155, starting at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 11, 2019. The hearing will continue until all parties are heard or until the Administrative Law Judge adjourns the hearing. To enable the public to participate throughout the state, the public hearing will also be held via video conference at the following MPCA Regional Offices: · MPCA Duluth Office, 525 Lake Avenue South, Suite 400, Duluth, Minnesota 55802 · MPCA Detroit Lakes Office, 714 Lake Avenue, Suite 220, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota 56501 · MPCA Marshall Office, 504 Fairgrounds Road, Suite 200, Marshall, Minnesota 56258 · MPCA Rochester Office, 18 Wood Lake Drive SE, Rochester, Minnesota 55904 The following website contains maps and directions for each respective MPCA Office: https://www.pca.state.mn.us/about-mpca/mpca-offices. Also, if you plan to attend the hearing at the MPCA Saint Paul Office, all visitors will be asked to sign in at the security desk.

Administrative Law Judge. Administrative Law Judge, Ann C. O’Reilly, will conduct the hearing. The judge can be reached at the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH), 600 North Robert Street, P.O. Box 64620, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55164-0620, by calling OAH Legal Assistant, Sheena Denny, at 651-361-7881, by email to [email protected], or by fax 651-539-0310. You should direct questions concerning the rule hearing procedure to the Administrative Law Judge.

MPCA Contact Person. The MPCA contact person is Mary H. Lynn at the MPCA, 520 Lafayette Road North, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155; telephone 651-757-2439; and [email protected]. You should direct questions or comments about the rules to the MPCA contact person. A copy of the Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules, as published in the State Register on September 23, 2019, is available upon request from the MPCA contact person.

Mary H. Lynn MPCA Rule Coordinator

November 8, 2019______Date Exhibit K.4.

From: Lynn, Mary (MPCA) To: Jacob Crawford; Andrew Slade; Matt Ringquist; T Nygard; Sandra Hartmann; T Mo; John Ek; John Margerum; Steven George; Candace Dow; Thomas Sullivan; Erin Enger; Lisa Fitzpatrick; Luann Kleppe; Tahera Mamdani; AMY GRACE; Cindy Jackson; Lois Seaburg; dean peter; Sonja Miedtke; Bryan Hansel; Erik Roth; Kevin Heaslip; Jan Ackerman; Paula Savage; richard taylor; Timothy Mullen; Jim Marsden; Stephen Christopher; Zoe Bird; Charles Benzie; Lynne Bly; Heidi Windmiller; Peggy Knapp; Lynda Pauling; kathy dunn; Brandan Fiedler; Jerry Giefer; Scott Russell; Scott Anderson; John Carson; Amelia Kroeger; John Almli; Christopher Boldt; Rich Bachman; Lynn C. Lang; Elizabeth Merz; Rebecca Shedd; Richard Bjorum; Carl Dawson; Kaare Melby; Kathleen Hutchins; Barb Powell; Donna Olsen; Kathryn Mosher; Michelle McClung; JL Charrier; Mark Vesley; Libby Bent; Robert Wohlberg; Jaci Christenson; Barbara Brockway; Shannon Darsow; Sue Halligan; Kate Crowley; Amelia Hummel; susan berscheid; Lorie Marsh; Tina Krauz; Tom Koors; Pat Shea; Juliann Rule; Elizabeth Neuvar; Thomas Childs; Philip Rampi; Catherine Lundoff; Carolyn Bartholomew; Terry McCarthy; Betsey Porter; DeeAnn Stenlund; William Fischer; Reed Heff; Nancy Pickering; kathleen spencer; Taran Green; Jack Hennes; Marie Nickell; Mark Johnson; Meghan Wannebo; Jen Pearson; Elinor Ogden; Leslie McDonald; Alex Spitzer; Greg Rupert; Lauren Young; Richard Mammel; Marian Severt; Janet Green; Linda Peck; Amy Freeman Subject: Notice of Hearing - Class 2 and Class 7 Use Designation Rules #1 Date: Friday, November 8, 2019 9:06:00 AM Attachments: NoticeofHearing11-8-2019.pdf

As required under Minnesota Statutes, section 14.25, subdivision 1, please find attached the Notice of Hearing to Those Who Requested a Hearing.

Mary H. Lynn Agency Rule Coordinator Agency Rules Unit Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Phone (651)757-2439 [email protected]

NOTICE: This email (including attachments) is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510- 2521. This email may be confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified than any retention, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. Please reply back to the sender that you have received this message in error, then delete it. Thank you. Exhibit K.4.

From: Lynn, Mary (MPCA) To: Patricia Loverink; Lynn and Tom Anderson; Hugh Curtler III; Amy Cordry; Jenni Zickert; Barton Sutter; Linda Dean; John Schlichting; Emma Schurink; David Zimney; Michelle Lang; Dean Borgeson; Don Hon; Alva Pingel; Pamela Martin; Jody Goldstein; KAREN HULSTRAND; RICK MUELLER; Scott Doblar; AL LARSON; James Conway; Adaline Shinkle; Cecelia Newton; Maxene Linehan; Mary Creighton; William Dustin; Jason Husby; carol jagiello; Matthew Schaut; Darcy Bergh; Larry Bogolub; Kurt Kimber; Nicole Everling; Robert Bullis; Lilah Gilyard; Wayne Burville; Sara LaValley; John Munter; Lynn Shoemaker; Dylan Koltz-Hale; Karen Rom-Kormann; Steve Tuckner; Julia Kloehn; frank florin; Connie Grundhofer; Dennis Schaef; Scott vizecky; COURT STOREY; Nancy Hauer; Anne Franklin; Richard Fish; PAULA RUSTERHOLZ; Christine Popowski; Diane Brown; Eric Bong; Sandra Swanson; MICHAEL BROUILLETTE; A Bonvouloir; jim Reilly; David Gagne; Ramona Kopnick; Scott Mills; Duncan Storlie; Donna Anderson; Michael Murray; Ryan Sabol; Mark Lehigh; Dan Schlatter; Mary Dosch; Mary Arps Thompson; Michael Alexander; Julie Hukriede; Mike Hoyt; Earle Tonra; Madeline Pilon; Mary Smith; Debra Masters; Mary Lu Kavanagh-Beltman; Kendall Kramer; Emily Brown; Mary Cullen; Carl Haensel; Candyce Westfield; Jennifer Hengelfelt; Christopher Loch; Cathy Curtis; Mary Johannsen; Clara Ueland; Dian Lopez; Carol Stiteler; Sarah M; Kenneth Matysik; Timothy Alvar; Mary Pouliot; Jonathan Early; Robert Kosuth; James Reents; Theresa Lastovich; Michelle Gobely; Janet Draper Subject: Notice of Hearing - Class 2 and Class 7 Use Designation Rules #2 Date: Friday, November 8, 2019 9:07:00 AM Attachments: NoticeofHearing11-8-2019.pdf

As required under Minnesota Statutes, section 14.25, subdivision 1, please find attached the Notice of Hearing to Those Who Requested a Hearing.

Mary H. Lynn Agency Rule Coordinator Agency Rules Unit Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Phone (651)757-2439 [email protected]

NOTICE: This email (including attachments) is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510- 2521. This email may be confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified than any retention, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. Please reply back to the sender that you have received this message in error, then delete it. Thank you. Exhibit K.4.

From: Lynn, Mary (MPCA) To: "Michael Shoop"; "Sarah Harper"; "Joseph Wenzel"; "April Narcisse"; "Mary Miller"; "Paula Gustafson"; "Diane Tessari"; "Bill Mears"; "Kevin Stueven"; "River Gordon"; "Doretta (Dorie) Reisenweber"; "Michael Poisson"; "sue Morem"; "Daniel Iverson"; "Nancy Lawroski"; "NANCY Giguere"; "Diane Tessari"; "Rex Lucien Martin"; "Dennis Good"; "Andrew St. Croix"; "Ralph Karsten"; "Judy Grant"; "Jami Gaither"; "Moira Kuehn"; "S.Rose Anthony Krebs"; "Lynn Levine"; "Lynn Anderson"; "Bonny Bellville"; "Joseph Wenzel"; "Dean Borgeson"; "Evangeline Moen"; "Kevin Dahm"; "Erik Johnsen"; "Jeb Taylor"; "Britta Bloomquist"; "Terry McCarthy"; "Audie Miller"; "Candyce Westfield"; "Gary Ellman"; "W Bryan Winget"; "Sheila Johnston"; "Linda Meyers"; "Ruurd Schoolderman"; "John Doe"; "Bill Werner"; "CJ Bahan"; "Randall Mattson"; "Bart Erickson"; "Albert Gustaveson"; "Charles Lininger"; "Lori Williams"; "Bonita Schwartz"; "Roberta Truman"; "Tracy Chartier"; "Genevieve Hipsag"; "Charles Fullerton"; "Dale Hadler"; "Della Johnson"; "Colton Heitschmidt"; "George Selvestra" Subject: Notice of Hearing - Class 2 and Class 7 Use Designation Rules #3 Date: Friday, November 8, 2019 9:08:00 AM Attachments: NoticeofHearing11-8-2019.pdf

As required under Minnesota Statutes, section 14.25, subdivision 1, please find attached the Notice of Hearing to Those Who Requested a Hearing.

Mary H. Lynn Agency Rule Coordinator Agency Rules Unit Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Phone (651)757-2439 [email protected]

NOTICE: This email (including attachments) is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510- 2521. This email may be confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified than any retention, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. Please reply back to the sender that you have received this message in error, then delete it. Thank you. Exhibit K.4.

From: Lynn, Mary (MPCA) To: "[email protected]"; "Monta Hayner"; John Lenczewski Subject: Notice of Hearing - Class 2 and Class 7 Use Designation Rules #4 Date: Friday, November 8, 2019 9:08:00 AM Attachments: NoticeofHearing11-8-2019.pdf

As required under Minnesota Statutes, section 14.25, subdivision 1, please find attached the Notice of Hearing to Those Who Requested a Hearing.

Mary H. Lynn Agency Rule Coordinator Agency Rules Unit Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Phone (651)757-2439 [email protected]

NOTICE: This email (including attachments) is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510- 2521. This email may be confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified than any retention, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. Please reply back to the sender that you have received this message in error, then delete it. Thank you. Exhibit K.5.

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

CERTIFICATE OF GIVING NOTICE IN COMPLIANCE WITH MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 115.44, SUBDIVISION 7

Proposed Amendments to Rules of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Governing Water Quality Standards – Class 2 and Class 7 Use Designations, Minnesota Rules, Chapter 7050 Waters of the State, Revisor’s ID Number 4561

I certify that on September 23, 2019 (except as noted below), at least 33 days before the end of the comment period, at the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) in St. Paul, Minnesota, I gave notice according to Minn. Stat. § 115.44, subd. 7. Specifically, I: · Sent notification to the list of townships purchased from the Minnesota Association of Townships. I accomplished this by sending via U.S. mail on September 20, 2019, a copy of the Dual Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules to each township. A copy of the U.S. mail list of townships is attached to this Certificate. · Sent notification to the list of cities purchased from the League of Minnesota Cities. I accomplished this by sending electronic notification via email containing a hyperlink to the Dual Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules to each city. For those cities without an email address, I sent via U.S. mail on September 20, 2019, a copy of the Dual Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules. A copy of the emails and the U.S mail list of cities is attached to this Certificate. · Sent notification to the list of counties obtained from the Association of Minnesota Counties Website. I accomplished this by sending electronic notification via email containing a hyperlink to the Dual Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules to each county. A copy of the email and the list of counties is attached to this Certificate. · Sent notification to the sanitary districts. I accomplished this by sending electronic notification via email containing a hyperlink to the Dual Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules. A copy of the email and the list of sanitary districts is attached to this Certificate.

A copy of the Dual Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules as published in the State Register is attached to this Certificate.

______Mary H. Lynn Rule Coordinator Agency Rules Unit Resource Management & Assistance Division Exhibit K.5. Township First Last Position Address1 City Stat Postal Name Name e Code

Aastad Terry Evavold Township Clerk 10604 215th Ave Fergus Falls MN 56537 Acoma Stephanie Zetah Township Clerk 23486 230th St Hutchinson MN 55350 Acton Richard Thorp Township Clerk 51998 260th St Atwater MN 56209 Adams Ryan Mullenbach Township Clerk 65637 120th St Adams MN 55909 Adrian Leah Eischen Township Clerk 27133 650th Ave Butterfield MN 56120 Aetna Heather DeWilde Township Clerk 1423 221st St Ruthton MN 56170 Agassiz Michael Gloege Township Clerk 1771 360th St Bellingham MN 56212 Agdar Karen Griffin Township Clerk 19436 220th St NE Thief River Falls MN 56701 Agram Don Tschida Township Clerk 23647 118th St Pierz MN 56364 Aitkin Renee Larson Township Clerk PO Box 252 Aitkin MN 56431 Akeley Bernice Beck Township Clerk 24707 Highwood Trl Akeley MN 56433 Akron Warren Wiese Township Clerk 41602 640th Ave Ortonville MN 56278 Akron Katherine J Steiner Township Clerk 2748 300th Ave Rothsay MN 56579 Alango Jeri Bonnette Township Clerk 10585 Highway #22 Angora MN 55703 Alaska Rita Andree Township Clerk 8559 Lumberjack Rd NW Puposky MN 56667 Alba Austin Vande Kamp Township Clerk 33827 830th St Brewster MN 56119 Albany Diane Noll Township Clerk PO Box 344 Albany MN 56307 Albert Lea Rachel Alberts Township Clerk 206 Seventh Ave N Albert Lea MN 56007 Alberta Robert Thaler Township Clerk 12489 125th St NE Foley MN 56329 Albin Karla Bauer Township Clerk 14924 County Rd 10 Sleepy Eye MN 56085 Albion Debbie Uecker Township Clerk 2235 County Rd 6 NW Annandale MN 55302 Alborn Amanda Ellefson Township Clerk 6388 Hwy 7 Alborn MN 55702 Alden George Wichmann Township Clerk 64090 170th St Alden MN 56009 Alden Alexius M Deters Township Clerk 7217 Hill Rd Two Harbors MN 55616 Aldrich Barbara Johnson Township Clerk 13153 County Rd 23 Verndale MN 56481 Alexandria Gregg Raisanen Township Clerk PO Box 445 Alexandria MN 56308 Alfsborg Walter Asmus Sr Township Clerk 28241 505th Ave Winthrop MN 55396 Alliance RaeAnn Berg Township Clerk 12479 100th St S Sabin MN 56580 Alma Courtney Gratzek Township Clerk 30736 290th Ave NW Argyle MN 56713 Almond Gregory Athey Township Clerk 33400 740th Ave Clinton MN 56225 Alta Vista Donna Krueger Township Clerk 2458 340th St Taunton MN 56291 Alton Deb Westphal Township Clerk 1711 370th Ave Janesville MN 56048 Altona Lynn Vander Plaats Township Clerk 419 211th St Ward SD 57026 Alvwood Diane Ungerecht Township Clerk PO Box 123 Northome MN 56661

07/03/2019 Exhibit K.5. Amador Terri Lind Township Clerk 17640 Wild Mtn Rd Taylors Falls MN 55084 Amboy Peggy Hubley Township Clerk PO Box 227 Jeffers MN 56145 Amherst Kelly Eide Township Clerk 21508 Firefly Rd Lanesboro MN 55949 Amiret Tonya Ormberg Township Clerk 1823 Church St Tracy MN 56175 Amo Karla Nelson Township Clerk 37254 340th St Storden MN 56174 Amor Brenda Hildebrand Township Clerk 30411 Amor Park Rd Battle Lake MN 56515 Andover Scott Knutson Township Clerk 31109 290th St SW Crookston MN 56716 Andrea Brent Torkelson Township Clerk 2851 290th Ave Foxhome MN 56543 Angora Patti Alt Township Clerk PO Box 1044 Cook MN 55723 Angus Sandi K Kalt Township Clerk 30507 150th St NW Warren MN 56762 Ann Rhonda Heggerston Township Clerk 22042 County Rd 7 Walnut Grove MN 56180 Ann Lake Debra Johnson Township Clerk 2389 Falcon St Mora MN 55051 Ansel Linda Kuschel Township Clerk 3288 84th Ave SW Sebeka MN 56477 Anthony Gale Odegaard Township Clerk 2291 220th St Ada MN 56510 Antrim Heidi Voyles Township Clerk 39392 800th Ave Lewisville MN 56060 Appleton Sonya Allpress Township Clerk 2210 70th St SW Appleton MN 56208 Arago Brittany Barnum Township Clerk 27330 Becker Line Rd Park Rapids MN 56470 Arbo Elaine Johnson Township Clerk 28915 Bello Circle Grand Rapids MN 55744 Arctander Lynsey Pierce Township Clerk 17207 95th St NW Pennock MN 56279 Ardenhurst Patricia Mull Township Clerk PO Box 462 Northome MN 56661 Arena Mike Schuelke Township Clerk 2480 151st Ave Madison MN 56256 Arendahl Keith Brown Township Clerk 32060 Furrow Rd Lanesboro MN 55949 Arlington Sheila Henke Township Clerk 22405 425th Ave Arlington MN 55307 Arlone Susan Wieczorek Township Clerk 39611 Arlone Rd Hinckley MN 55037 Arna Cheryl Wickham Township Clerk 49910 First Ave Markville MN 55072 Arrowhead Angela Irvine Township Clerk 4192 Brandon Rd Brookston MN 55711 Arthur Teri Bentler Township Clerk 1899 Frontage Rd Mora MN 55051 Arthur Mark Findlay Township Clerk 5195 590th Ave Beardsley MN 56211 Artichoke Amy Larson Township Clerk 39671 580th Ave Appleton MN 56208 Arveson Darwyn Anderson Township Clerk 4771 110th St Karlstad MN 56732 Ash Lake Allan Lundberg Township Clerk 1958 County Highway 15 Lake Benton MN 56149 Ashland Charlott Wilhelm Township Clerk 66339 State Highway 56 Dodge Center MN 55927 Ashley Sandra Michels Township Clerk 48668 400th St Villard MN 56385 Athens Diane Carpenter Township Clerk 145 261st Ave NW Isanti MN 55040 Atherton Ernest Drewlow Township Clerk 2509 150th St Barnesville MN 56514 Atkinson Deborah Braye Township Clerk 2721 Hansen Rd Carlton MN 55718

07/03/2019 Exhibit K.5. Atlanta Tyra Loegering Township Clerk 34421 County Highway 7 Ulen MN 56585 Audubon Becky Schouviller-Felker Township Clerk 19549 County Rd 103 Audubon MN 56511 Augsburg Krista Pietruszewski Township Clerk 30702 400th St NW Stephen MN 56757 Augusta Daniel Willis Township Clerk 1283 Highway 40 Marietta MN 56257 Ault Roxanne Scranton Township Clerk 1839 Brimson Rd Brimson MN 55602 Aurdal Sandy Kvern Township Clerk 24135 Aurdal River Rd Fergus Falls MN 56537 Aurora Alicyn Prestegard Township Clerk PO Box 904 Owatonna MN 55060 Austin Connie Krebsbach Township Clerk PO Box 479 Austin MN 55912 Automba Cindy Disterhaupt Township Clerk 3149 S Finn Rd Kettle River MN 55757 Avon Stephen Saupe Township Clerk 16881 Queens Rd Avon MN 56310 Badger Karen Johnson Township Clerk 31214 190th Ave SE Erskine MN 56535 Badoura Tim Scouton Township Clerk 12588 County 110 Nevis MN 56467 Baker Debbie Anderson Township Clerk 27092 600th Ave Chokio MN 56221 Baldwin Cathy Stevens Township Clerk 30239 128th St NW Princeton MN 55371 Balkan Anita Novak Township Clerk PO Box 66 Chisholm MN 55719 Ball Bluff Tamra Swing Township Clerk 18385 State Highway 200 Jacobson MN 55752 Balsam Cynthia Risen Township Clerk 52780 145th Pl Tamarack MN 55787 Balsam Rebecca Olson Township Clerk 41388 Scenic Highway Bovey MN 55709 Bancroft Karen M Borneman Township Clerk 25080 785th Ave Albert Lea MN 56007 Bandon Paul Simonsen Township Clerk 67606 County Rd 3 Fairfax MN 55332 Bangor Gerald VanderBeek Township Clerk 13052 270th St Brooten MN 56316 Barber Yvonne Cory Township Clerk 14338 470th Ave Easton MN 56025 Barclay Litta (Le) Sears Township Clerk 1392 24th St SW Pine River MN 56474 Barnesville Ted DuCharme Township Clerk PO Box 627 Barnesville MN 56514 Barnett Joyce Shimpa Township Clerk 21952 County Rd 111 Greenbush MN 56726 Barnum Kristina Asperheim Township Clerk 3518 Pine Road N Barnum MN 55707 Barry Julian Bowers Township Clerk PO Box 645 Hinckley MN 55037 Barsness Tony Douvier Township Clerk 26657 245th Ave Glenwood MN 56334 Bartlett Jan Jares Township Clerk 47810 193rd Ave Aldrich MN 56434 Barto Tammy Novacek Township Clerk 20389 230th St Greenbush MN 56726 Bashaw Greg Scholtz Township Clerk 37241 County Rd 20 Comfrey MN 56019 Bassett Amy Anderson Township Clerk PO Box 2 Brimson MN 55602 Bath Lisa Dunn Township Clerk 77552 330th St Ellendale MN 56026 Battle Tamie Hanks Township Clerk 10777 Battle Rd NE Blackduck MN 56630-9217 Battle Plain Mark VanderPol Township Clerk 2217 160th Ave Edgerton MN 56128 Baxter Richard Olson Township Clerk 3612 170th St Boyd MN 56218

07/03/2019 Exhibit K.5. Bay Lake Carol Punt Township Clerk 13861 County Rd 10 Deerwood MN 56444 Baytown Nancy Healey Township Clerk 4020 McDonald Dr N Stillwater MN 55082 Bear Creek Susan Thompson Township Clerk 27796 260th St Shevlin MN 56676 Bear Park Diane Littlefield Township Clerk 4211 County Hwy 1 Fertile MN 56540 Bearville Kathy Cressy Township Clerk 62949 County Rd 557 Cook MN 55723 Beatty Tiffany McCormick Township Clerk PO Box 96 Cook MN 55723 Beauford Kim Krengel Township Clerk 57236 148th St Good Thunder MN 56037 Beaulieu Susan Steinmetz Township Clerk 2326 170th St Mahnomen MN 56557 Beaver Joanne Mickelson Township Clerk 32677 Kestrel Ave McGregor MN 55760 Beaver Susan Dahl Township Clerk 13821 140th St Spring Valley MN 55975 Beaver Jill Geroy Township Clerk 47797 County Rd 4 Roseau MN 56751 Beaver Bay Mary Jane VanDenHeuvel Township Clerk PO Box 306 Beaver Bay MN 55601 Beaver Creek JoEllen Benson Township Clerk 889 State Hwy 23 Beaver Creek MN 56116 Beaver Falls Gary Simondet Township Clerk 69322 316th St Morton MN 56270 Becker Mary Fitcher Township Clerk 10999 75th Ave SW Motley MN 56466 Becker Lucinda Messman Township Clerk PO Box 248 Becker MN 55308 Bejou Duane Gunderson Township Clerk 1372 150th St Bejou MN 56516 Belfast Kelsey Bartosh Township Clerk 14 270th Ave Fulda MN 56131 Belgium Ileanna Noyes Township Clerk 23100 150th St SW Euclid MN 56722 Belgrade Lori Cullen Township Clerk 38310 490th St St. Peter MN 56082 Belle Creek Steve McNamara Township Clerk 34699 165th Ave Way Goodhue MN 55027 Belle Plaine Kristy Bieder Township Clerk 9215 Union Hill Blvd Belle Plaine MN 56011 Belle Prairie Keith Kruschke Township Clerk 16515 203rd St Little Falls MN 56345 Belle River Jesse Lusty Township Clerk 13071 County Road 5 NE Carlos MN 56319 Bellevue Patricia Kasella Township Clerk 20484 Kettle Rd Royalton MN 56373 Belmont Alan Erickson Township Clerk 83714 525th Ave Jackson MN 56143 Belvidere Patricia Stemmann Township Clerk 34070 County 2 Blvd Red Wing MN 55066 Bemidji Samantha Jones Township Clerk 148 Carr Lake Rd SE Bemidji MN 56601 Ben Wade Vernon Hedlin Township Clerk 33742 State Highway 55 Farwell MN 56327 Bennington Elizabeth Rice Township Clerk 19535 770th Ave Ostrander MN 55961 Benson Grant Herfindahl Township Clerk 520 27th Ave NE Benson MN 56215 Benton Terry Bruesehoff Township Clerk 12975 County Rd 50 Norwood MN 55368 Benville Marie Reid Township Clerk 65632 Gunpowder Rd NW Grygla MN 56727 Bergen Tiffany Eggert Township Clerk PO Box 744 Lester Prairie MN 55354 Berlin Helen Schmidt Township Clerk 12176 SW 52nd Ave Ellendale MN 56026-2093 Bernadotte Michael Webster Township Clerk 38890 521st Ave New Ulm MN 56073

07/03/2019 Exhibit K.5. Bertha Wayne Voge Township Clerk 41463 County Rd 1 Bertha MN 56437 Beseman Sara Kachinske Township Clerk 6213 E Mud Lake Rd Wright MN 55798 Beulah Kathy Harvet Township Clerk PO Box 148 Outing MN 56662 Big Bend David Moe Township Clerk 9035 50th St NW Milan MN 56262 Big Lake Brenda Kimberly-Maas Township Clerk PO Box 75 Big Lake MN 55309 Big Stone Holly Wellendorf Township Clerk 74695 Ridge View Dr Ortonville MN 56278 Bigelow Carol Christopherson Township Clerk 32732 Quine Ave Worthington MN 56187 Bigfork Gail Johnson Township Clerk PO Box 183 Bigfork MN 56628 Bigwoods Kylie Johnson Township Clerk 30883 State Highway 220 NW Oslo MN 56744 Birch Lori Notsch Township Clerk 17324 Scenic Hwy NE Blackduck MN 56630 Birch Cooley Bill Radermacher Township Clerk 38544 County Rd 2 Franklin MN 55333 Birch Creek Susan Breeggemann-Hart Township Clerk 90753 Denham Rd Sturgeon Lake MN 55783 Birch Lake Sue Falk-Rubitschung Township Clerk 201 Park Ave W Hackensack MN 56452 Birchdale Jacqueline Bauer Township Clerk 426 W Main St Melrose MN 56352 Bird Island Richard Deinken Township Clerk 80400 US Hwy 71 Olivia MN 56277 Bismarck Adam Stegeman Township Clerk 22200 583rd Ave Winthrop MN 55396 Biwabik Emily Highland Township Clerk 6555 Oak Dr Gilbert MN 55741 Black Hammer Elizabeth Wiste Township Clerk 15792 Moen Rd Spring Grove MN 55974 Black River Michelle Naplin Township Clerk 12144 140th Ave SW Red Lake Falls MN 56750 Blackberry Mary Hanson Township Clerk 25349 Dove Ln Grand Rapids MN 55744 Blackhoof Kimberly Carlson Township Clerk 2391 County Rd 105 Barnum MN 55707 Blakeley Brent Koepp Township Clerk 13150 245th St W Belle Plaine MN 56011 Blind Lake Jennifer Krecklau Township Clerk 1172 Eighth Ave Pine River MN 56474 Bloom Nan Henning Township Clerk 11761 Knauf Ave Fulda MN 56131 Bloomer Erin Knutson Township Clerk PO Box 118 Argyle MN 56713 Bloomfield Norma Merkel Township Clerk 19770 141st Ave Spring Valley MN 55975 Blooming Grove Elaine Breck Township Clerk 14712 383rd Ave Waseca MN 56093 Blooming Prairie Missy Anderson Township Clerk 5069 138th St SE Blooming Prairie MN 55917 Blowers Tanja Richter Township Clerk 62388 450th St Sebeka MN 56477 Blue Earth City Denise Pfaffinger Township Clerk PO Box 224 Blue Earth MN 56013 Blue Hill Keith Kiefer Township Clerk PO Box 546 Princeton MN 55371 Blue Mounds Jan Nieland Township Clerk 31794 275th St Starbuck MN 56381 Blueberry Jon Kangas Township Clerk 13142 378th St Menahga MN 56464 Bluffton Beckie Vorderbruggen Township Clerk 62631 County Highway 76 Wadena MN 56482 Bogus Brook Tracy Larsen Township Clerk 10916 90th Ave Milaca MN 56353 Bondin Donna Clarke Township Clerk 311 210th Ave Fulda MN 56131

07/03/2019 Exhibit K.5. Boon Lake Randy Pederson Township Clerk 55241 County Rd 38 Buffalo Lake MN 55314 Borgholm Trudy Wedell Township Clerk 6394 140th St Milaca MN 56353 Bowstring Christine Schultz Township Clerk 46023 State Hwy 6 Deer River MN 56636 Boxville Jenna Grabowska Township Clerk 120 E Johnson Ave Warren MN 56762 Boy Lake Lisa Seifert Township Clerk PO Box 364 Longville MN 56655 Boy River Pat Ritter Township Clerk 96871 County 52 NE Remer MN 56672 Bradbury Shellie McQuay Township Clerk 16951 350th St Onamia MN 56359 Bradford Thomas Anderson Township Clerk 3403 289th Ave NW Isanti MN 55040 Bradford Josh Deal Township Clerk 2882 410th St Doran MN 56522 Brandon Michael Cleary Township Clerk 9630 Walleye Rd NW Brandon MN 56315 Brandrup Glenda Ellingson Township Clerk 2193 430th St Campbell MN 56522 Brandsvold Bridget Landsverk Township Clerk 31168 385th St SE Fosston MN 56542 Brandt Suzie Larson Township Clerk 11520 240th Ave NW Euclid MN 56722 Bray Dave Erickson Township Clerk 19040 Center St W Thief River Falls MN 56701 Breckenridge McKenzie Conzemius Township Clerk 2080 355th St Breckenridge MN 56520 Breitung Valeda McDonald Township Clerk PO Box 56 Soudan MN 55782 Bremen Samuel Scharf Township Clerk 17595 County Rd 41 Willow River MN 55795 Brevator Brenda Pallin Township Clerk PO Box 623 Cloquet MN 55720 Bridgewater Frances Boehning Township Clerk PO Box 246 Dundas MN 55019 Brighton Sarah Kelley Township Clerk 53724 Fort Road New Ulm MN 56073 Brislet Wayne Torgerson Township Clerk 31818 190th St NW Warren MN 56762 Bristol Eunice Biel Township Clerk 24983 120th St Harmony MN 55939 Brockway Connie Pesta Township Clerk 8120 427th St Rice MN 56367 Brook Park Kelly Johnson Township Clerk PO Box 838 Hinckley MN 55037 Brookfield Phyllis Willhite Township Clerk 48564 County Rd 11 Hector MN 55342 Brookville Mike Christensen Township Clerk 45413 210th St Sleepy Eye MN 56085 Browns Creek Carol Schmitz Township Clerk 14130 110th Ave SW Red Lake Falls MN 56750 Browns Valley Nancy Deutsch Township Clerk PO Box 245 Beardsley MN 56211 Brownsville Kim Sheehan Township Clerk 9069 Zaiger Rd Hokah MN 55941 Bruce Beverly Eggerth Township Clerk 26234 285th Ave Long Prairie MN 56347 Bruno Karen Dracy Township Clerk 8090 Old Sawmill Rd Willow River MN 55795 Brunswick Gladys Nelson Township Clerk 2147 113th Ave Mora MN 55051 Brush Creek Michelle Adams Township Clerk 51025 110th St Bricelyn MN 56014 Buckman Nancy Lanners Township Clerk 5120 260th Ave Royalton MN 56373 Buffalo Mark K Hoffmann Township Clerk 4567 40th St NE Buffalo MN 55313 Buh Alicia Cebulla Township Clerk 23704 183rd St Pierz MN 56364

07/03/2019 Exhibit K.5. Bull Moose Grace Salie Township Clerk 5509 State Highway 87 SW Backus MN 56435 Bullard Janelle Van Alst Township Clerk 21858 Wilderness Dr Verndale MN 56481 Bungo Linda Neumann Township Clerk 4041 48th Ave SW Pine River MN 56474 Burbank Deb Ringler Township Clerk PO Box 109 New London MN 56273-0109 Burke Clare Veldhuizen Township Clerk 1557 81st St Edgerton MN 56128 Burleene Jean Nelson Township Clerk 31866 145th Ave Eagle Bend MN 56446 Burlington Jennifer Beck Township Clerk PO Box 125 Frazee MN 56544 Burnhamville Shirley Hulinsky Township Clerk 33624 170th St Burtrum MN 56318 Burnstown James Krueger Township Clerk 16423 County Rd 16 Springfield MN 56087 Burton Lynn Citrowske Township Clerk 2815 210th Ave Porter MN 56280 Buse Joyce Schmidt Township Clerk 21690 175th St Fergus Falls MN 56537 Butler Bonnie Hintzman Township Clerk 47530 County Highway 67 New York Mills MN 56567 Butterfield Connie Goblirsch Township Clerk 30939 640th Ave Butterfield MN 56120 Butternut Valley Adam Jones Township Clerk 49492 200th St Lake Crystal MN 56055 Buzzle Bonnie Tanem Township Clerk 16660 Beaver Pond Dr NW Pinewood MN 56676 Bygland Randy Moe Township Clerk 24616 425th Ave SW E Grand Forks MN 56721 Byron Beverly J Hoemberg Township Clerk 8991 75th Ave SW Motley MN 56466 Byron Loren Schoenrock Township Clerk 24734 80th St New Richland MN 56072 Cairo David Rieke Township Clerk 51669 620th Ave Fairfax MN 55332 Caledonia Donise Heiller-Becker Township Clerk 14298 Rustic Rd Caledonia MN 55921 Callaway Sharon Winter Township Clerk 25878 County Highway 14 Callaway MN 56521 Cambria Brenda Thorson Township Clerk 116 Main St Cambria New Ulm MN 56073 Cambridge Darrell Vosika Township Clerk 32613 Skogman Lake Rd NE Cambridge MN 55008 Camden Lisa Goede Township Clerk 7520 Yancy Ave New Germany MN 55367 Cameron Linda Gunnink Township Clerk 1665 30th Ave Woodstock MN 56186 Camp Russell Boyum Township Clerk 60600 County Rd 16 Fairfax MN 55332 Camp 5 Christopher Cundy Township Clerk PO Box 174 Orr MN 55771 Camp Lake Pamela Baldwin Township Clerk 1105 50th St NE Benson MN 56215 Camp Release Tes Ketelsen Township Clerk 4407 170th St Montevideo MN 56265 Campbell Janele Rittenour Township Clerk PO Box 127 Campbell MN 56522 Candor Sharon Sauer Township Clerk 51902 County Highway 17 Detroit Lakes MN 56501 Canisteo Frank Wyatt Township Clerk 22130 690th St Kasson MN 55944 Cannon Melinda (Mendy) Coffield Township Clerk 3832 290th St Lake Bronson MN 56734 Cannon City Marilyn Caron Township Clerk 5982 197th St E Faribault MN 55021-8008 Cannon Falls Sue Safe Township Clerk 9744 County 25 Blvd Cannon Falls MN 55009 Canosia Susan Krasaway Township Clerk 4389 Eagle Dr Hermantown MN 55811

07/03/2019 Exhibit K.5. Canton Fay Garness Township Clerk 15313 County Rd 21 Canton MN 55922 Caribou Carolyn Weleski Township Clerk 4250 355th St Lancaster MN 56735 Carimona Linda Marzolf Township Clerk 19792 County Rd 15 Preston MN 55965 Carlisle Peter Fjestad Township Clerk 26563 130th Ave Fergus Falls MN 56537 Carlos Rebecca Anderson Township Clerk 420 Hidden Oaks Dr NW Alexandria MN 56308 Carlston Brady Gooden Township Clerk 24035 640th Ave Alden MN 56009 Carpenter Larry Salmela Township Clerk 22838 Rollercoaster Rd Effie MN 56639 Carrolton Luanne Storelee Township Clerk 33011 220th St Lanesboro MN 55949 Carson Laurie Bartsch Township Clerk 49474 343rd St Windom MN 56101 Carsonville Helen Drewes Township Clerk 22119 480th Ave Osage MN 56570 Cascade Sara Rudquist Township Clerk 2025 75th St NE Rochester MN 55901 Cashel Gail Brehmer Township Clerk 815 50th Ave SE DeGraff MN 56271 Castle Rock Barbara Lang Township Clerk 2537 240th St W Farmington MN 55024 Cedar Mark Rustad Township Clerk 19182 340th St NE Middle River MN 56737 Cedar David Grev Township Clerk 268 235th St Odin MN 56160 Cedar Lake Lorie Speltz Township Clerk 24806 East Cedar Lake Dr New Prague MN 56071 Cedar Mills John Sanken Township Clerk 15589 620th Ave Litchfield MN 55355 Cedar Valley Barb Peterson Township Clerk 7826 Highway 73 Floodwood MN 55736 Cedarbend Cynthia Poole Township Clerk 29639 570th Ave Warroad MN 56763 Center Coralea Borden Township Clerk 13110 Borden Rd Merrifield MN 56465 Center Creek Kim Shoemaker Township Clerk 2849 150th St Granada MN 56039 Ceresco Tammy Sonnabend Township Clerk 49588 145th St Vernon Center MN 56090 Cerro Gordo Terry Dale Township Clerk 2242 311th Ave Dawson MN 56232 Champion James Arnhalt Township Clerk 2931 480th St Campbell MN 56522 Chanarambie Connie Post Township Clerk 635 30th Ave Chandler MN 56122 Charlestown Douglas Moody Township Clerk 30061 140th St Lamberton MN 56152 Chatfield Forrest Hayden Township Clerk 31220 Indigo Rd Fountain MN 55935 Chatham Jim Bischoff Township Clerk PO Box 122 Buffalo MN 55313 Chengwatana Katy Overtoom Township Clerk 27136 Forest Rd Pine City MN 55063 Cherry Angela Koski Township Clerk 9831 Highway 37 Iron MN 55751 Cherry Grove Peggy Burow Township Clerk 8750 460th St Wanamingo MN 55983 Chester Pam O'Neill Township Clerk 31245 220th St SE Oklee MN 56742 Chester Emily Klapperich Township Clerk 65346 410th Ave Mazeppa MN 55956 Chief JoAnn Spaeth Township Clerk 1526 210th St Mahnomen MN 56557 Chippewa Falls Bernie Gerde Township Clerk 27774 Lake Linka Ln Glenwood MN 56334 Chisago Lake Jeanette Peterson Township Clerk 31322 Lincoln Rd Lindstrom MN 55045

07/03/2019 Exhibit K.5. Christiania Steve Soehren Township Clerk 88426 510th Ave Windom MN 56101 Claremont Donald Yankowiak Township Clerk 63728 140th Ave Claremont MN 55924 Clark Kari Abbott Township Clerk 11717 422nd St Tamarack MN 55787 Clark Jackie Voigt Township Clerk 14402 580th Ave Wells MN 56097 Clay Margie Vik Township Clerk 30961 County 4 Park Rapids MN 56470 Clayton David Weness Township Clerk 16366 690th Ave Adams MN 55909 Clear Lake Mary Mathison Township Clerk PO Box 305 Clear Lake MN 55319 Clearwater Jean Just Township Clerk 15015 State Highway 24 NW Clearwater MN 55320 Cleveland Susan Ely Township Clerk 41862 271st Ave Cleveland MN 56017 Clifton Donald Schmidt Township Clerk 3360 240th St Milroy MN 56263 Clifton Steven Deal Township Clerk 7626 State Highway 27 Herman MN 56248 Clinton Lowell Bonnema Township Clerk 1161 21st St Steen MN 56173 Clinton Brian Mayry Township Clerk PO Box 147 Iron MN 55751 Clinton Falls Susan Rypka Township Clerk 2165 NW 50th St Medford MN 55049 Clitherall Keith Baldwin Township Clerk 21485 374th Ave Battle Lake MN 56515 Clontarf Anne Schirmer Township Clerk PO Box 347 Clontarf MN 56226 Clover Joel Wraa Township Clerk 53952 Berg Trl Leonard MN 56652 Clover Tara Harsha Township Clerk 11152 Jade Rose Dr Park Rapids MN 56470 Clover Lori Handyside Township Clerk 3136 200th St Lengby MN 56651 Clover Sandra Nelson Township Clerk 54111 State Highway 48 Hinckley MN 55037 Cloverleaf Esther Gallagher Township Clerk 25863 State Highway 1 NE Goodridge MN 56725 Clow Mark Wiese Township Clerk PO Box 72 Humboldt MN 56731 Cokato Brad Morris Township Clerk 14987 30th St SW Cokato MN 55321 Colfax Carrie Lindner Adrian Township Clerk 22920 Tenth St NE New London MN 56273 Collegeville Joe Pohl Township Clerk 27724 County Rd 50 Cold Spring MN 56320 Collins Gary L Asche Township Clerk 12535 County Rd 7 Stewart MN 55385 Collinwood Larry Ostlund Township Clerk 17757 745th Ave Dassel MN 55325 Columbia Tim Johnson Township Clerk 41815 428th Ave SE Bagley MN 56621 Colvin Natalie Beck Township Clerk 2436 Vermilion Trl Makinen MN 55763 Comfort Patricia Kruse Township Clerk 2589 215th Ave Mora MN 55051 Como Patricia Hanson Township Clerk 40085 220th Ave NE Middle River MN 56737 Compton Maryann Line Township Clerk 58884 330th St Wadena MN 56482 Comstock Scott Sommers Township Clerk 20503 230th Ave NW Warren MN 56762 Concord Michael Jones Township Clerk 57302 State Hwy 56 West Concord MN 55985 Connelly Doug Nordick Township Clerk 2162 County Rd 16 Breckenridge MN 56520 Coon Creek Lori Grant Township Clerk PO Box 66 Russell MN 56169

07/03/2019 Exhibit K.5. Copley Cindy Olson Township Clerk 18379 Hilltop Rd Bagley MN 56621 Cordova Harry Mach Township Clerk 20308 Dodd Rd LeCenter MN 56057 Corinna Mary B Brown Township Clerk 9801 Ireland Ave NW Annandale MN 55302 Corliss Treva Mayfield Township Clerk 45656 500th St Perham MN 56573 Cormant Leeann Schuh Brambrink Township Clerk 22329 Hwy 1 NE Blackduck MN 56630 Cormorant Claudia Hanson Township Clerk 10929 County Highway 5 Pelican Rapids MN 56572 Cornish Kris Swenson Township Clerk 33549 571st Ave Lafayette MN 56054 Cosmos Gerald Fank Township Clerk 51633 120th St Cosmos MN 56228 Cotton Megan Julin Township Clerk PO Box 126 Cotton MN 55724 Cottonwood Lisa Leskey Township Clerk 11562 County Rd 24 New Ulm MN 56073 Courtland Tim Harmening Township Clerk 43370 541st Ave Courtland MN 56021 Crane Lake Jo Ann Pohlman Township Clerk PO Box 402 Crane Lake MN 55725 Crate Bruce Hinrichs Township Clerk 1106 Warring Ave Clara City MN 56222 Credit River Karen Donovan Township Clerk 18985 Meadow View Blvd Prior Lake MN 55372 Croke Alexis Doll Township Clerk 6021 680th Ave Wheaton MN 56296 Cromwell Patricia L Anderson Township Clerk 23009 28th Ave N Hawley MN 56549 Crooked Creek Andre Moen Township Clerk 16504 Klondike Rd Brownsville MN 55919 Crooked Lake Teresa Datzman Township Clerk PO Box 5 Outing MN 56662 Crooks Victoria Eekhoff Township Clerk 86271 240th St Renville MN 56284 Crookston Theresa Tahran Township Clerk PO Box 762 Crookston MN 56716 Crosby Gigi Everett Township Clerk 40189 Sand Creek Hinckley MN 55037 Crow Lake Dennis Weimerskirch Township Clerk PO Box 123 Belgrade MN 56312 Crow River Lyndsay Ampe Township Clerk 42684 245th St Belgrade MN 56312 Crow Wing Duane Ruona Township Clerk 10069 South Oaks Rd Brainerd MN 56401 Crow Wing Lake Brian Ford Township Clerk 23962 Clover Ln Nevis MN 56467 Crystal Bay Deb Johansen Township Clerk PO Box A Finland MN 55603 Cuba Wesley Torgerson Township Clerk 25290 County Highway 7 Lake Park MN 56554 Culdrum Jeannie Carlson Township Clerk 14721 50th Ave Little Falls MN 56345 Culver Jody Lee Township Clerk 5292 Hwy 31 Brookston MN 55711 Cushing Debbie Symanietz Township Clerk 28348 Bear Rd Cushing MN 56443 Custer Linda Bergman Meaden Township Clerk 1500 250th Ave Balaton MN 56115 Daggett Brook Gretchen Nelson Township Clerk 12629 30th St Brainerd MN 56401 Dahlgren Mary Olson Township Clerk 6970 Inwood Road Cologne MN 55322 Dailey Ronald Straka Township Clerk 11603 290th St Onamia MN 56359 Dalbo Deborah Marlton Township Clerk 7600 380th Ave NW Dalbo MN 55017 Dale Chuck Dewanz Township Clerk 34133 N Highway 71 Windom MN 56101

07/03/2019 Exhibit K.5. Dane Prairie Bonnie Mark Township Clerk 18259 275th Ave Fergus Falls MN 56537 Danforth Paula Stadin Township Clerk PO Box 66 Sandstone MN 55072 Danielson Russ Peterson Township Clerk 53314 CSAH 22 Grove City MN 56243 Danville Laurie Stenzel Township Clerk 61383 129th St Mapleton MN 56065 Darling Carolyn "Bing" Ganz Township Clerk 20099 Twin Lakes Rd Little Falls MN 56345 Darnen Dennis Sleiter Township Clerk 50495 250th St Morris MN 56267 Darwin Robin Johnson Township Clerk 68164 233rd St Dassel MN 55325 Dassel Karin Colberg Township Clerk PO Box 239 Dassel MN 55325 Davis Tom Dowdle Township Clerk 2844 150th St Kennedy MN 56733 Dead Lake Cheryl Harris Township Clerk PO Box 54 Richville MN 56576 Decoria Valerie Levos Township Clerk 19035 Kodiak Ln Mankato MN 56001 Deer Allen Anderson Township Clerk 15707 State Highway 32 Greenbush MN 56726 Deer Creek Cheri Tumberg Township Clerk 33500 County Hwy 135 New York Mills MN 56567 Deer Park John Kimball Township Clerk 33346 140th St SE Oklee MN 56742 Deer River Larry Nixon Township Clerk PO Box 122 Deer River MN 56636 Deerfield Lisa Kriens Township Clerk 1946 County 41 NW Backus MN 56435 Deerfield Nicole Wacek Township Clerk 7845 NW 27th St Owatonna MN 55060 Deerhorn Bradley Nelson Township Clerk 1793 130th St Wolverton MN 56594 Deerwood Carol A Pundt Township Clerk PO Box 521 Deerwood MN 56444 Deerwood Todd Fossell Township Clerk 4075 State Highway 11 Karlstad MN 56732 Delafield Michael Nesseth Township Clerk 88799 State Hwy 86 Windom MN 56101 Delavan Martha Bleess Township Clerk 41058 200th St Delavan MN 56023 Delaware Denise Derby Township Clerk 20459 270th Ave Elbow Lake MN 56531 Delhi Carrie Werner Township Clerk 36898 County Highway 6 Redwood Falls MN 56283 Dell Grove Janet Foss Township Clerk 51678 Olson Rd Sandstone MN 55072 Delton Maureen Therkilsen Township Clerk 26571 500th Ave Comfrey MN 56019 Denmark Becky Herman Township Clerk 14008 90th St S Hastings MN 55033 Denver Linda DeSplinter Township Clerk PO Box 82 Hardwick MN 56134 Derrynane Cindy Jirak Township Clerk 31501 201st Ave New Prague MN 56071 Des Moines Mark Eggimann Township Clerk 76349 530th Ave Jackson MN 56143 Des Moines River Annalie Plaetz Township Clerk 2991 121st St Westbrook MN 56183 Detroit Barbara Schmidt Township Clerk 26324 N Tower Rd Detroit Lakes MN 56501 Dewald Arla Engelkes Township Clerk 27572 Jones Ave Rushmore MN 56168 Dewey Kurt Stenberg Township Clerk 19684 County Rd 23 Greenbush MN 56726 Dexter Jacob Haarstad Township Clerk PO Box 209 Dexter MN 55926 Diamond Lake Martin Ritter Township Clerk 1980 County Highway 12 Lake Benton MN 56149

07/03/2019 Exhibit K.5. Dieter Rosalie Isham Township Clerk 35216 State Highway 89 Roseau MN 56751 Dollymount Steven Rinke Township Clerk 7357 610th St Wheaton MN 56296 Donnelly Britni Gajeski Township Clerk 45093 420th Ave NW Stephen MN 56757 Donnelly Donald Larson Township Clerk 53904 120th St Donnelly MN 56235 Dora Gregory Meyer Township Clerk 33111 State Highway 108 Dent MN 56528 Douglas Peggy Varien Township Clerk PO Box 151 Hampton MN 55031 Dover Denise Loftus Township Clerk 15701 County Rd 129 SE Dover MN 55929 Dovray Tracy Gundermann Township Clerk 2962 161st St Westbrook MN 56183 Dovre Pat Jacobs Township Clerk 2196 66th Ave NE Willmar MN 56201 Drammen Mary Thooft Township Clerk 1617 180th St Lake Benton MN 56149-9746 Dresbach Kimberly Low Township Clerk 46851 Riverview Dr La Crescent MN 55947 Dryden Lori Doering Township Clerk 45805 State Highway 19 Gaylord MN 55334 Dublin Paula Grace Township Clerk 890 80th Ave SE DeGraff MN 56271 Dudley Niki Walters Township Clerk 45832 249th Ave Leonard MN 56652 Duluth Ann Cox Township Clerk 6092 Homestead Rd Duluth MN 55804 Dunbar Pam Klocek Township Clerk 55173 210th St Wells MN 56097 Dunn Douglas Winter Township Clerk 50053 Fish Lake Rd Detroit Lakes MN 56501 Durand Janet Olson Township Clerk 23380 Polaris Rd NW Puposky MN 56667 Eagle Debra Switzer Township Clerk 5687 Strand Rd Cromwell MN 55726 Eagle Lake Darlane Miller Township Clerk 13088 State Highway 78 Battle Lake MN 56515 Eagle Point Luther Anderson Township Clerk 49505 County Line Rd NW Stephen MN 56757 Eagle Valley Randy LaVoie Township Clerk 36477 203rd Ave Clarissa MN 56440 Eagle View Mary Turner Township Clerk 37688 Tulaby Lake Dr Waubun MN 56589 Eagles Nest Deb Siverhus Township Clerk 1552 Bearhead State Park Rd Ely MN 55731 East Chain Dan Whitman Township Clerk 2521 50th St Fairmont MN 56031 East Lake Lillian Tim Macik Township Clerk 19778 225th Ave SE Lake Lillian MN 56253 East Park Kevin Roppe Township Clerk 10519 430th St NW Strathcona MN 56759 East Side Judy Schmidt-Meany Township Clerk PO Box 176 Isle MN 56342 East Valley Virgil Erickson Township Clerk 17555 320th St NE Middle River MN 56737 Eastern Sue Ellwanger Township Clerk PO Box 260 Parkers Prairie MN 56361 Echo Lynn Kuehn Township Clerk 5988 110th Ave Echo MN 56237 Eckles Mary Lou Milender Township Clerk 11820 Coyote Rd NW Bemidji MN 56601 Eckvoll Charisa Limesand Township Clerk 33376 335th St NE Gatzke MN 56724 Eddy Marilyn Shamp Township Clerk 13697 440th St Clearbrook MN 56634 Eden Judy Mathiowetz Township Clerk 29178 County Rd 30 Sleepy Eye MN 56085 Eden Eugene Halbur Township Clerk 518 30th Ave Jasper MN 56144

07/03/2019 Exhibit K.5. Eden Dennis Erickson Township Clerk 39741 320th St SE Gully MN 56646 Eden Lake Stacy Thielen Township Clerk 17085 Patricia St Paynesville MN 56362 Edison Karen Meyer Township Clerk 223 S Behl St Appleton MN 56208-1619 Edna Echo Dockter Township Clerk PO Box 114 Dent MN 56528 Edwards Ann Zimmer Township Clerk 11580 75th Ave SW Raymond MN 56282 Effington Judith Moeller Township Clerk 51214 110th St Parkers Prairie MN 56361 Eglon Leighton Grani Township Clerk 26188 Sixth Ave N Hawley MN 56549 Eidsvold Laurie Laleman Township Clerk 3976 140th Ave Taunton MN 56291 Elba Sheryl Langer Township Clerk 11252 Persons Dr Saint Charles MN 55972 Elbow Lake Rhonda Salwasser Township Clerk 24610 County Rd 11 Wendell MN 56590 Eldorado Duane Wilts Township Clerk 13847 630th Ave Chokio MN 56221 Elgin Erika Hippe Township Clerk 52170 County Rd 2 Elgin MN 55932 Elizabeth Diana Briese Township Clerk 30718 W Jewett Dr Fergus Falls MN 56537 Elk Donna Kempema Township Clerk 18328 Oliver Ave Reading MN 56165 Elk Lake Peggy Pasche Township Clerk 16287 County Rd 5 Hoffman MN 56339 Elkton Laura Johnson Township Clerk 14737 80th Ave S Glyndon MN 56547 Ellington Vicki Eipers Township Clerk 56279 120th Ave West Concord MN 55985 Ellsborough Tami Nelson Township Clerk 2339 20th Ave Ruthton MN 56170 Ellsburg McKenzie Clinton Township Clerk 7091 Melrude Rd Melrude MN 55766 Ellsworth Lori Johnson Township Clerk 21461 CSAH 9 Darwin MN 55324 Elm Creek Edward Lee Township Clerk 148 140th St Sherburn MN 56171 Elmdale Neil Frieler Township Clerk 4037 Dove Rd Bowlus MN 56314 Elmer Mary Stoel Township Clerk 886 31st St Jasper MN 56144 Elmer Theresa Rogers Township Clerk 8297 Highway 5 Meadowlands MN 55765 Elmira Ann Peters Township Clerk 6119 County Rd 10 SE Dover MN 55929 Elmo Julie Raap Township Clerk 53765 County Highway 136 Henning MN 56551 Elmore Duane Ehrich Township Clerk 40566 60th St Blue Earth MN 56013 Elmwood Ashley Tucker Township Clerk 11745 90th Ave S Sabin MN 56580 Elysian Kathy Rients Township Clerk 19919 Ridge Rd Elysian MN 56028 Emardville Jeanette McMullen Township Clerk 18606 200th Ave SE Plummer MN 56748 Embarrass Jenny Boese Township Clerk 7503 Levander Rd Embarrass MN 55732 Emerald Eythan G Frandle Township Clerk 44282 100th Street Blue Earth MN 56013 Emmet David Wordes Township Clerk 78568 County Rd 6 Renville MN 56284 Empire Charles Seipel Township Clerk 3385 197th St Farmington MN 55024 Enstrom Sara Eidsmoe Township Clerk 33027 490th Ave Salol MN 56756 Enterprise Jed Hesebeck Township Clerk 57726 850th St Jackson MN 56143

07/03/2019 Exhibit K.5. Equality Janet Halvorson Township Clerk 33169 210th St SE Oklee MN 56742 Erdahl Dean Ellis Township Clerk 11078 270th St Ashby MN 56309 Erhards Grove Becki Ouren Township Clerk 18435 County Highway 24 Erhard MN 56534 Ericson Timothy Beekman Township Clerk 19356 870th Ave Sacred Heart MN 56285 Erie Karen K Stenerson-Eifealdt Township Clerk 30298 170th St Detroit Lakes MN 56501 Erin Sharon Kaisershot Township Clerk 11560 Kanabec Trl Montgomery MN 56069 Espelie Jean Halvorson Township Clerk 22558 370th Ave NE Goodridge MN 56725 Esther Megan Nelson Township Clerk 1736 Eighth St SE East Grand Forks MN 56721 Euclid Ralph Montreuil Township Clerk 13455 270th Ave SW Euclid MN 56722 Eureka Ranee Solis Township Clerk 25043 Cedar Ave Farmington MN 55024 Evansville Mary Wright Township Clerk PO Box 335 Evansville MN 56326 Everglade Kelly Zimmerman Township Clerk 19939 600th Ave Chokio MN 56221 Evergreen Rana Holmer Township Clerk 42985 120th St Frazee MN 56544 Everts Roland Mann Township Clerk 27234 368th Ave Battle Lake MN 56515 Ewington Ronald Obermoller Township Clerk 32195 810th St Brewster MN 56119 Excel Joseph Ose Township Clerk 13748 230th St NE Thief River Falls MN 56701 Eyota Maureen Lewis Township Clerk PO Box 281 Eyota MN 55934 Fahlun Susan Morris Township Clerk 6901 97th Ave SE Willmar MN 56201 Fair Haven Leslie Rose Township Clerk 4561 182nd St South Haven MN 55382 Fairbanks Jane Horton Township Clerk 3448 Lalonde Beach Rd Brimson MN 55602 Fairfax Kevin Weber Township Clerk 33540 210th Ave SW Crookston MN 56716 Fairfield Marianne Auge Township Clerk 33108 Dangers Rd Crosby MN 56441 Fairfield Denise Mahoney Township Clerk 1910 50th St NW Appleton MN 56208 Fairmont Heather Trembley Township Clerk 926 Budd St Fairmont MN 56031 Fairview Marla Yoho Township Clerk 11491 Gull Lake Dr SW Brainerd MN 56401-2044 Fairview Sean Carmody Township Clerk 2636 300th St Marshall MN 56258 Falk Tom Warren Township Clerk 13028 290th St Bagley MN 56621 Fall Lake Marlene Skube Township Clerk PO Box 599 Ely MN 55731 Falun Jennifer Moser Township Clerk 47600 225th St Roseau MN 56751 Fanny James Reitmeier Township Clerk 20903 275th Ave SW Crookston MN 56716-9011 Farden Laurel Schummer Township Clerk 30167 County Rd 9 Laporte MN 56461 Farley Joe Pierce Township Clerk 17928 370th Ave NW Warren MN 56762 Farm Island Pamela Landgren Township Clerk 32404 416th Ave Aitkin MN 56431 Farming Judy Bruemmer Township Clerk 27555 County Rd 41 Albany MN 56307 Farmington David Schwanke Township Clerk 6902 Highway 247 NE Elgin MN 55932 Fawn Lake Kelly Miller Township Clerk 40973 Pinto Dr Browerville MN 56438

07/03/2019 Exhibit K.5. Faxon James Witt Township Clerk 20472 261st Ave Belle Plaine MN 56011 Fayal Heidi Coldagelli Township Clerk 4375 Shady Lane Eveleth MN 55734 Featherstone Chuck Schwartau Township Clerk 33343 County 6 Blvd Goodhue MN 55027 Feeley Cathy King Township Clerk 21140 Shallow Lake Rd Warba MN 55793 Felton Carl Swenson Township Clerk 20150 Hwy 9 N Borup MN 56519 Fenton Wendy Hartle Township Clerk 660 41st St Chandler MN 56122 Fergus Falls Lori Neigel Township Clerk 21486 County Hwy 10 Fergus Falls MN 56537 Fern Kim Watkins Township Clerk 47135 129th Ave Becida MN 56678 Field Pat Chapman Township Clerk 9998 E Lind Rd Angora MN 55703-9343 Fieldon Amanda Sill Township Clerk 35168 800th Ave Madelia MN 56062 Fillmore Bonnie Heidtke Township Clerk 26297 County 7 Fountain MN 55935 Fine Lakes Joanne Dawson Township Clerk 4580 Hingeley Rd Floodwood MN 55736 Finlayson Jennifer Anderson Township Clerk 24193 Wooded Circle Finlayson MN 55735 Fish Lake Andrea Nekowitsch Township Clerk 2170 Brunswick Rd Harris MN 55032 Fisher Paul Metzger Township Clerk 33346 269th St SW Fisher MN 56723 Fleming Sue DuRose Township Clerk 30213 422nd Lane Aitkin MN 56431 Fleming Dan Nelson Township Clerk 54111 State Highway 48 Hinckley MN 55037 Flom Christina Lien Township Clerk 1063 County Highway 38 Flom MN 56541 Floodwood Vickie Johnson Township Clerk 5704 Kespohl Rd Floodwood MN 55736 Flora Mildred Hemingsen Township Clerk 74931 225th St Renville MN 56284 Florence Susan Eisenmenger Township Clerk PO Box 97 Frontenac MN 55026 Florida Curt Melby Township Clerk 2789 120th St Canby MN 56220 Flowing Lisa Coleman Township Clerk 12503 Highway 9 N Felton MN 56536-9563 Foldahl Stacey Herman Maurstad Township Clerk 24926 320th St NW Argyle MN 56713 Folden Jennifer Howard Township Clerk 17452 495th Ave Vining MN 56588 Folsom Alan Duffield Township Clerk 5079 County Rd 4 Browns Valley MN 56219 Ford Mistea Roeschlein Township Clerk 3707 Highway 65 Isle MN 56342 Forest Carol Peterson Township Clerk 37121 Red Top Rd Ponsford MN 56575 Forest Ashley Anderson Township Clerk 13097 Fox Lake Path Faribault MN 55021 Forest City Marian Pennertz Township Clerk 31038 660th Ave Litchfield MN 55355 Forest Prairie Robert Geislinger Township Clerk 36948 654th Ave Watkins MN 55389 Forestville Lori Winter Township Clerk 20719 Mission Ln Wykoff MN 55990 Fort Ripley Tonia Dobosenski Township Clerk 5190 Legend Ln Brainerd MN 56401 Fortier Al Livermore Township Clerk 1097 200th Ave Canby MN 56220 Fossum Judy Francis Township Clerk 4643 200th Ave Mahnomen MN 56557 Foster Edward J Holker Township Clerk PO Box 156 Beardsley MN 56211-0156

07/03/2019 Exhibit K.5. Foster Dennis Koziolek Township Clerk 59172 130th St Wells MN 56097 Fountain Dan Graskamp Township Clerk 814 Miller Lane SE Stewartville MN 55976 Fountain Prairie Jack Smeins Township Clerk 1986 130th Ave Holland MN 56139 Fox Lake Doug Hilgendorf Township Clerk 1579 120th Ave Welcome MN 56181 Foxhome Tammy Bjerkness Township Clerk 3079 380th St Foxhome MN 56543 Framnas Sharon Ehlers Township Clerk 18391 430th Ave Morris MN 56267 Franconia Starsha Froberg Township Clerk 16843 Panola Dr Lindstrom MN 55045 Frankford Diane Hanson Township Clerk 26193 770th Ave Grand Meadow MN 55936 Franklin Stephanie Russek Township Clerk 8735 Wright County Rd 16 SE Delano MN 55328 Fraser Rita Garbers Township Clerk 1486 130th St Welcome MN 56181 Fredenberg Diane C Palmstein Township Clerk 5104 Fish Lake Rd Duluth MN 55803 Freeborn Tabetha Mithun Township Clerk 33274 660th Ave New Richland MN 56072 Freedom Geraldine Lienke Township Clerk 28650 50th St Janesville MN 56048 Freeland Duane Haugen Township Clerk 1797 140th St N Canby MN 56220 Freeman Lori Reyerson Township Clerk 77424 125th St Glenville MN 56036 Fremont Jodi Heim Township Clerk 18003 County Rd 6 Lewiston MN 55952 French Jeff Schanche Township Clerk 12570 East Road Side Lake MN 55781 French Lake Breanna Chapman Township Clerk 3133 County Rd 3 NW Annandale MN 55302 Friberg Kathi Budke Township Clerk 31289 County Highway 3 Fergus Falls MN 56537 Friendship David Alness Township Clerk 4046 220th Ave Clarkfield MN 56223 Frohn Lanette Anderson Township Clerk PO Box 2055 Bemidji MN 56619-2055 Gail Lake Carol Johnson Township Clerk 4804 County Rd 1 Pine River MN 56474 Galena Debra Rabbe Township Clerk 2247 90th Ave Trimont MN 56176 Gales Ronald Wixon Township Clerk 13770 220th St Milroy MN 56263 Garden Julie Ystenes Township Clerk 16726 440th St SE Winger MN 56592 Garden City Liz Thiesse Township Clerk PO Box 296 Lake Crystal MN 56055 Garfield Kipp Stender Township Clerk 1619 211th Ave Madison MN 56256 Garfield Mark Gullickson Township Clerk 10990 423rd St SE Fertile MN 56540 Garnes Diane Kolstoe Township Clerk 27536 180th St SE Oklee MN 56742 Garrison Amy Mickelson Township Clerk 24628 Mail Rt Rd Brainerd MN 56401 Geneva Dawn Loverink Township Clerk 28499 800th Ave Hollandale MN 56045 Gennessee Roger Benson Township Clerk 815 County Rd 4 SE Atwater MN 56209 Gentilly Gene Dufault Township Clerk 25762 185th Ave SW Crookston MN 56716 Georgetown Linda Hermann Township Clerk 620 160th Ave N Georgetown MN 56546 Germania Brenda Follmer Township Clerk 42507 225th Ave Staples MN 56479 Germantown Valerie Halter Township Clerk 22926 430th Ave Lamberton MN 56152

07/03/2019 Exhibit K.5. Gervais Richard Gervais Township Clerk 12401 200th St SE Red Lake Falls MN 56750-8803 Getty Tara Meyer Township Clerk 39957 360th St Sauk Centre MN 56378 Gilchrist Joseph White Township Clerk 1309 Douglas St Alexandria MN 56308 Gillford Brian Veronen Township Clerk 64941 325th Ave Lake City MN 55041 Gilmanton Pat Lezer Township Clerk 11350 115th Ave NE Foley MN 56329 Girard Carol Jacobson Township Clerk 24893 Palace Rd Battle Lake MN 56515-9605 Glasgow Catherine Irlbeck Township Clerk 20646 Highway 60 Wabasha MN 55981 Glen Roberta Elvecrog Township Clerk 29097 Dam Lake St Aitkin MN 56431 Glencoe David Milbrand Township Clerk 1204 20th St E Glencoe MN 55336 Glendorado JoDee Kampa Township Clerk 2755 Ronneby Rd NE Foley MN 56329 Glenwood David Sibell Township Clerk 19396 State Highway 104 Glenwood MN 56334 Glyndon Virginia Fuller Township Clerk PO Box 116 Glyndon MN 56547 Gnesen Lottie Haller Township Clerk 4011 W Pioneer Rd Duluth MN 55803 Godfrey Tyler Mosher Township Clerk 39205 130th Ave SE Fertile MN 56540 Golden Valley Steve Johnson Township Clerk 14420 County Rd 131 Wannaska MN 56761 Good Hope Lina Tracy Township Clerk 63271 County Rd 149 Squaw Lake MN 56681 Good Hope Elizabeth Lee Township Clerk 1834 290th Ave Ada MN 56510 Goodhue David Burfeind Township Clerk 18820 County 9 Blvd Goodhue MN 55027 Goodland William Grothe Township Clerk 15906 County Rd 74 Warba MN 55793 Goodridge John Lovly Township Clerk 20041 State Highway 219 NE Goodridge MN 56725 Goose Prairie Kent Schultz Township Clerk 26748 130th Ave N Ulen MN 56585 Gordon Sheryl Mostad Township Clerk 14338 170th St Osakis MN 56360 Gorman Terry Jellison Township Clerk PO Box 183 Perham MN 56573 Gorton Lynn Marks Township Clerk 29390 210th St Norcross MN 56274-3021 Gould Pat Ritter Township Clerk 96871 County 52 NE Remer MN 56672 Grace Janet Bosch Township Clerk 6035 10th Ave NE Montevideo MN 56265 Graceville Jennette Stotesbery Township Clerk 23949 750th Ave Graceville MN 56240 Grafton Rhonda Dobberstein Township Clerk 65730 162nd St Buffalo Lake MN 55314 Graham Deb Scott Township Clerk 14300 65th Ave NE Rice MN 56367 Graham Lakes David Bos Township Clerk 12767 Town Ave Dundee MN 56131 Granby Robert Wills Township Clerk 41156 465th Ave Nicollet MN 56074 Grand Forks David Thompson Township Clerk 44477 110th St SW E Grand Forks MN 56721 Grand Lake LeeAnn Vanderscheuren Township Clerk PO Box 1023 Twig MN 55791 Grand Meadow LuAnn Holst Township Clerk PO Box 1093 Grand Meadow MN 55936 Grand Plain Audrey Rogalla Township Clerk 24657 230th St NE Goodridge MN 56725 Grand Prairie Greg Huisman Township Clerk 10471 300th St Ellsworth MN 56129

07/03/2019 Exhibit K.5. Grandview Dan Vandendriessche Township Clerk 3038 State Highway 68 Marshall MN 56258 Grange Miriam Johnson Township Clerk 1347 120th Ave Pipestone MN 56164 Granite Eileen Hargrave Township Clerk 18187 305th Ave Pierz MN 56364 Granite Falls Cindy Baker Township Clerk 12010 15th Ave SE Granite Falls MN 56241 Granite Ledge Dorothy Gruba Township Clerk 16658 135th St NE Oak Park MN 56357 Granite Rock Andrea Strand Township Clerk 24343 County Hwy 10 Lucan MN 56255 Grant Valley Angela Schmidt Township Clerk PO Box 1462 Bemidji MN 56619 Granville Jeff Deere Township Clerk 2883 260th Ave Lancaster MN 56735 Grass Lake Kellie Kelling Township Clerk 2615 Hwy 70 Braham MN 55006 Grattan James Pierson Township Clerk 57630 County Rd 31 Northome MN 56661 Gray David Meulebroeck Township Clerk 898 State Highway 30 Pipestone MN 56164 Great Bend Ray Elston Township Clerk 43869 County Rd 15 Windom MN 56101 Great Scott Sandy Hauta Township Clerk PO Box 277 Kinney MN 55713 Green Isle Norman Schauer Township Clerk 37971 190th St Green Isle MN 55338 Green Lake Kristine Bengtson Township Clerk 8912 60th Ave NE Kandiyohi MN 56251 Green Meadow Nicole C Albaugh Township Clerk 3148 240th Ave Ada MN 56510 Green Prairie Lois Peterschick Township Clerk 14513 190th St Little Falls MN 56345 Green Valley Sarah Maninga Township Clerk 16858 550th Ave Menahga MN 56464 Greenbush Connie Trunk Township Clerk 13624 45th St Princeton MN 55371 Greenfield Jim O'Brien Township Clerk 14220 N County Rd 24 Wabasha MN 55981 Greenleaf Doris J Johnson Township Clerk 16235 CSAH 1 Litchfield MN 55355 Greenvale Linus Langer Township Clerk 31800 Guam Ave Northfield MN 55057 Greenway April Serich Township Clerk PO Box 154 Calumet MN 55716 Greenwood Sheila Anne Horn Township Clerk 16704 520th St Gonvick MN 56644 Greenwood Sue Drobac Township Clerk 3000 Highway 77 Tower MN 55790 Gregory Theresa McCollum Township Clerk 1468 170th Ave Bejou MN 56516 Grey Cloud Island Cheryl McColley Township Clerk 10615 Grey Cloud Island Dr S Saint Paul Park MN 55071 Grey Eagle Mary Ann Primus Township Clerk 13197 Bur Oak Trl Burtrum MN 56318 Grimstad Michael Steinhauer Township Clerk 20581 County Rd 33 Wannaska MN 56761 Grove Richard Thull Township Clerk 33945 Oakshire Rd Melrose MN 56352 Grove Lake Jamie Dietzmann Township Clerk 10387 182nd St Villard MN 56385 Grove Park-Tilden Mary Tvedt Township Clerk 14028 330th St SE Mentor MN 56736 Gully Carole Tharaldson Township Clerk 41654 260th St SE Gully MN 56646 Guthrie Amanda Fallgren Township Clerk 25489 450th St Guthrie MN 56461 Hagali Pamela Exner Township Clerk 21967 Hagali Rd NE Tenstrike MN 56683 Hagen Hazel Hutton Township Clerk 18221 220th St N Ulen MN 56585

07/03/2019 Exhibit K.5. Halden James Pavlek Township Clerk 12739 Laurie Rd Floodwood MN 55736 Hale Tammy Stifter Township Clerk 10255 225th St Silver Lake MN 55381 Hallock Jodi Johnson Township Clerk 2224 190th Ave Hallock MN 56728 Halstad Bob Pickle Township Clerk 1354 County Highway 21 Halstad MN 56548 Hamden Caroline Strom Township Clerk 23911 170th Ave Lake Park MN 56554 Hamlin Mark Bourne Township Clerk 2698 180th Street Dawson MN 56232 Hammer Alan Saltee Township Clerk 1726 240th Ave Canby MN 56220-3350 Hammond Donna Ulseth Township Clerk 29165 365th St SW Crookston MN 56716 Hampden Lee Pemberton Township Clerk PO Box 655 Hallock MN 56728 Hampton Molly Weber Township Clerk PO Box 154 Hampton MN 55031 Hamre Linda Byklum Township Clerk 60138 Jelle Rd NW Grygla MN 56727 Hancock Tamara Ekstrom Township Clerk 13700 County Rd 52 Norwood-Young America MN 55368

Hangaard Gary Mathis Township Clerk 12156 590th St Gonvick MN 56644 Hansonville Mark Pederson Township Clerk 1112 County Rd 139 Hendricks MN 56136 Hantho LuAnn Hegland Township Clerk 3281 301st Ave Appleton MN 56208 Harmony Kathy Whalen Township Clerk PO Box 73 Harmony MN 55939 Harris Amanda Schultz Township Clerk 311 LaPrairie Ave Grand Rapids MN 55744 Harrison Jim George Township Clerk 6356 159th St NE Atwater MN 56209 Hart Gail Schwanbeck Township Clerk 31912 County Rd 25 Lewiston MN 55952 Hart Lake Charlotte Rauch Township Clerk 29688 County 16 Guthrie MN 56461 Hartford Terry Rickbeil Township Clerk 25232 310th St Browerville MN 56438 Hartland Allen Batt Township Clerk 71622 325th St Hartland MN 56042 Harvey Wanda Urdahl Township Clerk 58289 340th St Litchfield MN 55355 Hassan Valley Robert E Anderson Township Clerk 1545 Adams St SE Hutchinson MN 55350 Haugen Joan Wilson Township Clerk 141 Second Ave East, #104 McGregor MN 55760 Havana Angie Jensen Township Clerk 5328 County Rd 180 Owatonna MN 55060 Havelock Lynell Sunderland Township Clerk 2030 20th Ave SE Montevideo MN 56265 Haven Mike Zniewski Township Clerk PO Box 339 Saint Cloud MN 56302-0339 Haverhill Joe Mahoney Township Clerk 6225 E College View Rd Rochester MN 55904 Hawk Creek Theresa Luepke Township Clerk 13744 810th Ave Sacred Heart MN 56285 Hawley Barbara Gilson Township Clerk PO Box 471 Hawley MN 56549 Hay Creek Marilyn Schilling Township Clerk 27708 Cart Ln Red Wing MN 55066 Haybrook Chris Eggert Township Clerk 1450 380th Ave Isle MN 56342 Hayes Bruce Felt Township Clerk 1580 40th St SE Kerkhoven MN 56252 Hayfield Karen Johnson Township Clerk 17687 740th St Hayfield MN 55940 Hayland Kathleen Shipman Township Clerk 15153 110th Ave Milaca MN 56353

07/03/2019 Exhibit K.5. Hayward Cynthia Haugen Township Clerk 18893 800th Ave Hayward MN 56043 Hazel Run Shannon Johnson Township Clerk 2622 490th St Hazel Run MN 56241 Hazelton Kay Olson Township Clerk 25721 440th Ave Aitkin MN 56431 Hazelton Richard Lambert Township Clerk 2726 300th Ave Hallock MN 56728 Hector Dana Roiger Township Clerk 51325 US Highway 212 Buffalo Lake MN 55314 Hegbert Warren Rau Township Clerk 2100 30th St NW Appleton MN 56208 Hegne MaryAnn Bell Township Clerk 1943 220th St Hendrum MN 56550 Heier Randy Winkler Township Clerk 2434 150th St Fosston MN 56542 Height of Land Jackie Post Township Clerk 20427 400th Ave Frazee MN 56544 Helen Karen Mackenthun Township Clerk 7102 80th St Glencoe MN 55336 Helena DeAnn Croatt Township Clerk 27466 Delmar Ave New Prague MN 56071 Helga Sue Adkins Township Clerk 415 Sixth St Solway MN 56678 Helgeland Therron Johnson Township Clerk 21675 190th St NW Warren MN 56762 Henderson Rita Schultz Township Clerk 34043 316th St Le Sueur MN 56058 Hendricks Robin Nuese Township Clerk 3258 State Highway 271 Hendricks MN 56136 Hendrickson Linda Beck Township Clerk 38611 Oak Dr Laporte MN 56461 Hendrum Diane Brommenschenkel Township Clerk 1506 State Highway 200 Hendrum MN 56550 Henning Karen Stueve Township Clerk PO Box 447 Henning MN 56551 Henrietta Ann Lempola Township Clerk PO Box 81 Park Rapids MN 56470 Henryville Gerry Kodet Township Clerk 30208 735th Ave Redwood Falls MN 56283 Hereim Bruce Anderson Township Clerk 18960 170th Ave Greenbush MN 56726 Heron Lake Angela Rossow Township Clerk PO Box 424 Lakefield MN 56150 Hersey Roxann Polzine Township Clerk PO Box 281 Brewster MN 56119 Hickory Cheryl Bjerklie Township Clerk 38963 140th St SE Trail MN 56684 Higdem Deb Goschke Township Clerk 48132 160th St NW Oslo MN 56744 High Forest William Dux Township Clerk 2956 County Rd 120 NE Stewartville MN 55976 Highland Heather Heddlesten Township Clerk 23585 598th St Theilman MN 55945 Highland Grove Paulette Wolbeck Township Clerk 7338 290th St N Hitterdal MN 56552 Highlanding Robert Coan Township Clerk 30784 130th St NE Goodridge MN 56725 Highwater Jeanette Mattison Township Clerk 39388 240th St Lamberton MN 56152 Hill Traci Olsonawski Township Clerk 1609 310th St Hallock MN 56728 Hill Lake Terry Herrick Township Clerk PO Box 6 Hill City MN 55748 Hill River Raymond Sundrud Township Clerk 35569 300th St SE Fosston MN 56542 Hillman Karen Felger Township Clerk 1816 270th Ave Mora MN 55051 Hillman Doris Tomala Township Clerk 33100 153rd St Pierz MN 56364 Hillsdale Stephen White Township Clerk 25993 Steinbauer Dr Minnesota City MN 55959

07/03/2019 Exhibit K.5. Hinckley Paul Marudas Township Clerk 16244 Tower Rd Hinckley MN 55037 Hines Jeff Wiebe Township Clerk 15041 Sharp Rock Rd Hines MN 56647 Hiram Laurie Swanson Township Clerk 3276 52nd Ave NW Hackensack MN 56452 Hobart Debi Moltzan Township Clerk 47550 353rd Ave Frazee MN 56544 Hodges Michele Greiner Township Clerk 40878 280th St Hancock MN 56244 Hoff Joanna Rustad Township Clerk 39956 County Rd 2 Hancock MN 56244 Hokah Jaynie Sheffer Township Clerk 6905 County 18 Hokah MN 55941 Holden Barbara St John Township Clerk 44866 40th Ave Kenyon MN 55946 Holding Julianne Ebnet Township Clerk 41249 190th Ave Albany MN 56307 Holland Joann Swart Township Clerk 16240 75th St SW Prinsburg MN 56281 Holly Cathy Kassel Township Clerk 2036 270th Ave Walnut Grove MN 56180 Hollywood Pam Henry-Neaton Township Clerk 14715 22nd St Watertown MN 55388 Holmes City Christopher Wanner Township Clerk 11180 Tewes Trl SW Farwell MN 56327 Holmesville Carolyn Kohler Township Clerk 25126 County Highway 32 Detroit Lakes MN 56501-7802 Holst Stephanie Anderson Township Clerk 41066 191st Ave Clearbrook MN 56634 Holt Chris Gudmundson Township Clerk 38228 Dakota Rd Lanesboro MN 55949 Holt Garnette Hanson Township Clerk 32108 110th Av NE Newfolden MN 56738 Holy Cross Mark Anderson Township Clerk 4495 160th Ave S Moorhead MN 56560 Holyoke Rosanne Haynes Township Clerk 985 Healy Rd Holyoke MN 55749 Home Myra Simon Township Clerk 26540 260th Ave Sleepy Eye MN 56085-4197 Home Lake Rhonda Opsahl Township Clerk 1222 State Highway 22 Twin Valley MN 56584 Homebrook Ardell Schultz Township Clerk 8765 County Rd One SW Pequot Lakes MN 56472 Homer Rita Prodzinski Township Clerk 22054 Govt Pointe Rd Winona MN 55987 Homestead Jason Cooley Township Clerk 40706 560th Ave New York Mills MN 56567 Honner Michelle Thooft Township Clerk 103 Woodhill Rd Redwood Falls MN 56283 Hope Ronald Wiering Township Clerk 2532 County Highway 9 Tyler MN 56178 Hornet Rachel Gray Township Clerk 27481 Lanet Rd NE Blackduck MN 56630 Horton Lori Kill Township Clerk 51804 330th St Morris MN 56267 Houston Christine K Rischette Township Clerk PO Drawer C Houston MN 55943 Hubbard Laura Kujawa Township Clerk 11757 County Rd 106 Park Rapids MN 56470 Hubbard Amanda Lisell Township Clerk PO Box 163 Climax MN 56523 Hudson Carol M Hedlund Township Clerk 3499 Caribou Ln SE Alexandria MN 56308 Humboldt Brian Scheffler Township Clerk 21923 162nd Ave S Barnesville MN 56514 Hunter Rosemary Swanson Township Clerk 45633 780th St Lakefield MN 56150 Huntersville Judy Salonek Township Clerk 23080 Old Bridge Rd Menahga MN 56464 Huntley Lyzette Olson Township Clerk 44620 130th Ave NE Strathcona MN 56759

07/03/2019 Exhibit K.5. Huntsville Dana Yanish Township Clerk 18687 390th Ave SW East Grand Forks MN 56721 Huss Debra Wiskow Township Clerk 24624 160th St Greenbush MN 56726 Hutchinson Craig Schmeling Township Clerk 1250 Highway 7 East Hutchinson MN 55350 Hyde Park Dave Stevenson Township Clerk 61124 County Rd 6 Zumbro Falls MN 55991 Ida Barbara Kilgore Township Clerk PO Box 95 Garfield MN 56332 Ideal John Plein Township Clerk 35458 Butternut Pt Rd Pequot Lakes MN 56472 Idun Brenda Raiche Township Clerk 36599 Dove St Aitkin MN 56431 Indian Lake Becky DeJong Township Clerk 31649 Wass Ave Round Lake MN 56167 Industrial Kristel Kubis Township Clerk 5030 Independence Rd Saginaw MN 55779 Inguadona Kathy Sweeney Township Clerk 4868 Mix Lane NE Longville MN 56655 Inman Melany Doll Township Clerk 52780 State Hwy 210 Henning MN 56551 Iona William Crowley Township Clerk 209 180th Ave Iona MN 56141 Iona Iris Hegseth Township Clerk 19099 320th St Clarissa MN 56440 Iosco Jason Androli Township Clerk 8912 415th Ave Janesville MN 56048 Irondale Gayle Hanson Township Clerk 19121 County Rd 12 Ironton MN 56455 Irving Donnel Williamson Township Clerk 15640 124th Ave NE Spicer MN 56288 Isanti Heather Townswick Township Clerk 2281 301st Ave NE Isanti MN 55040 Island Lake Charlotte Thooft Township Clerk 1122 250th St Arco MN 56113 Island Lake Linda Klinkhammer Township Clerk 1463 300th Ave Lengby MN 56651 Isle Harbor Pamela J McGuire Township Clerk 3862 380th St Wahkon MN 56386 Itasca Darris Dahl Township Clerk 18378 251st Ave Shevlin MN 56676 Jackson Roselyn Menke Township Clerk 920 Rosewood Cir Shakopee MN 55379 Jadis Beth Johnson Township Clerk 33182 State Hwy 310 Roseau MN 56751 Jamestown Ava Adams-Morris Township Clerk 2320 W Ballantyne Dr Madison Lake MN 56063 Janesville Bradley Carlson Township Clerk 43208 E Elysian Lake Rd Janesville MN 56048 Jay Dianne Theobald Township Clerk 474 100th St Sherburn MN 56171 Jefferson Anne Falken Township Clerk 19099 Neumann Rd Caledonia MN 55921 Jenkins William Savage Township Clerk PO Box 71 Pequot Lakes MN 56472 Jessenland Bonnie Weber Township Clerk 34664 Jessenland Rd Henderson MN 56044 Jevne DeeAnn McArdle Township Clerk 25163 432nd Ln McGregor MN 55760 Jo Daviess Justine Hougen Township Clerk 36267 100th St Blue Earth MN 56013 Johnson Lloyd Sweno Township Clerk 40338 210th St SE Gully MN 56646 Johnsonville Sean-David Doyle Township Clerk 19351 Fairview Ave Walnut Grove MN 56180 Jones Susan Sorensen Township Clerk 1408 Pathfinder Ln NW Solway MN 56678 Jordan Danielle Hoffman Township Clerk 16598 120th St SE Chatfield MN 55923 Judson Jeff Davis Township Clerk 50683 207th St Lake Crystal MN 56055

07/03/2019 Exhibit K.5. Jupiter Ryan Schwenzfeier Township Clerk 2060 310th Ave Kennedy MN 56733 Kabetogama Mary Manninen Township Clerk 9707 Gamma Rd Kabetogama MN 56669 Kalevala Howard Eskuri Township Clerk 5141 County Rd 6 Kettle River MN 55757 Kalmar Terrence L Behrens Township Clerk PO Box 837 Byron MN 55920 Kanabec Cindy Kapinos Township Clerk 1533 190th Ave Ogilvie MN 56358 Kanaranzi Nancy Overgaard Township Clerk 590 170th Ave Luverne MN 56156 Kandiyohi Joan Peterson Township Clerk 1410 120th St SE Atwater MN 56209 Kandota Dan Gieske Township Clerk 12557 Akela Dr Sauk Centre MN 56378 Kasota Daren Barfknecht Township Clerk 33857 Sky View Ridge Saint Peter MN 56082 Kathio Barbara Welty Township Clerk 46393 Earle Brown Dr Garrison MN 56450 Keene Kelli Langerud Township Clerk 21698 110th Ave N Hawley MN 56549 Kego Darcy Osburnsen Township Clerk 1264 Nellie Lake Ln NE Longville MN 56655 Kelliher Collette Leonhardt Township Clerk PO Box 86 Kelliher MN 56650 Kelsey Debbie Slygh Township Clerk 8638 McKay Rd Kelsey MN 55724 Kenyon Joyce Anderson Township Clerk 3344 County 11 Blvd Kenyon MN 55946 Kerkhoven Brent Johnson Township Clerk 245 140th Ave NE Murdock MN 56271 Kerrick JoAnn Alexander Township Clerk PO Box 217 Kerrick MN 55756 Kertsonville Jo Ann Ranum Township Clerk 32748 State Hwy 102 SW Crookston MN 56716 Kettle River Cherri Stephenson Township Clerk 79838 River Run Rd Willow River MN 55795 Keystone Janelle Dahlin Township Clerk 34080 140th St SW Euclid MN 56722 Kiester Krystle Roth Township Clerk 59251 Tenth St Kiester MN 56051 Kildare William Bridgland Township Clerk 345 65th Ave SE DeGraff MN 56271 Kilkenny Barbara Kinniry Township Clerk 44843 165th Ave Kilkenny MN 56052 Kimball Kathleen Peterson Township Clerk 89874 590th Ave Mountain Lake MN 56159 Kimberly Kim Miller Township Clerk 38227 Nature Ave Aitkin MN 56431 King Lucas Thom Township Clerk 28516 370th St SE McIntosh MN 56556 Kinghurst Richard Lacher Township Clerk 57565 County Rd 29 Northome MN 56661-1932 Kingman Joy Steffel Township Clerk 35381 870th Ave Olivia MN 56277 Kingston Gail Schiefelbein Township Clerk 35359 732nd Ave Kimball MN 55353 Kintire Kathy Krinke Township Clerk 36726 County Highway 7 Belview MN 56214 Knife Lake John Paulson Township Clerk 2298 Imperial St Mora MN 55051 Knute Linda Ward Township Clerk 35116 235th Ave SE Erskine MN 56535 Kragero Bergen Johnson Township Clerk 13035 70th St NW Milan MN 56262 Kragnes Jeffrey Richards Township Clerk 12397 Fifth St N Moorhead MN 56560 Krain Annie Sauer Township Clerk 24779 430th St Freeport MN 56331 Kratka Gary Roisland Township Clerk 11314 260th Ave NE Thief River Falls MN 56701

07/03/2019 Exhibit K.5. Kroschel Laura McCaughan Township Clerk 2954 375th Ave Sandstone MN 55072 Kugler Julie Suihkonen Township Clerk PO Box 823 Tower MN 55790 Kurtz Jill Nelson Township Clerk 4567 70th Ave S Moorhead MN 56560 La Crescent Karen Schuldt Township Clerk PO Box 57 La Crescent MN 55947 La Crosse Jeremy Bartosh Township Clerk 89312 320th Ave Heron Lake MN 56137 La Garde Cletus Geray Township Clerk 2578 230th Ave Waubun MN 56589 La Prairie Sue Knutson Township Clerk PO Box 575 Bagley MN 56621 Lac Qui Parle Janice Lee Township Clerk 2405 365th Ave Dawson MN 56232-4242 Lafayette Wayne Wels Township Clerk 60054 398th St New Ulm MN 56073 LaGrand Kelly Beilke Township Clerk 3999 County Rd 82 NW Alexandria MN 56308 Lake Bobbi Aker Township Clerk PO Box 817 Warroad MN 56763 Lake Doris Ryan Township Clerk 69095 County Rd 32 Lake City MN 55041 Lake Alice Lois Holleman Township Clerk 35200 US 71 Laporte MN 56461 Lake Andrew Bonnie Watson Township Clerk 3940 206th Ave NW New London MN 56273 Lake Belt Jeff Hagen Township Clerk PO Box 43 Ceylon MN 56121 Lake Benton Tonia Czech Township Clerk 1175 County Rd 118 Lake Benton MN 56149 Lake Edward Martha Look Township Clerk 25522 County Rd 4 Nisswa MN 56468 Lake Elizabeth Jon Olson Township Clerk 12521 75th Ave SE Atwater MN 56209 Lake Emma Nanette Iles Township Clerk PO Box 92 Park Rapids MN 56470 Lake Eunice Heather Anderson Township Clerk 15320 Blackhawk Rd Audubon MN 56511 Lake Fremont Dianne Swanson Township Clerk 632 Tenth Ave Alpha MN 56111 Lake George Joyce Harvey Township Clerk 37558 US Highway 71 Lake George MN 56458-4009 Lake George Gene Mohs Township Clerk 26499 393rd Ave Belgrade MN 56312 Lake Grove Lori Tibbetts Township Clerk 2941 County Rd 12 Waubun MN 56589 Lake Hanska Dorine Wellmann Township Clerk 15111 Cty Rd 13 Hanska MN 56041 Lake Henry Susan Loesch Township Clerk 32134 240th St Paynesville MN 56362 Lake Ida Wayne Brandt Township Clerk 3034 State Highway 200 Ada MN 56510 Lake Jessie Tamera Bourman Township Clerk PO Box 23 Talmoon MN 56637 Lake Johanna Carol Halls Township Clerk PO Box 135 Brooten MN 56316 Lake Lillian Liela Garberich Township Clerk 10470 225th Ave SE Lake Lillian MN 56253 Lake Marshall Sandy Nelson Township Clerk 2351 County Rd 7 Marshall MN 56258 Lake Mary Susan Hanson Township Clerk 2640 Lodge Hall Rd SW Alexandria MN 56308 Lake Park John Madson Township Clerk 13710 County Highway 6 Lake Park MN 56554 Lake Pleasant Marie Chaput Township Clerk 26279 120th Ave SW Red Lake Falls MN 56750 Lake Prairie Karen Brancamp Township Clerk 33952 348th St Le Sueur MN 56058 Lake Sarah Kathy Schmidt Township Clerk 2045 135th Ave Garvin MN 56132

07/03/2019 Exhibit K.5. Lake Shore Barb Fernholz Township Clerk 3566 241st Avenue Louisburg MN 56256 Lake Stay Norma Renken Township Clerk 2310 250th St Arco MN 56113 Lake Valley Glenn Koch Township Clerk 6808 630th St Wheaton MN 56296 Lake View Jill Perkins Township Clerk 24235 Woodland Ln Detroit Lakes MN 56501 Lakeport Terri White Township Clerk PO Box 131 Laporte MN 56461 Lakeside Janine Thielen Township Clerk 29793 210th St Isle MN 56342 Lakeside Heath Klassen Township Clerk 54123 County Rd 47 Bingham Lake MN 56118 Laketown Melissa Lano Township Clerk 9530 Laketown Rd Chaska MN 55318 Lakeview Douglas Suhonen Township Clerk 1611 Tamarack Lake Rd Wright MN 55798 Lakewood Ellen Hanson Township Clerk 3110 Strand Road Duluth MN 55803 Lakin Wayne Gotvald Township Clerk 38801 98th St Hillman MN 56338 Lambert Carol Chaput Township Clerk 26113 250th St SE Brooks MN 56715 Lamberton Jim Sorenson Township Clerk 14581 County Highway 6 Lamberton MN 56152 Lammers Dianna Fredrickson Township Clerk 17719 Old Jefferson Dr NW Solway MN 56678 Land Jeanne Marts Township Clerk 13993 County Rd 23 Hoffman MN 56339 Lanesburgh Liz Krocak Township Clerk PO Box 362 New Prague MN 56071 Langhei Gary Williams Township Clerk 30539 338th Ave Clontarf MN 56226 Langola Anita Seviola Township Clerk PO Box 243 Rice MN 56367-0243 Langor Lori Notsch Township Clerk 17324 Scenic Hwy NE Blackduck MN 56630 Lansing Kristine Allas Township Clerk PO Box 53 Lansing MN 55950 Laona Thomas Lund Township Clerk 29856 660th Ave Warroad MN 56763 Larkin William Slater Township Clerk 17731 Erickson Ave Rushmore MN 56168 Lavell Megan DeSlongchamps Township Clerk 2189 Highway 5 Hibbing MN 55746 Lawrence Crystal Herman Township Clerk 28599 310th St Wendell MN 56590 Lawrence Karen Elander Township Clerk 37202 Scenic Hwy Bovey MN 55709 Le Ray Ann Arndt Township Clerk 19992 607th Ave Eagle Lake MN 56024 Le Sauk Marlyce Plante Township Clerk 2293 Pinecone Rd Sartell MN 56377 Leaf Lake Dawn Lueders Township Clerk 49459 330th St Ottertail MN 56571 Leaf Mountain Beverly Hanson Township Clerk 12589 County Highway 5 Clitherall MN 56524 Leaf River Lisa Schmidt Township Clerk 21514 US Highway 71 Wadena MN 56482 Leaf Valley Pamela Cuperus Township Clerk 2050 County Rd 14 NW Miltona MN 56354 Leavenworth David Schumacher Township Clerk 17898 340th Ave Springfield MN 56087 Lee Cory Considine Township Clerk 32586 275th Pl Aitkin MN 56431 Lee Karol Byklum Township Clerk 39651 Heron Rd NW Grygla MN 56727 Lee Sally Gullekson Township Clerk 1333 County Hwy 39 Perley MN 56574 Leech Lake Kim Johnson Township Clerk PO Box 223 Walker MN 56484

07/03/2019 Exhibit K.5. Leeds James York Township Clerk 709 State Highway 30 Lake Wilson MN 56151 Leenthrop Ryan Sachariason Township Clerk 1060 70th St SE Maynard MN 56260 Leiding Marie Milan Township Clerk 4380 Pelican Rd Orr MN 55771 Leigh Wendy Tretter Township Clerk 37572 193rd St Hillman MN 56338 Lemond Jennelle Olson Township Clerk 7806 SW 108th St Ellendale MN 56026 Lent Kelly Wood Township Clerk 33155 Hemingway Ave Stacy MN 55079 Leon Lori Larson Township Clerk 19837 500th St Clearbrook MN 56634 Leon Sandra Hanson Township Clerk 11655 367th St Cannon Falls MN 55009 Leonardsville Adam Jipson Township Clerk 5150 730th Ave Graceville MN 56240 Leota Brent Feikema Township Clerk 15344 120th St Lismore MN 56155 LeRoy Beth Rice Township Clerk PO Box 11 LeRoy MN 55951 Leslie Teri Haburn Township Clerk 22322 Fairfield Dr Osakis MN 56360 Lessor Albert Plante Township Clerk 25380 310th St SE McIntosh MN 56556 Leven Kathy Tauber Township Clerk 11775 176th Ave Villard MN 56385 Lewis Deanna L Nordstrom Township Clerk PO Box 353 Wahkon MN 56386 Lexington George Whipps Township Clerk PO Box 154 LeCenter MN 56057 Libby Jane Grimsbo Jewett Township Clerk 54852 Great River Rd Palisade MN 56469 Liberty Margaret Curtis Township Clerk 13934 Mosey Ln NW Bemidji MN 56601 Liberty Tracee Engelstad Township Clerk 11974 Lake St SE Mentor MN 56736 Lida Denise Boe Township Clerk PO Box 382 Pelican Rapids MN 56572 Lien Diane Powers Township Clerk 19200 County Rd 8 Barrett MN 56311 Lima Francine Horbach Township Clerk 619 Shady Ln NE Outing MN 56662-6512 Lime Laurie DeGezelle Township Clerk 205 Pheasant Court Mankato MN 56001 Lime Lake Denise Schreier Township Clerk 2341 111th St Avoca MN 56114 Limestone Eloise Hauschild Township Clerk 2791 300th St Minneota MN 56264-9801 Lincoln Tammy Petterson Township Clerk 18858 484th Ave Lake Crystal MN 56055 Lincoln Chuck Edgar Township Clerk 40339 160th Ave NW Strandquist MN 56758 Lind Terry Howard Township Clerk 12603 County Rd 107 Strathcona MN 56759 Linden John Knisley Township Clerk 11197 130th St Madelia MN 56062 Linden Grove Ronette Novak Township Clerk 11326 W Olson Rd Gheen MN 55771 Linsell Stephanie Johnson Township Clerk 45551 360th Ave NE Gatzke MN 56724 Linwood Pamela Olson Township Clerk 22817 Typo Creek Dr NE Stacy MN 55079 Lisbon Deborah Crosby Township Clerk 4451 340th Ave Montevideo MN 56265 Lismore Jeff Lynn Township Clerk 17852 Bulick Ave Lismore MN 56155 Litchfield David Lindberg Township Clerk 60079 230th St Litchfield MN 55355 Little Elbow Anthony Francis Township Clerk 2871 284th St Waubun MN 56589

07/03/2019 Exhibit K.5. Little Elk Mary Ostrowski Township Clerk 32089 County Rd 60 Cushing MN 56443 Little Falls Bonnie Bieniek Township Clerk 20313 State Highway 27 Little Falls MN 56345 Little Pine Abra Hawley Township Clerk 25990 County Rd 1 Emily MN 56447 Little Rock Donna Kruse Township Clerk 19303 310th St Adrian MN 56110 Little Sauk Peter Jager Township Clerk 18557 County Rd 11 Long Prairie MN 56347 Livonia Jody Hammre Township Clerk PO Box 388 Zimmerman MN 55398 Lockhart Jon Peterson Township Clerk 2971 State Highway 9 Ada MN 56510-9342 Lodi Nancy Lewison Township Clerk 68127 150th St Adams MN 55909 Logan Craig LeBlanc Township Clerk 32942 470th St Palisade MN 56469 Logan Matthew Volker Township Clerk 15497 310th Ave Herman MN 56248 London Dawn Broitzman Township Clerk 13549 870th Ave Glenville MN 56036 Lone Pine Julie Jacobson Township Clerk 31469 E Shore Dr Pengilly MN 55775 Lone Tree Faye Kidrowski Township Clerk 12030 Tenth St NE Clara City MN 56222 Long Lake Patsy Olson Township Clerk 7156 Hilltop View Rd Brainerd MN 56401 Long Lake Sharon Moody Township Clerk 67611 400th St Butterfield MN 56120 Long Lost Lake Laurie Wilson Township Clerk 13396 Ecton Trl Bagley MN 56621 Long Prairie Walter Zastrow Township Clerk 23607 271st Ave Long Prairie MN 56347 Loon Lake Tim Murphy Township Clerk 1646 Cherokee Trl SW Pequot Lakes MN 56472 Lorain Alice White Township Clerk 36177 280th St Worthington MN 56187 Louisville Lori Schultz Township Clerk 15935 160th St SW Red Lake Falls MN 56750 Louisville Cheryl Doucette Township Clerk 14341 Johnson Memorial Dr Shakopee MN 55379 Louriston Lynn Suter Township Clerk 6015 70th St NE Murdock MN 56271 Lowell Mike Boucher Township Clerk 27528 230th St SW Crookston MN 56716 Lowville Linda Van Iperen Township Clerk 700 Normal Ave Lake Wilson MN 56151 Lucas Allison Vandelotte Township Clerk 3125 350th St Cottonwood MN 56229 Lund Kim Englund Township Clerk PO Box 427 Evansville MN 56326 Lura Matt Whitney Township Clerk 46528 230th St Easton MN 56025 Luverne George Bonnema Township Clerk 601 Britz Drive Luverne MN 56156 Luxemburg Lee Bautch Township Clerk 17739 178th Ave Watkins MN 55389 Lyle Mary Kenyon Township Clerk 51348 140th St Austin MN 55912 Lynd Doug Kleine Township Clerk 2156 235th St Lynd MN 56157 Lynden Jenny Schmidt Township Clerk 20517 Woodbine Rd Clearwater MN 55320 Lynn Kari Fraser Township Clerk 17384 Yacht Ave Hutchinson MN 55350 Lyons Greg Goodmund Township Clerk 2019 190th St Russell MN 56169 Lyons Neal Malcore Township Clerk 27549 County Rd 7 Verndale MN 56481 Lyra Sandra Miller Township Clerk 13474 560th Ave Mapleton MN 56065

07/03/2019 Exhibit K.5. Macsville Douglas Oachs Township Clerk 14531 240th Ave Herman MN 56248 Macville Dorothy Biskey Township Clerk 34375 605th Ln Hill City MN 55748-9718 Madelia Arlo Feder Township Clerk 29219 815th Ave Madelia MN 56062 Madison Dawn Croatt Township Clerk 2546 211th Ave Madison MN 56256 Magnolia Glenn Boler Township Clerk 1021 160th Ave Luverne MN 56156 Mahtowa James D Haley Township Clerk 2790 First St Mahtowa MN 55707 Maine JoAnne Seeger Township Clerk 32829 County Highway 35 Dent MN 56528 Maine Prairie Lori Hunt Township Clerk 14737 County Rd 7 South Haven MN 55382 Malmo Leaza Morris Township Clerk 25148 State Hwy 47 Aitkin MN 56431 Malta Bruce Moberg Township Clerk 32097 690th Ave Clinton MN 56225 Malung Janet Foster Township Clerk 25275 County Rd 21 Roseau MN 56751 Mamre Kimberly VanHeuveln Township Clerk 9820 135th St NW Pennock MN 56279 Manannah Deb McCann Township Clerk 60339 CSAH 3 Litchfield MN 55355 Manchester Neal Gjersvik Township Clerk 69992 260th St Alden MN 56009 Mandt Bonnie Haugen Township Clerk 7055 60th Ave NW Montevideo MN 56265 Manfred Patricia Groenhoff Township Clerk 1362 137th Ave N Canby MN 56220 Mankato Daniel Fogal Township Clerk 19727 Ridge Dr Mankato MN 56001 Mansfield Bradley Harig Township Clerk 13606 630th Ave Emmons MN 56029 Manston Ruth Dow Township Clerk 1849 270th Ave Rothsay MN 56579 Mantorville Carol Allen Township Clerk 25582 590th St Mantorville MN 55955 Mantrap Carice Golberg-Cummins Township Clerk PO Box 227 Nevis MN 56467 Manyaska Diane Glidden Township Clerk 825 State Hwy 263 Welcome MN 56171 Maple Kathleen Stephan Township Clerk 6918 37th Ave SW Pequot Lakes MN 56472 Maple Grove Julia Miller Township Clerk 39003 Dora Lee Rd Waubun MN 56589 Maple Grove Norene Warta Township Clerk 18451 County Rd 24 Brainerd MN 56401 Maple Lake Dick Hogan Township Clerk 920 Fifth St NW Maple Lake MN 55358 Maple Ridge Melody Gorden Township Clerk 10415 Aure Rd NW Puposky MN 56667 Maple Ridge Joseph Rajkowski Township Clerk 380 389th Ave NW Stanchfield MN 55080 Mapleton Gail Jaeger Township Clerk 11498 587th Ln Mapleton MN 56065 Maplewood James A Nelson Township Clerk 23912 County Highway 24 Erhard MN 56534 Marble Teresa Drietz Township Clerk 3627 170th Ave Canby MN 56220 Marcell Tracy Chase Township Clerk PO Box 141 Marcell MN 56657 Marion Janet Hoffmann Township Clerk 2850 Oakview Ct SE Rochester MN 55904 Marsh Creek David Oakland Township Clerk 1592 State Highway 200 Mahnomen MN 56557 Marsh Grove Craig Bakke Township Clerk 17310 320th St NW Newfolden MN 56738 Marshall Kathy Voigt Township Clerk 118 S Center St Elkton MN 55933

07/03/2019 Exhibit K.5. Marshan Marjory Snyder Township Clerk 19980 Nicolai Ave E Hastings MN 55033 Marshfield Jolean Faaborg Township Clerk 2592 County Highway 13 Tyler MN 56178 Martin Douglas Bos Township Clerk 1191 121st St Luverne MN 56156 Martinsburg Jana Schafer Township Clerk 51777 780th Ave Hector MN 55342 Mary David Arends Township Clerk 1166 190th St Perley MN 56574 Marysland Cheryl Beyer Township Clerk 275 130th Ave SW Danvers MN 56231 Marysville Deb Uecker Township Clerk 3733 Dempsey Ave SW Waverly MN 55390 Mason Helen Brinks Township Clerk 1577 US Highway 59 Slayton MN 56172 Max Beverly Robertson Township Clerk 52765 Robertson Rd Max MN 56659 Maxwell Karla Perkins Township Clerk 3089 130th St Dawson MN 56232 May Bianca Wyffels Township Clerk 5834 112th St SW Pillager MN 56473 May Linda Tibbetts Township Clerk PO Box 60 Marine on St Croix MN 55047 Mayfield Elaine Berg Township Clerk 12388 280th Ave SE Oklee MN 56742 Mayhew Lake Lawrence Thell Township Clerk 5248 115th St NE Foley MN 56329 Mayville Lucille Lemke Township Clerk 12721 Malay Rd Caledonia MN 55921 Maywood Richard Murray Township Clerk 10100 185th Ave NE Foreston MN 56330 Mazeppa Kia Hackman Township Clerk 59919 430th Ave Mazeppa MN 55956 McCauleyville Eric Drewlow Township Clerk 1578 250th St Kent MN 56553 McCrea Ron Leverington Township Clerk PO Box 133 Warren MN 56762 McDavitt Rebecca Lamb Township Clerk PO Box 368 Forbes MN 55738 McDonaldsville Jared Heitman Township Clerk 1733 245th St Ada MN 56510 McGregor Susan Amundson Township Clerk 17596 420th St McGregor MN 55760 McKinley Stephanie Burns Township Clerk 8561 16th St SW Backus MN 56435 McPherson Lynda Kruse Township Clerk 16754 605th Ave Janesville MN 56048 Meadow Marion Hansen Township Clerk 28287 County Rd 23 Sebeka MN 56477 Meadow Brook Ty W Peterson Township Clerk 7969 65th Ave SW Motley MN 56466 Meadowlands Debra Zubrod Township Clerk PO Box 105 Meadowlands MN 55765 Meadows Cindy Goodijohn Township Clerk 2532 250th St Rothsay MN 56579 Medford Harry Buerman Township Clerk 5825 NE 14th Ave Medford MN 55049 Medo Jen Jaeger Township Clerk 14121 599th Ave Mapleton MN 56065 Mehurin Mary Jo Patzer Township Clerk 1871 121st Ave Marietta MN 56257 Melrose Cecilia Tylutki Township Clerk 32721 Birchfield Ct Melrose MN 56352 Melville Dorothy Elfering Township Clerk 80301 County Rd 3 Hector MN 55342 Meriden Rebecca Kubicek Township Clerk 4525 SW 8th St Owatonna MN 55060 Merton Brandon Balzer Township Clerk 6059 NE 60th St Owatonna MN 55060 Mickinock Gloria Tesarek Township Clerk 45918 County Rd 20 Roseau MN 56751

07/03/2019 Exhibit K.5. Middle River David St Germain Township Clerk 33711 340th St Argyle MN 56713 Middletown Bette Williams Township Clerk 70238 530th Ave Jackson MN 56143 Middleville Joey Berg Township Clerk 3014 County Rd 6 SW Howard Lake MN 55349 Midway Dana Kass Township Clerk 1113 Castle Dr Mountain Lake MN 56159 Midway Lois Lennartson Township Clerk 3302 Midway Rd Duluth MN 55810 Milaca Sadie Ash Township Clerk PO Box 277 Milaca MN 56353 Milford Thomas Giefer Township Clerk 27332 187th Ave New Ulm MN 56073 Millerville Marilyn Bitzan Township Clerk 15631 County Rd 7 NW Brandon MN 56315 Millward Chris Hedberg Township Clerk 23312 Kestrel Ave McGrath MN 56350 Millwood Joseph Wiechman Township Clerk 28496 County Rd 17 Freeport MN 56331 Milo Jeannie Manthie Township Clerk 10102 137th Ave Foreston MN 56330 Milton Madeleine Alberts Township Clerk PO Box 308 Pine Island MN 55963 Miltona Thomas Blank Township Clerk 12710 Parview Ln NE Miltona MN 56354 Minden Cynthia Abraham Township Clerk 5756 Golden Spike Rd Sauk Rapids MN 56379 Minerva Susan Sunderland Township Clerk 25671 State Highway 92 Bagley MN 56621 Minneiska Pat Shutes Township Clerk N1636 Cherry Ln Stockholm WI 54769 Minneola Sarah Pettit Township Clerk 15361 440th St Zumbrota MN 55992 Minneota Grace Rasmussen Township Clerk 74251 State Highway 86 Lakefield MN 56150 Minnesota Falls Clark Anderson Township Clerk 2288 540th St Granite Falls MN 56241 Minnesota Lake Scott Radke Township Clerk 52203 217th St Minnesota Lake MN 56068 Minnewaska Dianne L Ronnie Township Clerk 25807 Nordic Pt Dr Glenwood MN 56334 Minnie Ray Hendrickson Township Clerk 66298 Swedes Jackpine Rd NW Grygla MN 56727 Mission Anna Anderson Township Clerk PO Box 126 Merrifield MN 56465 Mission Creek Stacy Hancock Township Clerk PO Box 706 Hinckley MN 55037 Mitchell Jennifer Paulson Township Clerk 1925 210th St Wolverton MN 56594 Moe Todd Egenes Township Clerk 9948 Cherry Pt Rd SW Alexandria MN 56308 Moland Kirk Watt Township Clerk 3149 80th St N Glyndon MN 56547 Moltke Jeff Rettig Township Clerk 63760 240th St Gibbon MN 55335 Money Creek Adam Florin Township Clerk 18035 County Rd 26 Houston MN 55943 Monroe Steve Meyer Township Clerk 3478 Lyon-Murray Rd Tracy MN 56175 Monson Jacqueline McClernon Township Clerk 7350 County Rd 9 Wheaton MN 56296 Montgomery Sue Prchal Township Clerk 1471 Ninth St SE Montgomery MN 56069 Monticello Nancy Kopff Township Clerk 8550 Edmonson Ave NE Monticello MN 55362 Moonshine Diane Vogt Township Clerk 65750 260th St Chokio MN 56221 Moore Robert Nohl Township Clerk 29121 County Rd 1 Hancock MN 56244 Moorhead Diane Allen Township Clerk 4540 50th St S Moorhead MN 56560

07/03/2019 Exhibit K.5. Moose Jim Christianson Township Clerk 25497 280th St Badger MN 56714 Moose Creek Pamela Janssen Township Clerk 27997 320th St Shevlin MN 56676 Moose Lake Sarah Ann Mokros Township Clerk 6876 Mokros Ln Blackduck MN 56630 Moose Lake Jeri Seidling Township Clerk PO Box 193 Moose Lake MN 55767 Moose Lake Karen Roubal Township Clerk 5335 51st Ave SW Pine River MN 56474 Moose Park Gail Michalek Township Clerk 73552 County Rd 13 Blackduck MN 56630 Moose River Glen Orpen Township Clerk 28587 440th St NE Middle River MN 56737 Moran Teresa Wagner Township Clerk 28316 410th St Browerville MN 56438 Moranville Tim O'Donnell Township Clerk 60645 CR 12 Warroad MN 56763 Morcom Sasha Lehto Township Clerk 12059 Hwy. 22 Cook MN 55723 Morgan Mary Tauer Township Clerk 22672 Porter Ave Morgan MN 56266 Morken Loren Ingebretsen Township Clerk 10298 90th St N Felton MN 56536 Morrill Joan Nichols Township Clerk 4304 310th Ave Rice MN 56367 Morris Jeffrey Hufford Township Clerk 19876 480th Ave Morris MN 56267 Morrison Adrienne Hurd Township Clerk 43176 Osprey Ave Aitkin MN 56431 Morristown Dawn Nuetzman Township Clerk 23970 Fosston Ave Warsaw MN 55087 Morse Gina Vickerman Township Clerk 48393 E Sycamore Rd Deer River MN 56636 Morse Nick Wognum Township Clerk PO Box 660 Ely MN 55731 Moscow Rick Morrison Township Clerk 86998 245th St Oakland MN 56007 Motley Andrea Decker Township Clerk 1717 East River Rd Motley MN 56466 Moulton Esther Masselink Township Clerk 77 Valley Road Edgerton MN 56128 Mound David DeBoer Township Clerk PO Box 826 Luverne MN 56156 Mound Prairie Teresa McElhiney Township Clerk 7474 County 25 LaCrescent MN 55947 Mount Morris Tammie Gotvald Township Clerk 10993 398th Ave Hillman MN 56338 Mount Pleasant Jason Holst Township Clerk 71144 375th Ave Lake City MN 55041 Mount Vernon Richard Schuh Township Clerk 19533 County Rd 28 Altura MN 55910 Mountain Lake Mark Hanson Township Clerk 59538 County Rd 16 Mountain Lake MN 56159 Moyer James Dehne Township Clerk 1530 10th St NW Holloway MN 56249 Moylan Carolyn Pittman Township Clerk 24701 323rd Ave NE Goodridge MN 56725 Mudgett Carol Mott Township Clerk 27095 100th Ave Onamia MN 56359 Mulligan Joan Windschitl Township Clerk 11696 County Rd 8 Comfrey MN 56019 Munch Charm Dreier Township Clerk 30797 Birch Dr Pine City MN 55063 Munson Boni Behnen Township Clerk 24285 193rd Ave Richmond MN 56368 Murray Patricia Dold Township Clerk 1374 225th Ave Currie MN 56123 Nashville Mary Tomlinson Township Clerk 2528 220th St Truman MN 56088 Nashwauk Beth Ann Mackey Township Clerk 38212 Moose Lake Rd Nashwauk MN 55769

07/03/2019 Exhibit K.5. Nebish Sandy Radke Township Clerk 28753 Irvine Ave Puposky MN 56667 Nelson Norman Anderson Township Clerk 67316 290th St Saint James MN 56081 Nelson Park Kenneth Stusynski Township Clerk 42391 270th Ave NW Strandquist MN 56758 Nereson Denise Isane Township Clerk 19313 County Rd 3 Badger MN 56714 Nesbit Nancy McDonald Township Clerk 33414 210th St SW Fisher MN 56723-9420 Ness Trisha Anderson Township Clerk 6072 Highway 5 Alborn MN 55702 Nessel Stan Iskierka Township Clerk 50188 Bayside Ave Rush City MN 55069 Nevada Dawn Helgeson Township Clerk 59034 140th St Rose Creek MN 55970 Nevis Pat Hrubes Township Clerk 27564 County Rd 33 Nevis MN 56467 New Auburn Randy Bussler Township Clerk 48742 166th St Glencoe MN 55336 New Avon Russ Ubl Township Clerk 23349 Kodak Ave Wabasso MN 56293 New Dosey Fran Levings Township Clerk 76498 Squib Creek Dr Sandstone MN 55072 New Folden Roger Schmitz Township Clerk 10195 290th St NW Newfolden MN 56738 New Hartford Richard Brown Township Clerk 45614 County Rd 101 Dakota MN 55925 New Haven Dale Thomforde Township Clerk 9024 County Rd 3 NW Oronoco MN 55960 New Independence Sandra Lee Olson Township Clerk PO Box 232 Saginaw MN 55779 New London Nancy Hammerschmidt Township Clerk 15293 56th St NE Spicer MN 56288 New Maine Jill Edin Township Clerk 13793 360th St NW Newfolden MN 56738 New Market LeRoy Clausen Township Clerk 8950 230th St E Lakeville MN 55044 New Prairie Nancy Barsness Township Clerk 38506 County Rd 24 Cyrus MN 56323-4572 New Richland Gary Strenge Township Clerk PO Box 275 New Richland MN 56072 New Solum Jill Hall Township Clerk 10345 250th St NE Newfolden MN 56738 New Sweden Wayne Bjorklund Township Clerk 36329 State Highway 22 Nicollet MN 56074 Newburg Barb Eiken Township Clerk 45062 106th St Mabel MN 55954 Newry Brenda Johnson Township Clerk 85239 295th St Blooming Prairie MN 55917 Newton KaLyn Schneider Township Clerk 35501 550th Ave New York Mills MN 56567 Nickerson Jessica Johnson Township Clerk PO Box 21 Kerrick MN 55756 Nicollet Eileen Darling Township Clerk 44464 478th St Nicollet MN 56074 Nidaros Debra Biederman Township Clerk PO Box 116 Clitherall MN 56524 Nilsen Jeff Yaggie Township Clerk 2642 State Highway 210 Breckenridge MN 56520 Nininger Judith Krupich Township Clerk 6725 157th St Hastings MN 55033 Nokay Lake Alan Cunningham Township Clerk 13536 Thorson Rd Brainerd MN 56401 Nora Alvin Rasmussen Township Clerk PO Box 718 Bagley MN 56621 Nora Kerri Mattson Township Clerk 11674 County Rd 3 Kensington MN 56343 Norden Chris Bjerklie Township Clerk 19461 Center Ave N Thief River Falls MN 56701 Nordick Gary VanTassel Township Clerk 2157 250th St Kent MN 56553

07/03/2019 Exhibit K.5. Nordland Mathew Nix Township Clerk 35372 295th St Aitkin MN 56431 Nordland Deb Johnson Township Clerk 1356 310th St Minneota MN 56264 Nore Veronica Nelson Township Clerk 65343 US Highway 71 Northome MN 56661 Norfolk Karen Roker Township Clerk 77662 County Rd 5 Bird Island MN 55310 Norman Judy A Nelson Township Clerk 80212 Sangren Rd Willow River MN 55795 Norman Timothy Hentges Township Clerk 2102 200th St Canby MN 56220 Normania Jhonda Danielson Township Clerk 1682 450th St Cottonwood MN 56229 Normanna Ellen Hanson Township Clerk 6083 Lakewood Rd Duluth MN 55804 North Debra Dietz Township Clerk 18453 130th Ave NE Thief River Falls MN 56701 North Branch Shawn Williams Township Clerk PO Box 872 North Branch MN 55056-0872 North Fork Troy Walz Township Clerk 31218 443rd Ave Brooten MN 56316 North Germany Wendy Cannon Township Clerk 23293 County Rd 23 Sebeka MN 56477 North Hero Lynn Swanson Township Clerk 17561 140th St Walnut Grove MN 56180 North Ottawa Melissa Anderson Township Clerk 28441 240th St Norcross MN 56274 North Star Charmain Bast Township Clerk 43709 175th St W Springfield MN 56087-2754 North Star Linda Britton Township Clerk 7700 Pequaywan Lake Rd Duluth MN 55803 Northern Mary Israelson Township Clerk 445 Town Hall Rd NW Bemidji MN 56601 Northfield Diane Lyman Township Clerk 9090 100th St E Northfield MN 55057 Northland Chris Pagnac Township Clerk 10539 420th Ave NW East Grand Forks MN 56721 Northland Bobbi Pirkola Township Clerk 8028 Forest Court Rd Canyon MN 55717 Norton Laurie Kennedy Township Clerk 21752 Only Ave Altura MN 55910 Norway Rebecca Dahl Township Clerk 24703 433rd Ave Peterson MN 55962 Norway Kayla Anderson Township Clerk 1817 430th Ave Halma MN 56729 Norway Lake Debra Hamborg Township Clerk 9111 225th Ave NW Sunburg MN 56289 Norwegian Grove Shayla Jegtvig Township Clerk 14947 S Lake Olaf Rd Pelican Rapids MN 56572 Numedal Jennifer Reigstad Township Clerk 17792 160th Ave NW Thief River Falls MN 56701 Nunda Susan Erickson Township Clerk 15879 700th Ave Albert Lea MN 56007 Oak Thomas Roelike Township Clerk 34993 County Rd 172 Freeport MN 56331 Oak Lawn Kathy Wessel Township Clerk 16607 Riverdale Lane Brainerd MN 56401 Oak Park Rodney Teigen Township Clerk 49970 238th St NW Oslo MN 56744 Oak Valley Diane Shingledecker Township Clerk 212 Parkview Ave Wadena MN 56482 Oakland Cheryl Brandt Township Clerk 88141 180th St Austin MN 55912 Oakland Mary Beth Simon Township Clerk 2784 305th St Waubun MN 56589 Oakport Leah Skjerven Township Clerk 4840 50th St N Moorhead MN 56560 Oakwood Donald Sexton Township Clerk 29493 615th St Millville MN 55957 O'Brien Carl Nipp Township Clerk 27108 Everts Rd NE Tenstrike MN 56683

07/03/2019 Exhibit K.5. Odessa Tamelia Neubauer Township Clerk 66301 440th St Odessa MN 56276 Odin JoAnn Haugen Township Clerk 64194 430th St Butterfield MN 56120 Ogema Robert Sunstrom Township Clerk 41040 Alma Razor Rd Hinckley MN 55037 Olney Alan Engelkes Township Clerk 20314 280th St Rushmore MN 56168 Omro Brian Doom Township Clerk 2530 280th St Canby MN 56220 Onamia Diane Van Alst Township Clerk 11764 320th St Onamia MN 56359 Onstad Wayne Weber Township Clerk 34385 160th Ave SW Crookston MN 56716 Orange Jennifer Dietrich Township Clerk 8186 Molly Creek Rd SE Osakis MN 56360 Orion Don Hodkinson Township Clerk 9152 N Branch Rd SE Chatfield MN 55923-9801 Oronoco Lucy Shonyo Township Clerk 13147 18th Ave NW Oronoco MN 55960 Orrock Ms Brenda A Kimberly-Maas-Orrock Township Clerk 26401 180th St Big Lake MN 55309 Orton Lori Anderson Township Clerk 23369 330th St Sebeka MN 56477 Ortonville Harold Dimberg III Township Clerk 41274 US Highway 75 Ortonville MN 56278 Orwell Scott DeMartelaere Township Clerk 16775 County Highway 2 Fergus Falls MN 56537 Osage Margo Boyd Township Clerk PO Box 273 Osage MN 56570 Osakis Dawn McNeal Township Clerk 17374 S Ketelle Dr NE Osakis MN 56360 Osborne Jeremy VanEssen Township Clerk 228 180th Ave Edgerton MN 56128 Oscar Mike Metzger Township Clerk 15757 300th St Elizabeth MN 56533 Osceola Margaret Melich Township Clerk 44588 850th Ave Hector MN 55342 Oshawa Linda Pell Township Clerk 38711 State Highway 99 Saint Peter MN 56082 Oshkosh Walter Antony Township Clerk 2437 240th St Canby MN 56220 Oteneagen Sharon Isaacs Township Clerk 38180 County Rd 44 Deer River MN 56636 Otisco Jenae Peterson Township Clerk 13858 295th Ave Waseca MN 56093 Otrey Kimberly Danielson Township Clerk 64366 360th St Ortonville MN 56278 Ottawa Debra Evans-Paige Township Clerk 39132 Exchange St Le Sueur MN 56058 Otter Tail Greg Swanberg Township Clerk 41701 295th St Battle Lake MN 56515 Otter Tail Peninsula Patricia Gramke Township Clerk Lot #31 12962 Sunset Beach Rd NW Bena MN 56626

Otto John Carlson Township Clerk 47308 371st St New York Mills MN 56567 Owatonna Lyle Meschke Township Clerk 624 SE 38th St Owatonna MN 55060 Owens Shirley Woods Township Clerk 8343 E Leander Rd Cook MN 55723 Oxford Linnea Lentz Township Clerk 24898 Nebula St NE Stacy MN 55079 Paddock Wayne Isaacson Township Clerk 48309 County Highway 75 Sebeka MN 56477 Page Kyle Weimann Township Clerk 21804 140th Ave Milaca MN 56353 Palmer Kelly McCann Township Clerk 4180 105th Ave Clear Lake MN 55319 Palmville Ron Polm Township Clerk 14037 County Rd 125 Wannaska MN 56761-9724 Palmyra Amy Thompson Township Clerk 77796 410th St Bird Island MN 55310

07/03/2019 Exhibit K.5. Park Gregory Kvasnicka Township Clerk 58740 Park Hills Rd Bruno MN 55712 Parke Nancy Bjorndahl Township Clerk 24669 60th Ave S Hawley MN 56549 Parker Thomas Peterson Township Clerk 38837 430th Ave NW Stephen MN 56757 Parker Tammy Kedrowski Township Clerk 23423 50th Ave Randall MN 56475 Parkers Prairie Bruce Jahnke Township Clerk 55222 County Highway 6 Parkers Prairie MN 56361 Parnell Deanne Doda Township Clerk 21740 County Highway 252 SW Crookston MN 56716 Parnell Tina Syverson Township Clerk 6484 County Rd 2 Graceville MN 56240 Partridge Anne Stitt Township Clerk 67947 Sunrise Rd Bruno MN 55712 Paxton Tammy Houle Township Clerk 36235 US Highway 71 Redwood Falls MN 56283 Paynesville Donald Wiese Township Clerk 27393 E Highway 55 Paynesville MN 56362-9626 Peace Betty Caza Township Clerk 2025 290th Ave Mora MN 55051 Pelan Raechelle Follard Township Clerk 4339 170th St Karlstad MN 56732 Pelican Jody Wallin Township Clerk 8376 Red Oak Rd Pequot Lakes MN 56472 Pelican Lloyd Nelson Township Clerk 41933 180th Ave Pelican Rapids MN 56572 Pelican Lake Carol Pilarski Township Clerk PO Box 374 Ashby MN 56309 Pembina Raymond Bisek Township Clerk 1382 227th St Mahnomen MN 56557 Penn Donald R Albrecht Township Clerk 15989 40th St Brownton MN 55312 Pepin Holly Olson Township Clerk 69083 255th Ave Wabasha MN 55981 Pepperton Judy Johnston Township Clerk 52829 200th St Morris MN 56267 Pequaywan Lita Wallace Township Clerk 3081 Little Cloquet River Rd Duluth MN 55803 Perch Lake Lora Eames Township Clerk 720 Salmi Rd Cloquet MN 55720 Percy Judy Bronson Township Clerk 3724 240th St Lake Bronson MN 56734 Perham Jane Hofland Township Clerk PO Box 96 Perham MN 56573 Perry Thomas L Nelson Township Clerk 1864 330th St Bellingham MN 56212 Perry Lake Sherry Rochol Township Clerk 30416 State Hwy 6 Crosby MN 56441 Petersburg Marie Pell Township Clerk 70578 600th Ave Alpha MN 56111 Pickerel Lake Kathleen M Toenges Township Clerk 68708 County Rd 46 Alden MN 56009 Pierz Loren Meyer Township Clerk 12032 300th Ave Pierz MN 56364 Pike Jodi Backman Township Clerk 7509 Enberg Rd Embarrass MN 55732 Pike Bay Mary Almendinger Township Clerk PO Box 1355 Cass Lake MN 56633 Pike Creek Darlene Kroll Township Clerk 12202 130th St Little Falls MN 56345 Pillsbury Lyle Stai Township Clerk 1185 160th Ave SE Kerkhoven MN 56252 Pilot Grove Ronda Dahl Township Clerk 34033 30th St Elmore MN 56027 Pilot Mound William Sullivan Township Clerk 28609 310th St Chatfield MN 55923 Pine City Tammy Carlson Township Clerk 14113 Government Rd Pine City MN 55063 Pine Island David Arndt Township Clerk 21196 510th Street Pine Island MN 55963

07/03/2019 Exhibit K.5. Pine Lake Marie Lindahl Township Clerk 41442 Pinewood Ln Laporte MN 56461 Pine Lake Pamela Goebel Township Clerk 15405 520th St Gonvick MN 56644 Pine Lake Susan Schmid Township Clerk 44331 Mosquito Heights Rd Perham MN 56573 Pine Lake Stephanie Lee Township Clerk 13500 Dahlstein Finlayson MN 55735 Pine Point Gertrude Maninga Township Clerk 33517 Bunker Hill Rd Ponsford MN 56575 Pine River Barbara Wagner Township Clerk PO Box 767 Pine River MN 56474 Plainview Ellen Miller Township Clerk 53223 220th Ave Plainview MN 55964 Platte Judy Boser Township Clerk 23943 Highway 25 Pierz MN 56364 Platte Lake Robert Dambowy Township Clerk 2198 County Rd 23 Brainerd MN 56401 Pleasant Grove Stacey Kaldenberg Township Clerk 4040 75th St SE Rochester MN 55904 Pleasant Hill Sarah Bloom Township Clerk 28878 Royal Grant Rd Dakota MN 55925 Pleasant Mound Dennis Urban Township Clerk 48254 105th St Amboy MN 56010 Pleasant Prairie Gregory Murphy Township Clerk 882 250th Ave Fairmont MN 56031 Pleasant Valley John E Thompson Township Clerk 30591 700th Ave Grand Meadow MN 55936 Pleasant View Brad Visser Township Clerk 2412 270th St Ada MN 56510 Pliny Mata Zimpel Township Clerk 19291 State Highway 65 McGrath MN 56350 Pohlitz Wayne Trangsrud Township Clerk 35495 County Rd 113 Badger MN 56714 Pokegama Susan Alderink Township Clerk 18336 Town Hall Rd Pine City MN 55063 Polk Centre Deb Cota Township Clerk 17071 120th St SW Red Lake Falls MN 56750 Polonia Virgil Gryskiewicz Township Clerk 15341 260th St Greenbush MN 56726 Pomme de Terre Larry Stephens Township Clerk 27802 Prairie Rose Rd Elbow Lake MN 56531 Pomroy Cheryl Jackson Township Clerk 53867 Jackson Rd Wirt MN 56688 Pomroy Diana Rankin Township Clerk 3031 320th Ave Brook Park MN 55007 Ponto Lake Brad McDonald Township Clerk 613 12th Ave NW Backus MN 56435 Poplar Susan Peet Township Clerk 7800 60th St SW Staples MN 56479 Poplar Grove William Schafer Township Clerk 30483 120th St Strathcona MN 56759 Poplar River Pam Gieseke Township Clerk 25585 240th Ave SE Brooks MN 56715 Popple DiAnna Friborg Township Clerk 36645 County Rd 7 Bagley MN 56621 Popple Grove Gene Haider Township Clerk 1173 300th St Waubun MN 56589 Poppleton Nikki Larson Township Clerk 3280 320th St Lancaster MN 56735 Port Hope Naomi Paulson Township Clerk 16888 French Ln NE Bemidji MN 56601 Portage Kathy Weiand Township Clerk 5094 Crane Lake Rd Buyck MN 55771 Posen Jennifer Hinz Township Clerk 1199 550th St Wood Lake MN 56297 Powers Linda Kaiser Township Clerk 3416 Ox Yoke Rd NW Hackensack MN 56452 Prairie Lake Judy Gilbertson Township Clerk 4104 Rasmussen Rd Wright MN 55798 Prairie View Kathy Braton Township Clerk 1250 290th Ave Barnesville MN 56514

07/03/2019 Exhibit K.5. Prairieville Thomas Hirsch Township Clerk 23354 300th Ave Sleepy Eye MN 56085-4522 Preble Keri Sand Township Clerk 41669 180th St Mabel MN 55954 Prescott Jan Rauenhorst Township Clerk 16233 405th Ave Delavan MN 56023 Preston James Stevens Township Clerk 18652 US Hwy 52 Preston MN 55965 Preston Lake Dayna Schmalz Township Clerk 54362 805th Ave Buffalo Lake MN 55314 Princeton Connie Wubben Township Clerk 10039 55th St Princeton MN 55371 Prior David Weber Township Clerk 34765 County Highway 7 Ortonville MN 56278 Providence Amanda Bartunek Township Clerk 1549 265th Ave Dawson MN 56232 Pulaski Sharon Skwira Township Clerk 22313 295th Ave Pierz MN 56364 Queen Ilane Rue Township Clerk 39215 380th St SE Fosston MN 56542 Quincy Michelle "Shelly" Gudmundson Township Clerk 3826 152nd Ave NE Plainview MN 55964 Quiring Carmen Kotula Township Clerk 35743 Arnson Creek Rd Blackduck MN 56630 Rabbit Lake Linda Danielson Township Clerk 25553 County Rd 32 Aitkin MN 56431 Racine Audrey Oehlke Township Clerk 26957 760th Ave Grand Meadow MN 55936 Randolph Brenda Taylor Township Clerk PO Box 87 Randolph MN 55065 Ransom Randy Jacobs Township Clerk 108 N Bishop Ave Rushmore MN 56168-9527 Rapidan Maria Bartsch Township Clerk 55173 190th St Mankato MN 56001 Ravenna Caroline Spurgeon Township Clerk 20425 Redwing Blvd Hastings MN 55033 Raymond Wendy Drobny Township Clerk 201 Oak St S Sauk Center MN 56378 Red Eye Shannon Lausten Township Clerk 28148 Wadena Line Rd Sebeka MN 56477 Red Lake Falls Denelle Kees Township Clerk 10021 180th St SE Red Lake Falls MN 56750 Red Rock Roxanne Holst Township Clerk 24446 State Highway 56 Brownsdale MN 55918 Redpath Steve Berger Township Clerk 7314 700th St Norcross MN 56274 Redwood Falls Gail Woelfel Township Clerk 34511 County Highway 17 Redwood Falls MN 56283 Reine Paul Norberg Township Clerk 50147 County Rd 18 Wannaska MN 56761 Reiner Cherie Sigerud Township Clerk 38287 State Hwy 1 NE Goodridge MN 56725 Reis Stephanie Melby Township Clerk 21809 450th St SW Beltrami MN 56517 Remer Pat Ritter Township Clerk 96871 County 52 NE Remer MN 56672 Rendsville Chris Smith Township Clerk 49899 150th St Donnelly MN 56235 Reno Richard Moen Township Clerk 22501 150th St Glenwood MN 56334 Reynolds Loren Miller Township Clerk 22893 County 11 Long Prairie MN 56347 Rheiderland Layton Meyer Township Clerk 16015 50th St SE Clara City MN 56222 Rhinehart Kristie Wolff Township Clerk 18493 445th Ave SW E Grand Forks MN 56721 Rice Dan Lavine Township Clerk 18802 County 39 Bagley MN 56621 Rice River Janie Libra Township Clerk 16507 Driftwood St McGregor MN 55760 Riceland Barbara Lysne Township Clerk 83680 230th Ave Albert Lea MN 56007

07/03/2019 Exhibit K.5. Riceville Kim Frederick Township Clerk 17356 County Highway 14 Callaway MN 56521 Rich Valley Theresa R Rusten Township Clerk 16343 Ideal Ave Glencoe MN 55336 Richardson Cheryl Lincoln Township Clerk 40163 Highway 27 Hillman MN 56338 Richardville Bruce Nielsen Township Clerk 3936 270th Ave Lancaster MN 56735 Richland Jay Haws Township Clerk 25333 Hall Ave Faribault MN 55021 Richmond Ashley VanLoon Township Clerk 26265 Miner Valley Rd Winona MN 55987 Richwood LaVonne Nordgulen Township Clerk 22963 County Hwy 21 Detroit Lakes MN 56501 Ridgely Louette Nosbush Township Clerk 68849 Fort Rd Fairfax MN 55332 Ripley Patricia Simonette Township Clerk 64124 120th Ave Claremont MN 55924 Ripley Norma Bjornson Township Clerk 22135 268th St Fort Ripley MN 56449 River Kristina Hesse Township Clerk 17213 150th St SE Red Lake Falls MN 56750 River Falls Jill Jonson Township Clerk 13447 150th Ave SE Saint Hilaire MN 56754 Riverdale Linell Jacobs Township Clerk 78774 300th St Madelia MN 56062 Riverside Lisa Malecek Township Clerk 3038 180th St Dawson MN 56232-9787 Riverton Jill Toms Township Clerk 300 Hwy 9 N Glyndon MN 56547 Roberts Jackie Moen Township Clerk 2151 Highway 75 Kent MN 56553 Rochester Becky Hoschouer Township Clerk 4111 - 11th Ave SW Rochester MN 55902 Rock Susan Borman Township Clerk 1504 161st St Holland MN 56139 Rock Dell Brenda Lindquist Township Clerk 11747 Hwy 30 SW Hayfield MN 55940 Rock Lake Angela Johnson Township Clerk 2237 120th St Balaton MN 56115 Rockford Rachelle McDougall Township Clerk 3039 Dague Ave SE Buffalo MN 55313 Rocksbury Kristen Haase Township Clerk 14898 132nd Ave NE Thief River Falls MN 56701 Rockwell Valerie Thom Township Clerk 602 Seventh Ave W Ada MN 56510 Rockwood Jean Diffley Township Clerk 51055 County Rd 3 Bemidji MN 56601 Rockwood Reuben Raatikka Township Clerk 10936 County Rd 9 Wadena MN 56482 Rogers Kathleen Marnik Township Clerk 3014 S Boy Lake Dr NE Remer MN 56672 Rolling Forks Brian Jergenson Township Clerk 23039 310th St Glenwood MN 56334 Rolling Green Dan Bebernes Township Clerk 1544 90th St Fairmont MN 56031 Rollingstone Marcia Anderson Township Clerk PO Box 75 Minnesota City MN 55959 Rollis Amie Westberg Township Clerk 29485 390th St NE Middle River MN 56737 Rome Jerry Becker Township Clerk 4429 490th Ave Bricelyn MN 56014 Roome Jon Carlson Township Clerk 32233 330th St SW Climax MN 56523 Roosevelt Robbie Pond Township Clerk 16687 Aure Rd NW Pinewood MN 56676 Roosevelt Bonnie Orton Township Clerk 24561 Williams Rd Hillman MN 56338 Roscoe Susan Ecker Township Clerk 47529 130th Ave Wanamingo MN 55983 Rose Dell Wayne Uilk Township Clerk 669 241st St Jasper MN 56144

07/03/2019 Exhibit K.5. Rosebud Cheryl Winkelmann Township Clerk 33435 410th St SE Fosston MN 56542 Rosedale Diane Guenther Township Clerk 2732 215th Ave Waubun MN 56589 Rosehill Mark Schoborg Township Clerk 34499 350th Ave Westbrook MN 56183 Roseland Trudy Ryks Township Clerk PO Box 2 Raymond MN 56282 Rosendale Pam Rathman Township Clerk PO Box 185 Saint James MN 56081 Roseville Val Jean Buss Township Clerk 15499 200th Ave Barrett MN 56311 Roseville Cheryl Eblen Township Clerk 14701 255th Ave NE Belgrade MN 56312 Rosewood Larry Smith Township Clerk 1038 60th Ave SW Montevideo MN 56265 Rosing Anita Walker Township Clerk PO Box 281 Pillager MN 56473 Ross Jandi Von Ende Township Clerk 32271 290th Ave Badger MN 56714 Ross Lake Joyce Neumann Township Clerk 27406 Ross Lake Rd Aitkin MN 56431 Rost Nichole Kruse Township Clerk 41547 810th St Lakefield MN 56150 Round Grove Deborah Zellmann Township Clerk 6845 Tagus Ave Brownton MN 55312 Round Lake Darlene Wettels Township Clerk 29288 County Highway 37 Ponsford MN 56575 Round Lake Charon Doyscher Township Clerk 74564 330th Ave Round Lake MN 56167 Round Prairie Tim Ludwig Township Clerk 25442 204th St Long Prairie MN 56347 Royal Michelle Rybinski Township Clerk 3037 170th Ave Ivanhoe MN 56142 Royalton Duane P Swanson Township Clerk 6052 Royalton Rd Braham MN 55006 Runeberg Kristine Spadgenske Township Clerk 54795 State Highway 87 Menahga MN 56464 Rush Lake Pamela Moe Township Clerk 43394 Round Lake Dr Ottertail MN 56571 Rushseba Debora J Erickson Township Clerk PO Box 213 Rush City MN 55069 Russia Brenda Dale Township Clerk 23585 340th St SW Crookston MN 56716 Rutland Roxane Wedel Township Clerk 1477 208th Ave Fairmont MN 56031 Sacred Heart Peter Kronlokken Township Clerk 77597 180th St Sacred Heart MN 56285 Sago Marcia Kingsley Township Clerk 17795 County Rd 431 Swan River MN 55784 Saint Charles Kathy Prudoehl Township Clerk 15207 Summit Dr Utica MN 55979 Saint George Christine Scherbing Township Clerk 11584 Tenth St NE Foley MN 56329 Saint James Dennis Sturm Township Clerk 67396 350th St Saint James MN 56081 Saint Johns Darrell Petersen Township Clerk 7126 21st Ave NW Pennock MN 56279 Saint Joseph Virginia Ledoux Township Clerk 3263 400th St Lancaster MN 56735 Saint Joseph Ann Reischl Township Clerk 200 Hill St W Saint Joseph MN 56374 Saint Lawrence Ramona Bischof Township Clerk 6511 W 190th St Jordan MN 55352 Saint Martin Donald Rausch Township Clerk 28422 County Rd 177 Paynesville MN 56362 Saint Mary Arthur Byron Township Clerk 8560 340th Ave Waseca MN 56093 Saint Mathias Cassey Veith Township Clerk 9891 Sleepy Hollow Rd Brainerd MN 56401 Saint Olaf Linda Klimek Township Clerk 29999 120th St Dalton MN 56324

07/03/2019 Exhibit K.5. Saint Vincent James D Gatheridge Township Clerk PO Box 43 Humboldt MN 56731 Saint Wendel Renee Salzer Township Clerk PO Box 297 Saint Joseph MN 56374 Salem Pat Ritter Township Clerk 96871 County 52 NE Remer MN 56672 Salem Sharon Petersen Township Clerk 3802 County Rd 150 SW Byron MN 55920 Salo Darlene Turnock Township Clerk 13196 360th Ave McGregor MN 55760 San Francisco Heidi Schmidt Township Clerk 18980 County Rd 40 Belle Plaine MN 56011 Sand Creek Maggie Gallentine Township Clerk 5325 Circle Dr Jordan MN 55352 Sand Lake Elaine Rasmussen Township Clerk 52246 S Center Rd Spring Lake MN 56680 Sanders Eileen Hoefer Township Clerk 12203 110th Ave NW Thief River Falls MN 56701 Sandnes Peter Hellie Township Clerk 1666 500th St Hanley Falls MN 56245 Sandstone Ailene Croup Township Clerk 33454 Township Crossing Hinckley MN 55037 Sandsville James Bubb Township Clerk 16943 430th Ave NW East Grand Forks MN 56721 Sandy Don Stauty Township Clerk 7606 Highway 68 Virginia MN 55792 Sanford David Redepenning Township Clerk PO Box 215 Elbow Lake MN 56531-0215 Santiago Kathy Woolard Township Clerk 17363 17th St Princeton MN 55371 Saratoga Kelly Shank Township Clerk 10847 Nichols Spring Dr Chatfield MN 55923 Sargeant Kelsey Gronseth Township Clerk 32183 680th Ave Dexter MN 55926 Sauk Centre Missy Schirmers Township Clerk 43216 400th St Sauk Centre MN 56378 Sauk Rapids Daryl Sheetz Township Clerk 4074 Fifth Ave NE Sauk Rapids MN 56379 Savannah Amy Weiss Township Clerk 36721 County Hwy 46 Park Rapids MN 56470 Scambler Sandy Tingelstad Township Clerk 20835 S Sand Lake Rd Pelican Rapids MN 56572 Scandia Ryan Opdahl Township Clerk 26302 450th St SW Beltrami MN 56517 Scandia Valley Kathie Headley Township Clerk 3105 320th St Cushing MN 56443 Schoolcraft Stephen Booth Township Clerk 44115 Schoolcraft Dr Laporte MN 56461 Schroeder Doug Schwecke Township Clerk PO Box 74 Schroeder MN 55613 Sciota Heidi VanDeSteeg Township Clerk 30061 Ashby Ct Northfield MN 55057 Scott Lynn Johnson Township Clerk 25957 570th Ave Alberta MN 56207 Seavey Kenneth Danielson Township Clerk 18192 250th Pl McGrath MN 56350-4552 Seely Roberta Meyer Township Clerk 51329 40th St Bricelyn MN 56014 Selma Marlene Schuelke Township Clerk 26953 County Rd 1 Comfrey MN 56019 Severance Jon Lagerstedt Township Clerk 29769 627th Ave Gibbon MN 55335 Seward Ron Janssen Township Clerk 13617 Oliver Ave Fulda MN 56131 Shafer Faith Lichtscheidl Township Clerk 34117 Redwing Ave Shafer MN 55074 Shamrock Candace Kral Township Clerk 49954 Lake Ave McGregor MN 55760 Shaokatan James Eidem Township Clerk 1449 County Rd 16 Hendricks MN 56136 Sharon Ronda Schleeve Township Clerk 29008 State Highway 112 Le Sueur MN 56058

07/03/2019 Exhibit K.5. Shelburne Aaron Swanson Township Clerk 1587 County Rd 13 Russell MN 56169 Shelby Gloria Mack Township Clerk 12682 514th Ave Amboy MN 56010 Sheldon Patsy Wiste Township Clerk 17082 Broadway Dr Caledonia MN 55921 Shell Lake Melanie Pihlaja Township Clerk 46365 228th St Osage MN 56570 Shell River Bonita Newhouse Township Clerk PO Box 127 Menahga MN 56464 Shell Rock Donald Flatness Township Clerk 80747 River Rd Glenville MN 56036 Shelly Lacy Lindahl Township Clerk 1356 290th Ave Shelly MN 56581 Sheridan Sally Schueller Township Clerk 28234 County Highway 6 Redwood Falls MN 56283-2336 Sherman Denise Kirschstein Township Clerk 33297 Ocean Ave Redwood Falls MN 56283 Shetek James Reinert Township Clerk 2278 231st St Tracy MN 56175 Shevlin John Arneson Township Clerk 37139 Clearline Rd Shevlin MN 56676 Shible Bonnie Franklin Township Clerk 340 190th Ave SW Appleton MN 56208 Shieldsville Sue Ceplecha-Novak Township Clerk 15376 Garfield Ave Faribault MN 55021 Shingobee Ann Swanson Township Clerk PO Box 34 Walker MN 56484 Shooks Harold Frenzel Township Clerk 26628 Highway 1 NE Northome MN 56661 Shotley Virginia Fluey Township Clerk 46371 Pioneer Rd NE Kelliher MN 56650 Sibley David Kahle Township Clerk 31074 431st Ave Gaylord MN 55334 Sigel Rose Wurtzberger Township Clerk 17948 200th Ave New Ulm MN 56073-5064 Silver Mark Carlson Township Clerk 4191 Carlson Rd Moose Lake MN 55767-9142 Silver Brook Alieca Johnson Township Clerk 1090 Bandle Ct Rd Wrenshall MN 55797 Silver Creek Alison Oftedahl Township Clerk 1924 Town Road Two Harbors MN 55616 Silver Creek Nancy Betzler Township Clerk 3827 134th St NW Monticello MN 55362 Silver Lake Randy Musser Township Clerk 1943 70th St Fairmont MN 56031 Silver Leaf Nancy Bachmann Township Clerk 38704 County Rd 150 Frazee MN 56544 Silverton Mark Hanson Township Clerk 18178 180th St NE Thief River Falls MN 56701 Sinclair Brooke Pond Township Clerk 46727 269th Ave Leonard MN 56652 Sinnott Megan Hoper Township Clerk 43802 340th Ave NW Stephen MN 56757 Sioux Agency Justin Hoepner Township Clerk 1722 610th St Echo MN 56237 Sioux Valley John Ahrenstorff Township Clerk 72894 400th Ave Lakefield MN 56150 Six Mile Grove Sara Wersinger Township Clerk 420 Minnesota Ave Danvers MN 56231 Skagen Evie Lorenson Township Clerk 26662 230th St Badger MN 56714 Skandia Amy Perlenfein Township Clerk PO Box 33 Balaton MN 56115 Skane Mark Lundberg Township Clerk 1755 220th Ave Kennedy MN 56733 Skelton Linda A Loons Township Clerk 3635 County Rd 35 Barnum MN 55707 Skree Janice Alm Township Clerk 20869 70th Ave S Hawley MN 56549 Slater Patrick Bettenberg Township Clerk 9070 Milton Lake Dr NE Remer MN 56672

07/03/2019 Exhibit K.5. Slayton Gail Johansen Township Clerk 1125 140th Ave Slayton MN 56172 Sletten Terri Kaupang Township Clerk 25296 430th St SE Winger MN 56592 Smiley Faye Auchenpaugh Township Clerk 11094 195th Ave NE Thief River Falls MN 56701 Smokey Hollow Susan Sundberg Township Clerk 4065 Mejdrich Dr NE Swatara MN 55785 Sodus April M Valdez Township Clerk 2470 190th St Marshall MN 56258 Solem Marcy Holl Township Clerk 23756 Mellow Ln SW Kensington MN 56343 Soler Brede Christianson Township Clerk 28680 County Rd 7 Greenbush MN 56726 Solway Autumn Marquardt Township Clerk 4029 Munger Shaw Rd Cloquet MN 55720 Somerset Cindy Finch Township Clerk 5721 SE 14th Ave Owatonna MN 55060 South Bend Jamie Malvin Township Clerk 306 S McKinzie St Mankato MN 56001 South Branch Diane Dannen Township Clerk 40823 737th Ave Saint James MN 56081 South Harbor Lori Stalker Township Clerk 38949 70th Ave Wahkon MN 56386 South Red River Terry Osowski Township Clerk 1878 210th St Hallock MN 56728 Southbrook Monica Kirchner Township Clerk 31142 440th St Dundee MN 56131 Southfork Jennifer Teigen Township Clerk 1578 Eagle St Ogilvie MN 56358 Southside Carmen Merrill Township Clerk 1208 Lakeview Pkwy Buffalo MN 55313 Spalding Marion Davis Township Clerk 19298 Driftwood St McGregor MN 55760 Spang Grace Derfler Township Clerk 39105 Spang Rd Hill City MN 55748 Sparta Renaee Moen Township Clerk 4045 30th Ave SW Montevideo MN 56265 Spencer Sharon Lindberg Township Clerk PO Box 373 Aitkin MN 56431 Spencer Brook Jennifer Jenkins Township Clerk 5953 281st Ave NW Isanti MN 55040 Split Rock Kenneth Halverson Township Clerk 7210 Highway 27 Sturgeon Lake MN 55783 Splithand Rebecca Rasmussen Township Clerk 14529 Danson Rd Grand Rapids MN 55744 Spring Creek Mitchell Ballard Township Clerk 34679 210th Ave Ogema MN 56569 Spring Creek Alexandra Engelstad Township Clerk 3219 County Hwy 1 Fertile MN 56540 Spring Grove Michael Wiste Township Clerk 21333 Sugar Valley Rd Spring Grove MN 55974 Spring Hill Scott Poepping Township Clerk 29769 325th Ave Melrose MN 56352 Spring Lake Melissa Hanson Township Clerk 20381 Fairlawn Ave Prior Lake MN 55372 Spring Prairie E Jean Ward Township Clerk 3765 150th St N Glyndon MN 56547-9578 Spring Valley Barb Dittrich Township Clerk 11268 260th St Spring Valley MN 55975 Springbrook Haylie Anderson Township Clerk 1415 350th Ave Kennedy MN 56733 Springdale Merna Malmberg Township Clerk 11834 Bunker Ave Walnut Grove MN 56180 Springfield Kevin Heggeseth Township Clerk 41870 County Rd 14 Windom MN 56101 Springvale Michelle Kleven Township Clerk 34354 Holly St NW Cambridge MN 55008 Springwater Teresa Kramer Township Clerk 137 131st St Garretson SD 57030 Spruce Ryan Dunham Township Clerk 29493 420th Ave Roseau MN 56751

07/03/2019 Exhibit K.5. Spruce Grove Dale Huwe Township Clerk 12120 County Highway 43 Menahga MN 56464 Spruce Grove Paul Sundberg Township Clerk 36729 Spruce Hen Dr NW Grygla MN 56727 Spruce Hill Karen Kuhnau Township Clerk 13883 Spruce Hill Park Rd NE Miltona MN 56354 Spruce Valley Debbie Ornquist Township Clerk 39995 State Highway 32 NE Middle River MN 56737 Stafford Sheila Holter Township Clerk 35621 County Rd 2 Roseau MN 56751 Stanchfield Valerie M Anderson Township Clerk 38233 Polk St NE Stanchfield MN 55080 Stanford Barbara Vogtlin Township Clerk 6942 Crown Circle NW Saint Francis MN 55070 Stanley Bruce Bitker Township Clerk 3161 County Rd 11 Cottonwood MN 56229 Stanton Cheryle Peters Township Clerk 31186 40th Ave Way Cannon Falls MN 55009 Staples Bonnie Thoele Township Clerk 48301 County 21 Staples MN 56479 Star Ronald Kotrba Township Clerk 36557 160th St NE Goodridge MN 56725 Star Lake Jeff Michaelson Township Clerk 39840 Star Hills Dr Dent MN 56528 Stark Rosemary Zeig Township Clerk 17360 255th Ave Sleepy Eye MN 56085 Stately James Vogel Township Clerk 41680 County Rd 21 Springfield MN 56087-1243 Steamboat River Thomas Knight Township Clerk PO Box 623 Walker MN 56484 Steenerson Darlyne Roen Township Clerk 59672 Roen Rd NW Grygla MN 56727 Sterling Barbara Lake Township Clerk 56539 117th St Mapleton MN 56065 Stevens Jason De Vita Township Clerk 63501 300th St Chokio MN 56221 Stillwater Kathy Schmoeckel Township Clerk 13636 90th St N Stillwater MN 55082-9660 Stockholm Jody Selseth Township Clerk 8277 County Rd 3 SW Cokato MN 55321 Stokes Sharon Miller Township Clerk PO Box 202 Deer River MN 56636 Stokes Noreen L Penas Township Clerk 23588 310th Ave Badger MN 56714 Stoneham Brian Harguth Township Clerk 6030 Highway 23 SE Maynard MN 56260 Stoney Brook Willie Moe Township Clerk PO Box 346 Brookston MN 55711 Stony Brook Nicole Melaas Township Clerk 25440 310th St Wendell MN 56590 Stony River Patricia Thums Township Clerk 9718 Highway 1 Isabella MN 55607 Stony Run Abbey Richter Township Clerk 5280 Hwy 212 Granite Falls MN 56241 Storden Karla Nelson Township Clerk 37254 340th St Storden MN 56174 Stowe Prairie Barbara Allen Township Clerk 14072 State 210 Hewitt MN 56453 Straight River Kari Weston Township Clerk 12327 145th Ave Menahga MN 56464 Strand Norman Gullingsrud Township Clerk 2457 County Highway 34 Gary MN 56545 Sturgeon Charlotte Swanson Township Clerk 8772 River Rd Angora MN 55703 Sturgeon Lake Nedene Kuhlman Township Clerk 86917 Spring Creek Rd Willow River MN 55795 Sugar Bush Janice Chilton Township Clerk 32556 Mary Yellowhead Rd Ogema MN 56569 Sugar Bush Judy Krenz Township Clerk 5290 Mission Rd NE Bemidji MN 56601 Sullivan Chris Wood Township Clerk 39944 110th St SW East Grand Forks MN 56721

07/03/2019 Exhibit K.5. Summit Wanda Anderson Township Clerk 28037 Everton Creek Rd NE Blackduck MN 56630 Summit Floyd Davidson Township Clerk 15501 SW 42nd Ave Ellendale MN 56026 Summit Lake JoAnn Burkard Township Clerk 17679 McCall Ave Reading MN 56165 Sumner Marianne Hockema Township Clerk 14309 County Rd 102 Spring Valley MN 55975 Sumter Janel Zimmerman Township Clerk 18584 110th St Brownton MN 55312 Sundal Sharon Josephson Township Clerk 3921 340th Ave Fertile MN 56540 Sundown Abby Larson Township Clerk 18516 Midway Ave Springfield MN 56087 Sunnyside Jeff Moore Township Clerk 3478 270th Ave Breckenridge MN 56520 Sunrise Wendy Kowalke Township Clerk PO Box 933 North Branch MN 55056 Svea Jeffrey Mortenson Township Clerk 1914 150th St Kennedy MN 56733 Sverdrup MarJean Martelle Township Clerk 730 W Lincoln Ave Fergus Falls MN 56537 Swan Lake Rebecca Meyer Township Clerk 40304 115th St Kensington MN 56343 Swan River Pat Oldakowski Township Clerk 9231 110th Ave Little Falls MN 56345 Swanville Elda Mae Bunny Johnston Township Clerk 5329 Cable Rd Swanville MN 56382 Swede Grove Teresa Drange Township Clerk 33155 520th Ave Grove City MN 56243 Swede Prairie Brian Pitzl Township Clerk 1936 370th St Clarkfield MN 56223 Swedes Forest Barry Hultquist Township Clerk 41831 Frontier Ave Belview MN 56214 Sweet Thomas Muller Township Clerk 131 91st St Pipestone MN 56164 Swenoda Laurie Golden Township Clerk 660 110th St SW Danvers MN 56231 Sylvan Faith Broberg Township Clerk 12956 24th Ave SW Pillager MN 56473 Synnes Kurt Staples Township Clerk 30857 530th Ave Morris MN 56267 Tabor Nicholas Zak Township Clerk 10640 350th Ave NW Euclid MN 56722 Tamarac Alen Szczepanski Township Clerk 35897 340th Ave NW Argyle MN 56713 Tanberg Renae Froslie Township Clerk 1659 320th Ave Rothsay MN 56579 Tansem Lenora Arntson Township Clerk 17590 250th St S Barnesville MN 56514 Tara Patti Buyck Township Clerk 520 110th Ave NW Danvers MN 56231 Tara Robert Groebner Township Clerk 5419 US Hwy 75 Dumont MN 56236 Taylor Rachael Merrill Township Clerk 18339 Hines Road NE Hines MN 56647 Taylor Norma Holtz Township Clerk 6828 780th St Tintah MN 56583 Tegner Kimberley Johnson Township Clerk 1733 300th Ave Kennedy MN 56733 Teien Tim Bloomquist Township Clerk 1737 130th St Drayton ND 58225 Ten Lake Sue Glidden Township Clerk 19698 Birddog Ln NE Bemidji MN 56601 Ten Mile Lake Paul Strand Township Clerk 1527 381st Ave Boyd MN 56218 Tenhassen Larry Simpson Township Clerk 1674 40th St Ceylon MN 56121 Terrebonne Josie Myhre Township Clerk 22395 163rd Ave SE Red Lake Falls MN 56750 Thief Lake Arlette Pearson Township Clerk 26677 450th St NE Middle River MN 56737

07/03/2019 Exhibit K.5. Third River Clare Clark Township Clerk 49862 Dixon Lake Access Squaw Lake MN 56681 Thomastown Stacy Dukowitz Township Clerk 24855 104th St Staples MN 56479 Thompson Brad Glad Township Clerk 2859 280th St Lancaster MN 56735 Thomson Rhonda Peleski Township Clerk PO Box 92 Esko MN 55733 Thorpe Amy C Strandell Township Clerk 30880 County 91 Nevis MN 56467 Three Lakes David Kalkhoff Township Clerk 25232 Midway Ave Clements MN 56224 Thunder Lake Lori Sizenbach Township Clerk 5027 State 6 NE Remer MN 56672 Timothy Loni Porta Township Clerk 10273 County Rd 1 Pine River MN 56474 Tintah Reginald Hawes Township Clerk 7709 County Rd 19 Tintah MN 56583 Toad Lake Linda Levijoki Township Clerk 19045 428th Ave Frazee MN 56544 Todd Pat Cadreau Township Clerk 804 Crocus Hill St E Park Rapids MN 56470 Tofte Kay Burkett Township Clerk PO Box 2293 Tofte MN 55615 Toivola Ruth Finch Township Clerk 9498 Highway 5 Toivola MN 55765 Toqua Mark Kleindl Township Clerk 78472 250th St Graceville MN 56240 Tordenskjold Sheila Norgren Township Clerk PO Box 4 Underwood MN 56586 Torning Roman Kalthoff Township Clerk 525 50th St SE DeGraff MN 56271 Torrey Barbara Harms Township Clerk 09661 Sugar Lk Trl NE Deer River MN 56636 Transit Wayne Grams Township Clerk 24799 501st Ave Winthrop MN 55396 Traverse Helen Wenner Township Clerk 41416 403rd Ave Saint Peter MN 56082 Trelipe Joan Lindemann Township Clerk PO Box 233 Remer MN 56672 Trondhjem Maggie Lindsay Township Clerk 14829 County Highway 24 Rothsay MN 56579 Trout Lake Gwen Rutherford Township Clerk 26696 Norway Dr Bovey MN 55709 Troy Scott Blom Township Clerk 431 181st St Pipestone MN 56164 Troy Kate Holland Township Clerk 32749 800th Ave Olivia MN 56277 Tumuli Herbert Sorbel Township Clerk 11847 Bankers Dr Dalton MN 56324 Tunsberg Melissa Eichhorst Township Clerk 2080 80th Ave NW Montevideo MN 56265 Turner Gwen Wiese Township Clerk 52894 210th Pl McGregor MN 55760 Turtle Creek RoxAnne Japp Township Clerk 31456 County 16 Cushing MN 56443 Turtle Lake Catherine Wingard Township Clerk PO Box 8 Puposky MN 56667 Turtle Lake Lynette Emery Township Clerk 3527 64th St NW Walker MN 56484 Turtle River Tanya Hanson Township Clerk 6072 Pincherry Dr NE Bemidji MN 56601 Twin Lakes Sue Chapin Township Clerk 3176 County Rd 103 Barnum MN 55707 Twin Lakes Francy Gleason Township Clerk 27485 County Rd 4 Naytahwaush MN 56566 Two Inlets Adeline Retz Township Clerk 52233 County Highway 44 Park Rapids MN 56470 Two Rivers Gina Salitros Township Clerk 10742 450th St Bowlus MN 56314 Tynsid Wayne Thoreson Township Clerk 38126 310th St SW Climax MN 56523

07/03/2019 Exhibit K.5. Tyro Arlen Koepp Township Clerk 2406 350th St Boyd MN 56218 Tyrone Ronald Weyl Township Clerk 31428 Tyrone Rd Le Sueur MN 56058 Udolpho Norman Hagstrom Township Clerk 28759 535th Ave Austin MN 55912 Ulen Kathleen Evenson Township Clerk 27832 200th Ave N Ulen MN 56585 Underwood Lois Pagel Township Clerk 10604 315th St Vesta MN 56292 Union Jessica Heberlein Township Clerk 10337 State 44 Caledonia MN 55921 Union Grove Loren Pearson Township Clerk 51197 360th St Paynesville MN 56362 Urness Judi Andreasen Township Clerk 4078 Shorewood Dr SW Kensington MN 56343 Utica Marlys Neldner Township Clerk 23981 Rolling Hills Rd Lewiston MN 55952 Vail Annette Guetter Township Clerk 26818 Jade Ave Wabasso MN 56293 Vallers Derek Louwagie Township Clerk 3495 State Highway 23 Cottonwood MN 56229 Valley Loren Lusignan Township Clerk 29717 370th Ave NE Grygla MN 56727 Van Buren Susan Hutchinson Township Clerk 11792 Parantala Rd Floodwood MN 55736 Vasa James Hedeen Township Clerk 15478 Norelius Rd Welch MN 55089 Vega Susan Laymon-Miller Township Clerk 24567 370th Ave NW Warren MN 56762 Veldt Grant Satre Township Clerk 37224 340th St NE Grygla MN 56727 Verdi Julienne Prosch Township Clerk 1494 US Highway 14 Lake Benton MN 56149 Verdon Tanya Grimsbo Township Clerk 25369 590th St Palisade MN 56469 Vermilion Lake Crystal Alaspa Township Clerk 6739 Hwy 169 Tower MN 55790 Vermillion MaryAnn Stoffel Township Clerk 9090 170th St E Hastings MN 55033 Vernon Wendy Edgar Township Clerk 75794 250th Ave Sargeant MN 55973 Vernon Center Janice Roelofs Township Clerk 78 Cree Point Dr Mankato MN 56001 Verona Nina Patten Township Clerk PO Box 37 Huntley MN 56047 Vesta Barbara Schmidt Township Clerk 31826 Derby Ave Vesta MN 56292 Victor Sharon Glessing Township Clerk 8715 Grover Ave SW Waverly MN 55390 Viding Jane Kangas Township Clerk 16547 80th St N Borup MN 56519 Vienna Doug Eeten Township Clerk 1398 160th Ave Luverne MN 56156 Viking RoxAnne Moen Township Clerk 15494 270th St NW Viking MN 56760 Villard Mary Trantina Koenig Township Clerk 31836 Timberlane Rd Staples MN 56479 Vineland Ted Stoa Township Clerk 39953 340th Ave SW Climax MN 56523 Viola Barb Nicklay Township Clerk 3120 100th Ave NE Viola MN 55934 Vivian Mindy McDonough Township Clerk 2713 240th Ave Waldorf MN 56091 Waasa Sandy Gibson Township Clerk 7970 Pulkinen Rd Embarrass MN 55732 Wabana Ruth Fordham Township Clerk 36377 Shoreview Dr Grand Rapids MN 55744 Wabedo Barbara Anderson Township Clerk 1535 Bargen Ln NE Longville MN 56655 Waconia Sue Goede Township Clerk 12980 County Rd 30 Waconia MN 55387

07/03/2019 Exhibit K.5. Wacouta Laan Dommer Township Clerk 31587 Lakeview Ave Red Wing MN 55066 Wadena Patricia Kraemer Township Clerk PO Box 222 Wadena MN 56482 Wagner Jennette Alleman Township Clerk 11062 Alder St Finlayson MN 55735 Wakefield Heidi Stalboerger Township Clerk 22295 Frostview Road Cold Spring MN 56320 Walcott Benet Freund Township Clerk 4311 240th St E Faribault MN 55021 Walden Kim Norman Township Clerk 2435 48th Ave SW Pine River MN 56474 Walden Theresa Fisher Township Clerk 23364 390th Ave Hancock MN 56244 Walls Gail Thiel Township Clerk 5791 650th Ave Dumont MN 56236 Walnut Lake Sue Cory Township Clerk 15588 500th Ave Easton MN 56025 Walter Richard Maatz Township Clerk 3116 131st Ave Bellingham MN 56212 Waltham Amanda Kiefer Township Clerk 59672 327th St Waltham MN 55982 Walworth Michael Lockhart Township Clerk 36552 County Highway 7 Ulen MN 56585 Wanamingo Tamra Berg Township Clerk 6229 County 30 Blvd Kenyon MN 55946 Wang Chris Hoffman Township Clerk 15527 850th Ave Sacred Heart MN 56285 Wanger Jeff Nelson Township Clerk PO Box 495 Stephen MN 56757-0495 Ward Nichole Deyle Township Clerk 26997 County 18 Browerville MN 56438 Warren Daryl Lafky Township Clerk 25971 Almon Drive Winona MN 55987 Warrenton Susan Laymon-Miller Township Clerk 24567 370th Ave NW Warren MN 56762 Warsaw Darla Frandrup Township Clerk 38320 Tenth Ave Dennison MN 55018 Warsaw Diane Sammon Township Clerk 2375 230th St W Faribault MN 55021 Washington Susan Ziebarth Township Clerk 28780 West Lake Dr Madison Lake MN 56063 Washington Lake Diana Kroells Township Clerk 17891 158th St Hamburg MN 55339 Wasioja Robert Scherger Township Clerk 61895 205th Ave Dodge Center MN 55927 Waskish Lori Rennemo Township Clerk PO Box 466 Waskish MN 56685 Watab Nicole Burski Township Clerk 660 75th St NW Sauk Rapids MN 56379 Waterbury David Jenniges Township Clerk 18646 Hunter Ave Lamberton MN 56152 Waterford Elizabeth Wheeler Township Clerk PO Box 531 Northfield MN 55057 Watertown Wayne Hubin Township Clerk 3580 County Rd 10 No Watertown MN 55388 Waterville Traci Murphy Township Clerk 46684 State Hwy 13 Kilkenny MN 56052 Watopa Jerry Grabowski Township Clerk 58384 170th Ave Kellogg MN 55945 Waukenabo Heidi Olesen Township Clerk PO Box 171 Palisade MN 56469 Waukon Randal H Gorder Township Clerk 2513 County Highway 36 Gary MN 56545-9366 Waverly Cara Hansen Township Clerk 2033 250th St Truman MN 56088 Wawina Hjalmer Aho Township Clerk 13589 Township Rd B Wawina MN 55736 Wealthwood Linda Wendlandt Township Clerk 39266 State Highway 18 Aitkin MN 56431 Webster Roger Van Veldhuizen Township Clerk 1354 67th Ct W Northfield MN 55057

07/03/2019 Exhibit K.5. Weimer Jason Diemer Township Clerk 41620 910th St Heron Lake MN 56137 Welch Ken Slingsby Township Clerk 25960 130th Ave Welch MN 55089 Wellington Bradley Freyholtz Township Clerk 50535 690th Ave Fairfax MN 55332 Wells James Zahn Township Clerk 16162 Elgin Court Faribault MN 55021 Wergeland Reid Merrill Township Clerk 2163 250th St Canby MN 56220 West Albany John Moechnig Township Clerk 67298 265th Ave Lake City MN 55041 West Bank Linda Styrbicky Township Clerk 870 100th Ave SW Danvers MN 56231 West Heron Lake Dave Pomerenke Township Clerk 37252 830th St Okabena MN 56161 West Lakeland Carrie Seifert Township Clerk PO Box 447 Lake Elmo MN 55042 West Newton Bonnie Brandel Township Clerk 63152 388th Ln New Ulm MN 56073 West Union John Chalmers Township Clerk 14622 County Rd 57 Osakis MN 56360 West Valley Bev Rux Township Clerk 18946 380th St NW Strandquist MN 56758 Westbrook David Van Loh Township Clerk 29754 340th Ave Westbrook MN 56183 Westerheim Richard Bot Township Clerk 3723 220th Ave Minneota MN 56264 Western Michelle Fronning Township Clerk 15506 135th Ave Fergus Falls MN 56537 Westfield John Fouarge Township Clerk 75020 118th Ave Blooming Prairie MN 55917 Westford Neal Breitbarth Township Clerk 2383 200th St Truman MN 56088 Westline Betsy Snyder Township Clerk 12286 220th St Milroy MN 56263 Westport Nancy Ahlfors Township Clerk PO Box 135 Villard MN 56385 Westside Karen Cook Township Clerk 13774 230th St Adrian MN 56110 Wheatland James Duban Township Clerk 11565 Union Lk Trl Montgomery MN 56069 Wheeling Rebecca Vergin Township Clerk 8465 170th St E Nerstrand MN 55053 White Jodi Knaus Township Clerk PO Box 146 Aurora MN 55705 White Bear Pat Christopherson Township Clerk 1281 Hammond Rd White Bear Township MN 55110 White Bear Lake Andy Aslagson Township Clerk 18662 320th Ave Starbuck MN 56381 White Earth Karen Lefebvre Township Clerk 37175 County Rd 111 Waubun MN 56589 White Oak Jeff Lindstrom Township Clerk 21662 State 64 Akeley MN 56433 White Pine Ronald Thomsen Township Clerk 21995 230th Ln McGrath MN 56350 Whited Teresa Panka Township Clerk 2638 Olympic St Brook Park MN 55007 Whitefield Patti Flannigan Township Clerk 1730 125th Ave SE Svea MN 56216 Whiteford Jerome Berg Township Clerk 25710 390th St NE Middle River MN 56737 Whitewater Richard Zabel Township Clerk 11707 County Rd 116 Altura MN 55910 Wild Rice Mike Boman Township Clerk 3925 180th Ave Twin Valley MN 56584 Wildwood Gordon Winkler Township Clerk 11518 W Splithand Rd Grand Rapids MN 55744 Wilkinson Kim Minton Township Clerk PO Box 337 Cass Lake MN 56633 Williams Beverly Mensing Township Clerk 13675 160th Ave McGrath MN 56350

07/03/2019 Exhibit K.5. Willmar Ron Klein Township Clerk 4350 15th St SW Willmar MN 56201 Willow Lake Charles Fenger Township Clerk PO Box 252 Wanda MN 56083 Willow Valley Debra Gordon Township Clerk 11149 Willow River Rd Gheen MN 55771 Wilma Paul Raymond Township Clerk 52938 Tamarack River Rd Markville MN 55072-2982 Wilmington Melissa Schroeder Township Clerk 17999 Promise Rd Caledonia MN 55921 Wilmont Audrey Brake Township Clerk 10939 Edwards Ave Wilmont MN 56185 Wilson Mara Keen Township Clerk 2178 Hassman Hill Rd Pine River MN 56474 Wilson Robin Jandt Township Clerk 29657 County Rd 12 Winona MN 55987 Wilton Norman Gehring Township Clerk 10336 Wilton Bridge Rd Waseca MN 56093 Winchester Scott Stevenson Township Clerk 2582 150th Ave Ada MN 56510 Windemere Scott Danelski Township Clerk 91546 Military Rd / County Rd 50 Sturgeon Lake MN 55783 Windom Sheldon Sayles Township Clerk 17215 570th Ave Austin MN 55912 Windsor Roger Schwagel Township Clerk 5784 State Highway 27 Beardsley MN 56211 Winfield Judi Seehusen Township Clerk 29652 875th Ave Danube MN 56230 Wing River Debbie Kern Township Clerk 21523 County Rd 7 Verndale MN 56481 Winger Nathan Johnson Township Clerk 21923 450th St SE Winger MN 56592 Winnebago Joyce Staggemeyer Township Clerk 23961 Minnesota Rd Eitzen MN 55931 Winnebago City Debra Claeys Township Clerk PO Box 254 Winnebago MN 56098 Winsor Stephanie F McKnight Township Clerk 15530 County 7 Gonvick MN 56644 Winsted Shirley Carlson Township Clerk PO Box 897 Winsted MN 55395 Wirt Cheryl Carrigan Township Clerk 52026 County Rd 31 Wirt MN 56688 Wisconsin Dawn Ascheman Township Clerk 57088 780th St Jackson MN 56143 Wiscoy Cassandra Waldo Township Clerk 32956 Megan Dr Winona MN 55987 Wolf Lake Lori Aho Township Clerk 47782 186th St Frazee MN 56544 Wolford Kim Marquart Township Clerk 26016 State Hwy 6 Crosby MN 56441 Wolverton Paul Israelson Township Clerk 1266 130th Ave Wolverton MN 56594 Wood Lake Lori Peterson Township Clerk 1737 550th St Wood Lake MN 56297 Woodland Gloria Janikula Township Clerk 9065 Clementa Ave SW Montrose MN 55363 Woodrow Leigh Kisner Township Clerk 15679 Trails End Rd NE Kelliher MN 56650 Woodrow Diane Schires Township Clerk 1349 41st St NW Hackensack MN 56452 Woods Deb Kneisl Township Clerk PO Box 407 Kerkhoven MN 56252 Woodside Carol Boehland Township Clerk 18319 635th Ave Bertha MN 56437 Woodside Julie L Solie Township Clerk 36817 160th Ave SE Erskine MN 56535 Woodville Larry Tilney Township Clerk 34751 145th St Waseca MN 56093 Workman Wanda Essen Township Clerk 24301 480th St McGregor MN 55760 Worthington Joshua Petersen Township Clerk 23232 Palm Ave Worthington MN 56187

07/03/2019 Exhibit K.5. Wrenshall Renee McArthur Township Clerk 3296 Highway 23 Wrenshall MN 55797 Wright Gregory Lubarski Township Clerk 36745 260th Ave NW Strandquist MN 56758 Wuori Patricia Simberg Township Clerk 7449 Werner Rd Virginia MN 55792 Wyandotte Cassandra R Torkelson Township Clerk 10580 180th Ave SE Thief River Falls MN 56701 Wyanett Linda Hass Township Clerk 34499 Dolphin St NW Princeton MN 55371 Wykeham Conrad Stoterau Township Clerk 13025 390th St Eagle Bend MN 56446 Wylie Dennis Haglund Township Clerk 17500 160th St SW Red Lake Falls MN 56750 Yellow Bank Beth Mueller Township Clerk 1063 390th St Ortonville MN 56278 York Frederick Scheevel Township Clerk 10844 181st Ave LeRoy MN 55951 Young America Alan Herrmann Township Clerk 14620 County Rd 31 Hamburg MN 55339 Yucatan Deborah Dewey Township Clerk 8882 E Twin Ridge Rd Houston MN 55943 Zion Sheryl Fuchs Township Clerk 22566 273rd Ave Paynesville MN 56362 Zion Sheryl Fuchs Township Clerk 22566 273rd Ave Paynesville MN 56362 Zumbro Dori Klein Township Clerk 59106 403rd Ave Zumbro Falls MN 55991 Zumbrota Laurie Hoernemann Township Clerk 21180 County 4 Blvd Zumbrota MN 55992

07/03/2019 Exhibit K.5.

Lynn, Mary (MPCA)

From: Lynn, Mary (MPCA) Sent: Monday, September 23, 2019 10:35 AM To: '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected] valley.mn.us'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; 'polish4368 @yahoo.com'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]' Subject: FW: Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules - WQS Class 2 and 7 Use Designations - City email list #1

City Administrator // Official:

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is proposing amendments to the state water quality standards that apply in Minnesota. Minnesota Statute section 115.44, subdivision 7 states:

“for rules authorized under this section, the notices required to be mailed under sections 14.14, subdivision 1a and 14.22 must also be mailed to the governing body of each municipality bordering or through which waters for which standards are sought to be adopted flow.”

Because the definition of municipality can also include cities, in order to provide the required notice, all cities in Minnesota are receiving this notice.

From: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Sent: Monday, September 23, 2019 9:52 AM To: Lynn, Mary (MPCA) Subject: Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules ‐ WQS Class 2 and 7 Use Designations

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1 Exhibit K.5.

Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules - Water Quality Standards Class 2 and 7 Use Designations

DUAL NOTICE: Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules Without a Public Hearing Unless 25 or More Persons Request a Hearing

Proposed Amendments to Rules Governing Water Quality Standards – Class 2 and Class 7 Use Designations, Minnesota Rules, chapter 7050

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) published the above notice in the Minnesota State Register and is requesting comment on the proposed amendments to rules governing water quality standards – Class 2 and Class 7 Use Designations. The notice is available by visiting the MPCA Public Notice webpage; rule related documents can be viewed on the rulemaking webpage Amendments to Water Quality Standards: Use classifications 2 and 7.

The purpose of the rules is to update use designations for some state waters. The "designated use" is a component of water quality standards that defines how the water is used (e.g. drinking water, aquatic life, recreation). The proposed rules assign appropriate use designations to individual water bodies. The proposed rules do not change numeric or narrative water quality standards. The rules make updates and corrections to Class 2 (Aquatic Life) and Class 7 (Limited Resource Value Waters) beneficial use designations or classifications for streams and lakes.

The mission of the MPCA is to protect and improve the environment and human health.

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2 Exhibit K.5.

Lynn, Mary (MPCA)

From: Lynn, Mary (MPCA) Sent: Monday, September 23, 2019 10:36 AM To: '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; 'buckman6301 @centurytel.net'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]' Subject: FW: Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules - WQS Class 2 and 7 Use Designations - City email list #2

City Administrator // Official:

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is proposing amendments to the state water quality standards that apply in Minnesota. Minnesota Statute section 115.44, subdivision 7 states:

“for rules authorized under this section, the notices required to be mailed under sections 14.14, subdivision 1a and 14.22 must also be mailed to the governing body of each municipality bordering or through which waters for which standards are sought to be adopted flow.”

Because the definition of municipality can also include cities, in order to provide the required notice, all cities in Minnesota are receiving this notice.

From: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Sent: Monday, September 23, 2019 9:52 AM To: Lynn, Mary (MPCA) Subject: Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules ‐ WQS Class 2 and 7 Use Designations

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1 Exhibit K.5. Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules - Water Quality Standards Class 2 and 7 Use Designations

DUAL NOTICE: Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules Without a Public Hearing Unless 25 or More Persons Request a Hearing

Proposed Amendments to Rules Governing Water Quality Standards – Class 2 and Class 7 Use Designations, Minnesota Rules, chapter 7050

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) published the above notice in the Minnesota State Register and is requesting comment on the proposed amendments to rules governing water quality standards – Class 2 and Class 7 Use Designations. The notice is available by visiting the MPCA Public Notice webpage; rule related documents can be viewed on the rulemaking webpage Amendments to Water Quality Standards: Use classifications 2 and 7.

The purpose of the rules is to update use designations for some state waters. The "designated use" is a component of water quality standards that defines how the water is used (e.g. drinking water, aquatic life, recreation). The proposed rules assign appropriate use designations to individual water bodies. The proposed rules do not change numeric or narrative water quality standards. The rules make updates and corrections to Class 2 (Aquatic Life) and Class 7 (Limited Resource Value Waters) beneficial use designations or classifications for streams and lakes.

The mission of the MPCA is to protect and improve the environment and human health.

St. Paul • Brainerd • Detroit Lakes • Duluth • Mankato • Marshall • Rochester

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2 Exhibit K.5.

Lynn, Mary (MPCA)

From: Lynn, Mary (MPCA) Sent: Monday, September 23, 2019 10:38 AM To: '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; 'easton1 @bevcomm.net'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]' Subject: FW: Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules - WQS Class 2 and 7 Use Designations - City email list #3

City Administrator // Official:

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is proposing amendments to the state water quality standards that apply in Minnesota. Minnesota Statute section 115.44, subdivision 7 states:

“for rules authorized under this section, the notices required to be mailed under sections 14.14, subdivision 1a and 14.22 must also be mailed to the governing body of each municipality bordering or through which waters for which standards are sought to be adopted flow.”

Because the definition of municipality can also include cities, in order to provide the required notice, all cities in Minnesota are receiving this notice.

From: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Sent: Monday, September 23, 2019 9:52 AM To: Lynn, Mary (MPCA) Subject: Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules ‐ WQS Class 2 and 7 Use Designations

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1 Exhibit K.5. Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules - Water Quality Standards Class 2 and 7 Use Designations

DUAL NOTICE: Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules Without a Public Hearing Unless 25 or More Persons Request a Hearing

Proposed Amendments to Rules Governing Water Quality Standards – Class 2 and Class 7 Use Designations, Minnesota Rules, chapter 7050

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) published the above notice in the Minnesota State Register and is requesting comment on the proposed amendments to rules governing water quality standards – Class 2 and Class 7 Use Designations. The notice is available by visiting the MPCA Public Notice webpage; rule related documents can be viewed on the rulemaking webpage Amendments to Water Quality Standards: Use classifications 2 and 7.

The purpose of the rules is to update use designations for some state waters. The "designated use" is a component of water quality standards that defines how the water is used (e.g. drinking water, aquatic life, recreation). The proposed rules assign appropriate use designations to individual water bodies. The proposed rules do not change numeric or narrative water quality standards. The rules make updates and corrections to Class 2 (Aquatic Life) and Class 7 (Limited Resource Value Waters) beneficial use designations or classifications for streams and lakes.

The mission of the MPCA is to protect and improve the environment and human health.

St. Paul • Brainerd • Detroit Lakes • Duluth • Mankato • Marshall • Rochester

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2 Exhibit K.5.

Lynn, Mary (MPCA)

From: Lynn, Mary (MPCA) Sent: Monday, September 23, 2019 10:40 AM To: '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]' Subject: FW: Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules - WQS Class 2 and 7 Use Designations - City email list #4

City Administrator // Official:

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is proposing amendments to the state water quality standards that apply in Minnesota. Minnesota Statute section 115.44, subdivision 7 states:

“for rules authorized under this section, the notices required to be mailed under sections 14.14, subdivision 1a and 14.22 must also be mailed to the governing body of each municipality bordering or through which waters for which standards are sought to be adopted flow.”

Because the definition of municipality can also include cities, in order to provide the required notice, all cities in Minnesota are receiving this notice.

From: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Sent: Monday, September 23, 2019 9:52 AM To: Lynn, Mary (MPCA) Subject: Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules ‐ WQS Class 2 and 7 Use Designations

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1 Exhibit K.5. Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules - Water Quality Standards Class 2 and 7 Use Designations

DUAL NOTICE: Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules Without a Public Hearing Unless 25 or More Persons Request a Hearing

Proposed Amendments to Rules Governing Water Quality Standards – Class 2 and Class 7 Use Designations, Minnesota Rules, chapter 7050

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) published the above notice in the Minnesota State Register and is requesting comment on the proposed amendments to rules governing water quality standards – Class 2 and Class 7 Use Designations. The notice is available by visiting the MPCA Public Notice webpage; rule related documents can be viewed on the rulemaking webpage Amendments to Water Quality Standards: Use classifications 2 and 7.

The purpose of the rules is to update use designations for some state waters. The "designated use" is a component of water quality standards that defines how the water is used (e.g. drinking water, aquatic life, recreation). The proposed rules assign appropriate use designations to individual water bodies. The proposed rules do not change numeric or narrative water quality standards. The rules make updates and corrections to Class 2 (Aquatic Life) and Class 7 (Limited Resource Value Waters) beneficial use designations or classifications for streams and lakes.

The mission of the MPCA is to protect and improve the environment and human health.

St. Paul • Brainerd • Detroit Lakes • Duluth • Mankato • Marshall • Rochester

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2 Exhibit K.5.

Lynn, Mary (MPCA)

From: Lynn, Mary (MPCA) Sent: Monday, September 23, 2019 10:41 AM To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: FW: Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules - WQS Class 2 and 7 Use Designations - City email list #5

City Administrator // Official:

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is proposing amendments to the state water quality standards that apply in Minnesota. Minnesota Statute section 115.44, subdivision 7 states:

“for rules authorized under this section, the notices required to be mailed under sections 14.14, subdivision 1a and 14.22 must also be mailed to the governing body of each municipality bordering or through which waters for which standards are sought to be adopted flow.”

Because the definition of municipality can also include cities, in order to provide the required notice, all cities in Minnesota are receiving this notice.

From: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Sent: Monday, September 23, 2019 9:52 AM To: Lynn, Mary (MPCA) Subject: Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules ‐ WQS Class 2 and 7 Use Designations

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1 Exhibit K.5. Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules - Water Quality Standards Class 2 and 7 Use Designations

DUAL NOTICE: Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules Without a Public Hearing Unless 25 or More Persons Request a Hearing

Proposed Amendments to Rules Governing Water Quality Standards – Class 2 and Class 7 Use Designations, Minnesota Rules, chapter 7050

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) published the above notice in the Minnesota State Register and is requesting comment on the proposed amendments to rules governing water quality standards – Class 2 and Class 7 Use Designations. The notice is available by visiting the MPCA Public Notice webpage; rule related documents can be viewed on the rulemaking webpage Amendments to Water Quality Standards: Use classifications 2 and 7.

The purpose of the rules is to update use designations for some state waters. The "designated use" is a component of water quality standards that defines how the water is used (e.g. drinking water, aquatic life, recreation). The proposed rules assign appropriate use designations to individual water bodies. The proposed rules do not change numeric or narrative water quality standards. The rules make updates and corrections to Class 2 (Aquatic Life) and Class 7 (Limited Resource Value Waters) beneficial use designations or classifications for streams and lakes.

The mission of the MPCA is to protect and improve the environment and human health.

St. Paul • Brainerd • Detroit Lakes • Duluth • Mankato • Marshall • Rochester

www.pca.state.mn.us • Toll-free and TDD 800-657-3864

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency [ Contact us ]

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2 Exhibit K.5.

Lynn, Mary (MPCA)

From: Lynn, Mary (MPCA) Sent: Monday, September 23, 2019 10:44 AM To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] grove.mn.us; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: FW: Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules - WQS Class 2 and 7 Use Designations - City email list #6

City Administrator // Official:

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is proposing amendments to the state water quality standards that apply in Minnesota. Minnesota Statute section 115.44, subdivision 7 states:

“for rules authorized under this section, the notices required to be mailed under sections 14.14, subdivision 1a and 14.22 must also be mailed to the governing body of each municipality bordering or through which waters for which standards are sought to be adopted flow.”

Because the definition of municipality can also include cities, in order to provide the required notice, all cities in Minnesota are receiving this notice.

From: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Sent: Monday, September 23, 2019 9:52 AM To: Lynn, Mary (MPCA) Subject: Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules ‐ WQS Class 2 and 7 Use Designations

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1 Exhibit K.5.

Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules - Water Quality Standards Class 2 and 7 Use Designations

DUAL NOTICE: Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules Without a Public Hearing Unless 25 or More Persons Request a Hearing

Proposed Amendments to Rules Governing Water Quality Standards – Class 2 and Class 7 Use Designations, Minnesota Rules, chapter 7050

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) published the above notice in the Minnesota State Register and is requesting comment on the proposed amendments to rules governing water quality standards – Class 2 and Class 7 Use Designations. The notice is available by visiting the MPCA Public Notice webpage; rule related documents can be viewed on the rulemaking webpage Amendments to Water Quality Standards: Use classifications 2 and 7.

The purpose of the rules is to update use designations for some state waters. The "designated use" is a component of water quality standards that defines how the water is used (e.g. drinking water, aquatic life, recreation). The proposed rules assign appropriate use designations to individual water bodies. The proposed rules do not change numeric or narrative water quality standards. The rules make updates and corrections to Class 2 (Aquatic Life) and Class 7 (Limited Resource Value Waters) beneficial use designations or classifications for streams and lakes.

The mission of the MPCA is to protect and improve the environment and human health.

St. Paul • Brainerd • Detroit Lakes • Duluth • Mankato • Marshall • Rochester

www.pca.state.mn.us • Toll-free and TDD 800-657-3864

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2 Exhibit K.5.

Lynn, Mary (MPCA)

From: Lynn, Mary (MPCA) Sent: Monday, September 23, 2019 10:45 AM To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: FW: Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules - WQS Class 2 and 7 Use Designations - City email list #7

City Administrator // Official:

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is proposing amendments to the state water quality standards that apply in Minnesota. Minnesota Statute section 115.44, subdivision 7 states:

“for rules authorized under this section, the notices required to be mailed under sections 14.14, subdivision 1a and 14.22 must also be mailed to the governing body of each municipality bordering or through which waters for which standards are sought to be adopted flow.”

Because the definition of municipality can also include cities, in order to provide the required notice, all cities in Minnesota are receiving this notice.

From: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Sent: Monday, September 23, 2019 9:52 AM To: Lynn, Mary (MPCA) Subject: Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules ‐ WQS Class 2 and 7 Use Designations

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1 Exhibit K.5. Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules - Water Quality Standards Class 2 and 7 Use Designations

DUAL NOTICE: Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules Without a Public Hearing Unless 25 or More Persons Request a Hearing

Proposed Amendments to Rules Governing Water Quality Standards – Class 2 and Class 7 Use Designations, Minnesota Rules, chapter 7050

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) published the above notice in the Minnesota State Register and is requesting comment on the proposed amendments to rules governing water quality standards – Class 2 and Class 7 Use Designations. The notice is available by visiting the MPCA Public Notice webpage; rule related documents can be viewed on the rulemaking webpage Amendments to Water Quality Standards: Use classifications 2 and 7.

The purpose of the rules is to update use designations for some state waters. The "designated use" is a component of water quality standards that defines how the water is used (e.g. drinking water, aquatic life, recreation). The proposed rules assign appropriate use designations to individual water bodies. The proposed rules do not change numeric or narrative water quality standards. The rules make updates and corrections to Class 2 (Aquatic Life) and Class 7 (Limited Resource Value Waters) beneficial use designations or classifications for streams and lakes.

The mission of the MPCA is to protect and improve the environment and human health.

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2 Exhibit K.5.

Lynn, Mary (MPCA)

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City Administrator // Official:

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is proposing amendments to the state water quality standards that apply in Minnesota. Minnesota Statute section 115.44, subdivision 7 states:

“for rules authorized under this section, the notices required to be mailed under sections 14.14, subdivision 1a and 14.22 must also be mailed to the governing body of each municipality bordering or through which waters for which standards are sought to be adopted flow.”

Because the definition of municipality can also include cities, in order to provide the required notice, all cities in Minnesota are receiving this notice.

From: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Sent: Monday, September 23, 2019 9:52 AM To: Lynn, Mary (MPCA) Subject: Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules ‐ WQS Class 2 and 7 Use Designations

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1 Exhibit K.5. Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules - Water Quality Standards Class 2 and 7 Use Designations

DUAL NOTICE: Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules Without a Public Hearing Unless 25 or More Persons Request a Hearing

Proposed Amendments to Rules Governing Water Quality Standards – Class 2 and Class 7 Use Designations, Minnesota Rules, chapter 7050

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) published the above notice in the Minnesota State Register and is requesting comment on the proposed amendments to rules governing water quality standards – Class 2 and Class 7 Use Designations. The notice is available by visiting the MPCA Public Notice webpage; rule related documents can be viewed on the rulemaking webpage Amendments to Water Quality Standards: Use classifications 2 and 7.

The purpose of the rules is to update use designations for some state waters. The "designated use" is a component of water quality standards that defines how the water is used (e.g. drinking water, aquatic life, recreation). The proposed rules assign appropriate use designations to individual water bodies. The proposed rules do not change numeric or narrative water quality standards. The rules make updates and corrections to Class 2 (Aquatic Life) and Class 7 (Limited Resource Value Waters) beneficial use designations or classifications for streams and lakes.

The mission of the MPCA is to protect and improve the environment and human health.

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2 Exhibit K.5.

Lynn, Mary (MPCA)

From: Lynn, Mary (MPCA) Sent: Monday, September 23, 2019 10:49 AM To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: FW: Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules - WQS Class 2 and 7 Use Designations - City email list #9

City Administrator // Official:

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is proposing amendments to the state water quality standards that apply in Minnesota. Minnesota Statute section 115.44, subdivision 7 states:

“for rules authorized under this section, the notices required to be mailed under sections 14.14, subdivision 1a and 14.22 must also be mailed to the governing body of each municipality bordering or through which waters for which standards are sought to be adopted flow.”

Because the definition of municipality can also include cities, in order to provide the required notice, all cities in Minnesota are receiving this notice.

From: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Sent: Monday, September 23, 2019 9:52 AM To: Lynn, Mary (MPCA) Subject: Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules ‐ WQS Class 2 and 7 Use Designations

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Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules - Water Quality Standards Class 2 and 7 Use Designations

DUAL NOTICE: Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules Without a Public Hearing Unless 25 or More Persons Request a Hearing

Proposed Amendments to Rules Governing Water Quality Standards – Class 2 and Class 7 Use Designations, Minnesota Rules, chapter 7050

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) published the above notice in the Minnesota State Register and is requesting comment on the proposed amendments to rules governing water quality standards – Class 2 and Class 7 Use Designations. The notice is available by visiting the MPCA Public Notice webpage; rule related documents can be viewed on the rulemaking webpage Amendments to Water Quality Standards: Use classifications 2 and 7.

1 Exhibit K.5. The purpose of the rules is to update use designations for some state waters. The "designated use" is a component of water quality standards that defines how the water is used (e.g. drinking water, aquatic life, recreation). The proposed rules assign appropriate use designations to individual water bodies. The proposed rules do not change numeric or narrative water quality standards. The rules make updates and corrections to Class 2 (Aquatic Life) and Class 7 (Limited Resource Value Waters) beneficial use designations or classifications for streams and lakes.

The mission of the MPCA is to protect and improve the environment and human health.

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2 Exhibit K.5. FirstName LastName Person Title Person Company/City Affiliated Company City Email Benjamin Burgener Administrator-Clerk-Treasurer City of Ada Ada [email protected] James Kiefer Clerk-Treasurer City of Adams Adams [email protected] Bruce Heitkamp Administrator-Clerk-Treasurer City of Adrian Adrian [email protected] Ronald Moorse Administrator City of Afton Afton [email protected] Kathleen Ryan Administrator City of Aitkin Aitkin [email protected] Kristi Kath Clerk-Treasurer City of Akeley Akeley [email protected] Tom Schneider Administrator-Clerk-Treasurer City of Albany Albany [email protected] Daphney Maras Clerk City of Albert Lea Albert Lea [email protected] Kimberly Johnson Clerk-Treasurer City of Alberta Alberta [email protected] Adam Nafstad Administrator City of Albertville Albertville [email protected] Lexi Scholten Clk-Treas City of Alden Alden [email protected] Jani Nundahl Clerk City of Aldrich Aldrich [email protected] Martin Schultz Administrator City of Alexandria Alexandria [email protected] Linda York Clerk City of Alpha Alpha [email protected] Sandra Pasche Clerk City of Altura Altura [email protected] Jill Fanfulik Clerk-Treasurer City of Alvarado Alvarado [email protected] Patty Smith Administrator-Clerk-Treasurer City of Amboy Amboy [email protected] Jim Dickinson Admin City of Andover Andover [email protected] Kelly Hinnenkamp Administrator City of Annandale Annandale [email protected] Greg Lee Manager City of Anoka Anoka [email protected] Tom Lawell Administrator City of Apple Valley Apple Valley [email protected] Roman Fidler Clerk-Treasurer City of Appleton Appleton [email protected] Charity Kuehl Clerk-Treasurer City of Arco Arco [email protected] David Perrault Admin City of Arden Hills Arden Hills [email protected] Vicki Tulibaski Clerk-Treasurer City of Argyle Argyle [email protected] Patrick Melvin Administrator City of Arlington Arlington [email protected] Jackie Schmitz Clerk-Treasurer City of Ashby Ashby [email protected] Kathy Morris Clerk City of Askov Askov [email protected] Goldie Smith Clerk-Treasurer City of Atwater Atwater [email protected] Stephanie Poegel Administrator- Clerks-Treasurer City of Audubon Audubon [email protected] Becky Lammi Clerk-Treasurer City of Aurora Aurora [email protected] Craig Clark Administrator City of Austin Austin [email protected] Karen Frisk Clerk-Treasurer City of Avoca Avoca [email protected] Jodi Austing-Traut Administrator-Clerk City of Avon Avon [email protected] Cathy Bissonette Clerk-Treasurer City of Babbitt Babbitt [email protected] Ann Swanson Clerk-Treasurer City of Backus Backus [email protected] Angie Gregerson Clerk-Treasurer City of Badger Badger [email protected] Exhibit K.5. Faye Jacobs Clerk-Treasurer City of Bagley Bagley [email protected] Roberta Joehnck Clerk-Treasurer City of Balaton Balaton [email protected] Michael Rietz Administrator City of Barnesville Barnesville [email protected] Bernadine Reed Administrator-Clerk-Treasurer City of Barnum Barnum [email protected] Marita Rhude Clerk-Treasurer City of Barrett Barrett [email protected] Nelia Gary Clerk City of Barry Barry Valerie Martin Clerk-Treasurer City of Battle Lake Battle Lake [email protected] Tina Rennemo Clerk-Treasurer City of Baudette Baudette [email protected] Bradley Chapulis Administrator City of Baxter Baxter [email protected] Adam Bell Administrator City of Bayport Bayport [email protected] Jackie Homan Clerk City of Beardsley Beardsley [email protected] Tim Anderson Clk-Treas City of Beaver Bay Beaver Bay [email protected] Jane Blank Clerk City of Beaver Creek Beaver Creek [email protected] Greg Pruszinske Administrator City of Becker Becker [email protected] Joyce Bendickson Clerk-Treasurer City of Bejou Bejou [email protected] Connie Wold Clerk-Treasurer City of Belgrade Belgrade [email protected] Dawn Meyer Administrator City of Belle Plaine Belle Plaine [email protected] Lisa Redepenning Clerk City of Bellechester Bellechester [email protected] Tammy Jorgensen Clerk City of Bellingham Bellingham [email protected] Stephanie Melby Clerk-Treasurer City of Beltrami Beltrami [email protected] Lori Ryer Clerk-Treasurer City of Belview Belview [email protected] Nate Mathews Manager City of Bemidji Bemidji [email protected] Michelle Charnley Clerk City of Bena Bena [email protected] Robert Wolfington Manager City of Benson Benson [email protected] Janet Umland Administrator City of Bertha Bertha [email protected] Ginger Berg Clerk-Treasurer City of Bethel Bethel [email protected] Joan Nelson Clerk-Treasurer City of Big Falls Big Falls [email protected] Clay Wilfahrt City Administrator City of Big Lake Big Lake [email protected] LaVonne Prins Clerk-Treasurer City of Bigelow Bigelow [email protected] Angie Storlie Clk-Treas City of Bigfork Bigfork [email protected] Denise Nichols Clerk City of Bingham Lake Bingham Lake [email protected] Tobin Lay Administrator-Clerk City of Birchwood Village Birchwood Village [email protected] Deb Lingl Administrator-Treasurer City of Bird Island Bird Island [email protected] Jana Kunkel Clerk City of Biscay Biscay [email protected] Jeff Jacobson Administrator City of Biwabik Biwabik [email protected] Christina Regas Administrator City of Blackduck Blackduck [email protected] Michelle Wolfe Manager City of Blaine Blaine [email protected] Barb Gilberts Clerk-Treasurer City of Blomkest Blomkest [email protected] Exhibit K.5. Andrew Langholz Administrator City of Blooming Prairie Blooming Prairie [email protected] Jamie Verbrugge Mgr City of Bloomington Bloomington [email protected] Timothy Ibisch Admininstrator City of Blue Earth Blue Earth [email protected] Connie Stelzer Clerk City of Bluffton Bluffton [email protected] Patricia Buss Clerk-Treasurer City of Bock Bock [email protected] Janice Babler Clerk City of Borup Borup [email protected] Tara DeGuiseppi Clerk City of Bovey Bovey [email protected] Judith Rose-Borns Clerk City of Bowlus Bowlus [email protected] Vacant Position Clerk City of Boy River Boy River [email protected] Stephanie Clausen Councilmember City of Boyd Boyd [email protected] Sally Hoy Administrator City of Braham Braham [email protected] Cassandra Torstenson Administrator City of Brainerd Brainerd [email protected] Debra Grommesh Clerk City of Brandon Brandon [email protected] Renae Smith Administrator City of Breckenridge Breckenridge [email protected] Patrick Wussow Administrator City of Breezy Point Breezy Point [email protected] James Naumann Administrator-Clerk-Treasurer City of Brewster Brewster [email protected] Kathleen Lowery Clerk-Treasurer City of Bricelyn Bricelyn [email protected] Becky Conyers Clerk-Treasurer City of Brook Park Brook Park [email protected] Curt Boganey Manager City of Brooklyn Center Brooklyn Center [email protected] Jay Stroebel Manager City of Brooklyn Park Brooklyn Park [email protected] Joyce Morinville Clerk-Treasurer City of Brooks Brooks [email protected] Nadine Fosness Clerk City of Brookston Brookston [email protected] Jeanne Kinne Clerk-Treasurer City of Brooten Brooten [email protected] Bobbi Jo Freie Administrator City of Browerville Browerville [email protected] Thomas Schmitz Administrator City of Browns Valley Browns Valley [email protected] Adria Vargas Clerk-Treasurer City of Brownsdale Brownsdale [email protected] Mary Lou Graf Clerk City of Brownsville Brownsville [email protected] Lori Cacka Clerk-Treasurer City of Brownton Brownton [email protected] Jeanette Swenson Clk-Treas City of Bruno Bruno [email protected] Linda Brezinka Clerk City of Buckman Buckman [email protected] Merton Auger Administrator City of Buffalo Buffalo [email protected] Jean Thielke Clerk-Treasurer City of Buffalo Lake Buffalo Lake [email protected] Ryan Pervenanze Administrator-Clerk-Treasurer City of Buhl Buhl [email protected] Melanie Mesko Lee Manager City of Burnsville Burnsville [email protected] Carrie Wiechmann Clerk City of Burtrum Burtrum [email protected] Leslie Heffele Clerk City of Butterfield Butterfield [email protected] Mary Blair-Hoeft Admin City of Byron Byron [email protected] Adam Swann Administrator-Clerk City of Caledonia Caledonia [email protected] Exhibit K.5. Shelly Dillon Clerk-Treasurer City of Callaway Callaway [email protected] Lynda Woulfe Administrator City of Cambridge Cambridge [email protected] Tanya Kath Clerk City of Campbell Campbell [email protected] Becca Schrupp Administrator City of Canby Canby [email protected] Dave Maroney Administrator City of Cannon Falls Cannon Falls [email protected] Lolly Melander Clk-Treas City of Canton Canton [email protected] John Rolf Clk-Treas City of Carlos Carlos [email protected] Carol Conway Clk-Treas City of Carlton Carlton [email protected] Brent Mareck Manager City of Carver Carver [email protected] Susan Uhrinak Clerk-Treasurer City of Cass Lake Cass Lake [email protected] Kata Dahlman Clerk City of Cedar Mills Cedar Mills [email protected] Norma Anderson Clerk-Treasurer City of Center City Center City [email protected] Mark Statz Administrator City of Centerville Centerville [email protected] Mary Muller Clerk-Treasurer City of Ceylon Ceylon [email protected] Bret Heitkamp Administrator City of Champlin Champlin [email protected] Kris Gunnink Clk-Treas City of Chandler Chandler [email protected] Todd Gerhardt Mgr City of Chanhassen Chanhassen [email protected] Matt Podhradsky Admin City of Chaska Chaska [email protected] Joel Young Clerk City of Chatfield Chatfield [email protected] Edward Henk Clerk City of Chickamaw Beach Chickamaw Beach [email protected] John Pechman Administrator City of Chisago City Chisago City [email protected] Bill Manney Administrator-Clerk-Treasurer City of Chisholm Chisholm [email protected] Jeri Ritter Clerk-Treasurer City of Chokio Chokio [email protected] Patrick Antonen Administrator City of Circle Pines Circle Pines [email protected] Winthro Block Admin City of Clara City Clara City [email protected] Marie Lindblom Admin City of Claremont Claremont [email protected] Sue Kent Clerk-Treasurer City of Clarissa Clarissa [email protected] Amanda Luepke Admin City of Clarkfield Clarkfield [email protected] Kathy Jensen Clerk-Treasurer City of Clarks Grove Clarks Grove [email protected] Kari Mechtel Clerk-Treasurer City of Clear Lake Clear Lake [email protected] Lucie Thompson Clerk-Treasurer City of Clearbrook Clearbrook [email protected] Kevin Kress Admin City of Clearwater Clearwater [email protected] Chelsey Stark Clk-Treas City of Clements Clements [email protected] Daniel Evans Clk-Treas City of Cleveland Cleveland [email protected] Jacquelyn Voeller Clerk-Treasurer City of Climax Climax [email protected] Karianna Wiegman Clerk City of Clinton Clinton [email protected] Kathy Staples Clerk City of Clitherall Clitherall Belinda Brandt Clerk City of Clontarf Clontarf [email protected] Exhibit K.5. Aaron Reeves Administrator City of Cloquet Cloquet [email protected] Sherri Leflay Clk-Treas City of Coates Coates [email protected] Melissa Krebs Clerk-Treasurer City of Cobden Cobden [email protected] Max Peters Ops Dir City of Cohasset Cohasset [email protected] Annita Smythe Administrator City of Cokato Cokato [email protected] Brigid Murphy Admin City of Cold Spring Cold Spring [email protected] Briana Anderson Clerk-Treasurer City of Coleraine Coleraine [email protected] Jesse Dickson Admin City of Cologne Cologne [email protected] Kelli Bourgeois Manager City of Columbia Heights Columbia Heights [email protected] Elizabeth Mursko Administrator City of Columbus Columbus [email protected] Tammy Kelly Clerk-Treasurer City of Comfrey Comfrey [email protected] Pamela Guest Clerk-Treasurer City of Comstock Comstock [email protected] Robyn Wacholz Clerk-Treasurer City of Conger Conger [email protected] Theresa Martinson Administrator-Clerk-Treasurer City of Cook Cook [email protected] Matt Stemwedel Manager City of Coon Rapids Coon Rapids [email protected] Brad Martens Administrator City of Corcoran Corcoran [email protected] Kirstin Koch Clerk City of Correll Correll [email protected] John Douville Administrator City of Cosmos Cosmos [email protected] Jennifer Levitt Administrator City of Cottage Grove Cottage Grove [email protected] Teather Bliss Administrator City of Cottonwood Cottonwood [email protected] Julie Holm Clk-Treas City of Courtland Courtland [email protected] Nicole Johnson Clerk-Treasurer City of Cromwell Cromwell [email protected] Shannon Stassen Administrator City of Crookston Crookston Lisa Sova Administrator City of Crosby Crosby [email protected] Michael Lyonais Admin City of Crosslake Crosslake [email protected] Anne Norris Manager City of Crystal Crystal [email protected] Lynn Nicks Clerk-Treasurer City of Currie Currie [email protected] Bill Bedard Clk-Treas City of Cuyuna Cuyuna [email protected] Julie Rutter Clerk City of Cyrus Cyrus [email protected] Lana Gerlach Clerk-Treasurer City of Dakota Dakota Tanya Bakken Clerk City of Dalton Dalton [email protected] Dotty Schnobrich Clerk-Treasurer City of Danube Danube [email protected] Shari Swanberg Clerk City of Danvers Danvers [email protected] Lisa Schumann Clerk-Treasurer City of Darfur Darfur [email protected] Lois Paul Clerk-Treasurer City of Darwin Darwin [email protected] Terri Boese Clerk-Treasurer City of Dassel Dassel [email protected] Tami Schuelke-Sampson Manager City of Dawson Dawson [email protected] Tina Goodroad Administrator City of Dayton Dayton [email protected] Exhibit K.5. Lacy Joyce Clerk City of De Graff De Graff Dana Young Administrator City of Deephaven Deephaven [email protected] Tom Parish Clerk-Treasurer City of Deer Creek Deer Creek [email protected] Mark Box Administrator City of Deer River Deer River [email protected] Lee Russell Clerk City of Deerwood Deerwood [email protected] Phil Kern Administrator City of Delano Delano [email protected] Doris Chalin Clerk-Treasurer City of Delavan Delavan [email protected] Carol German Clerk City of Delhi Delhi [email protected] Joanne Frane Administrator-Clerk City of Dellwood Dellwood [email protected] Carol Goodnature Clerk City of Denham Denham [email protected] Jessica Page Clk-Treas City of Dennison Dennison [email protected] Karen Johnson Clerk City of Dent Dent [email protected] Kelcey Klemm Administrator City of Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes [email protected] Natalie Carroll Clerk-Treasurer City of Dexter Dexter [email protected] Peyton Mastera Administrator City of Dilworth Dilworth [email protected] Joshua Tetzlaff Administrator City of Dodge Center Dodge Center [email protected] Lisa Kraulik Clerk City of Donaldson Donaldson [email protected] Lola Smith Clerk-Treasurer City of Donnelly Donnelly [email protected] Barbara South Clerk City of Doran Doran [email protected] Gary Pedersen Clerk-Treasurer City of Dover Dover [email protected] Robin Shaw Clerk City of Dovray Dovray [email protected] Noah Schuchman Chief Administrative Officer City of Duluth Duluth [email protected] Gail Thiel Clerk-Treasurer City of Dumont Dumont [email protected] Jenelle Teppen Administrator City of Dundas Dundas [email protected] Jessica Mitchell Deputy Clerk City of Dundee Dundee [email protected] Nicole Kolbe Clerk-Treasurer City of Dunnell Dunnell [email protected] Dave Osberg Administrator City of Eagan Eagan [email protected] Kevin Hess Administrator-Clerk-Treasurer City of Eagle Bend Eagle Bend [email protected] Jennifer Bromeland Administrator City of Eagle Lake Eagle Lake [email protected] Jack Davis Admin City of East Bethel East Bethel [email protected] David Murphy Administrator-Clerk-Treasurer City of East Grand Forks East Grand Forks [email protected] Rob Mason Admin City of East Gull Lake East Gull Lake [email protected] Rose Doyle Clerk-Treasurer City of Easton Easton [email protected] Susan Paradis Clerk-Treasurer City of Echo Echo [email protected] Rick Getschow Manager City of Eden Prairie Eden Prairie [email protected] Cindy Anderson Clerk-Treasurer City of Eden Valley Eden Valley [email protected] Michael Vander Haar Clk-Treas City of Edgerton Edgerton [email protected] Scott Neal Manager City of Edina Edina [email protected] Exhibit K.5. Carolyn Schmit Clerk City of Effie Effie [email protected] Steve Schuldt Clerk City of Eitzen Eitzen [email protected] Patricia Haack Clerk City of Elba Elba [email protected] Jeff Holsen Administrator-Clerk-Treasurer City of Elbow Lake Elbow Lake [email protected] Jessica Cartwright Clk-Treas City of Elgin Elgin [email protected] Angela Peterson Clerk-Treasurer City of Elizabeth Elizabeth [email protected] Calvin Portner Administrator City of Elk River Elk River [email protected] Thomas Terry Administrator City of Elko New Market Elko New Market [email protected] Kari Haarstad Clk-Treas City of Elkton Elkton [email protected] Tiffany Krueger Clerk City of Ellendale Ellendale [email protected] Dawn Huisman Clerk-Treasurer City of Ellsworth Ellsworth [email protected] Joy Koroll Clerk City of Elmdale Elmdale Dianne Nowak Clerk City of Elmore Elmore [email protected] Brenda Deters Clerk City of Elrosa Elrosa [email protected] Harold Langowski Clerk-Treasurer City of Ely Ely [email protected] Lorri Kopischke Administrator City of Elysian Elysian [email protected] Cari Johnson Clerk-Treasurer City of Emily Emily [email protected] Barb Sveen Clerk-Treasurer City of Emmons Emmons [email protected] La Faye Thompson Clerk City of Erhard Erhard [email protected] Angie Shimpa Clerk-Treasurer City of Erskine Erskine [email protected] Michael Losleben Clerk City of Evan Evan [email protected] Diana Olson Clerk-Treasurer City of Evansville Evansville [email protected] Jackie Monahan-Junek Admin City of Eveleth Eveleth [email protected] Kristi Luger Manager City of Excelsior Excelsior [email protected] Marlis Knowlton Clerk-Treasurer City of Eyota Eyota [email protected] Nicholas Johnson Administrator City of Fairfax Fairfax [email protected] Mike Humpal Administrator City of Fairmont Fairmont [email protected] Sack Thongvanh Admin City of Falcon Heights Falcon Heights [email protected] Tim Murray Administrator City of Faribault Faribault [email protected] David McKnight Administrator City of Farmington Farmington [email protected] Jannel Brockopp Clerk City of Farwell Farwell [email protected] Martha Lavrenz-Johnson Clk-Treas City of Federal Dam Federal Dam [email protected] Debbie Blake Clerk City of Felton Felton [email protected] Andrew Bremseth Administrator City of Fergus Falls Fergus Falls [email protected] Lisa Liden Admin City of Fertile Fertile [email protected] Karen Stern Clerk-Treasurer City of Fifty Lakes Fifty Lakes [email protected] Nicole Bjorklund Admin City of Finlayson Finlayson [email protected] Stacy Wallace Clerk-Treasurer City of Fisher Fisher [email protected] Exhibit K.5. William Boser Clerk City of Flensburg Flensburg [email protected] Jessica Rich Administrator City of Floodwood Floodwood [email protected] Shirley Pagel Clerk City of Florence Florence [email protected] Sarah Brunn Administrator City of Foley Foley [email protected] Jo Kluver Clk-Treas City of Forada Forada [email protected] Patrick Casey Administrator City of Forest Lake Forest Lake [email protected] Rebecca Haugen Clerk City of Foreston Foreston [email protected] Mary Tschida Clerk City of Fort Ripley Fort Ripley Charles Lucken Admin City of Fosston Fosston [email protected] Ronda Flattum Clerk-Treasurer City of Fountain Fountain [email protected] Jennifer Fitzner Clerk City of Foxhome Foxhome [email protected] Wendy Pederson Clk-Treas City of Franklin Franklin [email protected] Denise Anderson Admin City of Frazee Frazee [email protected] Nicole LaFrance Clerk-Treasurer City of Freeborn Freeborn [email protected] Joan Wall Clerk-Treasurer City of Freeport Freeport [email protected] Wally Wysopal Manager City of Fridley Fridley [email protected] Judy Johnson Clerk City of Frost Frost [email protected] Julie Burchill Treasurer City of Fulda Fulda [email protected] Keith Carsella Clerk City of Funkley Funkley Paulynn Terhark Clerk-Treasurer City of Garfield Garfield [email protected] Kristi Risnes Councilmember City of Garrison Garrison [email protected] Sandy Carlson Councilmember City of Garvin Garvin [email protected] Belinda Thronson Clerk City of Gary Gary [email protected] Lory Young Admin City of Gaylord Gaylord [email protected] Gloria Tessier Acting Clerk City of Gem Lake Gem Lake [email protected] Jannell Tufte Clerk-Treasurer City of Geneva Geneva [email protected] Tammy Giuliani Clerk City of Genola Genola [email protected] Tammi Sather Clerk City of Georgetown Georgetown Dawn Vlaminck Clerk City of Ghent Ghent [email protected] Dana Bruns-Lietzau Admin City of Gibbon Gibbon [email protected] James Paulsen Interim Clerk City of Gilbert Gilbert [email protected] Michelle Spiczka Clk-Treas City of Gilman Gilman [email protected] Mark Larson Administrator City of Glencoe Glencoe [email protected] Dacia Bottelson Clerk City of Glenville Glenville [email protected] David Iverson Admin City of Glenwood Glenwood [email protected] Wendy Affield Clk-Treas City of Glyndon Glyndon [email protected] Tim Cruikshank Manager City of Golden Valley Golden Valley [email protected] Stacy Halvorson Clerk-Treasurer City of Gonvick Gonvick [email protected] Exhibit K.5. Ashney Helleksen Clerk-Treasurer City of Good Thunder Good Thunder [email protected] Lori Agre Clerk City of Goodhue Goodhue [email protected] Shannon Moen Clerk City of Goodridge Goodridge Dan Matejka Admin City of Goodview Goodview [email protected] Scott Bauer Clerk City of Graceville Graceville [email protected] Kathy Leet Clk-Treas City of Granada Granada [email protected] Michael Roth Administrator-Clerk-Treasurer City of Grand Marais Grand Marais [email protected] Christine Hyrkas Clerk City of Grand Meadow Grand Meadow [email protected] Tom Pagel Administrator City of Grand Rapids Grand Rapids [email protected] Crystal Johnson Mgr City of Granite Falls Granite Falls [email protected] Kim Points Administrator-Clerk City of Grant Grant [email protected] Roberta Folkestad Clk-Treas City of Grasston Grasston [email protected] Diane Hatlestad Clerk City of Green Isle Green Isle [email protected] Anita Locken Clerk-Treasurer City of Greenbush Greenbush [email protected] Margaret Webb Administrator City of Greenfield Greenfield [email protected] Amy Stueve Clerk City of Greenwald Greenwald [email protected] Dana Young Administrator City of Greenwood Greenwood [email protected] Lori Hellmann Clerk-Treasurer City of Grey Eagle Grey Eagle [email protected] Lacey Clark Clk-Treas City of Grove City Grove City [email protected] Rose Aune Clerk-Treasurer City of Grygla Grygla [email protected] Barbara Sellers Clerk City of Gully Gully [email protected] Jody Knapp Clerk-Treasurer City of Hackensack Hackensack [email protected] Judy LaBoda Clerk City of Hadley Hadley [email protected] Angela Grafstrom Administrator-Clerk City of Hallock Hallock [email protected] Ronda Davis Clerk City of Halma Halma Veronica Dye Clk-Treas City of Halstad Halstad [email protected] Don Krueger Interim Administrator City of Ham Lake Ham Lake [email protected] Jeremy Gruenhagen Clerk-Treasurer City of Hamburg Hamburg [email protected] Janice Domke Clk-Treas City of Hammond Hammond [email protected] Wendy Carpenter Administrator-Clerk City of Hampton Hampton [email protected] Jodi Bedel Clerk City of Hancock Hancock [email protected] Patricia Savoie Clerk-Treasurer City of Hanley Falls Hanley Falls [email protected] Brian Hagen Administrator-Clerk-Treasurer City of Hanover Hanover [email protected] Candie Martinka Clerk-Treasurer City of Hanska Hanska [email protected] Corey Hayes Clerk City of Harding Harding [email protected] Tammy Johnson Clerk-Treasurer City of Hardwick Hardwick [email protected] Jerome Illg Administrator-Clerk-Treasurer City of Harmony Harmony [email protected] Barb Vogtlin Clerk City of Harris Harris [email protected] Exhibit K.5. Marilyn Groven Clerk City of Hartland Hartland [email protected] Erica Henderson Deputy Clerk City of Hastings Hastings [email protected] Linda Spronk Clerk City of Hatfield Hatfield [email protected] Lisa Jetvig Clk-Treas City of Hawley Hawley [email protected] Lori Kindschy Clerk-Treasurer City of Hayfield Hayfield [email protected] Kathy Aase Clk-Treas City of Hayward Hayward [email protected] Doris Martin Clerk City of Hazel Run Hazel Run [email protected] Andrea Aukrust Administrator City of Hector Hector [email protected] Melissa Edwards Clerk City of Heidelberg Heidelberg [email protected] Lon Berberich Administrator-Clerk-Treasurer City of Henderson Henderson [email protected] David Blees Admin City of Hendricks Hendricks [email protected] Keri Plemmons Clk-Treas City of Hendrum Hendrum [email protected] Kim Schroeder Clerk-Treasurer City of Henning Henning [email protected] Janice Koenig Clerk City of Henriette Henriette [email protected] Linda Caauwe Clk-Treas City of Herman Herman [email protected] John Mulder Administrator City of Hermantown Hermantown [email protected] Stacy Grube Clerk-Treasurer City of Heron Lake Heron Lake [email protected] Tara Greer Clerk-Treasurer City of Hewitt Hewitt [email protected] Tom Dicklich Administrator City of Hibbing Hibbing [email protected] Diana McManigle Clerk-Treasurer City of Hill City Hill City [email protected] Dana Iverson Clerk City of Hillman Hillman Connie Wiertzema Clk-Treas City of Hills Hills [email protected] Ruth Nelsen Clerk-Treasurer City of Hilltop Hilltop [email protected] Kyle Morell Admin-Clk City of Hinckley Hinckley [email protected] Lynne Anderson Clerk-Treasurer City of Hitterdal Hitterdal [email protected] Janee Strunk Administrator-Clerk City of Hoffman Hoffman [email protected] Lindsey Martell Clerk-Treasurer City of Hokah Hokah [email protected] Sandra Meer Clerk City of Holdingford Holdingford [email protected] Mary Huber Clerk City of Holland Holland [email protected] Brad Edwards Clerk-Treasurer City of Hollandale Hollandale [email protected] Joann Schliep Clerk-Treasurer City of Holloway Holloway [email protected] Jenny Lee Clerk City of Holt Holt [email protected] Michael Mornson Manager City of Hopkins Hopkins [email protected] Christina Peterson Admin City of Houston Houston [email protected] Nick Haggenmiller Admin-Clk City of Howard Lake Howard Lake [email protected] Rebecca Burich Clerk-Treasurer City of Hoyt Lakes Hoyt Lakes [email protected] Bryan Bear Administrator City of Hugo Hugo [email protected] Brad Hemmes Clerk City of Humboldt Humboldt [email protected] Exhibit K.5. Matt Jaunich Administrator City of Hutchinson Hutchinson [email protected] Melissa Wait Clerk City of Ihlen Ihlen [email protected] Mark Kaltsas Administrator City of Independence Independence [email protected] Kenneth Anderson Administrator City of International Falls International Falls [email protected] Joe Lynch Administrator City of Inver Grove Heights Inver Grove Heights [email protected] Laramie Kremer Clerk-Treasurer City of Iona Iona [email protected] Van Rioux Clerk-Treasurer City of Iron Junction Iron Junction [email protected] Melissa Knutson Clerk-Treasurer City of Ironton Ironton [email protected] Josi Wood Administrator City of Isanti Isanti [email protected] Jamie Hubbell Clerk-Treasurer City of Isle Isle [email protected] Carol Renken Administrator City of Ivanhoe Ivanhoe [email protected] Matt Skaret Administrator City of Jackson Jackson [email protected] Clinton Rogers Administrator City of Janesville Janesville [email protected] Cortney Kounkel Clerk-Treasurer City of Jasper Jasper [email protected] Sharen Goeman Clerk-Treasurer City of Jeffers Jeffers [email protected] Krista Okerman Clerk-Treasurer City of Jenkins Jenkins [email protected] Elaine Johnsrud Clerk City of Johnson Johnson [email protected] Tom Nikunen Administrator City of Jordan Jordan [email protected] Julie Woltjer Clerk-Treasurer City of Kandiyohi Kandiyohi [email protected] Garnette Hanson Clerk City of Karlstad Karlstad [email protected] Sheila LeRoss Clerk-Treasurer City of Kasota Kasota [email protected] Nancy Zaworski Interim Administrator City of Kasson Kasson [email protected] Tanya Maras Clerk City of Keewatin Keewatin [email protected] Shelli Krueth Clk-Treas City of Kelliher Kelliher [email protected] Crystal Schouwieler Clk-Treas City of Kellogg Kellogg [email protected] Jody Bowman Clerk City of Kennedy Kennedy [email protected] Sue Tweet Clerk-Treasurer City of Kenneth Kenneth [email protected] Jennifer Kangas Clerk City of Kensington Kensington [email protected] Jessica Kappes Clk-Treas City of Kent Kent [email protected] Mark Vahlsing Admin City of Kenyon Kenyon [email protected] Kim Harkema Clk-Treas City of Kerkhoven Kerkhoven [email protected] Jennie Adams Clerk City of Kerrick Kerrick [email protected] Bernadine Reed Administrator-Clerk-Treasurer City of Kettle River Kettle River [email protected] Doris Troll Clerk-Treasurer City of Kiester Kiester [email protected] Janice Sellner Clerk City of Kilkenny Kilkenny [email protected] Nicole Pilarski Clerk-Treasurer City of Kimball Kimball [email protected] Robin Meintsma Clerk City of Kinbrae Kinbrae [email protected] Jean Yunker Clerk City of Kingston Kingston [email protected] Exhibit K.5. Debra Bachel Clerk City of Kinney Kinney [email protected] Bill Waller Administrator City of La Crescent La Crescent Janet Bloomquist Clk-Treas City of La Salle La Salle [email protected] Sandy Burger Clerk-Treasurer City of Lafayette Lafayette [email protected] Eileen Christensen Administrator-Clerk City of Lake Benton Lake Benton [email protected] Sandy Lund Clerk City of Lake Bronson Lake Bronson [email protected] Robert Keehn Administrator City of Lake City Lake City [email protected] Taylor Gronau Administrator City of Lake Crystal Lake Crystal [email protected] Kristina Handt Administrator City of Lake Elmo Lake Elmo [email protected] Cindy Weller Clerk-Treasurer City of Lake Henry Lake Henry [email protected] John Douville Administrator City of Lake Lillian Lake Lillian [email protected] Lonnie Neuner Clerk-Treasurer City of Lake Park Lake Park [email protected] Dave Engstrom Administrator-Clerk City of Lake Saint Croix Beach Lake Saint Croix Beach [email protected] Teri Hastings Administrator City of Lake Shore Lake Shore [email protected] Melanie VanderSchaaf Clerk-Treasurer City of Lake Wilson Lake Wilson [email protected] Kelly Rasche Administrative Clerk City of Lakefield Lakefield [email protected] Kate Piscitello Clerk City of Lakeland Lakeland [email protected] Vacant Position Clerk City of Lakeland Shores Lakeland Shores [email protected] Justin Miller Administrator City of Lakeville Lakeville [email protected] Madonna Peterson Administrator-Clerk-Treasurer City of Lamberton Lamberton [email protected] Carol Johnson Clk-Treas City of Lancaster Lancaster [email protected] Edward Shukle Administrator City of Landfall Village Landfall Village [email protected] Michele Peterson Admin-Clk City of Lanesboro Lanesboro [email protected] Heidi Thole Clerk City of Laporte Laporte [email protected] Lisa Mrnak Clerk City of LaPrairie LaPrairie [email protected] Roberta Gross Clerk City of Lastrup Lastrup [email protected] Heather Butkowski Administrator City of Lauderdale Lauderdale [email protected] Chris Collins Admin City of Le Center Le Center [email protected] Jasper Kruggel Admin City of Le Sueur Le Sueur [email protected] Rosanne Erickson Clerk City of Lengby Lengby [email protected] Diane Langseth Clerk City of Leonard Leonard [email protected] Mari Beltezore Clerk City of Leonidas Leonidas [email protected] Patty White Clerk-Treasurer City of LeRoy LeRoy [email protected] Michael Skrbich Administrator City of Lester Prairie Lester Prairie [email protected] Cheryl Knight Administrator-Clerk City of Lewiston Lewiston [email protected] Gayle Culbertson Clerk-Treasurer City of Lewisville Lewisville [email protected] Bill Petracek Administrator City of Lexington Lexington [email protected] Mary Schultz Admin-Clk City of Lilydale Lilydale [email protected] Exhibit K.5. John Olinger Administrator City of Lindstrom Lindstrom [email protected] Jeff Karlson Administrator City of Lino Lakes Lino Lakes [email protected] Kate McCann Clerk City of Lismore Lismore [email protected] David Cziok Admin City of Litchfield Litchfield [email protected] Chris Heineman Administrator City of Little Canada Little Canada [email protected] Jon Radermacher Administrator City of Little Falls Little Falls [email protected] Sonja Pelland Administrator-Clerk City of Littlefork Littlefork [email protected] William Michael-Rood Councilmember City of Long Beach Long Beach [email protected] Scott Weske Admin City of Long Lake Long Lake [email protected] Ted Gray Administrator-Clerk City of Long Prairie Long Prairie [email protected] Christina Herheim Clerk-Treasurer City of Longville Longville [email protected] Joel Erickson Admin City of Lonsdale Lonsdale [email protected] Mary Schneider Clerk-Treasurer City of Loretto Loretto [email protected] Lori Skallerud Clerk City of Louisburg Louisburg [email protected] Kristin Stone Clerk-Treasurer City of Lowry Lowry [email protected] Shawna Allan Clerk City of Lucan Lucan [email protected] John Call Administrator City of Luverne Luverne [email protected] Diana Witt Clerk City of Lyle Lyle [email protected] David Spencer Clerk-Treasurer City of Lynd Lynd [email protected] Karen Larson Clerk-Treasurer City of Mabel Mabel [email protected] Jane Piepgras Admin City of Madelia Madelia [email protected] Valerie Halvorson Manager City of Madison Madison [email protected] Curt Kephart Administrator City of Madison Lake Madison Lake [email protected] Glenda Schomacker Clerk-Treasurer City of Magnolia Magnolia [email protected] Mitchell Berg Administrator City of Mahnomen Mahnomen [email protected] Scott Neilson Administrator City of Mahtomedi Mahtomedi [email protected] Angie Hannegrefs Clerk City of Manchester Manchester [email protected] Amy Wannebo Clk-Treas City of Manhattan Beach Manhattan Beach [email protected] Patrick Hentges Mgr City of Mankato Mankato [email protected] Camille Reber Clerk-Treasurer City of Mantorville Mantorville [email protected] Heidi Nelson Administrator City of Maple Grove Maple Grove [email protected] Sabrina Hille Administrator City of Maple Lake Maple Lake [email protected] Bobby Schoen Admin City of Maple Plain Maple Plain [email protected] Patty Woodruff Administrator City of Mapleton Mapleton [email protected] Mysti Acosta Clk-Treas City of Mapleview Mapleview [email protected] Melinda Coleman Mgr City of Maplewood Maplewood [email protected] Sarah Litchke Clerk City of Marble Marble [email protected] Karen Trost Clerk City of Marietta Marietta [email protected] Exhibit K.5. Lynette Peterson Clerk-Treasurer City of Marine on Saint Croix Marine on Saint Croix [email protected] Sharon Hanson Administrator City of Marshall Marshall [email protected] Margaret McCallum Admin City of Mayer Mayer [email protected] Nicole Strassburg Clerk-Treasurer City of Maynard Maynard [email protected] Karl Nahrgang Administrator-Clerk City of Mazeppa Mazeppa [email protected] Dawn Clark Clerk City of McGrath McGrath [email protected] Deanna Casale Clerk-Treasurer City of McGregor McGregor [email protected] Melissa Finseth Clerk-Treasurer City of McIntosh McIntosh [email protected] Michelle Claviter-Tveit Clerk City of McKinley McKinley [email protected] John Stoessel Clerk City of Meadowlands Meadowlands [email protected] Andy Welti Administrator City of Medford Medford [email protected] Nancy Pauly Clerk City of Medicine Lake Medicine Lake Scott Johnson Administrator City of Medina Medina [email protected] Cindy Schneider Clerk City of Meire Grove Meire Grove [email protected] Colleen Winter Administrator City of Melrose Melrose [email protected] Curtis Kreklau Administrator City of Menahga Menahga [email protected] Kathleen Krotter Councilmember City of Mendota Mendota [email protected] Mark McNeill Administrator City of Mendota Heights Mendota Heights [email protected] Lisa Schaumburg Clerk-Treasurer City of Mentor Mentor [email protected] Lyzette Olson Administrator-Clerk-Treasurer City of Middle River Middle River [email protected] Terri McCarthy Clerk-Treasurer City of Miesville Miesville [email protected] Tammy Pfaff Mgr City of Milaca Milaca [email protected] Veronica Blommel Clerk-Treasurer City of Milan Milan [email protected] Jennifer Lysfjord Clerk City of Millerville Millerville [email protected] Patricia Appel Clerk-Treasurer City of Millville Millville [email protected] Betsy Snyder Clk-Treas City of Milroy Milroy [email protected] Robert Guetter Clerk-Treasurer City of Miltona Miltona [email protected] Casey Carl Clerk City of Minneapolis Minneapolis [email protected] Rachelle Splittstoesser Clerk City of Minneiska Minneiska [email protected] Shirley Teigland Admin City of Minneota Minneota [email protected] Tina Full Clerk-Treasurer City of Minnesota City Minnesota City [email protected] Dawn Whitehead Clerk-Treasurer City of Minnesota Lake Minnesota Lake [email protected] Geralyn Barone Manager City of Minnetonka Minnetonka [email protected] Susanne Griffin Administrator City of Minnetonka Beach Minnetonka Beach [email protected] Michael Barone Admin City of Minnetrista Minnetrista [email protected] Malisa Schue Clerk City of Mizpah Mizpah [email protected] Rick Almich Interim Manager City of Montevideo Montevideo [email protected] Brian Heck Administrator City of Montgomery Montgomery [email protected] Exhibit K.5. Jeff O'Neill Administrator City of Monticello Monticello [email protected] Deborah Boelter Clerk-Treasurer City of Montrose Montrose [email protected] Christina Volkers Manager City of Moorhead Moorhead [email protected] Tim Peterson Admin City of Moose Lake Moose Lake [email protected] Lindy Crawford Administrator City of Mora Mora [email protected] Lisa Steffl Clerk-Treasurer City of Morgan Morgan [email protected] Blaine Hill Manager City of Morris Morris [email protected] Brad Potter Administrator City of Morristown Morristown [email protected] Deb Robertson Clerk City of Morton Morton [email protected] Lacey Smieja Clk-Treas City of Motley Motley [email protected] Eric Hoversten Mgr City of Mound Mound [email protected] Nyle Zikmund Administrator City of Mounds View Mounds View [email protected] Craig Wainio Administrator City of Mountain Iron Mountain Iron [email protected] Michael Schulte Administrator-Clerk City of Mountain Lake Mountain Lake [email protected] Kim Diederich Clk-Treas City of Murdock Murdock [email protected] Susan Runden Clerk-Treasurer City of Myrtle Myrtle [email protected] Heather Davids Clerk City of Nashua Nashua [email protected] April Kurtock Administrator-Clerk-Treasurer City of Nashwauk Nashwauk [email protected] Marion Goetsch Clerk City of Nassau Nassau Tiffany Heinrich City Clerk City of Nelson Nelson [email protected] Dana Jans Clerk City of Nerstrand Nerstrand Dawn Veit Administrator City of Nevis Nevis [email protected] Roberta Zaske Clerk City of New Auburn New Auburn [email protected] Dean Lotter Manager City of New Brighton New Brighton [email protected] Twyla Menth Clerk-Treas City of New Germany New Germany [email protected] Kirk McDonald Manager City of New Hope New Hope [email protected] Trudie Guptill Administrator-Clerk-Treasurer City of New London New London [email protected] Stacy Funk Clerk City of New Munich New Munich [email protected] Michael Johnson Administrator City of New Prague New Prague [email protected] Wayne Billing Clerk-Treasurer City of New Richland New Richland [email protected] Brenda Leifeld Clerk City of New Trier New Trier [email protected] Chris Dalton Manager City of New Ulm New Ulm [email protected] Julie Roberts Clerk City of New York Mills New York Mills [email protected] Tammy Hansen Admin City of Newfolden Newfolden [email protected] Deb Hill Admin City of Newport Newport [email protected] Vanessa Drill Clerk-Treasurer City of Nicollet Nicollet [email protected] Stephanie Abentroth Clerk City of Nielsville Nielsville [email protected] Margaret Rathcke Clerk City of Nimrod Nimrod [email protected] Exhibit K.5. Jenny Max City Administrator City of Nisswa Nisswa [email protected] Stephanie Bartell Clerk City of Norcross Norcross [email protected] Renae Fry Administrator City of North Branch North Branch [email protected] John Harrenstein Administrator City of North Mankato North Mankato [email protected] Michael Robertson Administrator City of North Oaks North Oaks [email protected] Scott Duddeck Manager City of North Saint Paul North Saint Paul [email protected] Ben Martig Admin City of Northfield Northfield [email protected] Greta Nelson Clk-Treas City of Northome Northome [email protected] Warren Schultze Clerk-Treasurer City of Northrop Northrop [email protected] Steve Helget Administrator City of Norwood Young America Norwood Young America [email protected] Lori Streich Clerk-Treasurer City of Nowthen Nowthen [email protected] Loren Wickham Administrator City of Oak Grove Oak Grove [email protected] Eric Johnson Administrator City of Oak Park Heights Oak Park Heights [email protected] Bart Fischer Administrator City of Oakdale Oakdale [email protected] Ginger Drobny Clerk-Treasurer City of Odessa Odessa [email protected] Kim Dougherty Clerk City of Odin Odin [email protected] Brad Riggle Clerk City of Ogema Ogema [email protected] Tammy Pfaff Clerk City of Ogilvie Ogilvie [email protected] Sandy Kalfs Clerk-Treasurer City of Okabena Okabena [email protected] Derek Cross Clerk-Treasurer City of Oklee Oklee [email protected] Dan Coughlin Administrator City of Olivia Olivia [email protected] Kathleen McCullum Clerk City of Onamia Onamia [email protected] Angela Sokolofsky Clerk City of Ormsby Ormsby [email protected] Dustin Rief Administrator City of Orono Orono [email protected] Sandy Jessen Clk-Treas City of Oronoco Oronoco [email protected] Cheri Carter Clerk-Treasurer City of Orr Orr [email protected] Charleen Grossman Administrator-Clerk City of Ortonville Ortonville [email protected] Angela Jacobson Clerk-Treasurer City of Osakis Osakis [email protected] Debbie Goschke Clerk-Treasurer City of Oslo Oslo [email protected] Riley Grams Administrator City of Osseo Osseo [email protected] Wendy Brincks Clerk-Treasurer City of Ostrander Ostrander [email protected] Adam Flaherty Administrator City of Otsego Otsego [email protected] Elaine Hanson Clerk-Treasurer City of Ottertail Ottertail [email protected] Kris Busse Administrator City of Owatonna Owatonna [email protected] Monique Lamke Clerk City of Palisade Palisade [email protected] John McKinney Admin City of Park Rapids Park Rapids [email protected] Elizabeth Wussow Clk-Treas City of Parkers Prairie Parkers Prairie [email protected] Renee Eckerly Administrator City of Paynesville Paynesville [email protected] Exhibit K.5. Jeffery Hansen Clerk-Treasurer City of Pease Pease [email protected] Donald Solga Admin City of Pelican Rapids Pelican Rapids [email protected] Darla Ward Clerk-Treasurer City of Pemberton Pemberton [email protected] Dawn Johnson Administrator-Clerk-Treasurer City of Pennock Pennock [email protected] Nancy Malecha Administrator City of Pequot Lakes Pequot Lakes [email protected] Jonathan Smith Manager City of Perham Perham [email protected] Amanda Firkins Clerk-Treasurer City of Perley Perley [email protected] Chris Grindland Clerk-Treasurer City of Peterson Peterson [email protected] Nicole Smude Admin City of Pierz Pierz [email protected] Jan Loftis Clerk-Treasurer City of Pillager Pillager [email protected] Matthew Van Steenwyk Administrator-Clerk-Treasurer City of Pine City Pine City [email protected] David Todd Admin City of Pine Island Pine Island [email protected] Terri Dabill Clk-Treas City of Pine River Pine River [email protected] Vickie Keating Administrator-Clerk City of Pine Springs Pine Springs [email protected] Jeffrey Jones Administrator City of Pipestone Pipestone [email protected] Clarissa Hadler Administrator City of Plainview Plainview [email protected] Gerri Scott Clerk-Treasurer City of Plato Plato [email protected] Margaret Peterson Clerk City of Plummer Plummer [email protected] David Callister Manager City of Plymouth Plymouth [email protected] Kim Jelen Clerk City of Porter Porter [email protected] Joe Hoffman Administrator City of Preston Preston [email protected] Robert Barbian Admin City of Princeton Princeton [email protected] Sarah Van Dyken Clerk-Treasurer City of Prinsburg Prinsburg [email protected] Michael Plante Manager City of Prior Lake Prior Lake [email protected] Mark Casey Administrator City of Proctor Proctor [email protected] Sarah Hager Clk-Treas City of Quamba Quamba Robert Mathias Clerk-Treasurer City of Racine Racine [email protected] Kurtis Ulrich Administrator City of Ramsey Ramsey [email protected] Matt Pantzke Manager City of Randall Randall [email protected] Mary Haro Clerk City of Randolph Randolph [email protected] Sherril Gautreaux Administrator City of Ranier Ranier [email protected] Janice Piechowski Clerk-Treasurer City of Raymond Raymond [email protected] Kathleen Schmitz Admin City of Red Lake Falls Red Lake Falls [email protected] Kay Kuhlmann Admin City of Red Wing Red Wing [email protected] Keith Muetzel Administrator City of Redwood Falls Redwood Falls [email protected] Larry Fleck Clerk-Treasurer City of Regal Regal [email protected] Elizabeth Blundell Clerk-Treasurer City of Remer Remer [email protected] Shane Wohlman Administrator-Clerk City of Renville Renville [email protected] Exhibit K.5. Kristi Butler Clerk-Treasurer City of Revere Revere [email protected] Julie Fandel Clerk City of Rice Rice [email protected] Toni Blomdahl Clerk-Treasure City of Rice Lake Rice Lake [email protected] Katie Rodriguez Manager City of Richfield Richfield Tesa Tomaschett Admin-Clk-Treas City of Richmond Richmond [email protected] Jessie Werner Clk-Treas City of Richville Richville [email protected] Alexandra Booth Clerk City of Riverton Riverton [email protected] Marcia Glick Manager City of Robbinsdale Robbinsdale [email protected] Steve Rymer Admin City of Rochester Rochester [email protected] Sandra Pangerl Administrator-Clerk City of Rock Creek Rock Creek [email protected] Dan Madsen Admin City of Rockford Rockford [email protected] Martin Bode Administrator-Clerk City of Rockville Rockville [email protected] Steven Stahmer Administrator City of Rogers Rogers [email protected] Jamie Hengel Clk-Treas City of Rollingstone Rollingstone [email protected] Laura Geiselhart Clerk City of Roosevelt Roosevelt [email protected] Marleen Philabaum Clk-Treas City of Roscoe Roscoe [email protected] Kristine Allas Clerk-Treasurer City of Rose Creek Rose Creek [email protected] Elizabeth Carlson Clerk-Treasurer City of Roseau Roseau [email protected] Logan Martin Administrator City of Rosemount Rosemount [email protected] Patrick Trudgeon Manager City of Roseville Roseville [email protected] Lisa Zimmerman Clerk-Treasurer City of Rothsay Rothsay [email protected] Elaine Walker Clerk-Treasurer City of Round Lake Round Lake [email protected] Carol Madsen Clerk-Treasurer City of Royalton Royalton [email protected] Amy Mell Administrator City of Rush City Rush City [email protected] Tony Chladek Admin City of Rushford Rushford [email protected] Mary Miner Clerk City of Rushford Village Rushford Village [email protected] Coleen Gruis Clerk-Treasurer City of Rushmore Rushmore [email protected] Marie Grant Clerk-Treasurer City of Russell Russell [email protected] Rochelle VanderWoude Clk-Treas City of Ruthton Ruthton [email protected] Lynnette Hischer Clerk City of Rutledge Rutledge [email protected] Wendy Otte Clerk-Treasurer City of Sabin Sabin [email protected] Colette Santjer Administrator-Clerk-Treasurer City of Sacred Heart Sacred Heart [email protected] Kelli Stradtmann Clerk City of Saint Anthony Saint Anthony [email protected] Mark Casey Manager City of Saint Anthony Village Saint Anthony Village [email protected] William McCabe Administrator City of Saint Augusta Saint Augusta [email protected] Brenda Fisk Admin-Clk-Treas City of Saint Bonifacius Saint Bonifacius [email protected] Nick Koverman Administrator City of Saint Charles Saint Charles [email protected] Catherine Seys Clerk-Treasurer City of Saint Clair Saint Clair [email protected] Exhibit K.5. Matthew Staehling Admin City of Saint Cloud Saint Cloud [email protected] Joe Kohlmann Admin City of Saint Francis Saint Francis [email protected] Margaret Peterson Clerk City of Saint Hilaire Saint Hilaire [email protected] Sam Hansen Mgr City of Saint James Saint James [email protected] Judy Weyrens Administrator-Clerk City of Saint Joseph Saint Joseph [email protected] Shirley Jelen Clerk City of Saint Leo Saint Leo [email protected] Tom Harmening Manager City of Saint Louis Park Saint Louis Park [email protected] Wyatt Kemper Clerk City of Saint Martin Saint Martin [email protected] Cindie Reiter Clerk City of Saint Mary's Point Saint Mary's Point [email protected] Steven Bot Administrator City of Saint Michael Saint Michael [email protected] Shari Moore Clerk City of Saint Paul Saint Paul [email protected] Kevin Walsh Administrator City of Saint Paul Park Saint Paul Park [email protected] Todd Prafke Administrator City of Saint Peter Saint Peter [email protected] Callista Arnzen Clerk City of Saint Rosa Saint Rosa [email protected] Cris Drais Clerk City of Saint Stephen Saint Stephen [email protected] Cheryl Phillips Clerk City of Saint Vincent Saint Vincent Tara Roiger Clk-Treas City of Sanborn Sanborn [email protected] Kathy George Administrator City of Sandstone Sandstone [email protected] Cassey Cullen Clerk City of Sargeant Sargeant [email protected] Mary Degiovanni Admin City of Sartell Sartell [email protected] Vicki Willer Admin City of Sauk Centre Sauk Centre [email protected] Ross Olson Administrator-Clerk City of Sauk Rapids Sauk Rapids [email protected] Brad Larson Admin City of Savage Savage [email protected] Neil Soltis Admin City of Scandia Scandia [email protected] Lori Stigers Clk-Treas City of Scanlon Scanlon [email protected] Pam Sheeran Clk-Treas City of Seaforth Seaforth [email protected] Cheryl Hahn Clerk-Treasurer City of Sebeka Sebeka [email protected] Julie Lloyd Clerk-Treasurer City of Sedan Sedan [email protected] Joan Ciesler Clerk City of Shafer Shafer [email protected] William Reynolds Administrator City of Shakopee Shakopee [email protected] Mark Dohman Clk-Treas City of Shelly Shelly [email protected] Brad Hughes Admin City of Sherburn Sherburn [email protected] Vacant Position Clerk City of Shevlin Shevlin [email protected] Terry Schwerm Manager City of Shoreview Shoreview [email protected] Greg Lerud Administrator City of Shorewood Shorewood [email protected] Lana Fralich Admin City of Silver Bay Silver Bay [email protected] Jon Jerabek Clk-Treas City of Silver Lake Silver Lake [email protected] Vacant Position Clerk City of Skyline Skyline [email protected] Exhibit K.5. Josh Malchow Admin-Clk City of Slayton Slayton [email protected] Bob Elston Manager Interim City of Sleepy Eye Sleepy Eye [email protected] Joyce Holtz Clerk City of Sobieski Sobieski Jennifer Trammell Clerk City of Solway Solway [email protected] Carol Banken Admin-Clk-Treas City of South Haven South Haven [email protected] Joel Hanson Administrator City of South Saint Paul South Saint Paul [email protected] Leslie Valiant Administrator/EDA Director City of Spicer Spicer [email protected] Erin Konkel Clerk City of Spring Grove Spring Grove [email protected] Shawn Frieler Clerk City of Spring Hill Spring Hill [email protected] Daniel Buchholtz Administrator-Clerk-Treasurer City of Spring Lake Park Spring Lake Park [email protected] Dan Tolsma Admin City of Spring Park Spring Park [email protected] Deb Zimmer Administrator City of Spring Valley Spring Valley [email protected] Joe Stremcha Manager City of Springfield Springfield [email protected] Jackie Schuemann Clk-Treas City of Squaw Lake Squaw Lake [email protected] Sharon Payne Clerk-Treasurer City of Stacy Stacy [email protected] Jerel Nelsen Administrator City of Staples Staples [email protected] Calvin Benson Clerk City of Starbuck Starbuck [email protected] Robert Sandbulte Councilmember City of Steen Steen BreAnne Patterson Clerk-Treasurer City of Stephen Stephen [email protected] Ronda Huls Clerk-Treasurer City of Stewart Stewart [email protected] William Schimmel Jr Administrator City of Stewartville Stewartville [email protected] Tom McCarty Administrator City of Stillwater Stillwater [email protected] Beth Winchester Clerk-Treasurer City of Stockton Stockton [email protected] Karla Nelson Clerk-Treasurer City of Storden Storden [email protected] Jessica Grochowski Clerk City of Strandquist Strandquist Shirley Ryden Clerk-Treasurer City of Strathcona Strathcona LoraLea Beede-Slocum Clerk City of Sturgeon Lake Sturgeon Lake [email protected] Nancy Feldman Clerk City of Sunburg Sunburg [email protected] Catherine Iago Administrator-Clerk City of Sunfish Lake Sunfish Lake [email protected] Julie Hollermann Clerk-Treasurer City of Swanville Swanville [email protected] Jestine Casey Clerk City of Taconite Taconite [email protected] Kathy Haugse Clk-Treas City of Tamarack Tamarack [email protected] James Kiefer Clerk-Treasurer City of Taopi Taopi [email protected] Rebecca Jurrens Clerk-Treasurer City of Taunton Taunton [email protected] Elizabeth Nealley Clerk-Treasurer City of Taylors Falls Taylors Falls [email protected] Cathy Nash Clerk City of Tenstrike Tenstrike [email protected] Angela Philipp Administrator City of Thief River Falls Thief River Falls [email protected] Amanda Kinn Clerk City of Tintah Tintah [email protected] Exhibit K.5. John Tingley Administrator City of Tonka Bay Tonka Bay [email protected] Linda Keith Clk-Treas City of Tower Tower [email protected] Shane Daniels Interim Administrator City of Tracy Tracy [email protected] Lori Wollman Clerk City of Trail Trail [email protected] Melissa Sirovy Clerk City of Trimont Trimont [email protected] Mona Geske Clerk-Treasurer City of Trommald Trommald Cheri Blom Clerk City of Trosky Trosky [email protected] Bethanie Ekstrom Administrator City of Truman Truman [email protected] Jon Mercil Clerk City of Turtle River Turtle River Alyssa Waltz Clk-Treas City of Twin Lakes Twin Lakes [email protected] Rachel Johnson Clk-Treas City of Twin Valley Twin Valley [email protected] Daniel Walker Administrator City of Two Harbors Two Harbors [email protected] Robert Wolfington Admin-Clk City of Tyler Tyler [email protected] Sandy Braseth Clerk-Treasurer City of Ulen Ulen [email protected] Anna Kiser Clerk-Treasurer City of Underwood Underwood [email protected] Michelle Stevens Clk-Treas City of Upsala Upsala [email protected] Fern Christensen Clerk-Treasurer City of Urbank Urbank [email protected] Cindy Timm Clerk City of Utica Utica [email protected] Kevin Watson Administrator City of Vadnais Heights Vadnais Heights [email protected] Julie Lammers Clerk-Treasurer City of Vergas Vergas [email protected] Lisa Duban Clerk-Treasurer City of Vermillion Vermillion [email protected] Barbara Holmes Clerk-Treasurer City of Verndale Verndale [email protected] Diane Roelofs Clerk-Treasurer City of Vernon Center Vernon Center [email protected] Jacob Kolander Clerk City of Vesta Vesta [email protected] Dana Hardie Manager City of Victoria Victoria [email protected] Megan Rheault Clerk-Treasurer City of Viking Viking [email protected] Linnae Grabner Hegg Clerk-Treasurer City of Villard Villard [email protected] Sally Bohn Clerk City of Vining Vining [email protected] Britt See-Benes Administrator City of Virginia Virginia [email protected] Chad Springer Admin City of Wabasha Wabasha [email protected] Mary Smith Clerk City of Wabasso Wabasso [email protected] Susan Arntz Administrator City of Waconia Waconia [email protected] Janette Bower Administrator City of Wadena Wadena [email protected] Karrie Roeschlein Clerk-Treasurer City of Wahkon Wahkon [email protected] Shaunna Johnson Administrator City of Waite Park Waite Park [email protected] DeeAnn Britton Clerk-Treasurer City of Waldorf Waldorf [email protected] Terri Bjorklund Administrator-Clerk City of Walker Walker [email protected] Paula McGarvey Clerk-Treasurer City of Walnut Grove Walnut Grove [email protected] Exhibit K.5. Kathleen Meyer Clerk City of Walters Walters [email protected] Stormy Gunneson Clk-Treas City of Waltham Waltham [email protected] Michael Boulton Administrator City of Wanamingo Wanamingo [email protected] Emily Evans Clerk City of Wanda Wanda [email protected] Kaija Lane Clerk City of Warba Warba [email protected] Shannon Mortenson Administrator-Clerk-Treasurer City of Warren Warren [email protected] Kathy Lovelace Administrator City of Warroad Warroad [email protected] Lee Mattson Manager City of Waseca Waseca [email protected] Shane Fineran Admin City of Watertown Watertown [email protected] Teresa Hill Admin-Clk City of Waterville Waterville [email protected] Deb Kramer Clk-Treas City of Watkins Watkins [email protected] Nicole Koenen Clerk-Treasurer City of Watson Watson [email protected] Phillip Dassinger Clk-Treas City of Waubun Waubun Deborah Ryks Clerk-Treasurer City of Waverly Waverly [email protected] Jeffrey Dahl Mgr City of Wayzata Wayzata [email protected] Deb Hansen Clerk-Treasurer City of Welcome Welcome [email protected] CJ Holl Admin City of Wells Wells [email protected] Tanya Bakken Clerk City of Wendell Wendell [email protected] Jake Dickson Administrator City of West Concord West Concord [email protected] Ryan Schroeder Mgr City of West Saint Paul West Saint Paul [email protected] Janet Macey Clerk City of West Union West Union [email protected] Katie Steen Clk-Treas City of Westbrook Westbrook [email protected] Sally Kirckof Clerk City of Westport Westport [email protected] Brock Bergey Clk-Treas City of Whalan Whalan [email protected] Amy Olson City Administrator City of Wheaton Wheaton [email protected] Ellen Hiniker Mgr City of White Bear Lake White Bear Lake [email protected] Louetta Masters Clerk-Treasurer City of Wilder Wilder [email protected] Victoria Keating Clerk-Treasurer City of Willernie Willernie [email protected] Leslie Nicholson Administrator-Clerk-Treasurer City of Williams Williams [email protected] Brian Gramentz Interim Administrator City of Willmar Willmar [email protected] Diane Nelson Clk-Treas City of Willow River Willow River [email protected] Rita Vaske Clerk-Treasurer City of Wilmont Wilmont [email protected] Khristine Knaeble Clerk City of Wilton Wilton [email protected] Steve Nasby Administrator City of Windom Windom Dominica Zarkoff Clerk-Treasurer City of Winger Winger [email protected] Jacob Skluzacek Administrator City of Winnebago Winnebago [email protected] Stephen Sarvi Mgr City of Winona Winona [email protected] Adam Birkholz Administrator City of Winsted Winsted [email protected] Exhibit K.5. Jenny Hazelton Administrator City of Winthrop Winthrop [email protected] Anne Jackson Clerk City of Winton Winton [email protected] Jana Marjamaa Clerk City of Wolf Lake Wolf Lake [email protected] Jessica Kappes Clk-Treas City of Wolverton Wolverton [email protected] Brenda Drager Clk-Treas City of Wood Lake Wood Lake [email protected] Clint Gridley Admin City of Woodbury Woodbury [email protected] Sara Skalle Clerk City of Woodland Woodland [email protected] Amanda Burke Clerk City of Woodstock Woodstock [email protected] Steve Robinson Admin City of Worthington Worthington [email protected] Alieca Johnson Clerk-Treasurer City of Wrenshall Wrenshall [email protected] Marsha Arnold Clk-Treas City of Wright Wright [email protected] Rebecca Schmidt Clk-Treas City of Wykoff Wykoff [email protected] Robb Linwood Administrator-Clerk City of Wyoming Wyoming [email protected] Linda Reed Clerk City of Zemple Zemple Randy Piasecki Admin City of Zimmerman Zimmerman [email protected] Susan Eischens Clerk City of Zumbro Falls Zumbro Falls [email protected] Neil Jensen Administrator-Clerk-Treasurer City of Zumbrota Zumbrota [email protected] April Serich Township Clerk Greenway Township Calumet [email protected] Exhibit K.5.

NOTE: These cities are on the LMC email list - but do not have an email address.

City Title First Name Last Name Mailing Address City State Zipcode

City of Barry Clerk Gary Nelia 307 Butler Street Barry MN 56210 City of Clitherall Clerk Kathy Staples 102 North Oak Street PO Box 80 Clitherall MN 56524 City of Crookston Administrator Shannon Stassen 124 N. Broadway Crookston MN 56716 City of Dakota Clerk-Treasurer Lana Gerlach PO Box 417 Dakota MN 55925 City of DeGraff Clerk Lacy Joyce 405 5th Street S. DeGraff MN 56271 City of Elmdale Clerk Joy Koroll 8162 Highway 238 Bowlus MN 56314 City of Fort Ripley Clerk Mary Tschida PO Box 155 Fort Ripley MN 56449 City of Funkley Clerk Keith Carsella 28873 US Highway 71 NE Blackduck MN 56630 City of Georgetown Clerk Tammi Sather 127 Main Street, PO Box 176 Georgetown MN 56546 City of Goodridge Clerk Shannon Moen PO Box 171 Goodrich MN 56725 City of Halma Clerk Ronda Davis 116 Minnesota Avenue S. Halma MN 56729 City of Hillman Clerk Dana Iverson 37161 173rd Street Hillman MN 56338 City of La Crescent Administrator Bill Waller 315 Main Street, PO Box 142 LaCrescent MN 55947 City of Medicine Lake Clerk Nancy Pauly 10609 South Shore Drive Medicine Lake MN 55441 City of Nassau Clerk Marion Goetsch 403 4th Street Nassau MN 56257 City of Nerstrand Clerk Dana Jans 221 Main Street, PO Box 161 Nerstrand MN 55053 City of Quamba Clerk-Treasurer Sarah Hager 22735 Quamba Street Brook Park MN 55007 City of Richfield City Manager Katie Rodriguez 6700 Portland Avenue Richfield MN 55423 City of St Vincent Clerk Cheryl Phillips 1 Taylor Avenue St. Vincent MN 56755 City of Sobieski Clerk Joyce Holtz 11761 92nd Avenue Little Falls MN 56345 City of Steen Treasurer Minnie Van Batavia 222 S. Main Street Steen MN 56173 City of Strandquist Clerk Jessica Grochowski PO Box 54 Strandquist MN 56758 City of Strathcona Clerk-Treasurer Shirley Ryden PO Box 27 Strathcona MN 56759 City of Trommald Clerk-Treasurer Mona Geske 24124 Cardinal Avenue Trommald MN 56441 City of Turtle River Clerk Jon Mercil 240 Salem Drive SE Turtle River MN 56601 City of Waubun Clerk-Treasurer Germaine Riegert PO Box 187 Waubun MN 56589 City of Windom Administrator Steve Nasby 444 9th Street Windon MN 56101 City of Zemple Clerk Linda Reed 731 Lake Street Deer River MN 56636 Exhibit K.5.

Lynn, Mary (MPCA)

From: Lynn, Mary (MPCA) Sent: Monday, September 23, 2019 10:27 AM To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] ; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] ; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] ; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] stone.mn.us ; [email protected]; [email protected] ; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] ; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] ; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] ; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] ; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] ; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: FW: Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules - WQS Class 2 and 7 Use Designations

County Administrator:

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is proposing amendments to the state water quality standards that apply in Minnesota. Minnesota Statute section 115.44, subdivision 7 states:

“for rules authorized under this section, the notices required to be mailed under sections 14.14, subdivision 1a and 14.22 must also be mailed to the governing body of each municipality bordering or through which waters for which standards are sought to be adopted flow.”

Because the definition of municipality can also include counties, in order to provide the required notice, all counties in Minnesota are receiving this notice.

From: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Sent: Monday, September 23, 2019 9:52 AM To: Lynn, Mary (MPCA) Subject: Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules ‐ WQS Class 2 and 7 Use Designations

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1 Exhibit K.5.

Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules - Water Quality Standards Class 2 and 7 Use Designations

DUAL NOTICE: Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules Without a Public Hearing Unless 25 or More Persons Request a Hearing

Proposed Amendments to Rules Governing Water Quality Standards – Class 2 and Class 7 Use Designations, Minnesota Rules, chapter 7050

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) published the above notice in the Minnesota State Register and is requesting comment on the proposed amendments to rules governing water quality standards – Class 2 and Class 7 Use Designations. The notice is available by visiting the MPCA Public Notice webpage; rule related documents can be viewed on the rulemaking webpage Amendments to Water Quality Standards: Use classifications 2 and 7.

The purpose of the rules is to update use designations for some state waters. The "designated use" is a component of water quality standards that defines how the water is used (e.g. drinking water, aquatic life, recreation). The proposed rules assign appropriate use designations to individual water bodies. The proposed rules do not change numeric or narrative water quality standards. The rules make updates and corrections to Class 2 (Aquatic Life) and Class 7 (Limited Resource Value Waters) beneficial use designations or classifications for streams and lakes.

The mission of the MPCA is to protect and improve the environment and human health.

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Aitkin Martin Anoka McLeod Becker Meeker Beltrami Mille Lacs Benton Morrison Big Stone Mower Blue Earth Murray Brown Nicollet Carlton Nobles Carver Norman Cass Olmsted Chippewa Otter Tail Chisago Pennington Clay Pine Clearwater Pipestone Cook Polk Cottonwood Pope Crow Wing Ramsey Dakota Red Lake Dodge Redwood Douglas Renville Faribault Rice Fillmore Rock Freeborn Roseau Goodhue Scott Grant Sherburne Hennepin Sibley Houston St. Louis Hubbard Stearns Isanti Steele Itasca Stevens Jackson Swift Kanabec Todd Kandiyohi Traverse Kittson Wabasha Koochiching Wadena Lac qui Parle Waseca Lake Washington Lake of the Woods Watonwan Le Sueur Wilkin Lincoln Winona Lyon Wright Mahnomen Yellow Medicine Marshall

Exhibit K.5.

Lynn, Mary (MPCA)

From: Lynn, Mary (MPCA) Sent: Monday, September 23, 2019 10:24 AM To: Alexandria Lake Area SSD; Big Falls, City of; Big Lake Area Sanitary District; Birch Point Service District; Bixby Subordinate Servcie District Steele County Planning & Zoning; Blethen, Gage & Krause, PLLP; Castle Danger Sewer District; Central Iron Range Regional Sanitary District; City of Barnum; City of Center City; City of Cromwell; Clearwater River Watershed District; Crane Lake Water & Sanitary District; Douglas County Land & Resource Management; Dover Eyota St. Charles Area Sanitary District; Duluth/North Shore Sanitary District; East Koochiching Sanitary Sewer District; Garrison, Kathio, West Mille Lacs Lake SSD; Goodhue County; Goodhue County; Green Lake Sanitary Sewer & Wate District; Hennepin County Environment & Energy; Hope Subordinate Service District Somerset Township; Kettle River, City of; Koochiching County Environmental Services; Lake of the Woods County; Lake Washington Sanitary District; Laketown Township/Laketown Sanitary Sewer District; Lincoln County Environmental Office; LIttlefork, City of; Met Council Environmental Services; Norman County; North Koochiching Area Sanitary District; Northome; Olmsted County Environmental Resources; Ottertail Lake Area SSD; Pennington SWCD; Pope County Land & Resource Management; Pucks Point Subordinate Service District; Rice County Environmental Services; Rogers, City of; Roseau County; Serpent Lake Sanitary Sewer District; Short Elliot Hendrickson, Inc.; St. Louis County Environmental Services Department; Tower Breitung Waterwater Board Subject: FW: Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules - WQS Class 2 and 7 Use Designations

Minnesota Sanitary District:

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is proposing amendments to the state water quality standards that apply in Minnesota. Minnesota Statute section 115.44, subdivision 7 states:

“for rules authorized under this section, the notices required to be mailed under sections 14.14, subdivision 1a and 14.22 must also be mailed to the governing body of each municipality bordering or through which waters for which standards are sought to be adopted flow.”

Because the definition of municipality can also include sanitary districts, in order to provide the required notice, all sanitary districts in Minnesota are receiving this notice.

From: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Sent: Monday, September 23, 2019 9:52 AM To: Lynn, Mary (MPCA) Subject: Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules ‐ WQS Class 2 and 7 Use Designations

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Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules - Water Quality Standards Class 2 and 7 Use Designations

DUAL NOTICE: Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules Without a Public Hearing Unless 25 or More Persons Request a Hearing

Proposed Amendments to Rules Governing Water Quality Standards – Class 2 and Class 7 Use Designations, Minnesota Rules, chapter 7050

1 Exhibit K.5. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) published the above notice in the Minnesota State Register and is requesting comment on the proposed amendments to rules governing water quality standards – Class 2 and Class 7 Use Designations. The notice is available by visiting the MPCA Public Notice webpage; rule related documents can be viewed on the rulemaking webpage Amendments to Water Quality Standards: Use classifications 2 and 7.

The purpose of the rules is to update use designations for some state waters. The "designated use" is a component of water quality standards that defines how the water is used (e.g. drinking water, aquatic life, recreation). The proposed rules assign appropriate use designations to individual water bodies. The proposed rules do not change numeric or narrative water quality standards. The rules make updates and corrections to Class 2 (Aquatic Life) and Class 7 (Limited Resource Value Waters) beneficial use designations or classifications for streams and lakes.

The mission of the MPCA is to protect and improve the environment and human health.

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Sanitary Districts/Cities/Township Email Alexandria Lake Area SSD [email protected] Barnum, City of [email protected] Big Falls, City of [email protected] Big Lake Area Sanitary District [email protected] Birch Point Service District [email protected]

Bixby Subordinate Service District Steele County Planning & Zoning [email protected] Central Iron Range Regional Sanitary District [email protected] Castle Danger Sewer District [email protected] Center City, City of [email protected] Crane Lake Water & Sanitary District [email protected] Cromwell, City of [email protected] Dover Eyota St. Charles Area Sanitary District [email protected] Duluth / North Shore Sanitary District [email protected] East Koochiching Sanitary Sewer District [email protected] Garrison, Kathio, West Mille Lacs Lake SSD [email protected] Green Lake Sanitary Sewer & Water District [email protected] Hope Subordinate Service District Somerset Township [email protected] Kettle River, City of [email protected] Lake Washington Sanitary District [email protected] Laketown Township / Laketown Sanitary Sewer District [email protected] Littlefork, City of [email protected] MCES (Met Council - Environmental Services) [email protected] Northome [email protected] North Koochiching Area Sanitary District [email protected] Ottertail Lake Area SSD [email protected] Pucks Point Subordinate Service District [email protected] Rogers, City of [email protected] Serpent Lake Sanitary Sewer District [email protected] Tower Breitung Waterwater Board [email protected] Exhibit K.5.

Group/Individial Inquries Email Short Elliott Hendrickson, Inc. [email protected] St. Louis County Environmental Services Department [email protected] Blethen, Gage & Krause, PLLP [email protected] Roseau County [email protected] Rice County Environmental Services [email protected] Norman County [email protected] Lincoln County Environmental Office [email protected] Pope County Land & Resource Management [email protected] Hennepin County Environment and Energy [email protected]

Group/Individial Inquries Email Short Elliott Hendrickson, Inc. [email protected] St. Louis County Environmental Services Department [email protected] Blethen, Gage & Krause, PLLP [email protected] Roseau County [email protected] Rice County Environmental Services [email protected] Norman County [email protected] Lincoln County Environmental Office [email protected] Pope County Land & Resource Management [email protected] Hennepin County Environment and Energy [email protected] Koochiching County Environmental Services [email protected] Goodhue County [email protected] Goodhue County [email protected] Douglas County Land and Resource Management [email protected] Pennington SWCD [email protected] Lake of the Woods County [email protected] Olmsted County Environmental Resources [email protected] Hope Subordinate Service District Somerset Township [email protected] Clearwater River Watershed District [email protected] Exhibit K.5.

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Minnesota Rules: Amendments and Additions.....404 Behavioral Health Division Addendum to Request for Proposals to Provide Targeted Opioid Treatment, Prevention & Recovery Services ...... 424 Proposed Rules Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Proposed Amendments to Rules Governing Water Quality Standards – Class 2 and Class State Contracts 7 Use Designations, Minnesota Rules chapter 7050; DUAL NOTICE: Notice of Intent Minnesota State Academies (Blind School & Deaf School) to Adopt Rules Without a Public Hearing Unless 25 or More Persons Request a Hearing, Notice of Contract Opportunity for Speech & Language Pathology Services ...... 425 and Notice of Hearing if 25 or More Requests for Hearing Are Received; Revisor’s ID Number R-4561 ...... 405 Department of Administration Minnesota Multistate Contracting Alliance for Pharmacy (MMCAP) Exempt Rules Notice of Request for Proposals for Animal Health Products and Services ...... 425 Department of Labor and Industry Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (Minnesota State) Adopted Exempt Permanent Rules Relating to Workers' Compensation; 2019 Adjustments Non-Construction Related Bid and Contracting Opportunities ...... 426 to Relative Value Fee Schedule Conversion Factors and Amendments to Rules Request for Proposals (RFP) for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Third Party Owners Implementing the Workers' Compensation Relative Value Fee Schedule Tables ...... 412 Representative ...... 426

Executive Orders Dakota County Technical College Office of the Governor Notice of Request for Proposal for on-campus Law Enforcement Services ...... 427 Executive Order 19-35: Establishing the Governor’s Council on Biofuels ...... 416 Minneapolis Community & Technical College Request for Proposals for Snow Removal Services ...... 427 Official Notices Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS) Notice of Comment Period for the Proposed Emerald Ash Borer Quarantine in Brown Request for Proposals (RFP) for Historic Fort Snelling Revitalization Construction .....428 County ...... 417

Department of Human Services Department of Health Community Health Division Behavioral Health Division Notice of Request for Proposals to Provide Statewide Tobacco Cessation Services ...... 429 Notice of Request for Information on the Implementation of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Utilization Management for Minnesota’s 1115 SUD Federal Demonstration Waiver ...... 418 Office of the Revisor of Statutes Notice of Request for Business Process Analyst Contractor ...... 429 Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Industrial Division Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) Notice of Intent to Reissue National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Engineering Services Division and State Disposal System (SDS) General Permit MNG250000 to Discharge Untreated Notices Regarding Professional/Technical (P/T) Contracting ...... 430 Non-contact Cooling water (NCCW) into Waters of the State ...... 418 Notice of Intent to Reissue National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) and State Disposal System (SDS) General Permit MNG255000 to Discharge Treated Non-State Public Bids, Contracts & Grants Non-contact Cooling Water (NCCW) into Waters of the State ...... 420 Dakota County Notice of Request for Proposals (RFP) for Federal Lobbying Services in Washington, D.C...... 431 Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board REQUEST FOR COMMENTS for Possible Amendment of Rules Governing Standards of Effective Practice, Teachers of Health, Teachers of Physical Education, Teachers of Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) Developmental Adapted Physical Education, Teachers of Parent And Family Education, Notice of Call for Bids for 2019 Terminal 1-Lindbergh Parking Ramp Modifications ...431 Teachers of Adult Basic Education, and Tiered Licensure ...... 421 Notice of Call for Bids for 2019 Baggage Claim / Ticket Lobby Operational Improvements P2 ...... 432 Notice of Call for Bids for 2019 IT Miscellaneous Modifications ...... 433 State Grants & Loans Notice of Call for Bids for 2019 Terminal 1-Lindbergh Miscellaneous Modifications ...433 Department of Human Services Aging and Adult Services Division ServeMinnesota: Minnesota Commission on National and Community Notice of Request for Proposals (RFP) to Improve Quality of Services for People Receiv- Service ing Customized Living Services through Elderly Waiver...... 423 Request for Proposal Announcement for 2020-2021 AmeriCorps State Grants ...... 434

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(Cite 44 SR 403) Minnesota State Register, Monday 23 September 2019 Page 403 Exhibit K.5. Minnesota Rules: Amendments and Additions NOTICE: How to Follow State Agency Rulemaking in the State Register The State Register is the official source, and only complete listing, for all state agency rulemaking in its various stages. State agencies are required to publish notice of their rulemaking action in the State Register. Published every Monday, the State Register makes it easy to follow and participate in the important rulemaking process. Approximately 80 state agencies have the authority to issue rules. Each agency is assigned specific Minnesota Rule chapter numbers. Every odd-numbered year the Minnesota Rules are published. Supplements are published to update this set of rules. Generally speaking, proposed and adopted exempt rules do not appear in this set because of their short-term nature, but are published in the State Register.

An agency must first solicit Comments on Planned Rules or Comments on Planned RuleAmendments from the public on the subject matter of a possible rulemaking proposal under active consideration within the agency (Minnesota Statutes §§ 14.101). It does this by publishing a notice in the State Register at least 60 days before publication of a notice to adopt or a notice of hearing, or within 60 days of the effective date of any new statuto- ry grant of required rulemaking.

When rules are first drafted, state agencies publish them as Proposed Rules, along with a notice of hearing, or a notice of intent to adopt rules without a hearing in the case of noncontroversial rules. This notice asks for comment on the rules as proposed. Proposed emergency rules, and with- drawn proposed rules, are also published in the State Register. After proposed rules have gone through the comment period, and have been rewritten into their final form, they again appear in the State Register asAdopted Rules. These final adopted rules are not printed in their entirety, but only the changes made since their publication as Proposed Rules. To see the full rule, as adopted and in effect, a person simply needs two issues of the State Register, the issue the rule appeared in as proposed, and later as adopted.

The State Register features partial and cumulative listings of rules in this section on the following schedule: issues #1-26 inclusive (issue #26 cumulative for issues #1-26); issues #27-52 inclusive (issue #52, cumulative for issues #27-52 or #53 in some years). A subject matter index is updat- ed weekly and is available upon request from the editor. For copies or subscriptions to the State Register, contact Minnesota’s Bookstore, 660 Olive Street (one block east of I-35E and one block north of University Ave), St. Paul, MN 55155, phone: (612) 297-3000, or toll-free 1-800-657-3757. TTY relay service phone number: (800) 627-3529.

Volume 44 - Minnesota Rules Lottery (Rules Appearing in Vol. 43 Issues #27-52 are 7856.4030 (proposed)...... 277 in Vol. 43, #52 - Monday 24 June 2019) Department of Natural Resources Volume 44, #13 6230.0200; .0290; .0295; .0400; 6232.3200; 3234.0600; .1400; .1600; .1700; .2000; 6236.0700; 6240.1955 (expedited emergency).... 107 Monday 1 July - Monday 23 September 6232.0200; .0300; .0350; .0400; .0800; .0900; .1000; .1300; .1600; .1750; .1800; .1970; .1980; .2100; .2500; .2560; Board of Accountancy .4700 (expedited emergency)...... 279 1105.1100; .1800; .2000; .3700; .4000 (proposed)...... 4 6232.2550 (expedited emergency)...... 320 6232.4800 (expedited emergency)...... 323 Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, 6234.0300; 6237.0400; .0550 (expedited emergency)...... 325 Landscape Architecture, Geoscience and Interior Design 6266.0500 (expedited)...... 327 1800.0050; .2500; .2800; .2805; .2900; .3505; .3910; .3920 (proposed)...... 225 Board of Nursing 6316.0200 (adopted)...... 332 Board of Chiropractic Examiners 2500.0100; .3000 (proposed)...... 127 Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training 6700.0600; .0800; .0900; .1000; .1600 (adopted)...... 353 Board of Cosmetologist Examiners 2105; 2110 (proposed)...... 257 Pollution Control Agency 7005; 7007; 7011; 7017; 7019 (proposed)...... 132 Gambling Control Board 7050 (proposed)...... 405 7863.0270; 7864.0230; .0235 (adopted)...... 25 Department of Transportation Department of Health 8835.0250; .0320; .0330 (adopted)...... 332 4731; 4717.7000 (adopted)...... 239 4640; 4655; 4658; 4664; 4665; 4675; 4740 (adopted)...... 711

Department of Labor and Industry 1300 (proposed)...... 63 1341 (proposed)...... 85 1303.2200 (proposed)...... 88 1305 (proposed)...... 129 7511 (proposed)...... 236 5205.0010 (exempt)...... 51 1323 (proposed)...... 385 1309 (proposed)...... 388 5221.4020; .4035; .4050; .4060; .4061 (exempt)...... 412

(Cite 44 SR 404) Minnesota State Register, Monday 23 September 2019 Page 404 Exhibit K.5. Proposed Rules Comments on Planned Rules or Rule Amendments. An agency must first solicit Comments on Planned Rules or Comments on Planned Rule Amendments from the public on the subject matter of a possible rulemaking proposal under active consideration within the agency (Minnesota Statutes §§ 14.101). It does this by publishing a notice in the State Register at least 60 days before publication of a notice to adopt or a notice of hearing, and within 60 days of the effective date of any new statutory grant of required rulemaking.

Rules to be Adopted After a Hearing. After receiving comments and deciding to hold a public hearing on the rule, an agency drafts its rule. It then publishes its rules with a notice of hearing. All persons wishing to make a statement must register at the hearing. Anyone who wishes to submit written comments may do so at the hearing, or within five working days of the close of the hearing. Administrative law judges may, during the hearing, extend the period for receiving comments up to 20 calendar days. For five business days after the submission period the agency and interested persons may respond to any new information submitted during the written submission period and the record then is closed. The administrative law judge prepares a report within 30 days, stating findings of fact, conclusions and recommendations. After receiving the report, the agency decides whether to adopt, withdraw or modify the proposed rule based on consideration of the comments made during the rule hearing procedure and the report of the administrative law judge. The agency must wait five days after receiving the report before taking any action.

Rules to be Adopted Without a Hearing. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes § 14.22, an agency may propose to adopt, amend, suspend or repeal rules without first holding a public hearing.An agency must first solicitCom - ments on Planned Rules or Comments on Planned Rule Amendments from the public. The agency then publish- es a notice of intent to adopt rules without a public hearing, together with the proposed rules, in the State Register. If, during the 30-day comment period, 25 or more persons submit to the agency a written request for a hearing of the proposed rules, the agency must proceed under the provisions of §§ 14.1414.20, which state that if an agency decides to hold a public hearing, it must publish a notice of intent in the State Register.

KEY: Proposed Rules - Underlining indicates additions to existing rule language. Strikeouts indicate dele- tions from existing rule language. If a proposed rule is totally new, it is designated “all new material.” Adopted Rules - Underlining indicates additions to proposed rule language. Strikeout indicates deletions from proposed rule language.

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Proposed Amendments to Rules Governing Water Quality Standards – Class 2 and Class 7 Use Designations, Minnesota Rules chapter 7050; DUAL NOTICE: Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules Without a Public Hearing Unless 25 or More Persons Request a Hearing, and Notice of Hearing if 25 or More Requests for Hearing Are Received; Revisor’s ID Number R-4561

Plain English Summary. This notice is the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s (MPCA) legal notice of its intent to adopt amended use designation rules for Class 2 and Class 7 waters. The overall purpose of the rules is to update the use designations for some state waters. The “designated use” is a component of water quality standards that defines how the water is used (e.g. drinking water, aquatic life, recreation). The proposed rules assign appropriate use designations to individual waterbodies.

This notice provides an opportunity for the public to comment on the proposed rules. Anyone who would like to comment on the proposed rule language must submit written comment or a written request for a hearing on the proposed rules by the deadline identified below. The Subject of Rules section provides additional information about the proposed rules. If the proposed rules affect you in any, the MPCA encourages you to participate in the rulemaking process.

Public Information Meeting. The MPCA has scheduled a public information meeting on the proposed rules. The meeting will be held at the MPCA Saint Paul office and via WebEx onTuesday, October 29, 2019, 3:00 - 5:30

(Cite 44 SR 405) Minnesota State Register, Monday 23 September 2019 Page 405 Exhibit K.5. Proposed Rules p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to provide an overview of the proposed rules so that interested persons are able to ask questions and provide written comment on the proposed rules. Information about the public information meeting is available on the rulemaking website at https://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/wqs-designated-uses.

Introduction. The MPCA intends to adopt rules without a public hearing following the procedures in the rules of the Office of Administrative Hearings,Minnesota Rules, parts 1400.2300 to 1400.2310, and the Administrative Procedure Act, Minnesota Statutes, sections 14.22 to 14.28. If, however, 25 or more persons submit a written request for a hearing on the rules by 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 7, 2019, the MPCA will hold one public hearing to be convened at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 11, 2019. The hearing will continue until all parties have been heard or until the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) adjourns it. The public hearing will be held at the following locations:

• MPCA Saint Paul Office, 520 Lafayette Road North, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155 • MPCA Duluth Office, 525 Lake Avenue South, Suite 400, Duluth, Minnesota 55802 • MPCA Detroit Lakes Office, 714 Lake Avenue, Suite 220, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota 56501 • MPCA Marshall Office, 504 Fairgrounds Road, Suite 200, Marshall, Minnesota 56258 • MPCA Rochester Office, 18 Wood Lake Drive SE, Rochester, Minnesota 55904

The MPCA will hold the hearing simultaneously at the five locations listed above via videoconference. The ALJ will conduct the hearing from the Saint Paul location. MPCA staff will be present at all five locations to facilitate the process and to ensure that all persons attending will be able to see, hear, and speak during the hearing. Directions to these offices is available on the MPCA website athttps://www.pca.state.mn.us/about-mpca/mpca-offices .

To find out whether the MPCA will adopt the rules without a hearing or if it will hold the hearing, you should contact the MPCA contact person identified below afterThursday, November 7, 2019, and before Wednesday, December 11, 2019.

Subject of Rules. Minnesota’s surface waters are currently assigned, or designated, a number of possible ben- eficial uses (e.g., drinking water, aquatic life, and recreation such as fishing and swimming) based on which beneficial uses are or should be attained in those waters. Different physical and chemical criteria apply depending on the beneficial uses that need to be protected in each water. The MPCA routinely reviews use designations to ensure that assigned ben- eficial uses are protective and attainable as defined by the CleanWater Act and Minnesota Rule. As the result of routine monitoring, stakeholder requests, and data generated by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) trout waters rulemaking, the MPCA has identified waterbodies where the currently designated beneficial use does not accurately reflect an attainable use. The designated beneficial use for each water body must be correct and appropri- ate because the designated use affects many water quality protection and restoration efforts (e.g. assessment, stressor identification, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permitting, and Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies). The proposed rules update designated uses for some state waters to improve their restoration and protection. Assigning the appropriate beneficial use is an important first step in the process to assure the goals for each water body are attainable and can be protected.

The proposed rules do not change numeric or narrative water quality standards. The proposed rules make up- dates and corrections to Class 2 (Aquatic Life) and Class 7 (Limited Resource Value Waters) beneficial use designations or classifications for streams and lakes. These updates fall into two groups: 1) reviewing streams and lakes for appro- priate classification as cold or warm water habitats; and 2) reviewing streams under the tiered aquatic life use (TALU) framework. The TALU rules are a framework for classifying streams based on the aquatic life each supports or has the potential to support, and builds upon existing water quality standards. Described below are the main parts of the rule amendments the MPCA is proposing. For more information about the proposed rules, please refer to the statement of need and reasonableness (SONAR) which is available as stated below.

1. Minn. R. 7050.0420. The proposed rules update the list of waters designated as cold water streams and lakes, and modernize the process for designating cold and warm/cool water habitats. The current use designation framework adopts the designations in MDNR rules Minn. R. 6264.0050; however, these designations are driven by the goals and objectives of the MDNR, not the MPCA. The proposed revision would remove the link between Minn. R. 7050.0420 and 6264.0050 and allow the MPCA to designate cold water habitats based on

Page 406 Minnesota State Register, Monday 23 September 2019 (Cite 44 SR 406) Exhibit K.5. Proposed Rules evidence supporting the designation. This update will align the waters designated as Class 2A, 2Ae, and 2Ag in Minn. R. 7050.0470 to regulatory goals in Minnesota and federal regulations for the protection of cold water aquatic life and habitat.

2. Minn. R. 7050.0470. The proposed rules revise Class 2 lake use designations for four lakes in Minn. R. 7050.0470 to assign the correct and appropriate designated use (warm/cool or cold water habitat) to each water body. The MPCA is also updating the documents incorporated by reference in Minn. R. 7050.0470 that list the specific use designations, and updating the use designations for approximately 200 stream reaches under the TALU framework.

Availability of Rules. A copy of the proposed rules is published in the State Register after this notice, or they can be viewed on the rulemaking website at https://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/wqs-designated-uses. A free copy of the rules is also available upon request from the MPCA contact person identified below.

Statement of Need and Reasonableness. The SONAR summarizes the justification for the proposed rules, including a description of who will be affected by the proposed rules and an estimate of the probable cost of the proposed rules. The MPCA posted the SONAR on the rulemaking website at https://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/wqs-designated-uses. A print copy is available for the cost of reproduction by con- tacting the MPCA contact person identified below.

Public Comment. You have until 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 7, 2019, to submit written comment in support of or in opposition to the proposed rules or any part or subpart of the rules. Your comment must be in writing and received by the deadline. Submit written comments to the Office ofAdministrative Hearings (OAH) Rulemaking eCom- ments website at https://minnesotaoah.granicusideas.com. If it is not possible to use the eComments website, com- ments may be submitted in person, via United States mail, or by facsimile addressed to Administrative Law Judge Ann C. O’Reilly at the Office of Administrative Hearings, 600 North Robert Street, P.O. Box 64620, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55164-0620 or at 651-539-0310 (fax). Any questions about rule procedures or submitting comments via the eComments website should be directed to Ian Lewenstein, Office of Administrative Hearings Rules Coordinator, at 651-361-7857 or [email protected]. All comments received are public and will be available for review at the Office of Admin- istrative Hearings and on the OAH Rulemaking eComments website at https://minnesotaoah.granicusideas.com. After the close of the comment period on November 7, 2019, the comments will also be available for viewing at the MPCA’s rulemaking website at https://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/wqs-designated-uses.

Comment is encouraged. Your comments should identify the portion of the proposed rules addressed, the reason for the comment, and any change proposed. Any comments that you have about the legality of the proposed rules must also be made during this comment period.

Modifications. The MPCA may modify the proposed rules, either as a result of public comment or as a result of the rule hearing process. The modifications must be supported by comments and information submitted to the MPCA or presented at the hearing. The adopted rules may not be substantially different than these proposed rules unless the MPCA follows the procedure under Minnesota Rules, part 1400.2110.

Request for a Hearing. In addition to submitting comments, you may also request that the MPCA hold a public hearing on the proposed rules. You have until 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 7, 2019, to submit your written request for a hearing to the agency contact person, Mary H. Lynn, at MPCA, 520 Lafayette Road North, Saint Paul, Min- nesota 55155-4194, or [email protected]. Requests for hearing can be submitted in person, by United States mail, or by electronic mail. Your written request for a public hearing must include your name and postal address. You must identify the portion of the proposed rules that you object to or state that you oppose the entire set of rules. Any request that does not comply with these requirements is not valid and the MPCA cannot count it when determining whether it must hold a public hearing. You are encouraged to state the reason for the request and any changes you want made to the proposed rules.

Withdrawal of Requests. If 25 or more persons submit a valid written request for a hearing, the MPCA will hold a public hearing unless a sufficient number of persons withdraw their requests in writing. If enough requests for

(Cite 44 SR 407) Minnesota State Register, Monday 23 September 2019 Page 407 Exhibit K.5. Proposed Rules hearing are withdrawn to reduce the number below 25, the MPCA must give written notice of this to all persons who requested a hearing, explain the actions the MPCA took to effect the withdrawal, and ask for written comments on this action. If a public hearing is required, the MPCA will follow the procedures in Minnesota Statutes, sections 14.131 to 14.20. The MPCA reserves the option to remove any section of the rule that may be controversial and to proceed with- out a hearing on the noncontroversial parts of the proposed rules.

Cancellation of Hearing. The MPCA will cancel the hearing scheduled for Wednesday, December 11, 2019, if the MPCA does not receive requests for a hearing from 25 or more persons. If you requested a public hearing, the MPCA will notify you before the scheduled hearing whether the hearing will be held. You may also call the MPCA contact person identified below afterThursday, November 7, 2019, to find out whether the hearing will be held or go to the rulemaking website at https://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/wqs-designated-uses.

Notice of Hearing. If 25 or more persons submit valid written requests for a public hearing on the rules, the MPCA will hold a hearing following the procedures in Minnesota Statutes, sections 14.131 to 14.20. The MPCA will hold the hearing on the date and at the time and place listed above. The hearing will continue until all interested persons have been heard or until the ALJ adjourns it. ALJ, the Honorable Judge Ann C. O’Reilly, is assigned to conduct the hear- ing. Judge O’Reilly’s legal assistant Sheena Denny can be reached at the Office of Administrative Hearings, 600 North Robert Street, P.O. Box 64620, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55164-0620, telephone 651-361-7881, and 651-539-0310 (fax) or [email protected].

Hearing Procedure. If the MPCA holds a hearing, you and all interested or affected persons, including repre- sentatives of associations or other interested groups, will have an opportunity to participate. You may present your views either orally at the hearing or in writing at any time before the hearing record closes. All evidence presented should relate to the proposed rules. You may also submit written material to the ALJ to be recorded in the hearing record for five work- ing days after the public hearing ends. At the hearing the ALJ may order that this five-day comment period is extended for a longer period but not more than 20 calendar days. Following the comment period, there is a five-working-day rebuttal period when the MPCA and any interested person may respond in writing to any new information submitted. No one may submit new evidence during the five-day rebuttal period.The Office of Administrative Hearings must receive all comments and responses submitted to the ALJ via the Office of Administrative Hearings rulemaking eComments website at https://minnesotaoah.granicusideas.com no later than 4:30 p.m. on the due date. If it is not possible to use the OAH eComments website, comments may be submitted in person, via United States mail, or by facsimile addressed to Admin- istrative Law Judge Ann. C. O’Reilly at the Office of Administrative Hearings, 600 North Robert Street, P.O. Box 64620, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55164-0620 or at 651-539-0310 (fax). All comments or responses received will be available for review at https://minnesotaoah.granicusideas.com or at the Office of Administrative Hearings. After the close of the post-hearing comment and rebuttal period, all comments and responses will be available for review at the MPCA offices and on the MPCA rulemaking website at https://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/wqs-designated-uses. This rule hearing pro- cedure is governed by Minnesota Rules, parts 1400.2000 to 1400.2240, and Minnesota Statutes, sections 14.131 to 14.20. You may direct questions about the rulemaking procedure to the ALJ or the Office of Administrative Hearings Rules Coordinator, Ian Lewenstein, at 651-361-7857 or [email protected].

Adoption Procedure if No Hearing. If no hearing is required, the MPCA may adopt the rules after the end of the comment period. The MPCA will submit the rules and supporting documents to the Office of Administrative Hear- ings for a legal review. You may ask to be notified of the date the MPCA submits the rules to the Office of Administrative Hearings. If you want to be so notified, or want to receive a copy of the adopted rules, or want to register with the MPCA to receive notice of future rule proceedings, submit your written request to the MPCA contact person identified below.

Adoption Procedure After a Hearing. If a hearing is held, after the close of the hearing record, the ALJ will issue a report on the proposed rules. You may ask to be notified of the date that the ALJ’s report will become available, and can make this request at the hearing or in writing to the ALJ. You may also ask to be notified of the date that the MPCA adopts the rules and the rules are filed with the Secretary of State by requesting this at the hearing or by writing to the MPCA contact person identified below.

Statutory Authority. Minnesota Statutes, section 115.03, subdivision 1 grants the MPCA general authority to promulgate and/or revise rules relating to pollution of waters of the state, classify waters of the state, and to adopt water

Page 408 Minnesota State Register, Monday 23 September 2019 (Cite 44 SR 408) Exhibit K.5. Proposed Rules quality standards. Minnesota Statutes, section 115.44 grants the MPCA the additional authority to group designated waters of the state into classes.

MPCA07/09/19 Contact ​ Person. The MPCA contact personREVISOR is Mary H. LynnCKM/SL at the MPCA, 520RD4561 Lafayette​ Road North, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155-4194; telephone 651-757-2439; and [email protected]. You may also call the MPCA 1.1 Minnesota Pollution Control Agency​ at 651-296-6300 or 800-657-3864 or use your preferred relay service [email protected]. 1.2 Proposed Permanent Rules Relating to Standards for Water Quality​ Alternative07/09/19 Format/Accommodation. ​ Upon request,REVISOR this informationCKM/SL can be made availableRD4561 in an​ alternative format, 1.3such as7050.0219 large print, HUMANbraille, or HEALTH-BASED audio. To make such CRITERIA a request or AND if you STANDARDS. need an accommodation​ to make this hear- ing accessible,1.1 Minnesota please contact Pollution the MPCA Control contact Agency person.​ 1.4 [For text of subparts 1 to 11, see Minnesota Rules]​ 1.2 Proposed Permanent Rules Relating to Standards for Water Quality​ Lobbyist Registration. Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10A, requires each lobbyist to register with the State Campaign1.5 Finance Subp.and Public 12. Final Disclosure state or Board. site BAF Ask byany trophic questions level. aboutCalculate this requirement final state orof sitethe BAFCampaign​ Finance and 1.3 7050.0219 HUMAN HEALTH-BASED CRITERIA AND STANDARDS.​ Public Disclosure Board at Suite #190, Centennial Building, 658 Cedar Street, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155, telephone 1.6 for TL where applicable and TL for use in developing human health-based chronic criteria​ 651-539-1180 or 1-800-657-3889.3 4 1.4 [For text of subparts 1 to 11, see Minnesota Rules]​ 1.7 or standards.​ Date: September 12, 2019 Laura Bishop, Commissioner 1.5 Subp. 12. Final state or site BAF by trophic level. Calculate final state or site BAF​ 1.8 A. For nonionic organic chemicals and ionicMinnesota organic Pollution chemicals Control with no Agency or​

1.6 for TL3 where applicable and TL4 for use in developing human health-based chronic criteria​ 1.9 negligible ionization as defined under subpart 7, for each TL3 and TL4, calculate a state or​ 7050.0219 HUMAN HEALTH-BASED CRITERIA AND STANDARDS. 1.7 or standards.​ 1.10 site BAF using the following[For text equation: of subparts​ 1 to 11, see Minnesota Rules]

1.8 A. For nonionic organic chemicals and ionic organic chemicals with no or​ Subp. 12. Final state or site BAF by trophic level. Calculate final state or site BAF for TL3 where applicable and TL for use in developing human health-based chronic criteria or standards. 4 1.9 negligible ionization as defined under subpart 7, for each TL3 and TL4, calculate a state or​

1.10 A. For sitenonionic BAF organicusing the chemicals following andfd equation: ionic or​ganic chemicals with no or negligible ionization as defined under subpart 1.117, for eachwhere: TL​ (finaland TL baseline, calculate BAF la state)TL n =or final site trophic-level-meanBAF using the following baseline equation: BAF expressed on​ 1.12 3a freely 4dissolved and lipid-normalized basis for trophic level "n" (L/kg)​

1.13 (fl)TL n = lipid fraction of aquatic species consumed at trophic level "n" by class 2​ 1.14 subclass: class 2A = 0.06; class 2Bd/2B/2C/2D 2Bd/2B/2D = 0.02 for TL3 and​ 1.15 0.015 for TL4​ where: (final baseline BAF fd) = finalfd trophic-level-mean baseline BAF expressed on a freely dissolved and 1.11 where:​ (final baselinel TL n BAF ) = final trophic-level-mean baseline BAF expressed on​ 1.16 lipid-normalizedffd = fraction basis for of thetrophic totall levelchemicalTL n “n” in(L/kg) water that is freely dissolved in ambient waters​ 1.12 a freely dissolved and lipid-normalized basis for trophic level "n" (L/kg)​ (f ) = lipid fraction of aquatic species consumed at trophic level «n» by class 2 subclass: class 2A = 1.17 l TL n 1.13 The default(fl) DOCTL n = andlipid POC fraction values of for aquatic the state species ambient consumed class 2 surfaceat trophic waters level are "n" 7.5 by x ​class 2​ 0.06; class 2Bd/2B/2C/2D 2Bd/2B/2D = 0.02 for TL3 and 0.015 for TL4 1.14 -6 subclass: class 2A = 0.06;-7 class 2Bd/2B/2C/2D 2Bd/2B/2D = 0.02 for TL and​ 1.18 f =10 fractionkg/L (7.5 of the mg/L) total and chemical 5 x 10 in kg/L water (0.5 that mg/L), is freely respectively. dissolved For in ambienta site BAF waters for use 3in​ 1.15 fd 0.015 for TL4​ 1.19 site-specific criteria development, the DOC and POC values are from the site monitoring​ The default1.16 DOC and POCffd = valuesfraction for of the the state total ambientchemical class in water 2 surface that is waters freely aredissolved 7.5 x 10 in-6 ambientkg/L (7.5 waters mg/L)​ and 5 x 10-7 kg/L1.20 (0.5 mg/L),data, if respectively.available; in allFor other a site cases, BAF the for state use indefaults site-specific are used. criteria​ development, the DOC and POC values are from1.17 the siteThe monitoring default DOC data, and if available; POC values in all for other the statecases, ambient the state class defaults 2 surface are used. waters are 7.5 x​ 1.21 B. For inorganic and organometallic chemicals and ionic organic chemicals with​ -6 -7 1.18 10 kg/L (7.5 mg/L) and 5 x 10 kg/L (0.5 mg/L),t respectively. For a site BAF for use in​ B.1.22 For inorganicionization andin natural organometallic waters, the chemicals baseline BAFand ionicT using organic total chemical chemicals concentrations with ionization or​ in natural waters, the baseline1.19 BAFt site-specific using total chemical criteria development, concentrations the or DOCbioavailable and POC forms values are aredirectly from applied the site as monitoring the state or​ site BAF: 1.23 Tbioavailable forms are directly applied as the state or site BAF:​ 1.20 data, if available; in all other cases, the state defaults are used.​

1.24 state BAF(TL n) or site BAF​ =​ final baseline BAF(TL n)​ 1.21 B. For inorganic and organometallic chemicals and ionic organic chemicals with​ 7050.0219​ [For text of subpart 113,​ see Minnesota Rules] t 1.22 ionization in natural waters, the baseline BAF T using total chemical concentrations or​ Subp. 14. Algorithm for class 2B, 2C, or 2D surface waters. This subpart describes human health-based criteria or standards1.23 forbioavailable classes of surface forms arewaters directly designated applied for as fish the stateconsumption or site BAF: and ​recreational use (nondrinking water use).

To develop a final chronic criteria (CCfr) or standard (CSfr) applicable to surface waters designated class 2B, 2C, or 2D, items1.24 A to C muststate be evaluated BAF(TL n) for or usesite based BAF ​ on the pollutant›s=​ toxicologicalfinal baseline profile: BAF (TLnoncarcinogen n)​ or nonlinear carcinogen (NLC) or linear carcinogen (C). 7050.0219​ 1​ (Cite 44 SR 409) Minnesota State Register, Monday 23 September 2019 Page 409 07/09/19 ​ REVISOR CKM/SL RD4561​

2.1 [For text of subpart 13, see Minnesota Rules]​

2.2 Subp. 14. Algorithm for class 2B, 2C, or 2D surface waters. This subpart describes​

2.3 human health-based criteria or standards for classes of surface waters designated for fish​

2.4 consumption and recreational use (nondrinking water use). To develop a final chronic criteria​

2.5 (CCfr) or standard (CSfr) applicable to surface waters designated class 2B, 2C, or 2D, items​

2.6 A to C must be evaluated for use based on the pollutant's toxicological profile: noncarcinogen​

2.7 or nonlinear carcinogen (NLC) or linear carcinogen (C).​

2.8 A. Algorithm for noncarcinogenic or NLC chemicals applicable to class 2B, 2C,​

2.9 or 2D surface waters to calculate: CCfr or CSfr =​

07/09/19 ​ REVISOR CKM/SL RD4561​

2.10 2.1 RfDchronic (mg/kg-d)[For text of subpart x RSC 13, see (no Minnesota units) Rules] x​ 1,000 µg/mg​ 2.11 ______2.2 Subp. 14. Algorithm for class 2B, 2C, or 2D surface waters. This subpart describes​

2.3 human health-based criteria or standards for classes of surface waters designated for fish​ 2.12 {IWRchronic (L/kg-d) + FCRadult (kg/kg-d)[(0.24 x BAFTL3 (L/kg)) + (0.76 x BAFTL4 (L/kg)]}​ 2.4 consumption and recreational use (nondrinking water use). To develop a final chronic criteria​

2.5 (CCfr) or standard (CSfr) applicable to surface waters designated class 2B, 2C, or 2D, items​ 2.13 where:​ CCfr2.6 or CSA to Cfr must = fish be evaluated consumption for use based on theand pollutant's recreation toxicological chronic profile: noncarcinogen criterion​ orExhibit standard K.5. in​ 2.14 Proposedµg/L2.7​ or nonlinear Rules carcinogen (NLC) or linear carcinogen (C).​

2.15 IWR2.8chronic = 0.0013A. Algorithm L/kg-d; for noncarcinogenic assumed or incidental NLC chemicals waterapplicable intake to class 2B,rate 2C, based​ on minimum​ 2.16 A. Algorithm for noncarcinogenic or NLC chemicals applicable to class 2B, 2C, or 2D surface waters to chronic2.9 orduration 2D surface ​waters to calculate: CCfr or CSfr =​ calculate: CCfr or CSfr = 2.17 Other2.10 variables as definedRfDchronic (mg/kg-d) under x RSCsubpart (no units) 13 x 1,000​ µg/mg​ 2.11 ______

2.12 {IWRchronic (L/kg-d) + FCRadult (kg/kg-d)[(0.24 x BAFTL3 (L/kg)) + (0.76 x BAFTL4 (L/kg)]}​ 2.18 B. Algorithm for linear carcinogenic chemicals with lifetime adjustment factors​

2.13 where:​ CC or CS = fish consumption and recreation chronic criterion or standard in​ where: CCfr or CSfr = fishfr consumptionfr and recreation chronic criterion or standard in µg/L 2.19 (AFlifetime) applicable2.14 toµg/L surface​ waters designated class 2B, 2C, or 2D to calculate: CCfror​ IWRchronic = 0.0013 L/kg-d; assumed incidental water intake rate based on minimum chronic duration 2.15 IWR = 0.0013 L/kg-d; assumed incidental water intake rate based on minimum​ Other variables aschronic defined under subpart 13 2.20 CS =​ 2.16 chronic duration​ fr 2.17 Other variables as defined under subpart 13​ B. Algorithm for linear carcinogenic chemicals with lifetime adjustment factors (AFlifetime) applicable to surface

waters designated class 2B, 2C, or 2D to calculate: CCfror CSfr = 07/09/192.18 ​ B. Algorithm for linear carcinogenicREVISOR chemicals with lifetimeCKM/SL adjustment factors​ RD4561​ 2.19 (AFlifetime) applicable to surface waters designated class 2B, 2C, or 2D to calculate: CCfror​

3.1 2.20 C.CS Algorithmfr =​ for linear carcinogenic chemicals with age-dependent adjustment​

where: CCfr or CSfr = fish consumption and recreation chronic criterion or standard in µg/L 3.2 factors (ADAF)Other variables applicable as defined to under surface item watersA and subpart designated 13 class 2B, 2C, or 2D to calculate:​

2.21 where:3.3 ​ CCfr or CSfr = fish consumption and recreation chronic criterion or standard in​ CCfrC. or AlgorithmCSfr =​ for linear carcinogenic chemicals with age-dependent adjustment factors (ADAF) applicable to 2.22 µg/L​ surface waters designated class 2B, 2C, or 2D to calculate: CCfr or CSfr = 2.21 where:​ CCfr or CSfr = fish consumption and recreation chronic criterion or standard in​ 2.23 Other2.22 variablesµg/L as​ defined under item A and subpart 13​ 2.23 Other variables as defined under item A and subpart 13​

7050.0219​ 7050.0219​ 2​ 2​

where: CCfr or CSfr = fish consumption and recreation chronic criterion or standard in µg/L Other variables as defined under item A and subpart 13 3.4 where:​ CCfr or CSfr = fish consumption and recreation chronic criterion or standard in​ 3.5 µg/L​ [For text of subpart 15, see Minnesota Rules]

3.6 7050.0420 OtherTROUT variables COLD WATER as defined HABITAT under WATERS. item A and subpart 13​

A. Trout lakes identified in part 6264.0050, subpart 2, as amended through June 14, 2004, are classified as trout 3.7 waters and Cold water habitat[For waters text are listedof subpart under part 15, 7050.0470. see Minnesota Trout streams Rules] and their​ tributaries within the sections specified that are identified in part 6264.0050, subpart 4, as amended through June 14, 2004, are classified as trout waters. Trout streams are listed in part 7050.0470. Other lakes that are classified as trout waters are listed in part 7050.0470. 3.8 7050.0420 TROUT COLD WATER HABITAT WATERS.​ B. Cold water habitat waters identified as class 2A, 2Ae, or 2Ag in part 7050.0470 must reflect an existing benefi- 3.9 cial use that A.permits Trout propagating lakes identifiedand maintaining in part a healthy 6264.0050, community subpart of cold water 2, as aquatic amended biota and through their habitats. June ​

3.10 14, 2004, C. The are commissioner classified must as troutpropose waters changes and to part Cold 7050.0470 water when habitat reliable waters scientific are listedevidence under supports part adding​ or removing a water listed as class 2A, 2Ae, or 2Ag. Changes must be supported by data relevant to the biological 3.11 7050.0470. Trout streams and their tributaries within the sections specified that are identified​ Page 410 Minnesota State Register, Monday 23 September 2019 (Cite 44 SR 410) 3.12 in part 6264.0050, subpart 4, as amended through June 14, 2004, are classified as trout​

3.13 waters. Trout streams are listed in part 7050.0470. Other lakes that are classified as trout​

3.14 waters are listed in part 7050.0470.​

3.15 B. Cold water habitat waters identified as class 2A, 2Ae, or 2Ag in part 7050.0470​

3.16 must reflect an existing beneficial use that permits propagating and maintaining a healthy​

3.17 community of cold water aquatic biota and their habitats.​

3.18 C. The commissioner must propose changes to part 7050.0470 when reliable​

3.19 scientific evidence supports adding or removing a water listed as class 2A, 2Ae, or 2Ag.​

7050.0420​ 3​ Exhibit K.5. Proposed Rules community, habitat, thermal regime, or other features of a class 2A, 2Ae, or 2Ag habitat.

D. All waters Unless otherwise listed in part 7050.0470 as, all class 1B, 2A, and 3B 2Ae, or 2Ag waters listed in part 7050.0470 are also classified as class 1B, 3B, 4A, 4B, 5, and 6 waters.

7050.0470 CLASSIFICATIONS FOR SURFACE WATERS IN MAJOR DRAINAGE BASINS.

Subpart 1. Lake Superior basin. The water-use classifications for the stream reaches within each of the major wa- tersheds in the Lake Superior basin listed in item A are found in tables entitled “Beneficial Use Designations for Stream Reaches” published on the website of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency at www.pca.state.mn.us/regulations/minnesota-rulemaking. The tables are incorporated by reference and are not subject to frequent change. The date after each watershed listed in item A is the publication date of the applicable table. The water-use classifications for the other listed waters in the Lake Superior basin are as identified in items B to D. See parts 7050.0425 and 7050.0430 for the classifications of waters not listed. Designated use information for water bodies can also be accessed through the agency’s Environmental Data Access (http://www.pca.state.mn.us/quick-links/eda-sur- face-water-data). [For text of item A, see Minnesota Rules]

B. Lakes: [For text of subitems (1) to (24), see Minnesota Rules]

(25) Cedar Lake, 69-0431-00, (T.58, R.15W, S.20): 1B, 2A 2Bd, 3B; [For text of subitems (26) to (140), see Minnesota Rules]

(141) Twin Lake, 69-1345-00 lower, 69-0967-00, (T.50, R.14W, S.28, 33): 1B, 2A, 3B;

(142) Twin Lake, upper, 69-0967-01, (T.50, R.14W, S.28, 33): 1B, 2A, 3B;

(142) (143) *Twin Lake, upper (Bear Lake), 38-0408-00, [3/7/88R] (T.56, R.8, S.25): 1B, 2A, 3B;

(143) (144) unnamed lake, 16-0903-00, (T.63, R.3E, S.20, 21, 28, 29): 1B, 2A, 3B;

(144) (145) unnamed lake, 16-0908-00, (T.63, R.1W, S.31): 1B, 2A, 3B;

(145) (146) *unnamed lake, 16-0237-00, [11/5/84P] (T.63, R.1, S.19, 30; T.63, R.2, S.24, 25): 1B, 2Bd, 3B;

(146) (147) *Vale Lake, 16-0061-00, [11/5/84P] (T.64, R.2E, S.3): 1B, 2A, 3B;

(147) (148) Vaseux Lake (East Lily), see Lily Lakes;

(148) (149) *Vista Lake, 16-0224-00, [11/5/84P] (T.64, R.1): 1B, 2A, 3B;

(149) (150) *Wanihigan Lake (Trap Lake), 16-0349-00, [11/5/84P] (T.63, 64, R.2, 3): 1B, 2A, 3B;

(150) (151) *Wee Lake, 16-0183-00, [11/5/84P] (T.62, R.4W, S.13): 1B, 2A, 3B;

(151) (152) *Wench Lake, 16-0398-00, [11/5/84P] (T.63, R.3W, S.7, 18): 1B, 2A, 3B;

(152) (153) White Pine Lake, 16-0369-00, [WR] (T.61, R.3W, S.19, 20, 29, 30): 2B, 3B; and

(153) (154) *Winchell Lake, 16-0354-00, [11/5/84P] (T.64, R.2, 3): 1B, 2A, 3B. [For text of items C and D, see Minnesota Rules] [For text of subparts 2 to 9, see Minnesota Rules]

(Cite 44 SR 411) Minnesota State Register, Monday 23 September 2019 Page 411 Exhibit K.5. Exempt Rules Exempt rules are excluded from the normal rulemaking procedures (Minnesota Statutes §§ 14.386 and 14.388). They are most often of two kinds. One kind is specifically exempted by the Legislature from rulemaking pro- cedures, but approved for form by the Revisor of Statutes, reviewed for legality by the Office ofAdministrative Hearings, and then published in the State Register. These exempt rules are effective for two years only. The second kind of exempt rule is one adopted where an agency for good cause finds that the rulemaking pro- visions of Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 14 are unnecessary, impracticable, or contrary to the public interest. This exemption can be used only where the rules: (1) address a serious and immediate threat to the public health, safety, or welfare, or (2) comply with a court order or a requirement in federal law in a manner that does not allow for compliance with Minnesota Statutes Sections 14.14-14.28, or (3) incorporate specific changes set forth in applicable statutes when no interpretation of law is required, or (4) make changes that do not alter the sense, meaning, or effect of the rules. These exempt rules are also reviewed for form by the Revisor of Statutes, for legality by the Office ofAdmin - istrative Hearings and then published in the State Register. In addition, the Office of Administrative Hearings must determine whether the agency has provided adequate justification for the use of this exemption. Rules adopted under clauses (1) or (2) above are effective for two years only. The Legislature may also exempt an agency from the normal rulemaking procedures and establish other procedural and substantive requirements unique to that exemption. KEY: Proposed Rules - Underlining indicates additions to existing rule language. Strikeouts indicate dele- tions from existing rule language. If a proposed rule is totally new, it is designated “all new material.” Adopted Rules - Underlining indicates additions to proposed rule language. Strikeout indicates deletions from proposed rule language.

Department of Labor and Industry Adopted Exempt Permanent Rules Relating to Workers' Compensation; 2019 Adjustments to Relative Value Fee Schedule Conversion Factors and Amendments to Rules Implementing the Workers' Compensation Relative Value Fee Schedule Tables

5221.4020 DETERMINING FEE SCHEDULE PAYMENT LIMITS.

Subpart 1. [Repealed, 35 SR 227]

Subp. 1a. [Repealed, 35 SR 227]

Subp. 1b. Conversion factors and maximum fee formulas. [For text of item A, see Minnesota Rules]

B. The conversion factors for services, articles, and supplies included in parts 5221.4030 to 5221.4061 are as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 176.136, subdivision 1a, as follows: [For text of subitems (1) to (7), see Minnesota Rules]

(8) for dates of service from October 1, 2017, to September 30, 2018, the conversion factors are: [For text of units (a) to (c), see Minnesota Rules]

(d) for chiropractic services identified by procedure codes described in part 5221.4060, subpart 2d: $49.44; and

Page 412 Minnesota State Register, Monday 23 September 2019 (Cite 44 SR 412) Exhibit K.6.

August 19, 2019

The Honorable Ann C. O’Reilly Administrative Law Judge Office of Administrative Hearings 600 North Robert Street P.O. Box 64620 St. Paul, Minnesota 55164-0620

RE: In the Matter of Proposed Amendments to Rules of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Governing Water Quality Standards – Class 2 and Class 7 Use Designations; Minnesota Rules Chapter 7050; Request to Schedule a Rules Hearing, and Request for Review and Approval of the Dual Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules With or Without a Public Hearing and the Additional Notice Plan; OAH Docket No. 65-9003-35561; Revisor’s ID No. R-4561

Dear Judge O’Reilly:

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) requests that you please schedule a rules hearing under Minnesota Statutes, sections 14.131 to 14.20. The hearing is for the MPCA’s proposed rule amendments governing Water Quality Standards – Class 2 and Class 7 Use Designations, Minn. R. ch. 7050. We request that the hearing be conducted on Wednesday, December 11, 2019, starting at 3:30 p.m. and continue until all parties are heard. The hearing will be held via video conference at the following locations: MPCA St. Paul office, 520 Lafayette Road North, St. Paul, and the MPCA regional offices in Duluth, Detroit Lakes, Marshall, and Rochester.

The overall purpose of the rules is to update use designations for some state waters. The “designated use” is a component of water quality standards that defines how the water is used; standards are then set for levels of pollution that protect that designated use (drinking water, aquatic life, etc.). The designated use is important to establish appropriate goals for each water body’s restoration and protection. The proposed rules update the list of waters designated for Class 2 (Aquatic Life) uses and Class 7 uses (Limited Resource Value Waters).

The MPCA also requests that you approve our Dual Notice which is enclosed with the following documents, as required by Minnesota Rules, part 1400.2080, subpart 5:

1. The proposed Dual Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules With or Without a Public Hearing (Dual Notice). If the MPCA receives fewer than 25 requests for a hearing in response to the Dual Notice, the hearing will be canceled. We will notify you if this occurs. 2. A copy of the proposed rule amendments. 3. A copy of the signed Statement of Need and Reasonableness (SONAR) containing our Additional Notice Plan. Exhibit K.6. Judge O’Reilly Page 2 August 19, 2019

Last, the MPCA requests that you approve our Additional Notice Plan. Minnesota Rules, part 1400.2060, subpart 2, item B, requires an explanation of why we believe our Additional Notice Plan complies with Minnesota Statutes, section 14.22, that is, why our Additional Notice Plan constitutes reasonable efforts to notify persons or classes of persons who might be significantly affected by the rules. Our Additional Notice Plan, described in the SONAR in Section 7, includes the following actions:

1. Development of an extensive mailing list. The MPCA’s efforts described in the SONAR in Section 3, Public Participation and Stakeholder Involvement, and in the Additional Notice Plan, identify the persons and organizations interested in the Class 2 and Class 7 Use Designations rules. As of September 24, 2018, when the Request for Comments was place on public notice, this effort resulted in a GovDelivery mailing to 2,466 subscribers to the GovDelivery lists for this rulemaking, and the Tiered Aquatic Life Use (TALU) rules, as these rulemaking topics are related. This electronic mailing list has been compiled through notices and invitations to sign up for GovDelivery and the MPCA believes it is an accurate and comprehensive list of the people who are interested in these rules. 2. Targeted notification. Separate from GovDelivery described above and in the SONAR in Section 3, when the rules are proposed for public comment the MPCA intends to send notice electronically or by U.S. mail to: · The 11 federally recognized tribes in Minnesota, specifically the designated water tribal contact persons for Minnesota Tribal Nations. The MPCA maintains a list of air and water tribal contacts and updates the list quarterly. · The list of permittees adjacent to or upstream of the proposed use designation changes. · The list of associations and environmental groups identified in the Additional Notice Plan, item 6. The MPCA believes that these associations and environmental groups may have specific interest in the proposed rules due to the nature of the interests they represent. 3. Notice at the time of publication. At the time the Dual Notice and proposed rules are published in the State Register, the MPCA intends to: · Send electronic notice to all GovDelivery subscribers who have signed up to receive notice of this rulemaking and the TALU rules. · Send targeted notification to the groups as described above and in the Additional Notice Plan. · Post the Dual Notice on the MPCA’s public notice website at https://www.pca.state.mn.us/public-notices. The Dual Notice is posted for the term of the public comment period; links to the proposed rules and SONAR will be provided. · Post the proposed rules and SONAR on the MPCA’s website specifically for the rules at https://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/wqs-designated-uses.

The MPCA believes our Additional Notice Plan complies with Minnesota Statutes, section 14.22 because it represents public participation and stakeholder involvement in the rule process, and our efforts to reach potentially interested and affected parties. As described in the SONAR, the MPCA has used a variety of means including GovDelivery, email, rule-specific webpage, electronic newsletter, meetings, and phone conversations to reach affected and interested parties to inform them of this rulemaking. Exhibit K.6. Judge O’Reilly Page 3 August 19, 2019

Please call me at 651-757-2439 if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Mary H. Lynn Rule Coordinator Agency Rules Unit Resource Management and Assistance Division

ML:mb

Enclosures: Dual Notice Proposed Rules SONAR Exhibit K.6.

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

Proposed Amendments to Rules Governing Water Quality Standards – Class 2 and Class 7 Use Designations, Minnesota Rules chapter 7050

DUAL NOTICE: Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules Without a Public Hearing Unless 25 or More Persons Request a Hearing, and Notice of Hearing if 25 or More Requests for Hearing Are Received; Revisor’s ID Number R-4561

Plain English Summary. This notice is the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s (MPCA) legal notice of its intent to adopt amended use designation rules for Class 2 and Class 7 waters. The overall purpose of the rules is to update the use designations for some state waters. The “designated use” is a component of water quality standards that defines how the water is used (e.g. drinking water, aquatic life, recreation). The proposed rules assign appropriate use designations to individual waterbodies.

This notice provides an opportunity for the public to comment on the proposed rules. Anyone who would like to comment on the proposed rule language must submit written comment or a written request for a hearing on the proposed rules by the deadline identified below. The Subject of Rules section provides additional information about the proposed rules. If the proposed rules affect you in any, the MPCA encourages you to participate in the rulemaking process.

Public Information Meeting. The MPCA has scheduled a public information meeting on the proposed rules. The meeting will be held at the MPCA Saint Paul office and via WebEx on Tuesday, October 29, 2019, 3:00 - 5:30 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to provide an overview of the proposed rules so that interested persons are able to ask questions and provide written comment on the proposed rules. Information about the public information meeting is available on the rulemaking website at https://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/wqs-designated-uses.

Introduction. The MPCA intends to adopt rules without a public hearing following the procedures in the rules of the Office of Administrative Hearings, Minnesota Rules, parts 1400.2300 to 1400.2310, and the Administrative Procedure Act, Minnesota Statutes, sections 14.22 to 14.28. If, however, 25 or more persons submit a written request for a hearing on the rules by 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 7, 2019, the MPCA will hold one public hearing to be convened at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 11, 2019. The hearing will continue until all parties have been heard or until the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) adjourns it. The public hearing will be held at the following locations: · MPCA Saint Paul Office, 520 Lafayette Road North, Saint Paul, MN 55155 · MPCA Duluth Office, 525 Lake Avenue South, Suite 400, Duluth, MN 55802 · MPCA Detroit Lakes Office, 714 Lake Avenue, Suite 220, Detroit Lakes, MN 56501 · MPCA Marshall Office, 504 Fairgrounds Road, Suite 200, Marshall, MN 56258 · MPCA Rochester Office, 18 Wood Lake Drive SE, Rochester, MN 55904

The MPCA will hold the hearing simultaneously at the five locations listed above via videoconference. The ALJ will conduct the hearing from the Saint Paul location. MPCA staff will be present at all five locations to facilitate the process and to ensure that all persons attending will be able to see, hear, and speak during the hearing. Directions to these offices is available on the MPCA website at https://www.pca.state.mn.us/about-mpca/mpca-offices. Exhibit K.6.

To find out whether the MPCA will adopt the rules without a hearing or if it will hold the hearing, you should contact the MPCA contact person identified below after Thursday, November 7, 2019, and before Wednesday, December 11, 2019.

Subject of Rules. Minnesota’s surface waters are currently assigned, or designated, a number of possible beneficial uses (e.g., drinking water, aquatic life, and recreation such as fishing and swimming) based on which beneficial uses are or should be attained in those waters. Different physical and chemical criteria apply depending on the beneficial uses that need to be protected in each water. The MPCA routinely reviews use designations to ensure that assigned beneficial uses are protective and attainable as defined by the Clean Water Act and Minnesota Rule. As the result of routine monitoring, stakeholder requests, and data generated by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) trout waters rulemaking, the MPCA has identified waterbodies where the currently designated beneficial use does not accurately reflect an attainable use. The designated beneficial use for each water body must be correct and appropriate because the designated use affects many water quality protection and restoration efforts (e.g. assessment, stressor identification, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permitting, and Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies). The proposed rules update designated uses for some state waters to improve their restoration and protection. Assigning the appropriate beneficial use is an important first step in the process to assure the goals for each water body are attainable and can be protected.

The proposed rules do not change numeric or narrative water quality standards. The proposed rules make updates and corrections to Class 2 (Aquatic Life) and Class 7 (Limited Resource Value Waters) beneficial use designations or classifications for streams and lakes. These updates fall into two groups: 1) reviewing streams and lakes for appropriate classification as cold or warm water habitats; and 2) reviewing streams under the tiered aquatic life use (TALU) framework. The TALU rules are a framework for classifying streams based on the aquatic life each supports or has the potential to support, and builds upon existing water quality standards. Described below are the main parts of the rule amendments the MPCA is proposing. For more information about the proposed rules, please refer to the statement of need and reasonableness (SONAR) which is available as stated below.

1. Minn. R. 7050.0420. The proposed rules update the list of waters designated as cold water streams and lakes, and modernize the process for designating cold and warm/cool water habitats. The current use designation framework adopts the designations in MDNR rules Minn. R. 6264.0050; however, these designations are driven by the goals and objectives of the MDNR, not the MPCA. The proposed revision would remove the link between Minn. R. 7050.0420 and 6264.0050 and allow the MPCA to designate cold water habitats based on evidence supporting the designation. This update will align the waters designated as Class 2A, 2Ae, and 2Ag in Minn. R. 7050.0470 to regulatory goals in Minnesota and federal regulations for the protection of cold water aquatic life and habitat.

2. Minn. R. 7050.0470. The proposed rules revise Class 2 lake use designations for four lakes in Minn. R. 7050.0470 to assign the correct and appropriate designated use (warm/cool or cold water habitat) to each water body. The MPCA is also updating the documents incorporated by reference in Minn. R. 7050.0470 that list the specific use designations, and updating the use designations for approximately 200 stream reaches under the TALU framework.

Exhibit K.6.

Availability of Rules. A copy of the proposed rules is published in the State Register after this notice, or they can be viewed on the rulemaking website at https://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/wqs- designated-uses. A free copy of the rules is also available upon request from the MPCA contact person identified below.

Statement of Need and Reasonableness. The SONAR summarizes the justification for the proposed rules, including a description of who will be affected by the proposed rules and an estimate of the probable cost of the proposed rules. The MPCA posted the SONAR on the rulemaking website at https://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/wqs-designated-uses. A print copy is available for the cost of reproduction by contacting the MPCA contact person identified below.

Public Comment. You have until 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 7, 2019, to submit written comment in support of or in opposition to the proposed rules or any part or subpart of the rules. Your comment must be in writing and received by the deadline. Submit written comments to the Office of Administrative Hearings Rulemaking eComments website at https://minnesotaoah.granicusideas.com. If it is not possible to use the eComments website, comments may be submitted in person, via United States mail, or by facsimile addressed to Administrative Law Judge Ann C. O’Reilly at the Office of Administrative Hearings, 600 North Robert Street, P.O. Box 64620, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55164-0620 or at 651-539-0310 (fax). Any questions about submitting comments via the eComments website should be directed to Ian Lewenstein, Office of Administrative Hearings; telephone 651-361-7857 and [email protected]. All comments received are public and will be available for review at the Office of Administrative Hearings, and on the rulemaking website at https://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/wqs-designated-uses.

Comment is encouraged. Your comments should identify the portion of the proposed rules addressed, the reason for the comment, and any change proposed. Any comments that you have about the legality of the proposed rules must also be made during this comment period.

Modifications. The MPCA may modify the proposed rules, either as a result of public comment or as a result of the rule hearing process. The modifications must be supported by comments and information submitted to the MPCA or presented at the hearing. The adopted rules may not be substantially different than these proposed rules unless the MPCA follows the procedure under Minnesota Rules, part 1400.2110.

Request for a Hearing. In addition to submitting comments, you may also request that the MPCA hold a public hearing on the proposed rules. You have until 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 7, 2019, to submit your written request for a hearing to the Office of Administrative Hearings Rulemaking eComments website at https://minnesotaoah.granicusideas.com. If it is not possible to use the eComments website, comments may be submitted in person, via United States mail, or by facsimile addressed to Administrative Law Judge Ann C. O’Reilly at the Office of Administrative Hearings, 600 North Robert Street, P.O. Box 64620, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55164-0620 or at 651-539-0310 (fax). Your written request for a public hearing must include your name and postal address. You must identify the portion of the proposed rules that you object to or state that you oppose the entire set of rules. Any request that does not comply with these requirements is not valid and the MPCA cannot count it when determining whether it must hold a public hearing. You are encouraged to state the reason for the request and any changes you want made to the proposed rules.

Exhibit K.6.

Withdrawal of Requests. If 25 or more persons submit a valid written request for a hearing, the MPCA will hold a public hearing unless a sufficient number of persons withdraw their requests in writing. If enough requests for hearing are withdrawn to reduce the number below 25, the MPCA must give written notice of this to all persons who requested a hearing, explain the actions the MPCA took to effect the withdrawal, and ask for written comments on this action. If a public hearing is required, the MPCA will follow the procedures in Minnesota Statutes, sections 14.131 to 14.20. The MPCA reserves the option to remove any section of the rule that may be controversial and to proceed without a hearing on the noncontroversial parts of the proposed rules.

Cancellation of Hearing. The MPCA will cancel the hearing scheduled for Wednesday, December 11, 2019, if the MPCA does not receive requests for a hearing from 25 or more persons. If you requested a public hearing, the MPCA will notify you before the scheduled hearing whether the hearing will be held. You may also call the MPCA contact person identified below after Thursday, November 7, 2019, to find out whether the hearing will be held or go to the rulemaking website at https://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/wqs-designated-uses.

Notice of Hearing. If 25 or more persons submit valid written requests for a public hearing on the rules, the MPCA will hold a hearing following the procedures in Minnesota Statutes, sections 14.131 to 14.20. The MPCA will hold the hearing on the date and at the time and place listed above. The hearing will continue until all interested persons have been heard or until the ALJ adjourns it. ALJ, the Honorable Judge Ann C. O’Reilly, is assigned to conduct the hearing. Judge O’Reilly’s legal assistant Sheena Denny can be reached at the Office of Administrative Hearings, 600 North Robert Street, P.O. Box 64620, Saint Paul, MN 55164-0620, telephone 651-361-7881, and 651-539-0310 (fax) or [email protected].

Hearing Procedure. If the MPCA holds a hearing, you and all interested or affected persons, including representatives of associations or other interested groups, will have an opportunity to participate. You may present your views either orally at the hearing or in writing at any time before the hearing record closes. All evidence presented should relate to the proposed rules. You may also submit written material to the ALJ to be recorded in the hearing record for five working days after the public hearing ends. At the hearing the ALJ may order that this five-day comment period is extended for a longer period but not more than 20 calendar days. Following the comment period, there is a five- working-day rebuttal period when the MPCA and any interested person may respond in writing to any new information submitted. No one may submit new evidence during the five-day rebuttal period. The Office of Administrative Hearings must receive all comments and responses submitted to the ALJ via the Office of Administrative Hearings rulemaking eComments website at https://minnesotaoah.granicusideas.com no later than 4:30 p.m. on the due date. All comments or responses received will be available for review at the MPCA or on the rulemaking website at https://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/wqs-designated-uses. This rule hearing procedure is governed by Minnesota Rules, parts 1400.2000 to 1400.2240, and Minnesota Statutes, sections 14.131 to 14.20. You may direct questions about the procedure to the ALJ.

Adoption Procedure if No Hearing. If no hearing is required, the MPCA may adopt the rules after the end of the comment period. The MPCA will submit the rules and supporting documents to the Office of Administrative Hearings for a legal review. You may ask to be notified of the date the MPCA submits the rules to the Office of Administrative Hearings. If you want to be so notified, or want to Exhibit K.6.

receive a copy of the adopted rules, or want to register with the MPCA to receive notice of future rule proceedings, submit your written request to the MPCA contact person identified below.

Adoption Procedure After a Hearing. If a hearing is held, after the close of the hearing record, the ALJ will issue a report on the proposed rules. You may ask to be notified of the date that the ALJ’s report will become available, and can make this request at the hearing or in writing to the ALJ. You may also ask to be notified of the date that the MPCA adopts the rules and the rules are filed with the Secretary of State by requesting this at the hearing or by writing to the MPCA contact person identified below.

Statutory Authority. Minnesota Statutes, section 115.03, subdivision 1 grants the MPCA general authority to promulgate and/or revise rules relating to pollution of waters of the state, classify waters of the state, and to adopt water quality standards. Minnesota Statutes, section 115.44 grants the MPCA the additional authority to group designated waters of the state into classes.

MPCA Contact Person. The MPCA contact person is Mary H. Lynn at the MPCA, 520 Lafayette Road North, Saint Paul, MN 55155-4194; telephone 651-757-2439; and [email protected]. You may also call the MPCA at 651-296-6300 or 800-657-3864 or use your preferred relay service [email protected].

Alternative Format/Accommodation. Upon request, this information can be made available in an alternative format, such as large print, braille, or audio. To make such a request or if you need an accommodation to make this hearing accessible, please contact the MPCA contact person.

Lobbyist Registration. Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10A, requires each lobbyist to register with the State Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board. Ask any questions about this requirement of the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board at Suite #190, Centennial Building, 658 Cedar Street, Saint Paul, MN 55155, telephone 651-539-1180 or 1-800-657-3889.

______Laura Bishop, Commissioner Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

______Date Exhibit K.6. 07/09/19 ​ REVISOR CKM/SL RD4561​

1.1 Minnesota Pollution Control Agency​

1.2 Proposed Permanent Rules Relating to Standards for Water Quality​

1.3 7050.0219 HUMAN HEALTH-BASED CRITERIA AND STANDARDS.​

1.4 [For text of subparts 1 to 11, see Minnesota Rules]​

1.5 Subp. 12. Final state or site BAF by trophic level. Calculate final state or site BAF​

1.6 for TL3 where applicable and TL4 for use in developing human health-based chronic criteria​

1.7 or standards.​

1.8 A. For nonionic organic chemicals and ionic organic chemicals with no or​

1.9 negligible ionization as defined under subpart 7, for each TL3 and TL4, calculate a state or​

1.10 site BAF using the following equation:​

fd 1.11 where:​ (final baseline BAFl )TL n = final trophic-level-mean baseline BAF expressed on​ 1.12 a freely dissolved and lipid-normalized basis for trophic level "n" (L/kg)​

1.13 (fl)TL n = lipid fraction of aquatic species consumed at trophic level "n" by class 2​ 1.14 subclass: class 2A = 0.06; class 2Bd/2B/2C/2D 2Bd/2B/2D = 0.02 for TL3 and​ 1.15 0.015 for TL4​

1.16 ffd = fraction of the total chemical in water that is freely dissolved in ambient waters​

1.17 The default DOC and POC values for the state ambient class 2 surface waters are 7.5 x​ -6 -7 1.18 10 kg/L (7.5 mg/L) and 5 x 10 kg/L (0.5 mg/L), respectively. For a site BAF for use in​

1.19 site-specific criteria development, the DOC and POC values are from the site monitoring​

1.20 data, if available; in all other cases, the state defaults are used.​

1.21 B. For inorganic and organometallic chemicals and ionic organic chemicals with​ t 1.22 ionization in natural waters, the baseline BAF T using total chemical concentrations or​

1.23 bioavailable forms are directly applied as the state or site BAF:​

1.24 state BAF(TL n) or site BAF​ =​ final baseline BAF(TL n)​

7050.0219​ 1​ Exhibit K.6. 07/09/19 ​ REVISOR CKM/SL RD4561​

2.1 [For text of subpart 13, see Minnesota Rules]​

2.2 Subp. 14. Algorithm for class 2B, 2C, or 2D surface waters. This subpart describes​

2.3 human health-based criteria or standards for classes of surface waters designated for fish​

2.4 consumption and recreational use (nondrinking water use). To develop a final chronic criteria​

2.5 (CCfr) or standard (CSfr) applicable to surface waters designated class 2B, 2C, or 2D, items​

2.6 A to C must be evaluated for use based on the pollutant's toxicological profile: noncarcinogen​

2.7 or nonlinear carcinogen (NLC) or linear carcinogen (C).​

2.8 A. Algorithm for noncarcinogenic or NLC chemicals applicable to class 2B, 2C,​

2.9 or 2D surface waters to calculate: CCfr or CSfr =​

2.10 RfDchronic (mg/kg-d) x RSC (no units) x 1,000 µg/mg​ 2.11 ______

2.12 {IWRchronic (L/kg-d) + FCRadult (kg/kg-d)[(0.24 x BAFTL3 (L/kg)) + (0.76 x BAFTL4 (L/kg)]}​

2.13 where:​ CCfr or CSfr = fish consumption and recreation chronic criterion or standard in​ 2.14 µg/L​

2.15 IWRchronic = 0.0013 L/kg-d; assumed incidental water intake rate based on minimum​ 2.16 chronic duration​

2.17 Other variables as defined under subpart 13​

2.18 B. Algorithm for linear carcinogenic chemicals with lifetime adjustment factors​

2.19 (AFlifetime) applicable to surface waters designated class 2B, 2C, or 2D to calculate: CCfror​

2.20 CSfr =​

2.21 where:​ CCfr or CSfr = fish consumption and recreation chronic criterion or standard in​ 2.22 µg/L​

2.23 Other variables as defined under item A and subpart 13​

7050.0219​ 2​ Exhibit K.6. 07/09/19 ​ REVISOR CKM/SL RD4561​

3.1 C. Algorithm for linear carcinogenic chemicals with age-dependent adjustment​

3.2 factors (ADAF) applicable to surface waters designated class 2B, 2C, or 2D to calculate:​

3.3 CCfr or CSfr =​

3.4 where:​ CCfr or CSfr = fish consumption and recreation chronic criterion or standard in​ 3.5 µg/L​

3.6 Other variables as defined under item A and subpart 13​

3.7 [For text of subpart 15, see Minnesota Rules]​

3.8 7050.0420 TROUT COLD WATER HABITAT WATERS.​

3.9 A. Trout lakes identified in part 6264.0050, subpart 2, as amended through June​

3.10 14, 2004, are classified as trout waters and Cold water habitat waters are listed under part​

3.11 7050.0470. Trout streams and their tributaries within the sections specified that are identified​

3.12 in part 6264.0050, subpart 4, as amended through June 14, 2004, are classified as trout​

3.13 waters. Trout streams are listed in part 7050.0470. Other lakes that are classified as trout​

3.14 waters are listed in part 7050.0470.​

3.15 B. Cold water habitat waters identified as class 2A, 2Ae, or 2Ag in part 7050.0470​

3.16 must reflect an existing beneficial use that permits propagating and maintaining a healthy​

3.17 community of cold water aquatic biota and their habitats.​

3.18 C. The commissioner must propose changes to part 7050.0470 when reliable​

3.19 scientific evidence supports adding or removing a water listed as class 2A, 2Ae, or 2Ag.​

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4.1 Changes must be supported by data relevant to the biological community, habitat, thermal​

4.2 regime, or other features of a class 2A, 2Ae, or 2Ag habitat.​

4.3 D. All waters Unless otherwise listed in part 7050.0470 as, all class 1B, 2A, and​

4.4 3B 2Ae, or 2Ag waters listed in part 7050.0470 are also classified as class 1B, 3B, 4A, 4B,​

4.5 5, and 6 waters.​

4.6 7050.0470 CLASSIFICATIONS FOR SURFACE WATERS IN MAJOR DRAINAGE​ 4.7 BASINS.​

4.8 Subpart 1. Lake Superior basin. The water-use classifications for the stream reaches​

4.9 within each of the major watersheds in the Lake Superior basin listed in item A are found​

4.10 in tables entitled "Beneficial Use Designations for Stream Reaches" published on the website​

4.11 of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency at​

4.12 www.pca.state.mn.us/regulations/minnesota-rulemaking. The tables are incorporated by​

4.13 reference and are not subject to frequent change. The date after each watershed listed in​

4.14 item A is the publication date of the applicable table. The water-use classifications for the​

4.15 other listed waters in the Lake Superior basin are as identified in items B to D. See parts​

4.16 7050.0425 and 7050.0430 for the classifications of waters not listed. Designated use​

4.17 information for water bodies can also be accessed through the agency's Environmental Data​

4.18 Access (http://www.pca.state.mn.us/quick-links/eda-surface-water-data).​

4.19 [For text of item A, see Minnesota Rules]​

4.20 B. Lakes:​

4.21 [For text of subitems (1) to (24), see Minnesota Rules]​

4.22 (25) Cedar Lake, 69-0431-00, (T.58, R.15W, S.20): 1B, 2A 2Bd, 3B;​

4.23 [For text of subitems (26) to (140), see Minnesota Rules]​

4.24 (141) Twin Lake, 69-1345-00 lower, 69-0967-00, (T.50, R.14W, S.28, 33):​

4.25 1B, 2A, 3B;​

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5.1 (142) Twin Lake, upper, 69-0967-01, (T.50, R.14W, S.28, 33): 1B, 2A, 3B;​

5.2 (142) (143) *Twin Lake, upper (Bear Lake), 38-0408-00, [3/7/88R] (T.56,​

5.3 R.8, S.25): 1B, 2A, 3B;​

5.4 (143) (144) unnamed lake, 16-0903-00, (T.63, R.3E, S.20, 21, 28, 29): 1B,​

5.5 2A, 3B;​

5.6 (144) (145) unnamed lake, 16-0908-00, (T.63, R.1W, S.31): 1B, 2A, 3B;​

5.7 (145) (146) *unnamed lake, 16-0237-00, [11/5/84P] (T.63, R.1, S.19, 30;​

5.8 T.63, R.2, S.24, 25): 1B, 2Bd, 3B;​

5.9 (146) (147) *Vale Lake, 16-0061-00, [11/5/84P] (T.64, R.2E, S.3): 1B, 2A,​

5.10 3B;​

5.11 (147) (148) Vaseux Lake (East Lily), see Lily Lakes;​

5.12 (148) (149) *Vista Lake, 16-0224-00, [11/5/84P] (T.64, R.1): 1B, 2A, 3B;​

5.13 (149) (150) *Wanihigan Lake (Trap Lake), 16-0349-00, [11/5/84P] (T.63,​

5.14 64, R.2, 3): 1B, 2A, 3B;​

5.15 (150) (151) *Wee Lake, 16-0183-00, [11/5/84P] (T.62, R.4W, S.13): 1B,​

5.16 2A, 3B;​

5.17 (151) (152) *Wench Lake, 16-0398-00, [11/5/84P] (T.63, R.3W, S.7, 18):​

5.18 1B, 2A, 3B;​

5.19 (152) (153) White Pine Lake, 16-0369-00, [WR] (T.61, R.3W, S.19, 20, 29,​

5.20 30): 2B, 3B; and​

5.21 (153) (154) *Winchell Lake, 16-0354-00, [11/5/84P] (T.64, R.2, 3): 1B, 2A,​

5.22 3B.​

5.23 [For text of items C and D, see Minnesota Rules]​

7050.0470​ 5​ Exhibit K.6. 07/09/19 ​ REVISOR CKM/SL RD4561​

6.1 [For text of subparts 2 to 9, see Minnesota Rules]​

7050.0470​ 6​ Exhibit K.6.

STATEMENT OF NEED AND REASONABLENESS In the matter of proposed revisions of Minnesota Rules, chapter 7050, relating to Class 2 and Class 7 beneficial use designations

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Environmental Analysis and Outcomes Division June 2019

wq-rule4-21f Exhibit K.6.

The State Register notice will be available during the public comment period on the MPCA’s Public Notices webpage: https://www.pca.state.mn.us/public- noticeshttp://www.pca.state.mn.us/news/data/index.cfm?PN=1. The proposed rule and this Statement of Need and Reasonableness (SONAR) will be posted on the Amendments to Water Quality Standards - Use Classifications 2 and 7 webpage: https://www.pca.state.mn.us/wqs-designated-uses.

Alternative Format: Upon request, this Statement of Need and Reasonableness (SONAR) can be made available in an alternative format, such as large print, Braille, or audio. To make a request, contact Mary H. Lynn at the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Resource Management and Assistance Division, 520 Lafayette Road North, St. Paul, MN 55155-4194; telephone 651-757-2439 or email: [email protected]. General MPCA information 800-657-3864 (or use your preferred relay service) [email protected]

Exhibit K.6.

Contents Contents ...... i List of Tables ...... iv List of Figures ...... iv Acronyms or abbreviations ...... v Definitions ...... vi Introduction and statement of general need ...... 1 A. Summary of proposed amendments ...... 1 B. Statement of general need...... 2 C. Scope of the proposed amendments ...... 4 Background ...... 4 A. SONAR information ...... 4 B. Defining terms: “Water Quality Standards,” “Standards,” and “Criteria” ...... 5 C. Water quality standards ...... 6 D. Assessment of aquatic life beneficial uses ...... 8 E. Background on review and designation of aquatic life uses ...... 9 i. Review and designation of aquatic life uses: Overview ...... 9 ii. Minnesota’s watershed approach ...... 9 iii. Review of tiered aquatic life uses for streams ...... 11 iv. Review of cold and warm/cool water aquatic life uses for lakes and streams ...... 13 v. Rule language amendments ...... 15 Public participation and stakeholder involvement ...... 15 A. Webpages ...... 16 B. GovDelivery and electronic notifications ...... 16 C. Meetings ...... 17 D. Pre-proposal comments received ...... 17 Statutory authority ...... 18 Reasonableness of the amendments ...... 20 A. General reasonableness ...... 20 i. Designating more accurate aquatic life uses for streams and lakes ...... 20 ii. Revising Minn. R. 7050.0420 ...... 21 iii. Making minor formatting changes ...... 21 B. Proposed changes and specific reasonableness ...... 22 Regulatory and additional analysis ...... 23

i Exhibit K.6.

A. Minn. Stat. § 14.131, SONAR requirements ...... 23 i. Description of the classes of persons who probably will be affected by the proposed rule, including classes that will bear the costs of the proposed rule and classes that will benefit from the proposed rule...... 23 ii. The probable costs to the Agency and to any other agency of the implementation and enforcement of the proposed rules and any anticipated effect on state revenues...... 24 iii. A determination of whether there are less costly methods or less intrusive methods for achieving the purpose of the proposed rule...... 25 iv. A description of any alternative methods for achieving the purpose of the proposed rule that were seriously considered by the Agency and the reasons why they were rejected in favor of the proposed rule...... 25 v. The probable costs of complying with the proposed rule, including the portion of the total costs that will be borne by identifiable categories of affected parties, such as separate classes of government units, businesses, or individuals...... 26 vi. The probable costs or consequences of not adopting the proposed rule, including those costs or consequences borne by identifiable categories of affected parties, such as separate classes of government units, businesses, or individuals...... 26 vii. An assessment of any differences between the proposed rule and existing federal regulations and a specific analysis of the need for and reasonableness of each difference...... 27 viii. An assessment of the cumulative effect of the rule with other federal and state regulations related to the specific purpose of the rule...... 27 ix. The statement must also describe how the Agency, in developing the rules, considered and implemented the legislative policy supporting performance-based regulatory systems set forth in Minn. Stat. § 14.002, which requires state agencies, whenever feasible, to develop rules and regulatory programs that emphasize superior achievement in meeting the Agency’s regulatory objectives and maximum flexibility for the regulated party and the Agency in meeting those goals ...... 28 x. The SONAR must also describe the Agency’s efforts to provide additional notification under section 14.14, subdivision 1a, to persons or classes of persons who may be affected by the proposed rule or must explain why these efforts were not made...... 28 xi. The Agency must consult with the commissioner of management and budget to help evaluate the fiscal impact and fiscal benefits of the proposed rule on units of local government...... 28 xii. The Agency must send a copy of the SONAR to the Legislative Reference Library when the notice of hearing is mailed under section 14.14, subdivision 1a...... 29 B. Minn. Stat. § 116.07, subd. 2(f), comparison to federal and other state standards ...... 29 C. Minn. Stat. 14.127, subds. 1 and 2, cost of complying for small business or city ...... 30 D. Minn. Stat. § 14.128, subd. 1, impact on local government ordinances and rules ...... 31 E. Minn. Stat. § 115.035, item (a), external peer review of water quality standards ...... 31 F. Environmental justice policy ...... 31 i. Equity analysis ...... 32 ii. Meaningful involvement ...... 35 Notice plan ...... 35

ii Exhibit K.6.

A. Required notice ...... 35 i. Request for comments ...... 35 ii. Remaining required notifications ...... 36 B. Additional notice plan ...... 37 Consideration of economic factors ...... 39 A. Exceptional use ...... 40 i. Minnesota citizens ...... 40 ii. Permitted dischargers ...... 41 iii. Non-point sources of pollution ...... 42 B. Modified use...... 42 i. Minnesota citizens ...... 43 ii. Permitted dischargers ...... 43 iii. Non-point sources of pollution ...... 43 C. Cold water aquatic life and habitat ...... 44 i. Minnesota citizens ...... 44 ii. Permitted dischargers ...... 44 iii. Non-point sources of pollution ...... 47 D. Warm and cool water aquatic life and habitat...... 47 i. Minnesota citizens ...... 47 ii. Permitted dischargers ...... 47 iii. Non-point sources of pollution ...... 48 Authors, witnesses, and SONAR exhibits ...... 48 A. Authors ...... 48 B. Witnesses ...... 48 C. SONAR exhibits ...... 48 Conclusion ...... 52

iii Exhibit K.6.

Table 1-1. Matrix of aquatic life use designations for streams and lakes...... 2 Table 2-1. Minnesota’s beneficial uses for surface waters...... 6 Table 3-1. List of meetings with external parties...... 17 Table 3-2. Table of stakeholder comments on the draft rule received during the Request for Comments...... 18 Table 6-1: Intersection of Exceptional, Modified, cold, warm/cool waters and environmental justice screening criteria...... 33

Figure 2-1. Minnesota’s major watersheds (8-digit hydrologic units) showing the Cycle I Intensive Watershed Monitoring (IWM) schedule...... 10 Figure 2-2. Intensive Watershed Monitoring (IWM) steps...... 11 Figure 2-3. BCG illustrating the location of biocriteria for protection of Minnesota’s tiered aquatic life use goals...... 13

iv Exhibit K.6.

Acronyms or abbreviations § Section ALU Aquatic Life Use AUID Assessment Unit Identification Code BCG Biological Condition Gradient BMP Best Management Practice CFR Code of Federal Regulations ch. Chapter CWA Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.) EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency HUC8 8-digit Hydrological Unit Code IBI Index of Biological (Biotic) Integrity IWM Intensive Watershed Monitoring MDNR Minnesota Department of Natural Resources mg/L Milligrams per Liter Minn. R. Minnesota Rules Minn. Stat. Minnesota Statutes MPCA or Agency Minnesota Pollution Control Agency MS4 Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System NPDES/SDS National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System/State Disposal System RFC Request For Comments SONAR Statement of Need and Reasonableness TALU Tiered Aquatic Life Uses TMDL Total Maximum Daily Load UAA Use Attainability Analysis U.S.C. United States Code WQS Water Quality Standards WRAPS Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy

v Exhibit K.6.

Definitions The following definitions of terms used in this Statement of Need and Reasonableness (SONAR) are based on standard use and are provided for the convenience of the reader. Unless otherwise specified, these definitions are specific to this SONAR. Antidegradation: The part of state water quality standards (WQS) that protects and maintains existing uses, prevents degradation of high water quality unless certain conditions are met, and which protects and maintains the quality of outstanding resource waters. Aquatic Biota: The aquatic community composed of game and nongame fish, minnows and other small fish, mollusks, insects, crustaceans and other invertebrates, submerged or emergent rooted vegetation, suspended or floating algae, substrate-attached algae, microscopic organisms, and other aquatic- dependent organisms that require aquatic systems for food or to fulfill any part of their life cycle, such as amphibians and certain wildlife species. See definition in Minn. R. 7050.0150, subp. 4 (S-1). Aquatic Life Use (ALU): A designated use that protects aquatic biota including fish, insects, mollusks, crustaceans, plants, microscopic organisms, and all other aquatic-dependent organisms. Attainment of aquatic life uses are measured directly in Minnesota using Indices of Biological Integrity (IBIs) and biological criteria. Chemical and physical standards are also used to protect aquatic life uses. Aquatic Life Use Goals: A goal for the condition of aquatic biota required by the Clean Water Act (CWA). Minimum aquatic life use goals are established using the CWA interim goal (“…water quality which provides for the protection and propagation of fish, shellfish, and wildlife…”). A Tiered Aquatic Life Uses (TALU) framework establishes multiple aquatic life use goals or tiers to protect attainable biological conditions. The objectives for these goals are established in Minnesota Rule using narrative standards, numeric standards, or both. Attainment of these goals is directly measured in Minnesota using IBIs and biological criteria. Assemblage: A taxonomic subset of a biological community such as fish in a stream community. See definition in Minn. R. 7050.0150, subp. 4 (S-1). Assessment Unit Identification Code (AUID): Streams and lakes are assigned an AUID code (also referred to as a water body ID (WID)) code, which is used to identify assessment units and track assessment efforts. AUIDs are also the framework used to assign and track designated uses. For streams, the code identifies the HUC8 watershed in which the stream segment is located and assigns a unique 3- digit code to the reach. For lakes, the code follows the MDNR conventions, where the first two numbers refer to the county number (alphabetical), the middle four numbers are a random, unique lake number, and the final two digits are the embayment number. Beneficial Use: A designated use described in Minn. R. 7050.0140 (S-2) and listed in Minn. R. 7050.0400 (S-3) to Minn. R. 7050.0470 (S-4) for each surface water or segment thereof, whether or not the use is currently attained. (The term “designated use” may be used interchangeably.) See also “Existing Use.” Best Management Practice (BMP): An engineered structure, management activity, or combination thereof that eliminates or reduces an adverse environmental effect of a pollutant, pollution, or stressor. Biological Assessment: An evaluation of the biological condition of a water body using surveys of the structure and function of an assemblage of resident biota. It also includes the interdisciplinary process of determining condition and relating that condition to chemical, physical, and biological factors that are measured along with the biological sampling. Guidance for performing biological assessments in Minnesota is described in S-5 (https://www.pca.state.mn.us/sites/default/files/wq-iw1-04j.pdf). (The term “bioassessment” may be used interchangeably.)

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Biological Condition Gradient (BCG): A concept describing how aquatic communities change in response to increasing levels of stressors. In application, the BCG is an empirical, descriptive model that rates biological communities on a scale from natural to highly degraded (S-6, S-7). See definition in Minn. R. 7050.0150, subp. 4 (S-1). Biological Criteria, 1 Narrative or Biocriteria, Narrative: Written statements describing the attributes of the structure and function of aquatic assemblages in a water body necessary to protect the designated aquatic life beneficial use. See definition in Minn. R. 7050.0150, subp. 4 (S-1). Biological Criteria,1 Numeric or Biocriteria, Numeric: Specific quantitative measures of the attributes of the structure and function of aquatic communities in a water body necessary to protect the designated aquatic life beneficial use. See definition in Minn. R. 7050.0150, subp. 4 (S-1). Biological Integrity: The ability of an aquatic ecosystem to support and maintain an assemblage of organisms having a species composition, diversity, and functional organization comparable to that of natural habitats within a region (S-8). Biological Monitoring: The measurement of a biological entity (taxon, species, assemblage) as an indicator of environmental conditions. Ambient biological surveys and toxicity tests are common biological monitoring methods. (The term “biomonitoring” may be used interchangeably.) Clean Water Act (CWA): An act passed by the U.S. Congress to control water pollution (formally referred to as the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972). 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq. Clean Water Act Interim Goal: CWA Section 101(a)(2) establishes the minimum restoration and protection goals for water quality. It states, “it is the national goal that wherever attainable, an interim goal of water quality which provides for the protection and propagation of fish, shellfish, and wildlife and provides for recreation in and on the water be achieved by July 1, 1983.” Clean Water Act Objective: “The objective of this Act is to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Nation’s waters” CWA Section 101(a). It has been described as “supporting and maintaining a balanced, integrated, adaptive community of organisms having a composition and diversity comparable to that of the natural habitats of the region” (S-9).This is the long-term objective of the CWA and it is consistent with natural or near-natural conditions (S-10). Criteria: Narrative descriptions or numerical values which describe the chemical, physical, or biological conditions in a water body necessary to protect designated uses. See also the definitions for “biological criteria/biocriteria” and “standard” and the discussion in Section 2.B. Designated Use: See “beneficial use.” Existing Use: Those uses actually attained in the surface water on or after November 28, 1975. See definition in existing rule Minn. R. 7050.0255, subp. 15 (S-11). Hydrological Unit Code (HUC): Watersheds in the United States are divided in to a series of hierarchical units. Each watershed at each level is designated by a hydrological unit code. At the highest level

1 The term “biological criteria” can be used interchangeably with “biological standard.” Minnesota Rule uses the term “standard” to mean “a number or numbers established for a pollutant or water quality characteristic to protect a specified beneficial use” (Minn. R. 7050.0218, subp. 3; S-11. Minn. R. 7050.0255, Definitions (2016) S-124). The EPA’s use of the term “criteria” is similar to Minnesota’s use of “standard.” “Biological criteria” and “biocriteria” are the terms most commonly used in the United States to refer to numerical values which represent the biological condition or health necessary to protect designated uses. Using Minnesota Rule terminology, these values would be called “biological criteria” or “biocriteria” before promulgation and “biological standards” following promulgation in rule. However, to be consistent with the terminology used by federal agencies and by other states and tribes, the terms “biological criteria” and “biocriteria” are used in this document and in rule to refer to both the promulgated and unpromulgated values. Additional explanation of these terms is provided in Section 2.B. vii Exhibit K.6.

(Level 1), watersheds are divided into regions and are assigned a two-digit code. For example, the Upper Mississippi watershed is assigned the two-digit code “07” (see table below). The region is subdivided in to subregions and an additional two digits are added to the code for each of the subregions creating a unique four-digit code for each. Each subsequent level is subdivided and assigned a unique, hierarchical code down to level six. The seventh level is part of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) watershed system. The minor watersheds are a further division of the 12-digit HUCs and are similar to 14-digit HUCs. These watersheds are used to organize water quality monitoring, assessment, and management activities.

Level Name Digits Example Code (HUC) Example Name 1 Region 2 07 Upper Mississippi 2 Subregion 4 0701 Mississippi Headwaters 3 Basin 6 070102 Upper Mississippi-Crow-Rum 4 Subbasin 8 07010206 Mississippi River - Twin Cities 5 Watershed 10 0701020606 Minnehaha Creek 6 Subwatershed 12 070102060601 Sixmile Creek 7 Minor watershed NA 20053 Sixmile Creek Index of Biological Integrity or Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI): An index developed by measuring attributes of an aquatic community that change in quantifiable and predictable ways in response to human disturbance, representing the health of that community. See definition in Minn. R. 7050.0150, subp. 4 (S-1). Macroinvertebrates: Animals without backbones, living in or on substrates, of a size large enough to be seen without magnification, and which can be retained by a U.S. Standard No. 30 sieve (0.595 mm openings). Also referred to as benthos, infauna, or macrobenthos. Natural Condition: As described in Minn. R. 7050.0170 (S-13): “Natural conditions exist where there is no discernible impact from point or nonpoint source pollutants attributable to human activity or from a physical alteration of wetlands.” This includes the multiplicity of factors (e.g., pH, temperature, and species) that determine the physical, chemical, or biological conditions that would exist in a water body in the absence of measurable impacts from human activity or influence. Reference Water Body: 2 A water body minimally or least impacted by point or nonpoint sources of pollution that is representative of water bodies of a similar surface water-body type and within a geographic region such as an ecoregion or watershed. Reference water bodies are used as the basis for comparing the quality of similar water bodies in the same geographic region. See definition in Minn. R. 7050.0150, subp. 4 (S-1). Standard: Regulatory limits on a particular pollutant, or a description of the condition of a water body, presumed to support or protect the beneficial use or uses. Standards may be narrative or numeric and are commonly expressed as a chemical concentration, a physical parameter, or a biological assemblage endpoint. See also the definitions for “biological criteria/biocriteria” and “criteria” and the discussion in Section 2.B. Stressors: Physical, chemical, and biological factors that can adversely affect aquatic organisms. The effect of stressors is apparent in biological responses because stressor conditions are outside the conditions for which an organism is adapted. This leads to changes in the fitness of organisms and changes in the composition of organisms found in aquatic communities. Under the effect of stressors, the normal functioning of organisms is disturbed (e.g., increased metabolism, interruption of behavior) which results in negative impacts such as decreased fitness, reduced growth, increased disease

2 The term “water body” is a general term that includes streams, rivers, ditches, lakes, ponds, wetlands, etc. and in this document it usually refers to an assessment unit (i.e., AUID). This term may refer to a segment of a stream or a lake basin. viii Exhibit K.6.

prevalence, interruption of reproductive behavior, increased emigration, and increased mortality. Examples of stressors in aquatic systems are low levels of dissolved oxygen, suspended sediments, toxic pollutants, habitat alteration, altered hydrology, and reduced connectivity. Tiered Aquatic Life Use (TALU) Framework: A TALU framework is the structure of designated aquatic life uses that incorporates a hierarchy of use subclasses. The TALUs in a TALU framework are based on representative ecological attributes reflected in the narrative description of each TALU tier and embodied in the measurements that extend to expressions of that narrative through numeric biological criteria and, by extension, to chemical and physical indicators, and standards. Tiered Aquatic Life Uses: TALUs are designated uses assigned to water bodies based on their ecological potential and the ability to protect or restore a water body to that attainable level. This means that the assignment of a TALU tier to a specific water body is done based on reasonable restoration or protection expectations and attainability. Knowledge of the current condition of a water body and an accompanying and adequate assessment of stressors affecting that water body are needed to make these assignments. Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL): The maximum amount of a pollutant that a body of water can receive while still meeting WQS. Alternatively, a TMDL is an allocation of a water pollutant deemed acceptable to still attain the beneficial use assigned to the water body. See 40 CFR § 130.7 (S-14). Use Attainability Analysis (UAA): A structured scientific assessment of the physical, chemical, biological, and economic factors affecting attainment of the uses of water bodies. A UAA is required to remove a designated use specified in section 101(a)(2) of the CWA that is not an existing use. The allowable reasons for removing a designated use are described in 40 CFR § 131.10 (g). See definition in Minn. R. 7050.0150, subp. 4 (S-1). Water Quality Standards (WQS): A law or regulation that consists of the beneficial use or uses of a water body, the narrative or numerical WQS that are necessary to protect the use or uses of that particular water body, and antidegradation. See Section 2.B. Water Quality Management: A collection of management programs relevant to water resource protection that include problem identification, the need for and placement of BMPs, pollution abatement actions, and measuring the effectiveness of management actions.

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Introduction and statement of general need

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is proposing amendments to Class 2 and 7 stream3 and lake use designations listed in Minn. R. 7050.0470. In addition, the MPCA is proposing to update the language in Minn. R. 7050.0420 (S-15) based on a need to modernize the process for designating cold and warm/cool water habitats. The MPCA routinely reviews use designations to ensure that assigned beneficial uses are protective and attainable as defined by the Clean Water Act (CWA) and Minnesota Rules. As a result of routine monitoring and stakeholder requests, the MPCA has identified stream reaches where the currently designated beneficial use does not accurately reflect an attainable or existing beneficial use. These use designations were initiated through several pathways including routine biological monitoring, rulemaking by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR), and requests by external parties. The designated use for each water body needs to be correct and appropriate because the designated use affects many water quality protection and restoration efforts (e.g., assessment, stressor identification, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System [NPDES] permitting, Total Maximum Daily Loads [TMDLs]). Amending MPCA’s water quality rules to appropriately assign designated uses will lead to better management outcomes for assessing and ensuring the protection of aquatic life and better restoration efforts to reach water quality goals. Assigning the correct beneficial uses to Minnesota’s waters also serves to accurately document the types and condition of Minnesota’s aquatic resources. The proposed rule amendments do not include changes to numeric or narrative standards, but instead is an implementation of existing rules. This rulemaking “Amendments to Water Quality Standards - Use Classifications 2 and 7” is also referred to in this Statement of Need and Reasonableness (SONAR) as the “use designation rulemaking.” Adopting the proposed use designations amendments in Minn. R. 7050.0470 and amendments to Minn. R. 7050.0420: · Will result in more accurate and representative aquatic life use designations; · Will document existing uses to provide protection from “backsliding”; · Will provide protections for high quality waters and the aquatic life they support; · Will set appropriate designated uses for waters affected by legal historical impacts, such as channelized streams; · Will modernize how cold water habitats are designated to ensure that existing uses are protected; · Will balance the requirement and need to protect and restore aquatic resources with important socio-economic needs; · Will improve the outcomes of water quality management programs, such as watershed restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS); and · Will result in better protection and restoration outcomes for aquatic life uses and improved water quality in Minnesota streams.

3 In this document and the proposed rule, the term “streams” refers to flowing or moving waters (i.e., lotic waters). These water bodies include streams, rivers, and ditches. 1 Exhibit K.6.

These rule amendments: · ARE NOT a change to numeric or narrative standards, but rather to the implementation of existing standards to ensure that designated uses are correctly and appropriately assigned; · ARE NOT a rationale for the a priori relaxation of pollution controls or the removal of waters from the impaired waters list; 4 · ARE NOT a mechanism for downgrading the existing beneficial use class for a water body. 5 All existing beneficial uses will continue to be protected and use designations must be made through rulemaking; · ARE NOT a change to any of the existing biological, chemical or physical standards established in Minn. R. ch. 7050 and Minn. R. ch. 7052; · ARE NOT a change to the list of Class 2 wetlands identified in Minn. R. 7050.0470 (S-6); and · ARE NOT change to any use class other than Classes 2 and 7. 6

The MPCA classifies most surface waters as Class 2, protecting those waters for aquatic life and recreational beneficial uses. Class 2 protections for Minnesota streams and lakes are subdivided into thermal classes including cold water (Class 2A) and warm/cool water (Classes 2Bd and 2B) habitats. In 2017, the MPCA adopted rules that moved Class 2 water quality standards (WQS) for streams from a “one-size-fits-all” or “pass/fail” classification system to a system that more accurately reflects the ecological diversity of Minnesota’s waters (S-19). This framework is called Tiered Aquatic Life Uses (TALUs). The combination of the thermal classes and TALUs results in five possible aquatic life use designations for streams and two for lakes (Table 1-1). As a result, Class 2 lakes and streams can have different biological protection and restoration goals assigned depending on the natural type of the water body (i.e., thermal class [lakes and streams]) and the attainability of goals (i.e., TALU [streams only]). It is important that when adequate data are available, these designated uses are reviewed to ensure that the assigned goal is achievable as defined under the CWA. Table 1-1. Matrix of aquatic life use designations for streams and lakes.

2A 2B and 2Bd (cold water) (cool/warm water habitat) Exceptional 2Ae (streams) 2Be, 2Bde (streams) General* 2Bg (streams), 2B (lakes) 2Bg, 2Bdg (streams); 2B, 2Bd (lakes) Modified - 2Bm, 2Bdm (streams) *Tiered uses have not been adopted in rule for lakes. The current aquatic life use designated to lakes is equivalent to the General Use under the TALU framework.

4 Updates to designated uses may affect existing pollution controls or water quality management activities, in some cases making them more or less stringent. Aquatic Life Use (ALU) designations are dependent on a rigorous and objective scientific assessment of the physical, chemical, biological, or economic factors that affect attainment of the uses in a water body. This assessment is called a Use Attainability Analysis (UAA) and is required by the CWA (40 CFR § 131.10(g)) (S-16, S-17). 5 40 CFR § 131.3(e) (S-18) Existing uses are those uses actually attained in the water body on or after November 28, 1975, whether or not they are included in the WQS. See definition in Minn. R. 7050.0255 subp. 15. 6 The Class 2A, 2Ag, and 2Ae designations also carry Classes 1B and 3B (see Minn. R. 7050.0420; S-17). As a result the addition of a Class 2A, 2Ag, or 2Ae designation results in the addition of 1B and 3B designations if they are not already designated. The linkage between Classes 2A, 2Ag, and 2Ae and Class 1B is currently under review. As a result, proposed designations from cold water habitat to cool/warm water habitat will at this time retain the Class 1B designation and be designated cool/warm water habitat also protected as a source of drinking water (Class 2Bd or 2Bdg). 2 Exhibit K.6.

The CWA and Minnesota Rules support the use of biological assessments to protect designated beneficial uses (S-1, S-20). Minnesota, along with other states, currently use biological assessments to support CWA § 303(d) impaired waters listings and the CWA § 305(b) report (S-21). The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provides guidance and technical support to states in using biological assessments as part of WQS (S-10, S-22, S-23). The designation of aquatic life beneficial uses based on their attainability and coupled with the use of biological goals to assess attainment of those designated uses leads to more effective water quality management choices and outcomes by tailoring water quality protection and restoration activities to attainable goals. The proposed amendment will meet the following needs: 1. Designate TALUs to address the diversity of aquatic resources in Minnesota. Minnesota’s aquatic resources are varied and diverse making refined biological goals necessary for effective management of these waters. The designation of TALUs result in attainable and appropriate goals for designated aquatic life uses (ALUs) in streams. It is consistent with the concept of protecting existing uses while simultaneously providing higher goals for waters with demonstrated exceptional biological quality, maintaining current goals for General Use waters, and setting attainable aquatic life goals for waters previously modified by legal human activities (e.g., maintaining channels for drainage). To accomplish this, Exceptional and Modified Use designations will be assigned to a subset of streams where adequate data demonstrate these TALUs are appropriate. The TALU framework consists of the following tiers: · Exceptional Use: Exceptional Use streams are those that are closest to a natural or undisturbed condition. There is a need to protect and maintain high quality streams in Minnesota. The Exceptional Use tier helps ensure that existing water quality rules, such as antidegradation, can adequately protect high quality streams. · General Use: The General Use is the default aquatic life use goal and it is equivalent to the CWA interim goal. · Modified Use: Some streams in Minnesota are unable to meet the current aquatic life use goal due to legal, legacy activities (e.g., ditching, impoundments). These limitations are related to poor habitat and not chemical pollutants. A reasonable and attainable goal is needed so that water quality management activities can be tailored to the biological potential of these waters. 2. Designate cold water and warm/cool water habitats based on adequate data. The current inventory of cold water habitats designated in Minn. R. 7050.0470 needs to be refined to better reflect existing cold water uses. New data assessed with updated methods can be used to refine these designations to ensure that these designations are appropriate and that actions taken to protect or restore these waters are targeted and effective. 3. Modernize language in Minn. R. 7050.0420 to ensure compliance with Minnesota Rules and the CWA. Related to the previous need, the MPCA needs to implement changes to the waters designated as cold water in Minn. R. 7050.0470 independent of the MDNR’s trout waters list (Minn. R. 6264.0050). Although these lists are largely equivalent, the waters designated in Minn. R. 6264.0050 do not always follow Minn. R. 7050 and CWA requirements. Minn. R. 7050.0420 links Class 2A designations to Minn. R. 6264.0050 and it is necessary to alter rule language in Minn. R. 7050 to allow the MPCA to designate Class 2A streams and lakes based on evidence that supports protection of the existing use. 4. Improve targeting of water management resources. Water-body assessments are used to make decisions about water quality management activities. Greater assessment accuracy leads to increased water quality management efficiency because resources are not used to restore waters beyond what is currently attainable, high quality waters are not under-protected, and goals are not

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inconsistent with natural characteristics of those waters. This rule amendment improves the management of streams and lakes by assigning appropriate and attainable beneficial use classifications. This results in better use of protection and restoration resources with a goal of maintaining and improving conditions. In total, 191 stream reaches and lakes will be designated based on MPCA’s Intensive Watershed Monitoring (IWM) efforts and MDNR rule amendments. The MPCA is reclassifying specific streams and lakes where adequate existing monitoring data and a Use Attainability Analysis (UAA), where applicable, have demonstrated the need for a more accurate use designation. These designations are part of routine review of ALUs to ensure the appropriate beneficial use is designated to these waters.

One chapter of Minnesota Rules (Minn. R.) is affected by the proposed amendments: Minn. R. ch. 7050. This chapter establishes the WQS for protection of the Waters of the State. The proposed amendments designate specific streams as Modified or Exceptional Use in Minn. R. ch. 7050, designate specific streams as cold water or warm/cool water habitats in Minn. R. ch. 7050, make minor changes to Minn. R. ch. 7050 to modify process for reviewing and designating cold water habitats, and make minor administrative changes as required by the Revisor of Statutes. Background

Minnesota’s rulemaking process requires the MPCA to explain the facts establishing the need for and reasonableness of the amendments being proposed and to address specific procedural requirements of Minn. Stat. ch. 14 and Minn. R. ch. 1400. This SONAR contains the MPCA’s affirmative presentation of facts on the need for and reasonableness of the proposed amendments. This SONAR also provides the MPCA’s documentation of how it has met the procedural requirements up to this point in rulemaking. In this SONAR the MPCA provides the following information: Section 1. Introduction and statement of general need. Provides a short summary of the amendments being proposed, a general discussion of need, and identifies the rule chapter being amended. Section 2. Background. Describes the information provided in this SONAR, specific terms used, WQS in general, and Minnesota’s beneficial use framework. Section 3. Public participation and stakeholder involvement. Describes the MPCA’s activities and efforts to notify and engage the public and the regulated community, including a summary of the pre-proposal comments received. Section 4. Statutory authority. Identifies the MPCA’s statutory authority to adopt the proposed amendments. Section 5. Reasonableness of the amendments. Discusses the general and specific reasonableness of the proposed amendments. Section 6. Regulatory and additional analysis. Addresses the several regulatory analyses and additional requirements required by Minnesota statutes and MPCA policy.

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Section 7. Notice plan. Discusses how the MPCA has met and will continue to comply with all regulatory notification requirements governing the administrative rulemaking process. This part also discusses how the MPCA intends to provide additional notice to interested parties when formally proposing to adopt the amendments. Section 8. Consideration of economic factors. Discusses the economic factors related to the proposed use designations including the costs and benefits associated with stream and lake designations to Exceptional Use, Modified Use, cold water habitat, and warm/cool water habitat. Section 9. Authors, witnesses and SONAR exhibits. Lists citations to specific exhibits that are relevant to the proposed amendments. Not all documents that are publicly available, such as state and federal laws, rules and policies, are provided as exhibits. Section 10. Conclusion. Provides the MPCA Commissioner’s determination that the proposed rules are necessary and reasonable.

The terms “water quality standards” or “WQS,” “standards,” and “criteria” can have different definitions depending on the context in which they are used. This discussion is provided to clarify the terminology used in this SONAR. The conditions for protecting surface water and groundwater quality are required to be established in state WQS. This requirement derives initially from Minnesota’s first water quality rules adopted in 1963. The 1972 Federal Water Pollution Control Act (Clean Water Act or CWA) and its subsequent amendments also require states to establish WQS as the conditions for protecting surface water quality. According to state and federal requirements, WQS consist of three elements: 1. Classifying waters for designated beneficial uses; 2. Narrative and numeric criteria (standards) to protect those uses; and 3. Antidegradation policies to maintain and protect existing uses, prevent unnecessary degradation of high quality waters, and maintain and protect the quality of outstanding water resources. As administrator of the CWA, the EPA provides guidance to states in the form of Ambient Water Quality Criteria; these criteria provide methods and data to develop pollutant specific numeric criteria for the second element of WQS. The pollutant-specific numeric criteria are the most visible and used part of WQS and therefore, are often referred to as “Water Quality Standards” on a standalone basis. In particular, Minnesota’s water quality rules use this terminology – referring to narrative and numeric criteria as “the standards” – in a way that differs slightly from the terminology used by the EPA. As defined in Minnesota Rules, pollutant-specific numeric criteria, when adopted through rulemaking, are called numeric standards. Minn. R. 7050.0218, subp. 3(TT) (S-12) defines a “standard” as: “…a number or numbers established for a pollutant or water quality characteristic to protect a specified beneficial use as listed in parts 7050.0221 to 7050.0227….” In contrast to the federal usage of the term criteria, Minn. R. 7050.0218, subp. 3(S) (S-12) describes a “criterion” as: “…a number or numbers established for a pollutant derived under this part,… or issued by the USEPA, to protect aquatic life, humans, or wildlife.” Minnesota’s rules distinguish between “standard” and “criteria” primarily to emphasize the fact that the EPA’s national criteria lack regulatory applicability until adopted as WQS in state rules. Numeric standards are specifically listed in the water quality rules while criteria are not.

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For purposes of this SONAR, the MPCA will use the term “water quality standard” or “WQS” when referring to the three-part conditions for protecting surface water. The term “standard” will be used to refer to adopted chemical, physical, and biological numeric or narrative standards that protect a specific beneficial use. However, when referring specifically to biological standards, the term “biological criteria” and “biocriteria” will be used in this document. The terms “biological criteria” and “biocriteria” will refer to both adopted numeric biological criteria and numeric translators for adopted narrative biological criteria.

It is important to have a basic understanding of Minnesota’s WQS to understand the proposed use designations. As required by the CWA § 1313 (S-24) and Minn. Stat. § 115.44 (S-26), WQS form the fundamental regulatory foundation to preserve and restore the quality of all Waters of the State. WQS consist of three elements: 1. Classifying waters for designated beneficial uses; 2. Narrative and numeric criteria (standards) to protect those uses; and 3. Antidegradation policies to maintain and protect existing uses, prevent unnecessary degradation of high quality waters, and maintain and protect the quality of outstanding water resources. Assigning an appropriate beneficial use, and establishing numeric and narrative standards to protect the beneficial use, are responsibilities assigned to the MPCA by Minn. Stat. § 115.03 (S-25) and Minn. Stat. § 115.44 (S-26). Designated uses for Minnesota’s waters are listed in Minn. R. 7050.0470 (S-4). All waters not listed in Minn. R. 7050.0470 have a default designation to protect aquatic life and recreation (Class 2), plus additional designations as Classes 3, 4, 5 and 6 (Minn. R. 7050.0430; S-27). The assigned beneficial use, and the accompanying supporting numeric and narrative standards, are fundamental considerations in decisions relating to the establishment of discharge effluent limitations, implementation of antidegradation requirements, impaired water assessments, and other water quality management activities. Assigning the appropriate beneficial use is an important first step in the process of assuring that the goals for each water body are attainable and can be protected. Minnesota has designated seven beneficial uses associated with surface waters (Table 2-1). 7 Table 2-1. Minnesota’s beneficial uses for surface waters.

Use Class Beneficial Use Class 1 Domestic Consumption – drinking water protection (includes subclasses 1A, 1B, 1C) Class 2 Aquatic life and recreation (includes subclasses 2A, 2Bd, 2B, 2D) Class 3 Industrial use and cooling (includes subclasses 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D) Class 4 Agriculture and wildlife (includes subclasses 4A, 4B, 4C) Class 5 Aesthetics and navigation Class 6 Other uses Class 7 Limited resource value waters

Minnesota Rules and the CWA require states to develop WQS to protect or restore beneficial uses such as healthy communities of aquatic life. The aquatic life beneficial use protects aquatic biota which consists of fish, mussels, snails, insects, crustaceans, other invertebrates, submerged or emergent

7 The numbers 1 – 7 do not imply a priority ranking. 6 Exhibit K.6.

rooted vegetation, suspended or floating algae, substrate-attached algae, microscopic organisms, and other aquatic-dependent organisms that require aquatic systems for food or to fulfill any part of their life cycle. Healthy biological communities in streams contain all or most of the species that would be found in a natural or undisturbed stream. As a result, these aquatic habitats maintain the ecosystem functions (e.g., decomposition, export/import of nutrients and sediments) of a natural system. Most Waters of the State are designated Class 2 for the protection of aquatic life and recreation beneficial use.8 This beneficial use is protected in aquatic systems which include streams, rivers, drainage ways, lakes, ponds, wetlands and other waters defined in Minn. Stat. § 115.01, subd. 22 (S-28, S-29). The habitats in these systems include permanently or intermittently wetted areas which support aquatic and semiaquatic organisms. This beneficial use protects the organisms that live in or on the water or aquatic substrates as well as the organisms that depend on aquatic habitats to fulfill any part of their life cycle. Within Class 2 there are four subclasses: 2A, 2Bd, 2B, and 2D: 1. Class 2A is assigned to surface waters to “permit the propagation and maintenance of a healthy community of cold water aquatic biota, and their habitats” (Minn. R. 7050.0222, subp. 2; S-30). Class 2A waters are also protected as a source of drinking water. 2. Class 2Bd is assigned to waters to “permit the propagation and maintenance of a healthy community of cool or warm water aquatic biota and their habitats” (Minn. R. 7050.0222, subp. 3; S-30). Class 2Bd waters are also protected as a source of drinking water. 3. Class 2B is assigned to waters to “permit the propagation and maintenance of a healthy community of cool or warm water aquatic biota, and their habitats” (Minn. R. 7050.0222, subp. 4; S-30). Class 2B waters are not protected as a source of drinking water. Class 2B is the most commonly assigned Class 2 use classification for surface Waters of the State. 4. Class 2D is assigned to waters to “permit the propagation and maintenance of a healthy community of aquatic and terrestrial species indigenous to wetlands, and their habitats” (Minn. R. 7050.0222, subp. 6; S-30). Streams 9 designated as Classes 2A, 2Bd, and 2B are further subdivided into the following TALUs: · Exceptional Use streams are the highest quality waters with fish and macroinvertebrates at or near natural conditions (2Ae, 2Bde, and 2Be). · General Use streams are waters with populations of fish and invertebrates that meet or should meet the interim goal of the CWA (2Ag, 2Bdg, and 2Bg). 10 · Modified Use streams are waters with legally altered habitat that prevents fish and macroinvertebrate communities from meeting the CWA interim goal (2Bdm and 2Bm). A Modified Use stream designation is determined through a UAA demonstrating that the General Use is not attainable. The other designated use class relevant to this rule amendment is Class 7 (limited resource value waters). Class 7 water designations are not intended for the protection of aquatic life and therefore biological assessments are not performed in these waters. The Class 7 is designated because these systems are generally flow limited. As a result, Class 7 criteria are designed to allow secondary body

8 The only waters not designated for a Class 2 beneficial use are waters that have had a use attainability analysis (UAA) conducted as the basis for a Class 7 designation. 9 Lakes are currently not subdivided into TALUs in rule. 10 Section 101(a)(2) of the CWA: “it is the national goal that wherever attainable, an interim goal of water quality that provides for the protection and propagation of fish, shellfish, and wildlife and provides for recreation in and on the water be achieved by July 1, 1983;” This goal is the minimum restoration and protection goal for water quality. 7 Exhibit K.6.

contact, preserve the groundwater for use as a potable water supply, protect the aesthetic qualities of the water, and protect downstream uses.

In streams, the MPCA collects samples of fish and macroinvertebrate communities to measure the health of aquatic biota. Fish and macroinvertebrate data are summarized using a tool called the Index of Biological Integrity (IBI) (Minn. R. 7050.0150 subp. 6 [S-1], Minn. R. 7050.0222 subps. 2c, 3c, and 4c [S-30]). Biologists collect fish and macroinvertebrates at a site using standard methods and count the number of fish and macroinvertebrate taxa11 and individuals. These counts are converted into an IBI score, which is then compared to IBI scores (i.e., biological criteria) from reference streams of the same type (Minn. R. 7050.0222 subps. 2d, 3d, and 4d). In general, a low IBI score indicates the water body has low biological health, while a high IBI score indicates a healthy water body. The output from IBI models are a continuous gradient of biological condition which allows quality or health to be assessed incrementally and against multiple use tiers (i.e., TALUs) and water body categories (e.g., cold water and warm water streams). Fish communities are also measured in lakes to determine their biological condition. The overall methodology is similar to that used for stream fish. The MDNR samples fish from lakes using standard collection methods and calculates IBI scores to measure the health of the fish assemblage (S-55). The main difference between stream and lake assessments of biological communities is that the methods and biological criteria are implemented through numeric standards in rule for streams (Minn. R. 7050.0222 subps. 2d, 3d, and 4d) whereas lakes currently use narrative standards (Minn. R. 7050.0150 subp. 6). In addition to biological criteria used to assess biological health, chemical and physical criteria are used to protect aquatic life and set restoration goals. Depending on the use designation of a water body, different chemical and physical criteria apply. For example, cold water habitats (i.e., 2A, 2Ae, 2Ag) have a dissolved oxygen standard of 7 mg/L as a minimum to protect cold water communities. In contrast, the dissolved oxygen standard for warm/cool water habitats (i.e., 2B, 2Be, 2Bg, 2Bm, 2Bde, 2Bdg, 2Bdm) is 5 mg/L as a minimum. The differences in these standards results from the need to protect different types of aquatic communities with varying ecological requirements and sensitivities to pollutants. Some standards differ as a result of different ecological requirements of the biological communities in the waters (as with dissolved oxygen). Others are the result of differences in standards to protect human health and fish-eating wildlife associated with Class 2. This is because Class 2 includes protections to human health that are related to the water body type and characteristics of the aquatic community (e.g., lipid content of fish). Different Class 2 designations also have indirect effects on other use designations and standards because some Class 2 uses are linked to other classes. For example, Class 2A waters are also designated Class 1B (Minn. R. 7050.0420) which carries with it different standards for the protection of drinking water and which impact calculation of standards to protect human health and fish eating wildlife. As a result, assigning the appropriate use designation for a water is important as it affects not only biological criteria used in assessments, but also chemical and physical standards.

11 A taxon (plural taxa) is a unit used in biological classification to group organisms that share characteristics. For example, species and genera are taxonomic groupings. Minnesota’s biological monitoring tools identify most fish individuals to species whereas the taxonomic level of identification for macroinvertebrates varies depending on the group. As a result, macroinvertebrates are identified to different levels such as species, genus, family, or order depending on the feasibility of identifying these organisms to the lowest level. To maintain consistency, similar taxonomic resolution is used for each taxon among samples. 8 Exhibit K.6.

i. Review and designation of aquatic life uses: Overview The use designations in this rule amendment can be divided into two groups: 1) TALU reviews and 2) cold and cool/warm water reviews (S-32). For two water bodies, the proposed use designation falls into both groups. The TALU designations are largely from watersheds monitored in 2014 and 2015 and only include streams. 12 There are also a handful of additional draft designations that are outside of these IWM years. These designations include reaches in watersheds that were part of the 2017 TALU rulemaking (S-31), but which required additional analysis or data collection to confirm the appropriate designated use. The proposed cold water (Class 2A) and cool/warm water (Classes 2Bd and 2B) use designations are largely from the 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011 IWM watersheds, and include lakes and streams. These designations were triggered by MPCA data collection, amendments to MDNR’s trout water rule, or both. These designations are intended to assign the correct designation to these waters before these watersheds are monitored again in IWM Cycle II. There are also additional Class 2A and 2B designations that are outside of these IWM years which were triggered by MDNR corrections to Minn. R. 6264.0050 (S-33). The proposed use designations in this rule amendment include designations for 187 stream assessment units (Assessment Unit Identification Codes (AUIDs); 837.9 miles) and 4 lakes (34.68 acres) (S-32). Depending on the proposed use designation, standards may be more or less stringent. In cases where the proposed use designation results in less stringent standards, this is not a downgrading or removal of an existing use. In all cases these waters had not been reviewed previously because the use designation was assigned by default or data/tools were not available previously. In addition the designated use may have been assigned without fully considering state and federal water quality rules to which the MPCA is accountable. For example, Class 2A designations were based on the MDNR trout waters list (Minn. R. 6264.0050; S-33) which does not consider CWA requirements. The proposed use designations ensures that designated uses are aligned with Minnesota and Federal water quality rules. ii. Minnesota’s watershed approach The progression to a high-level biological monitoring program was hastened by the adoption of the IWM approach implemented by the MPCA as a result of the 2006 Clean Water Legacy Act. This legislation provided funding to expand monitoring and to support CWA § 305(b) and CWA § 303(d) assessments. The Clean Water Legacy Act encouraged a watershed focus and spurred the development of a watershed approach in Minnesota for water quality management. In 2008, Minnesota voters approved the Clean Water, Land, and Legacy Amendment, creating a long-term source of funding to support the watershed approach. As part of the watershed approach’s expanded effort to enhance Minnesota’s capacity to protect and improve water quality, the MPCA developed and revised a number of tools and technical capabilities (e.g., IBIs, biological criteria, stressor identification). The watershed approach used in Minnesota to manage aquatic resources centers on 8-digit Hydrological Unit Code or HUC8 watersheds (Figure 2-1). These HUC8 watersheds serve as the framework to organize a 10-year rotating schedule for water quality monitoring, assessment, stressor identification, TMDLs, and WRAPS reports. Every year, the MPCA and its partners intensively monitor chemistry, biology, and physical factors from a network of stations in six to ten HUC8 watersheds. The data collected are used to support assessments, UAAs, modeling, permitting, and other water quality management activities.

12 Minnesota’s TALU framework adopted in 2017 only applies to streams. 9 Exhibit K.6.

The MPCA’s IWM approach follows a 10-year, rotating cycle which covers all HUC8 watersheds in the state during that period. The IWM approach can be represented as a cycle of iterative steps that inform each other to improve restoration and protection outcomes (Figure 2-2).The 10-year cycle allows monitoring, assessment, and implementation of restoration and protection activities to take place before a watershed is revisited to evaluate changes in water quality. The advantage of the IWM approach is greater efficiency, saving resources and resulting in better protection and restoration of Minnesota’s aquatic resources. The IWM approach also results in improved consistency in water quality management activities (e.g., assessments, TMDLs) among regions of the state, and therefore, creates more certainty with these activities. More information is available on the watershed approach webpage at https://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/watershed-approach-restoring-and-protecting-water-quality. Figure 2-1. Minnesota’s major watersheds (8-digit hydrologic units) showing the Cycle I Intensive Watershed Monitoring (IWM) schedule.

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Figure 2-2. Intensive Watershed Monitoring (IWM) steps.

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Water Quality Use Review Management and Activities Designation

TMDL/ Assessment WRAPS

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The proposed use designations in this rule amendment represent an important and needed step of the IWM approach. This effort represents the “Use Review and Designation” step (Figure 2-2). This step is important because assigning appropriate and accurate designated beneficial uses to water bodies impacts the steps that follow. The designated use determines the biological, chemical, and physical standards applied to a water body which then influences whether or not a water body is listed as impaired or not. If the designated use is not appropriate to the water body (i.e., under protective or not attainable) this can result in errors and misapplication of resources in the management of a water body. For example, if a stream with existing cold water habitat (Class 2A) is designated as warm water (Class 2Bd or 2B), assessments of the stream may miss impairments, particularly those related to a lack of cold water biota. Recognition of waters impacted by legacy habitat impacts are also important for setting appropriate biological goals. As a result, Modified Use designations result in the setting of biological criteria recognizing that the biology is limited by legal alterations to the water and setting goals that are attainable for these waters so that efforts to restore these waters are reasonable and effective. iii. Review of tiered aquatic life uses for streams The TALU framework classifies streams based on the biological condition that is or can be attained. Under the TALU framework, streams are classified as Exceptional, General, or Modified Use. The specific classification of a stream is based on available and adequate monitoring and other relevant data including biological condition and habitat quality. The TALU framework is predicated on the development and implementation of an adequate biological monitoring and assessment program (S-22). A biological monitoring and assessment program must produce sufficient data to support a use attainability process, which is essential to implementing TALUs. The MPCA biological monitoring

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program has been reviewed using an EPA-supported process, termed the Critical Technical Elements Evaluation 13 (S-22, S-34), that measures the technical rigor of a state’s biological monitoring and assessment program. These reviews (S-22, S-35, S-36) documented a continuous enhancement of Minnesota’s biological assessment program, with the 2015 review demonstrating that Minnesota’s program can support a TALU framework at the highest level of rigor (S-36). The MPCA biological monitoring program has the technical capabilities to determine the biological condition of streams and to perform UAAs. The TALU framework was adopted into rule on October 16, 2017 (S-19). Adoption of this framework included the designation of 141 stream reaches as Exceptional Use or Modified Use. These designations were part of the 2012-13 IWM efforts, and represented the start of the implementation of TALU reviews statewide. As stated in that rulemaking effort (S-31), the MPCA intends to review TALUs periodically as new monitoring data are available and use reviews are needed to support water quality management activities. The current proposed rule amendments reflect that intention. The majority of the TALU designations in the current rule amendments are the result of routine monitoring during the 2014-15 IWM efforts (Figure 2-1). As part of the adoption of the TALU framework, the process for revising and documenting use designations for streams was modified to facilitate updates to beneficial use tables. These tables are incorporated by reference in Minn. R. 7050.0470 (S-4), but the specific use designations are not listed in rule. Specific use designations are documented in tables which can be found here: https://www.pca.state.mn.us/regulations/incorporations-reference#water. Although these use designations are not listed in rule, a rule making is still required to change use designations. Exhibit S-32 lists the designated use changes that will be incorporated into the tables incorporated by reference in the rule as part of this rule amendment. The full tables can be found in exhibit S-56. Lakes continue to be listed in Minn. R. 7050.0470 (S-4) and as part of this rule amendment, revisions to Minn. R. 7050.0470 are proposed to update use designations for some lakes. All of the proposed use designations can be viewed in an interactive map here: https://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/map-draft-beneficial- use-designations. Maps of each proposed use change can also be found in the appendices of S-32. Determination of the proposed designated TALUs were made through a review to determine the attainable aquatic life use goal for each stream reach. This process is detailed in the “Technical guidance for designating aquatic life uses in Minnesota streams and rivers” (S-37). This review is called a Use Attainability Analysis (UAA). A UAA is a detailed approach that considers several lines of evidence including biological condition, habitat limitation, the nature of any habitat alterations, and restorability of the habitat (see Figure 3 in S-37). The UAA begins with a review of biological condition (fish and macroinvertebrate assemblages). If both assemblages meet the Exceptional Use biocriteria, then the reach is eligible for designation as an Exceptional Use. If both assemblages meet the General Use biocriteria, the reach will be designated General Use. If one or both assemblages do not meet the General Use, then the process proceeds to a review of the habitat. This step involves a review of habitat attributes to determine if habitat is limiting attainment of the General Use using a habitat assessment tool and logistic regression models to predict if habitat is limiting the biology (S-37). If habitat is not limiting either assemblage, then the reach would be designated General Use. However, if habitat is limiting, then it would need to be determined if this condition is the result of legal alterations to the water body (e.g., ditching). If the alterations were done so illegally, which indicates that they could or

13 The Critical Technical Elements Evaluation results in a percent score on a scale of 0-100 which translates to one of four levels of rigor with Level 4 being the highest and desired for supporting a TALU-based framework. Level 2 programs are capable of pass/fail assessments and can perform only general causal assessments. Level 3 programs are more refined, producing incremental assessments of biological condition, can perform first order causal assessments, and may also use a single assemblage in assessments. A Level 4 program has robust and complete assessments that have good accuracy and certainty which can measure the severity and extent of impairments. A Level 4 program also has the ability to perform more complex and robust causal assessments. 12 Exhibit K.6.

should be reversed, the reach would be designated General Use. If the water body was legally altered, then the reach would be reviewed to determine if it is restorable or if it is likely to recover on its own in the next five years. If either is true, then the reach would be designated General Use. However, if it is not restorable or not likely to recover on its own, available data would be reviewed to determine if the General Use was attained on or after November 28, 1975 (i.e., existing use). If there is evidence that the General Use was attained, then the reach would be designated General Use. Otherwise the reach would be eligible for the Modified Use. Through this process, available data are considered including the condition of fish and macroinvertebrate assemblages, multiple habitat measures, and chemistry data. For example, a biological model called the Biological Condition Gradient (BCG; S-6, S-7; Figure 2-3) is often used as a line of evidence when considering biological scores falling within confidence limits around the biocriteria. In this process, all available data are reviewed with data collected on or after November 28, 1975 most relevant to the establishment of existing use (40 CFR § 131.3(e)). For each TALU designation proposed in the rule amendments, supporting evidence is documented in S-32. Figure 2-3. BCG illustrating the location of biocriteria for protection of Minnesota’s tiered aquatic life use goals.

iv. Review of cold and warm/cool water aquatic life uses for lakes and streams The MPCA is proposing to amend aquatic life use designations in Minn. R. 7050.0470 (S-4) based on new information and improvements to the process for reviewing the thermal regime and biological assemblages in these waterbodies. Class 2A14 designation of water bodies has in the past relied almost solely on the MDNR list of designated trout waters in Minn. R. 6264.0050 (S-33). With the development and use of improved tools to assess the condition of Minnesota’s waters (e.g., indices of biotic integrity,

14 In this section, “Class 2A” broadly refers to cold water habitat designations including Classes 2A, 2Ae, and 2Ag. Similarly, Class 2B broadly refers to warm/cool water habitat designations including Classes 2B, 2Be, 2Bg, 2B, 2Bd, 2Bde, 2Bdg, and 2Bdm. 13 Exhibit K.6.

biological criteria) some differences in management goals between the MPCA and MDNR in designating cold water systems need to be addressed. A small number of waters in Minn. R. 6264.0050 are not appropriate for the MPCA to manage as cold water habitats and there are some waters not included on the MDNR trout waters list that the MPCA should manage as cold water habitat. The MPCA’s designation of cold water habitats is focused on identifying and protecting existing aquatic life uses which in most cases aligns with the MDNR’s trout waters list. Some differences in goals for streams between the MPCA and MDNR are a result of MDNR’s designation process which can be influenced by property owner requests, fishing regulation considerations, and the designation of trout protection waters which may or may not reflect the type of community that can be naturally supported in these systems. In addition, certain stream reaches may not have been previously assessed by MDNR and given the default Class 2B designation, but new data indicate that the water body supports a cold water community. In some cases, the MDNR may remove a trout water from their list due to a change in management goals for that water. However, if it is demonstrated that cold water habitat is an existing use (i.e., the water body supported a cold water habitat on or after November 28, 1975), the MPCA is required to retain that designation (Minn. R. 7050.0255; S-11, S-18). The proposed use designations will result establishment of use designations that are in alignment with the CWA and Minn. R. ch. 7050 and will result in appropriate water quality management of these systems. The majority of the 2A and 2B designation proposals in this document are the result of either 1) MPCA biological monitoring from 2008-2011 IWM efforts or 2) amendments to MDNR’s trout waters list (S-38, S-39, S-40). The first group is the result of aquatic life use reviews that took place as part of MPCA’s 2010 through 2013 surface-water assessments. These recommended designations are independent of Minn. R. 6264.0050 and represent needed changes to align these reaches with MPCA’s beneficial use framework. The latter group of designations largely follows the MPCA’s historical practice of using Minn. R. 6264.0050 to update Minn. R. 7050.0470. However, the use designations listed in this document have gone through a use review by the MPCA to ensure that designated uses comply with Minnesota Rule and the CWA. In many cases, these two use designation types overlap as they were triggered by both MPCA IWM efforts and amendments to the MDNR trout waters list. In addition, there are a number of rule corrections made by the MDNR that the MPCA is also proposing to adopt. These rule corrections did not undergo additional review since they are corrections to the current designations and in most cases they are short reaches without additional data. To designate a water body as a cold water (Class 2A) or cool/warm water (Class 2B) habitat, a comprehensive review of biological, chemical, and physical measures as well as other data are used to determine the natural and existing beneficial use. Biological data are the primary source of information used to demonstrate if a cold water use is an existing use. Reviews of fish and macroinvertebrate data focus on the presence or absence and the proportion of cold water species (e.g., trout, sculpin, the amphipod Gammarus, and the small minnow mayfly Baetis tricaudatus). These reviews include assessments of contemporary and historical data. Of particular importance for use designation is the demonstration that these waters currently support or have supported sustained trout reproduction or that they have good year-to-year carry over (e.g., stocked trout survive a year or more in the stream). Some streams that do not support trout due to barriers, stream size constraints, or poor fish habitat are also proposed to be designated Class 2A based on the presence of a cold water macroinvertebrate community. Temperature data are also important when reviewing a water for 2A designation. Temperature logger data (i.e., measurements recorded continuously every 15-30 min) are especially useful as they provide a more comprehensive estimate of summer thermal conditions and can be used to estimate the percent of the time temperatures are suitable for supporting and maintaining cold water biota (e.g., brook trout). Other physical and chemical characteristics (e.g., habitat, flow, dissolved oxygen, presence of beaver dams, migration barriers) of the water body are also used as part of the review to determine the existing use. In all cases, the beneficial use review is held to determine whether or not a designated use is an existing use. This holds that designated uses attained in a surface water on 14 Exhibit K.6.

or after November 28, 1975, must be protected (see Minn. R. 7050.0255, subp. 15, 40 CFR 131.10; S-11, S-18). Cold water reviews are also done with consultation from MDNR staff in order to compile all available information, consider MDNR’s management goals for the water, and to align class 2A waters with MDNR’s trout waters list when feasible. In cases where MPCA monitoring data triggered the use review, it was the result of an initial screening of fish, macroinvertebrate, and temperature data that indicated the current use designation may not be appropriate (S-37). The review then followed the process outlined above. For use designations triggered by MDNR rule amendments, all available data were reviewed as described. This may have included a review of MDNR data alone or both MDNR and MPCA data. In cases where only MDNR was available, a determination to retain the current use was sometimes made because sufficient data were not available to determine the existing use. For these reaches, additional data would need to be collected for the MPCA to propose a use designation in a future rulemaking. v. Rule language amendments This rule amendment proposes the following rule amendments and changes to documents incorporated by reference in rule: 1. Minor changes to Minn. R. ch. 7050. 2. An update to tables incorporated by reference in Minn. R. 7050.0470 which list the specific use designations for streams. The table updates and supporting technical information are documented in exhibit S-32. 3. An update to lake use designations in Minn. R. 7050.0470. 4. Revisions (S-41) to Minn. R. 7050.0420 (S-15) to align the waters designated as Class 2A, 2Ag, and 2Ae in Minn. R. 7050.0470 to regulatory goals in Minnesota and federal regulations for the protection of cold water aquatic life and habitat. This requires that the rule language in Minn. R. 7050.0420 which explicitly links Class 2A, 2Ag, and 2Ae waters to the MDNR trout waters list in Minn. R. 6264.0050 be modified. The waters listed as Class 2A, 2Ag, and 2Ae in Minn. R. 7050.0420 will continue to be largely equivalent to the MDNR trout waters list, but some waters will differ due to differences in regulatory activities and management goals between the agencies as described in Section 2.D.iv. Public participation and stakeholder involvement The MPCA conducted outreach activities while developing these rule amendments. This was done, in part, to comply with the requirements of Minnesota’s rulemaking process, but also to notify, engage, and inform potentially interested parties about use designations and solicit their input on pre- publication drafts of the rule amendments. These outreach activities, which began in fall 2018 and continued into spring 2019, provided a useful exchange of information between MPCA staff and other parties with an interest in, and knowledge of, water quality issues and the application of WQS. The remainder of this section describes the MPCA’s public outreach efforts and the steps it took to develop and solicit input on the proposed rule amendments.

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The MPCA maintains the following webpages that are publically accessible and relevant to this rulemaking: · Amendments to Water Quality Standards - Use Classifications 2 and 7 at https://www.pca.state.mn.us/wqs-designated-uses. The MPCA created this rule-specific webpage on September 21, 2018, to provide the public with background and other information relevant to this rulemaking, including information about the use designation, supporting detailed technical documents, draft rule amendments, and a target schedule for rule adoption. The Use Classifications 2 and 7 Rule webpage also includes an interactive map to facilitate review of the proposed use designations by stakeholders. The webpage has been updated routinely to inform the public of developments related to this rulemaking. The MPCA will continue to update the rule webpage to include information about the proposed amendments and rulemaking documents, including the proposed rule language, a final version of this SONAR, and other supporting rulemaking documents. This will ensure that potentially interested parties can continue to participate in the rulemaking process after the MPCA publishes its Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules in the State Register. · Public Notices at https://www.pca.state.mn.us/public-notices. The MPCA’s public notice webpage hosts all of the MPCA’s public notices. The MPCA posted its notice of Request for Comments (RFC) for this rulemaking on the public notice webpage on September 24, 2018, the same day the notice was published in the State Register (September 24, 2018; S-43). The RFC specifically requested comment on the planned amendments to Class 2 and Class 7 use designations. · The MPCA’s rulemaking webpage (https://www.pca.state.mn.us/regulations/minnesota- rulemaking) provides the public with centralized information about current rulemaking projects and the rulemaking process. It also explains how the public can receive notice of rule changes. The MPCA’s “Public Rulemaking Docket,” updated monthly, is located on this webpage and includes information about current rulemaking projects such as the rule webpage, contact person(s), and timeline.

The MPCA uses a self-subscription service called “GovDelivery” to provide notice electronically (email) to interested and affected persons of various updates and public notices issued on a wide range of topics, including administrative rulemakings. Persons subscribe and choose the topics they want to receive notifications about at the following webpage: https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/MNPCA/subscriber/new. The GovDelivery subscription link is also provided on the Use Classifications 2 and 7 Rule webpage and on other relevant WQS webpages. The MPCA lists rule projects on the “Public Rulemaking Docket” (see above). Once a rule project becomes active (i.e., it is no longer listed as a future project), a GovDelivery self-subscription list for the specific rulemaking is established. GovDelivery alerts individuals who have signed up to receive notice for all rulemakings to notify them of new rule projects. On August 30, 2018, the MPCA sent a GovDelivery notice to approximately 2,300 subscribers of the list for “New Rulemaking Announcements.” This notice encouraged interested parties to visit the GovDelivery subscription page and sign up for the “Use class changes – Class 2 and Class 7” rule list to receive information about this rulemaking. Subscribers were added to this rule-specific list that the MPCA used to disseminate rule-related information to interested and affected parties.

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On September 24, 2018, the MPCA sent a GovDelivery notice of the RFC to the subscriber list for this rulemaking and the list for the “Tiered Aquatic Life Uses (TALU)” rules, as these rulemaking topics are related. Acknowledging that there is overlap in subscribers between these topics, notice of the RFC was sent to 2,466 subscribers. The MPCA also uses GovDelivery to send interested parties electronic newsletters that include updates on rulemaking. Persons may sign up on the GovDelivery subscription page for MPCA newsletters they would like to receive. The MPCA announced the RFC in the Waterfront Bulletin, which is a monthly newsletter sent via GovDelivery to approximately 4,800 subscribers. Subscribers to this newsletter include a wide range of stakeholders, including private citizens, regulated parties, consultants, government entities of all levels, nonprofit organizations, and media organizations. The MPCA will continue to send GovDelivery notice of public notices, updates for this rulemaking in the Waterfront Bulletin, and other relevant information for this rulemaking as discussed in Section 7.

The technical development effort and stakeholder engagement for this rule amendment extend back to 2013. From 2013-2015, the MPCA was in the process of reviewing and developing the technical justifications for many of the warm/cool and cold water designations that appear in this amendment. In 2013, 2014, and 2015 meetings with MDNR, Trout Unlimited, and Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy were held to discuss possible warm/cool and cold water use designations. Following the RFC (September 24, 2018; S-43), the MPCA posted the technical documentation for the rule which included draft rules on the Use Classifications 2 and 7 Rule webpage. In addition to requesting comments, the MPCA encouraged stakeholders to contact MPCA staff to request additional meetings if needed. Table 3-1 lists and briefly summarizes some of the meetings MPCA staff held or participated in to engage potentially interested parties and obtain feedback on the draft use designation rule amendments. In addition to these meetings, staff participated in phone and email conversations to keep stakeholders informed of the use designation rulemaking and answer associated questions. Table 3-1. List of meetings with external parties.

Interested Party/Parties or Date Stakeholder Meeting Location Major Topic(s) Warm and cold water 12/11/2013 Trout Unlimited MPCA Office, St. Paul, MN designations Trout Unlimited and Minnesota Center for Warm and cold water 10/23/2014 Environmental Advocacy MPCA Office, St. Paul, MN designations Minnesota Department of Warm and cold water 3/20/2015 Natural Resources (MDNR) MDNR Office, St. Paul, MN designations Red River Watershed Update on TALU and use Management Board designations in the Red 10/16/2018 Monthly Meeting Roseau, MN River Basin

The MPCA received comments from interested parties during the process of developing the use designation rule amendments. These included comments from stakeholders who attended the meetings 17 Exhibit K.6.

listed in Table 3-1 above, and also comments (S-42) submitted to the MPCA during the comment period for the RFC published in the State Register on September 24, 2018 (S-43), as listed in Table 3-2 below. The MPCA considered all comments received that were within the scope of draft amendments. Table 3-2. Table of stakeholder comments on the draft rule received during the Request for Comments.

Date Stakeholder (Affiliation) Summary Comment: Interested to know if the rule would impact 9/24/2018 George Meyer small farms or groundwater. Travis Thiel, Vermillion River Comment: Opposed to 4 of the Class 2A designations in the 9/24/2018 Watershed Joint Powers Mississippi River – Lake Pepin watershed. Organization Comment: Expressed a need for more opportunities to participate in use designation decisions and more John Finney, Red River Watershed 11/8/2018 transparency for these decisions. Concerns with the Management Board application of aquatic life beneficial uses to ephemeral and intermittent streams and to artificial watercourses. Statutory authority The authority for the MPCA to adopt the proposed rule amendments is found in both state and federal law. The federal CWA requires states to establish WQS to meet the goals and objective of the CWA and to protect designated beneficial uses for water bodies (33 U.S.C. § 1313 (a)-(c); S-26). The objective of the CWA is to “restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Nation’s waters” (33 U.S.C. § 1313 (a)-(c); S-26). The proposed use designation amendments are specifically directed at restoring and maintaining the biological integrity of Minnesota’s waters. The EPA must approve a state’s WQS and any revisions to WQS to ensure they meet CWA goals and requirements. Minnesota WQS are established in Minn. R. ch. 7050. In addition, the MPCA is authorized by Minn. Stat. § 115.03 (S-27) to enforce laws relating to pollution of Waters of the State, classify Waters of the State, and to adopt WQS. 115.03 POWERS AND DUTIES. Subdivision 1. Generally. The agency is hereby given and charged with the following powers and duties: (a) to administer and enforce all laws relating to the pollution of any of the waters of the state; (b) to investigate the extent, character, and effect of the pollution of the waters of this state and to gather data and information necessary or desirable in the administration or enforcement of pollution laws, and to make such classification of the waters of the state as it may deem advisable; (c) to establish and alter such reasonable pollution standards for any waters of the state in relation to the public use to which they are or may be put as it shall deem necessary for the purposes of this chapter and, with respect to the pollution of waters of the state, chapter 116; *** (e) to adopt, issue, reissue, modify, deny, or revoke, enter into or enforce reasonable orders, permits, variances, standards, rules, schedules of compliance, and stipulation agreements, under such conditions as it may prescribe, in order to prevent, control or abate water pollution, or for the installation or operation of disposal systems or parts thereof, or for other equipment and facilities:

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Minn. Stat. § 115.44 (S-28) provides additional authority for the MPCA to classify Waters of the State and to adopt WQS, specifically including establishing WQS for the protection of biological properties of Waters of the State. 115.44 CLASSIFICATION OF WATERS; STANDARDS OF QUALITY AND PURITY. *** Subd. 2. Classification and standards. In order to attain the objectives of sections 115.41 to 115.53, the agency after proper study, and after conducting public hearing upon due notice, shall, as soon as practicable, group the designated waters of the state into classes, and adopt classifications and standards of purity and quality therefor. Such classification shall be made in accordance with considerations of best usage in the interest of the public and with regard to the considerations mentioned in subdivision 3 hereof. Subd. 3. Adoption of classification. In adopting the classification of waters and the standards of purity and quality above mentioned, the agency shall give consideration to: (1) the size, depth, surface area covered, volume, direction and rate of flow, stream gradient and temperature of the water; (2) the character of the district bordering said waters and its peculiar suitability for the particular uses, and with a view to conserving the value of the same and encouraging the most appropriate use of lands bordering said waters, for residential, agricultural, industrial, or recreational purposes; (3) the uses which have been made, are being made, or may be made of said waters for transportation, domestic and industrial consumption, bathing, fishing and fish culture, fire prevention, the disposal of sewage, industrial wastes and other wastes or other uses within this state, and, at the discretion of the agency, any such uses in another state on interstate waters flowing through or originating in this state; (4) the extent of present defilement or fouling of said waters which has already occurred or resulted from past discharges therein; (5) the need for standards for effluent from disposal systems entering waters of the state; (6) such other considerations as the agency deems proper. Subd. 4. Standards. The agency, after proper study, and in accordance with chapter 14, shall adopt and design standards of quality and purity for each classification necessary for the public use or benefit contemplated by the classification. The standards shall prescribe what qualities and properties of water indicate a polluted condition of the waters of the state which is actually or potentially deleterious, harmful, detrimental, or injurious to the public health, safety, or welfare; to terrestrial or aquatic life or to its growth and propagation; or to the use of the waters for domestic, commercial and industrial, agricultural, recreational, or other reasonable purposes, with respect to the various classes established pursuant to subdivision 2. The standards may also contain other provisions that the agency deems proper. *** Subd. 5. Factors. (a) In establishing such standards, consideration should be given to the following factors: (5) such other chemical or biological properties necessary for the attainment of the objectives of this chapter and, with respect to pollution of the waters of the state, chapter 116. Finally, the MPCA is authorized, under Minn. Stat. § 115.03, subd. 5 (S-25), to perform any and all acts minimally necessary, including the establishment and application of standards and rules, for the MPCA’s ongoing participation in the NPDES permitting program. Ensuring that WQS reflect the best current

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scientific understanding is necessary for the continued implementation of the NPDES program and other CWA programs. Under these federal and state statutory provisions, the MPCA has the necessary authority to adopt the proposed amendments into Minnesota Rules. Reasonableness of the amendments In addition to the discussion of reasonableness provided in this section, the beneficial use designations are discussed in detail in Section 2.D. and E. of this SONAR which provides additional support for the general reasonableness of the proposed amendments.

The proposed rule amendments establish beneficial uses that will protect and restore aquatic life based on attainable biology and modify rule language to establish a reasonable process for designating cold water habitats. These amendments are reasonable because they address issues that arise from maintaining the status quo: · Retaining the default General Use (Class 2Ag, 2Bg, or 2Bdg) designation for high quality waters puts them at risk of being reduced in quality down to the minimum Class 2 WQS; · Retaining the default General Use (Class 2Bg or 2Bdg) designation for waters with aquatic life potential below the General Use, such as legally authorized channelized streams, will result in goals that may not be attainable which will result in inappropriate water quality management actions; · Retaining the warm/cool water use (Class 2B, 2Bg, or 2Bdg) designation for waters with a demonstrated existing use cold water habitat could result in inappropriate management actions and puts these waters at risk of losing this beneficial use; · Retaining the cold water use designation (Class 2A or 2Ag) for waters without a demonstrated existing use cold water habitat will result in goals that may not be attainable which will result in inappropriate water quality management actions; and · Retaining the limited resource value water (Class 7) designation for waters with a demonstrated existing use cold water habitat could result in inappropriate management actions and puts these waters at risk of losing this beneficial use.

i. Designating more accurate aquatic life uses for streams and lakes The proposed amendments include beneficial use designations (Minn. R. 7050.0470; S-4) for 191 stream reaches and lakes. The proposed designations for these waterbodies include warm/cool and cold water designations and designations to Exceptional or Modified Uses. The process for determining these use designations is largely based on available data and the MPCA’s assessment of a number of factors (e.g., biological condition, habitat, restoration potential; S-37) as part of a UAA or similar process. 15 The process of interpreting the data and making the beneficial use determination involves several quantitative thresholds and other evidence to reasonably determine the appropriate ALU. For the

15 Only the proposed Modified Uses are based on a true UAA as it is the only designated use in this rule amendment that is below CWA interim goal (101(a)(2)) and therefore requires a UAA. The other designations in this rule amendment are equivalent to or above the CWA interim goal and do not require a UAA. However, the process for reviewing these designated uses is mechanistically similar in that they are demonstrating the appropriate designated use through a rigorous scientific process. 20 Exhibit K.6.

designation of TALUs, the proposed use designations are based primarily on biological performance and physical and chemical characteristics that influence the attainability of biological goals. Cold and warm/cool water reviews are based on fish and macroinvertebrate data and a review of thermal conditions in the water body. In both cases, existing use and restorability of the water body are considered. This process is described in detail in S-37 and S-32 describes the evidence supporting each proposed use designation. The proposed designations are based on reasonable interpretations of the data and consistent application of a UAA or UAA-type process. In addition to the waterbodies that have been reviewed through this process, some use designations are corrections to Minn. R. 7050.0470. These corrections follow revisions made by the MDNR in Minn. R. 6264.0050 and these waterbodies have not gone through a UAA or UAA-type process. As described in the SONAR of the 2017 TALU rule (S-31), most TALU designations will follow the IWM schedule and the MPCA intends that these will continue to occur biennially. However, some use designations outside of this schedule may also be necessary. This is the case for many of the cold and warm/cool water designations in this rule although some of the TALU designations are also outside the IWM schedule. Most of these out-of-cycle use designations are either preparation for IWM Cycle II or are routine maintenance of the use designation list to ensure that it is accurate. In the future, this biennial use designation could also include use classes other than 2 and 7. The MPCA has demonstrated that these use designations are needed and reasonable. The MPCA has the expertise and data necessary to support the use designations, and therefore, is proposing these use designations. The lake use designations will be incorporated into Minn. R. 7050.0470 (S-4) through these amendments. The stream use designations will be automatically incorporated by reference when the MPCA updates the use designation tables (https://www.pca.state.mn.us/regulations/incorporations- reference; S-56) referenced in Minn. R. 7050.0470 (S-4).

ii. Revising Minn. R. 7050.0420 The proposed amendments include modifications to Minn. R. 7050.0420 (S-15) to ensure that designations in Minn. R. 7050.0470 comply with state and federal regulations. As the agency responsible for implementing CWA regulations, beneficial designated uses need to be consistent with the CWA including existing use provisions. The current designation framework adopts the designations in Minn. R. 6264.0050, but since these designations are driven by the goals and objectives of the MDNR, they do not always comply with state and federal regulations that govern activities for which the MPCA is responsible. Minn. R. 7050.0420 currently links the cold water habitat designations (i.e., 2A, 2Ag, and 2Ae) in Minn. R. 7050.0470 to the trout waters list in Minn. R. 6264.0050. The proposed amendment would sever the explicit link between these rule parts and allow the MPCA to designate cold water habitats based on evidence supporting the designation as required by state and federal regulations.

iii. Making minor formatting changes The proposed amendments will result in renumbering or changes to the lettering of several items and subitems in Minn. R. chs. 7050. Formatting changes are made through the authority of the Office of the Revisor of Statutes (Minn. Stat. § 3C.10), and the MPCA is not required to provide a statement of reasonableness for those changes.

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This section describes in summary terms the proposed changes to each rule part and describes the specific reasonableness of the changes.

Rule part Description of proposed change Specific reasonableness

CHAPTER 7050 WATERS OF THE STATE

Part 7050.0219 (S-47)

7050.0219 Removal of references to the now defunct Class 2C. Class 2C was removed as part of the 2017 TALU rule amendments (S-19). These references to Class 2C were retained because this rule part was revised concurrently with the TALU rule amendment as part of a separate rule amendment.

Part 7050.0420 (S-15)

7050.0420 The proposed amendment changes the description of Designation of cold water habitats (Class how cold water habitats are reviewed and designated 2A) has in the past relied almost solely 16 by the MPCA. on the MDNR list of designated trout waters in Minn. R. 6264.0050. With the development and use of improved tools to assess the biological condition of Minnesota’s waters (e.g., indices of biotic integrity, biological criteria) some differences in management goals between the MPCA and MDNR in designating cold water systems need to be addressed. A small number of waters in Minn. R. 6264.0050 are not appropriate for the MPCA to manage as cold water and there are some waters not included on the MDNR trout waters list that the MPCA should manage as cold water habitat. The amendment to this rule part will ensure that designations in Minn. R. 7050.0470 comply with the state and federal regulations that govern the MPCA.

16 Although the current language in Minn. R. 7050.0420 links Minn. R. 7050.0470 to Minn. R. 6264.0050, this part also states “Other lakes that are classified as trout waters are listed in part 7050.0470.” This language has been used to add Class 2A waterbodies to Minn. R. 7050.0470 that are not included in Minn. R. 6264.0050 (e.g., lake trout lakes). The proposed revisions to Minn. R. 7050.0420 clarify the process of designating waterbodies to ensure that use designations are consistent with federal and state water quality standards. 22 Exhibit K.6.

Rule part Description of proposed change Specific reasonableness

Part 7050.0470 (S-4)

7050.0470, 191 stream reaches and lakes are proposed to be The MPCA conducted use reviews for subps. 1-9 designated. These include: aquatic life uses for 191 stream reaches 1) From default General Use Cold Water Aquatic Life and lakes (S-32). These reviews indicate and Habitat (2Ag) to Exceptional Use Cold Water that a beneficial use different than the Aquatic Life and Habitat (2Ae); default General Use is appropriate or that the thermal classification is not 2) From default General Use Cold Water Aquatic Life appropriate. and Habitat (2Ag) to General Use Warm/Cool Water Aquatic Life and Habitat (2Bg); Proposed Modified Use reaches have 3) From default General Use Cold Water Aquatic Life channels which have been legally altered and Habitat (2Ag – trout protection water) to General and maintained for drainage and this Use Cold Water Aquatic Life and Habitat (2Ag); practice has resulted in habitat loss and a loss of biological integrity. These habitats 4) From default General Use Warm/Cool Water do not, and are unlikely to, support Aquatic Life and Habitat (2Bg) to Exceptional Use General Use goals for aquatic life. Warm/Cool Water Aquatic Life and Habitat (2Be); For the proposed Exceptional Use waters, 5) From default General Use Warm/Cool Water the biological assemblages demonstrated Aquatic Life and Habitat (2Bg) to Modified Use the ability to meet a higher use tier. Warm/Cool Water Aquatic Life and Habitat (2Bm); 6) From default General Use Warm/Cool Water Cold water habitat designations are based Aquatic Life and Habitat (2Bg) to Exceptional Use Cold on information demonstrating that these Water Aquatic Life and Habitat (2Ae); reaches support or should support cold water aquatic biota and their habitats. 7) From default General Use Warm/Cool Water Aquatic Life and Habitat also protected as a drinking Warm and cool water designations are water source (2Bdg) to Exceptional Use Cold Water based on reviews demonstrating that cold Aquatic Life and Habitat (2Ae); water habitat is not an existing use. 8) From default General Use Warm/Cool Water Exhibit S-32 provides the justification for Aquatic Life and Habitat (2Bg) to General Use Cold each proposed beneficial use designation. Water Aquatic Life and Habitat (2Ag); and 9) From Limited Resource Value Water (7) to General Use Cold Water Aquatic Life and Habitat (2Ag).

Regulatory and additional analysis

Minn. Stat. § 14.131 requires this SONAR to include the following information, to the extent the Agency can, through reasonable effort, ascertain this information. i. Description of the classes of persons who probably will be affected by the proposed rule, including classes that will bear the costs of the proposed rule and classes that will benefit from the proposed rule. All citizens of Minnesota could be affected by, and will benefit from, the adoption of the use designations in the proposed rule. These beneficial use designations ensure that the state water quality assessments, which are required for watershed planning and watershed management activities, are accurate and protective.

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Although difficult to quantify, the rule amendments will also provide a social benefit to the classes of persons whose quality of life is either maintained or improved by engaging in numerous recreational activities (e.g., fishing, swimming, boating, camping, etc.) in or near Minnesota’s aquatic resources. Persons who appreciate the aesthetic value these aquatic resources provide across Minnesota’s landscape, and who derive benefit from knowing that higher quality Exceptional Use waters will be appropriately protected into the foreseeable future, will derive a similar social benefit. Further, monetary benefits to certain classes of persons will include the maintenance and improvement of Minnesota’s water-oriented tourism and recreational industry. Counties, cities and other local governments could benefit from the proposed rule through increased property and sales tax revenues, increased tourism dollars, added jobs, lower water treatment costs, and other benefits related to improved water quality. In addition, property owners on and near waters could see a benefit in increased property value as a result of water quality improvements. These aquatic life use designations will also result in benefits to nonprofit organizations and taxpayer- supported entities who work to protect and restore Minnesota’s waters, by reducing expenditures and improving the effectiveness of expenditures. These types of organizations will not waste effort and money to restore waters to a goal that cannot be practically achieved given their condition (e.g., managed as ditches, naturally warm/cool water habitat). As a result, cities, counties, watershed districts and others will realize savings as implementation strategies resulting from the WRAPS (e.g., wastewater treatment plant upgrades and best management practices (BMPs)) will be better targeted and more likely to result in attainment of the beneficial use. As more comprehensively explained in Section 8 of this SONAR, these proposed amendments are not expected to result in major costs to permitted entities. A subset of the proposed use designations could result in some costs due to an increased need for BMPs to protect these waters from pollutants carried by stormwater and there could be some additional costs associated with the administration of these new requirements. However, these impacts would be made on a case-by-case basis and it is not possible to determine which permits, if any, would be impacted by these use designations. Overall, very few parties will incur additional costs as a result of the proposed use designations.

ii. The probable costs to the Agency and to any other agency of the implementation and enforcement of the proposed rules and any anticipated effect on state revenues. Some waters that would have previously been subject to the General Use requirements under existing standards will instead be subject to Modified Use standards, which will subject them to less restrictive biological criteria. Similarly, some waters that are not naturally cold water habitats, but are currently held to cold water goals would be appropriately managed as warm/cool water habitats. As a result, the proposed amendments will reduce the effort required for the MPCA to list, identify stressors, and develop restoration plans for waters that are unlikely to meet General Use or cold water habitat goals due to legacy, physical habitat alterations (e.g., drainage maintenance), or natural thermal conditions. This equates to a reduction in cost to the Agency for these waters. Costs to the Agency could be greater for processing and reviewing NPDES/SDS permit applications for new or expanded dischargers to Exceptional Use or cold water habitats. While the Agency is unaware of any entity that may wish to pursue either of these options, and thinks both scenarios are unlikely to develop, it is nevertheless possible this may occur in the future. These types of applications would also require an antidegradation review to evaluate alternatives to avoid or minimize adverse impacts to water quality. The typical cost to the MPCA to conduct antidegradation reviews is $3,106, although only

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a small portion of this cost, if any, would be attributed to an Exceptional Use or cold water habitat designation. 17 The MPCA expects to be able to redistribute workloads to accommodate any increased needs. The implementation and enforcement of the proposed rule is not anticipated to require extensive efforts from any state agency other than the MPCA. Further, the proposed rule is not anticipated to have any effect on state revenue. iii. A determination of whether there are less costly methods or less intrusive methods for achieving the purpose of the proposed rule. The purpose of the proposed rule amendments is to designate more accurate aquatic life beneficial uses. The MPCA, when researching and developing the proposed rule, considered whether any less costly methods or less intrusive methods to the proposed amendments are available for achieving this purpose. In light of the specific scope of the proposed rule, and as further elaborated in the hypothetical analysis provided in Section 6.A.iv below, the MPCA concludes there are no alternative options available that would be less costly and intrusive for achieving this purpose. iv. A description of any alternative methods for achieving the purpose of the proposed rule that were seriously considered by the Agency and the reasons why they were rejected in favor of the proposed rule. The proposed rule amendments will allow the MPCA to better manage Minnesota’s aquatic resources. It establishes attainable aquatic life uses for specific streams and lakes so that water quality management activities can be appropriately tailored to different aquatic habitats. The MPCA seriously considered whether there are any alternative methods that will achieve the purpose of the proposed rule, which is to more precisely determine the appropriate aquatic life goals for a subset of waters, and concluded there are none. Because Minnesota’s beneficial use classes and the waters assigned to each use class are established in rule, rulemaking is the best option for documenting and establishing the appropriate goals for these waterbodies. In further support of the conclusion that the proposed use designations in this rule are clearly preferable, the MPCA also considered additional, untested hypothetical alternatives as described below. Hypothetical Option –Exceptional Uses: An alternative option to the Exceptional Use designations that could, conceivably, achieve the goal of protecting high quality waters would be the expansion of antidegradation provisions in Minnesota Rule (Minn. R. parts 7050.0250 to 7050.0335). This could include the designation of waters that meet the Exceptional Use criteria as Outstanding Resource Value Waters. This designation would prohibit or restrict discharges to these waters. However, antidegradation requirements are generally not enforceable for activities not regulated by a water quality control document (e.g., NPDES/SDS Permits), including unregulated sources of nonpoint source pollution. To be as effective as the proposed use designations, these antidegradation rule provisions would need to be expanded to apply to activities that are not currently required to obtain NPDES/SDS permit coverage. This would require review of unpermitted activities within a watershed that could potentially harm aquatic life uses, regulation of those activities, and in some cases prohibiting them. This expanded scope of antidegradation would be significantly more costly and intrusive than the proposed use designations. This would also greatly expand the antidegradation provisions beyond those required by the CWA. Alternatively, implementing WRAPS using the proposed use designations will incorporate strategies for all sources of pollution, including those sources not governed by NPDES/SDS Permits.

17 This estimate is based on data provided in the MPCA’s Statement of Need and Reasonableness (wq-rule3-60d; S-45) that supports the adoption of the amendments to the state’s antidegradation rules. 25 Exhibit K.6.

Hypothetical Option – Modified Uses: An alternative option to adopting the Modified Use designations would be to assess these streams using the General Use biocriteria. As a result, more of these altered waters would be identified as impaired. For example, without these designations, the altered streams that meet the Modified Use criteria, but not the General Use criteria, would be added to Category 5c (Impaired or threatened by one pollutant) in the CWA § 303(d) list of impaired waters. Following this listing, the stream would undergo a stressor identification study to determine the cause of the impairment. The result of this study would be a determination that the physical habitat is limiting attainment of the aquatic life use. The stream would then be moved from Category 5c to Category 4c (Impaired or threatened but does not require a TMDL plan because impairment is not caused by a pollutant) on the CWA § 303(d) list of impaired waters. The resulting management for these waters would be similar whether they were listed as impaired under Category 4c or not impaired under a Modified Use. Without adopting the Modified Uses for these streams, there would be additional costs and delays to the IWM strategy because of the need to perform additional stressor identification studies and to manage the CWA § 303(d) list of impaired waters. The MPCA determined that the designation of a these streams as Modified Use would be the best option for achieving the goals while also being the least costly or intrusive. Hypothetical Option – Cold water habitat: No alternative options could be devised for addressing the inappropriate use designation for these cold water habitats. At issue is the fact that the current use designation for these waters results in the application of standards that are not suitable for managing these waters and their aquatic life. Hypothetical Option – Warm and cool water habitat: No alternative options could be devised for addressing the inappropriate use designation for these warm and cool water habitats. The issue is the same as that described above for cold water habitats. v. The probable costs of complying with the proposed rule, including the portion of the total costs that will be borne by identifiable categories of affected parties, such as separate classes of government units, businesses, or individuals. The analysis of the probable costs of complying with the proposed use designations are discussed in Section 8 of this SONAR.

vi. The probable costs or consequences of not adopting the proposed rule, including those costs or consequences borne by identifiable categories of affected parties, such as separate classes of government units, businesses, or individuals. The consequence of not adopting the proposed amendments would be to continue the status quo of the MPCA’s monitoring, restoration, and protection activities for these waterbodies. This results in inefficiencies caused by the listing of some water bodies as impaired due to legacy physical habitat alterations that are legally allowed or due to natural conditions. For example, waters that are maintained for drainage and unable to meet the General Use biological goals would continue to be given unattainable goals. This means that money and effort could be expended by the MPCA or local governments in attempting to restore these waters beyond what is currently achievable. In addition, there would be costs associated with the loss of high quality streams or cold water habitats if they were to remain designated as General Use or warm/cool water habitat, respectively. These costs would be associated with the potential degradation of these waters and the loss of their existing condition. By degrading these waters, ecosystem services (e.g., nutrient processing, fishing, and aesthetics) could be lost or reduced. Ultimately it will be less costly for the MPCA and local governments to maintain the condition of these waters and their associated benefits than it is to restore them. The costs and benefits of adopting the proposed use designations and the consequences to different classes that may be affected are discussed further in Section 8 of this SONAR. 26 Exhibit K.6.

vii. An assessment of any differences between the proposed rule and existing federal regulations and a specific analysis of the need for and reasonableness of each difference. The proposed designated uses are fully compliant with all existing federal regulations. The CWA requires states to promulgate WQS based on EPA regulations and guidance. The CWA also requires periodic review (i.e., “triennial review”) of WQS and requires states to modify criteria based on regional, state, or local data or other scientifically defensible data. The proposed rule meets the federal requirement that states review and revise WQS as needed using scientifically defensible data. The adoption of the proposed use designations into Minn. R. ch. 7050 will not cause state rules to be either more or less stringent than federal regulations, as the proposed use designations simply reflect the federal intent for state-specific implementation of the CWA. These use designations follow EPA guidance, but are necessarily tailored to Minnesota’s aquatic resources. The EPA recognizes that each state must develop a WQS framework that is tailored to the aquatic resources in the state and the tools used to monitor and assess biological condition. Federal WQS regulations support the setting of more appropriate designated aquatic life uses including § 131.10 (designation of uses; S-16), § 131.12 (protect high quality waters; S-45), and § 130.23 (support attainment decisions and diagnose causes; S-46). Furthermore, the proposed use designations are the implementation of existing rules which have been approved through Minnesota’s Administrative Procedures Act (Minn. Stat. ch. 14) and by the EPA. viii. An assessment of the cumulative effect of the rule with other federal and state regulations related to the specific purpose of the rule. Minn. Stat. § 14.131 defines “cumulative effect” as “the impact that results from incremental impact of the proposed rule in addition to the other rules, regardless of what state or federal agency has adopted the other rules. Cumulative effects can result from individually minor but collectively significant rules adopted over a period of time.” The MPCA considers the cumulative effects of the proposed use designations in relation to other state or federal regulations to be a positive one. Overall, these designations will result in the application of more appropriate water quality goals and allow for more efficient use of resources to protect and restore waters for the benefit of aquatic life and Minnesota residents. Section 8 of this SONAR provides the economic analysis that supports this conclusion. There could be a minor cumulative effect of these use designations with Minnesota’s antidegradation rule (which is required by and consistent with federal regulations). In this scenario, antidegradation procedures which prohibit the loss of an existing use must require that a designated Exceptional Use not be degraded such that this existing use is lost. However, the interaction between these two rules is likely to be rare because it requires that an Exceptional Use be threatened by an activity that is subject to antidegradation requirements. First, Exceptional Use waters are in areas with little human activity and therefore are less likely to be impacted by a permitted discharge. This is demonstrated by the fact that these rule amendments (see Section 8) and the previous TALU framework rule (S-31) did not identify any permits that would incur additional major costs as a result of an Exceptional Use designation. Second, only new or expanding permits would be impacted because the Exceptional Use is demonstrated by the attainment of the biological goals. This means that current permits are sufficient to protect the Exceptional Use. Finally, a cumulative effect between TALUs and antidegradation would only occur if the activity would have been allowable upstream of a General Use and not an Exceptional Use. In other words, allowable degradation (see antidegradation provisions under Minn. R. 7050.0265 [S-48] and 7050.0270 [S-49]) resulting from the discharge would need to result in the loss of an Exceptional Use, but not a General Use. In many cases, antidegradation provisions will be sufficient to protect both General and Exceptional Uses. For these reasons, cumulative impacts are expected to be minimal.

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Other than a possible interaction with antidegradation, the proposed amendments will not add new requirements to those of the federal CWA, nor will they extend the impact of the law. As discussed in Section 6.A.vii of this SONAR, establishing WQS is required by the CWA; however, there is no direct federal counterpart to the State WQS. Similarly, the proposed amendments will not add, or extend the impact of, requirements already in existing state regulations. No other state rule establishes lists of specific waters according to their biological potential. The MPCA is the only state agency in Minnesota that establishes WQS under the CWA. However, it should be noted that some Minnesota waters are variously classified according to different state agency programs and protections. For example the MDNR identifies certain waters according to specific uses, such as trout waters in Minn. R. 6264.0050. In most cases, the MDNR classification is aligned to the MPCA’s Class 2A designation and the regulations between these agencies are complimentary. However, the MPCA’s designations do not obligate the MDNR to adopt similar designations nor does it directly modify the MNDR’s management of these waters. TALUs do not have an equivalency in other state agencies and therefore do not impose regulatory impacts. ix. The statement must also describe how the Agency, in developing the rules, considered and implemented the legislative policy supporting performance-based regulatory systems set forth in Minn. Stat. § 14.002, which requires state agencies, whenever feasible, to develop rules and regulatory programs that emphasize superior achievement in meeting the Agency’s regulatory objectives and maximum flexibility for the regulated party and the Agency in meeting those goals These designations represent the implementation of performance-based goals to directly measure the attainment of aquatic life use goals. Biomonitoring and biological criteria are direct measures of the attainment of Minnesota’s aquatic life use goals. This results in monitoring water bodies, assessing them, and establishing TMDLs that are focused on the achievement of these goals rather than focusing on prescriptive administrative measures (S-17). The MPCA recognizes the need for flexibility in the tools and approaches used to restore or protect aquatic resources. An example of this flexibility would be improvements to physical habitat that could mitigate the impacts of a dissolved oxygen issue. Low levels of dissolved oxygen would normally be part of a TMDL focused on reducing loadings of nutrients or organic materials. However, if dissolved oxygen could be mitigated through habitat improvement, the restoration of goals could be achieved through this alternative approach. The adoption of designated uses tailored to a water body’s potential provides more flexibility in the application of TMDLs and antidegradation reviews and extends that flexibility to how protection and restoration goals may be achieved. x. The SONAR must also describe the Agency’s efforts to provide additional notification under section 14.14, subdivision 1a, to persons or classes of persons who may be affected by the proposed rule or must explain why these efforts were not made. A description of the MPCA’s efforts to provide this additional notification is provided below, in Section 7.B. xi. The Agency must consult with the commissioner of management and budget to help evaluate the fiscal impact and fiscal benefits of the proposed rule on units of local government. The MPCA will consult with Minnesota Management and Budget as required, Minn. Stat. § 14.131. The MPCA will do this by sending Management and Budget copies of the documents sent to the Office of the Governor for review and approval on, or near, the same day the MPCA sends them to the Governor’s 28 Exhibit K.6.

Office. The MPCA will do this before publishing the Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules in the in the State Register. The documents will include the Governor’s Office Proposed Rule and SONAR Form, the proposed rule amendments, and the SONAR. The MPCA will include a copy of the cover correspondence and any response received from Management and Budget in the rulemaking record the MPCA submits to the Office of Administrative Hearings for the required review by the Administrative Law Judge. xii. The Agency must send a copy of the SONAR to the Legislative Reference Library when the notice of hearing is mailed under section 14.14, subdivision 1a. As identified in Section 7 below, the MPCA will satisfy this requirement and provide appropriate documentation in its submittal of the rulemaking record to the Office of Administrative Hearings.

Minn. Stat. § 116.07, subd. 2(f) requires, in part, any rulemaking that proceeds to adopt standards for water quality under Minn. Stat. ch. 115 to include in the SONAR: 1. an assessment of any differences between the proposed rule and: (i) existing federal standards adopted under the Clean Air Act, title 42, section 7412(b)(2); Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1312(a) and 1313(c)(4); and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. § 6921(b)(1); (ii) similar standards in states bordering Minnesota; (iii) similar standards in states within the EPA Region 5 (“Region V”); and, 2. a specific analysis of the need and reasonableness of each difference. Additional discussion of the difference between the proposed amendments and the federal WQS is provided in Section 6.A.vii of this SONAR. All neighboring states 18 and all EPA Region V states19 use biological monitoring tools (e.g., IBIs) and biological criteria to assess attainment of aquatic life uses. The cooperative federalism structure of the CWA requires states to establish WQS, including beneficial uses. As a result, the beneficial use framework is different for each state and is tailored to aquatic resources and biological monitoring and assessment programs in each state. However, as part of WQS programs all neighboring states and Region V states review and revise designated uses as needed to ensure that assigned designated uses are appropriate. The technical details regarding use designations differs between these states, but the need and reasonableness is similar. The greatest difference between Minnesota and most other states is the fact that only Minnesota and Ohio have adopted and implemented a TALU framework. Overall the framework and process for designating TALUs in Minnesota is very similar to that of Ohio (S-31; see also an example of a proposed use designation rule for Ohio: S-50).

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Minn. Stat. § 14.127, subds. 1 and 2, require an agency to: “determine if the cost of complying with a proposed rule in the first year after the rule takes effect will exceed $25,000 for any one business that has less than 50 full-time employees, or any one statutory or home rule charter city that has less than ten full-time employees.” The MPCA finds that the proposed amendments will not cause any small business or small city to incur an expense of more than $25,000 in the first year after the rules take effect and has considered the following factors in making this determination: The MPCA did not identify any permits that discharge directly to or upstream of a proposed Exceptional Use, Modified Use, cold water habitat, or warm/cool water habitat which are likely to incur costs in the first year this rule takes effect. Warm/cool water habitat and Modified Use designations carry with them the same or less stringent chemical and physical standards and therefore no expenses will be incurred within by permittees that discharge to or near proposed warm/cool water habitat or Modified Use waters. No expenses due to these amendments are expected for permitted facilities that discharge to or near proposed Exceptional Use and cold water habitats (see Section 8 of this SONAR). There is the possibility that under general stormwater permits and MS4 permits, additional BMPs will be required to protect these waters within the first year, but this is unlikely and cannot be determined for certainty at this time. Only the expenses incurred by a small city or small business must be considered. The affected entity must meet the statutory definition of a small city (i.e., fewer than 10 full-time employees) or small business (fewer than 50 full-time employees). Using available monitoring data, the MPCA has determined that there are 44 permittees that are adjacent to or upstream of a water that will be designated as Exceptional Use or cold water habitat in this rulemaking (see Section 8 of this SONAR). Twenty of these permittees would qualify as a small cities or business. Expenses incurred in the first year after the adoption of the rules take effect must be considered. The statute requires a determination of the cost of the proposed rule on small cities and businesses in the first year the rules go in effect. No small cities or businesses are expected to incur costs in the first year due to the adoption of the proposed rule revisions. This conclusion is based on the determination that any costs will require more than a year to be incurred due to permitting and implementation schedules. Costs associated with the proposed rules must exceed $25,000. The statute requires an identification of costs to implement the proposed rule revision that will exceed $25,000 for any small cities or businesses. The statutory threshold of $25,000 applies only to those costs that can be attributed to the adoption of the proposed amendments. Based on the consideration of economic factors in Section 8 of this SONAR, no costs or only minimal costs are likely to be incurred by any entity due to the proposed use designations. However, new or expanding permits could increase loading of pollutants and there may be additional costs to protect the designated beneficial uses. Based on a consideration of economic factors (Section 8 of this SONAR), costs to comply with the proposed use designations are unlikely to exceed $25,000. As a result, no small cities or businesses are expected to incur costs exceeding $25,000 due to the adoption of the proposed rule revisions.

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Minn. Stat. § 14.128, subd. 1, requires an agency to determine whether a proposed rule will require a local government to adopt or amend any ordinances or other regulation in order to comply with the rule. The designation of cold water habitats may result in the requirement that MS4 permittees develop, implement, and enforce a regulatory mechanism (e.g., city ordinance) which construction activities must follow. However, in all or most cases, MS4 permits which are adjacent to or upstream of proposed cold water habitats are already in close proximity to existing cold water habitats. This is because most of the proposed cold water habitats are in the south east and north east portions of the state, which are both areas with a relatively high density of existing cold water habitats. As a result, these permittees have likely already adopted ordnances that address protection of these habitats. The proposed Exceptional Use, Modified Use, and warm/cool water habitat designations will not have any effect on local ordinances or regulations.

Minn. Stat. § 115.035, item (a) requires that: “Every new or revised numeric water quality standard must be supported by a technical support document that provides the scientific basis for the proposed standard and that has undergone external, scientific peer review.” The proposed rule does not amend any numeric or narrative standards, but rather is the implementation of existing WQS. As a result, no external peer review is necessary for the proposed amendments.

The MPCA’s Environmental Justice Framework 2015 – 2018 (EJ Framework), on page 3, describes the MPCA’s history with environmental justice (EJ): “Following action on the national level, the MPCA began formally working on environmental justice in the mid-1990s. Presidential Executive Order 12898, issued in 1994, directed each federal agency to make “achieving environmental justice part of its mission by identifying and addressing disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effects of its programs, policies and activities on minority and low-income populations.” The Presidential Executive Order built on Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VI prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin. As a recipient of federal funding, the MPCA is required to comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.” The MPCA developed a policy for environmental justice that closely mirrors the EPA policy. The MPCA’s policy, last revised in 2012, states: “The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency will, within its authority, strive for the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies.

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Fair treatment means that no group of people should bear a disproportionate share of the negative environmental consequences resulting from industrial, governmental, and commercial operations or policies. Meaningful involvement means that: · People have an opportunity to participate in decisions about activities that may affect their environment and/or health. · The public’s contribution can influence the regulatory agency’s decision. · Their concerns will be considered in the decision making process. · The decision-makers seek out and facilitate the involvement of those potentially affected. The above concept is embraced as the understanding of environmental justice by the MPCA.” As explained on page 11 of the EJ Framework, when undertaking rulemaking the MPCA considers how the impacts of a proposed rule are distributed across Minnesota and works to actively engage all Minnesotans in rule development. This review of the impacts and meaningful involvement are laid out in this section of the SONAR for ease of review with the rest of the regulatory analysis, though these analyses are not required under Minnesota’s APA. i. Equity analysis The MPCA strives to evaluate how proposed rule amendments may affect low-income populations and communities that have a high proportion of people of color. In particular, the MPCA’s goal is to look at whether implementing proposed rules will create any disproportionate impacts or worsen any existing areas of disproportionate impact (where environmental burdens and the resulting human health effects are unequally distributed among the population). Where applicable, the MPCA also looks at the distribution of the economic costs or consequences of the proposed rule, and whether those costs are disproportionately borne by low-income populations and communities of color. The MPCA does not expect the proposed use designations and associated amendments will have any negative environmental consequences. As stated previously, these amendments will improve how the MPCA protects Minnesota’s water quality and the aquatic life that depends on good water quality. The proposed rule impacts specifically identified stream reaches by designating different ALUs. The MPCA chose to evaluate these stream reaches because of potential concerns that the TALU framework would give some waters (i.e., Exceptional Use) higher minimum biological goals while other waters (i.e., Modified Use) will have lower minimum biological goals. Cold and warm/cool water designations were also part of this analysis because these designations change a small number of chemical standards (e.g., dissolved oxygen, temperature, ammonia) making some standards more restrictive for cold waters and less restrictive for warm/cool waters. The MPCA evaluated whether the designations of certain stream reaches under this rulemaking have the potential to impact areas that have populations that are predominantly low-income, people of color, or both. The MPCA has established screening criteria based on population characteristics, to determine if an area is one that may be experiencing disproportionate pollution impacts and with a higher concentration of people who may be the most vulnerable to that pollution. If a rule (or other agency action) is likely to have an impact on areas that meet the screening criteria, the action has a higher likelihood of causing or exacerbating disproportionate impacts and should be further reviewed. The screening criteria are based on census tracts, and include those census tracts where the population is 50% or more people of color or 40% or more of the population has a household income less than 185% of the federal poverty level.

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The MPCA evaluated stream reaches that through this rulemaking will be classified as Modified Use, Exceptional Use, cold water, or warm/cool water. The MPCA then reviewed whether any of these stream reaches are located in or near census tracts that meet the screening criteria described above. Based on the review, the MPCA identified 30 stream reaches in census tracts that meet the screening criteria (Table 6-1). Of those, 4 (13%) are proposed to be designated Exceptional Use, 12 (40%) Modified Use, 8 (27%) cold water, and 6 (20%) warm/cool water. The proportion of these designated is similar to the 191 use designations proposed as part of this rule: 10% Exceptional Use, 52% Modified Use, 21% cold water, and 17% warm/cool water. Therefore disproportionate impact to low-income populations or communities that have a high proportion of people of color are not expected as a result of this rule. Table 6-1. Intersection of Exceptional, Modified, cold, warm/cool waters and environmental justice screening criteria.

Meets Meets People Stream Reach Current Proposed Income of Color AUID Name Description Use Use Criteria? Criteria? Headwaters to St 2Bg 2Ag YES NO 04010201-985 Knowlton Creek Louis R Unnamed creek Unnamed cr to St 2Bg 2Ag YES NO 04010201-987 (Merritt Creek) Louis R Unnamed creek (Merritt Creek Headwaters to 2Bg 2Ag YES NO 04010201-A80 tributary) Unnamed cr Unnamed creek Headwaters to 2Bg 2Ag YES NO 04010201-A81 (Merritt Creek) Unnamed cr Unnamed creek Headwaters to 2Bg 2Ag YES NO 04010201-A82 (Coffee Creek) Piedmont Ave Buckingham Headwaters to Twin 2Bg 2Ag YES NO 04010201-B02 Creek Ponds Unnamed cr to 2Ag 2Bg YES NO 04010301-519 Blackhoof River Ellstrom Lk Unnamed creek (Blackhoof River Spring Lk to T47 (2Ag) 2Ag YES NO 04010301-523 Tributary) R17W S28, north line Ellstrom Lk to Co Rd 2Ag 2Bg YES NO 04010301-761 Blackhoof River 105 Unnamed ditch to Lk Minnewawa Minnewawa Outlet 2Bg 2Bm YES NO 07010103-518 Creek Cr Unnamed ditch to 2Bg 2Bm YES NO 07010103-572 Unnamed ditch Unnamed ditch Willow River Willow River Flowage 2Bg 2Be YES NO 07010103-716 Ditch to Moose R Little Tamarack R to 2Bg 2Be YES NO 07010103-758 Tamarack River Prairie R T133 R38W S11, 2Ag 2Bg YES NO 07010107-525 Willow Creek south line to Leaf Lk T131 R36W S31, 2Ag 2Bg YES NO 07010108-512 Spruce Creek north line to 33 Exhibit K.6.

Meets Meets People Stream Reach Current Proposed Income of Color AUID Name Description Use Use Criteria? Criteria? Unnamed lk (21- 0034-00) Unnamed creek (Robinson Hill 2Ag 2Bg YES NO 07010203-724 Creek) CD 14 to CSAH 136 Unnamed cr to 2Bg 2Ag YES NO 07040002-740 Belle Creek Cannon R Warren Lk to Des 2Bg 2Bm YES NO 07100001-544 Perkins Creek Moines R 09020107-516 County Ditch 66 CD 38 to CD 11 2Bg 2Bm YES NO 09020107-517 County Ditch 11 CD 66 to Marsh R 2Bg 2Bm YES NO CD 26 to Unnamed 2Bg 2Bm YES NO 09020107-518 Judicial Ditch 51 ditch 09020108-519 Marsh Creek Blair Lk to Beaulieu Lk 2Bg 2Bm YES YES Unnamed ditch to 2Bg 2Bm YES NO 09020108-541 Unnamed creek Wild Rice R Tulaby Lk to 2Bg 2Be YES YES 09020108-565 Tulaby Creek McCraney Lk Unnamed ditch to 2Bg 2Bm YES YES 09020108-598 Unnamed creek Unnamed cr Headwaters to 140th 2Bg 2Bm YES YES 09020108-647 Spring Creek Ave Beaulieu Lk to - 2Bg 2Bm YES YES 09020108-651 Marsh Creek 95.9973 47.4054 Unnamed cr to 2Bg 2Bm YES NO 09020108-657 Mosquito Creek Unnamed cr BWCA boundary to 2Bg 2Be YES NO 09030001-975 Bezhik Creek Moose R Unnamed creek (Valley River T63 R22W S28, south 2Ag 2Bg YES NO 09030005-562 Tributary) line to Unnamed cr Sixteen (Exceptional and Modified Uses) of the proposed use designations would not change the chemical and physical standards. These use designations would impact the biological goals applied to these waterbodies. The Exceptional Use designations will protect these resources to the benefit of the populace and based on the economic review (Section 8 of this SONAR) are not expected to incur additional costs. The Modified Use designations do lower biological goals, but these designations are based on local habitat limiting the biological communities and does not lower chemical or physical standards. These designations establish appropriate aquatic life goals for these stream reaches that are consistent with streams that are managed for drainage and would not be expected to have negative impacts on the population. Fourteen (cold and warm/cool waters) use designations would change chemical and physical standards applied to these waterbodies. However, these changes are recognized as a correction to the existing designated use such that the appropriate use will be applied. As such, these changes should not

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interpreted as a lowering or raising of the designated use that would negatively impact the community either by increasing environmental risk or costs. Therefore these use designations are not expected to disproportionately impact low-income populations or communities that have a high proportion of people of color. ii. Meaningful involvement In order to meet the directive to strive for “meaningful involvement,” the MPCA works to seek out and facilitate the involvement of those potentially affected by the proposed rule, particularly communities of EJ concern and those communities traditionally underrepresented in the public process. As noted in Section 3, there has been stakeholder outreach work during the development of the rule amendments. We continue to work to develop tools and methods to effectively reach out to new stakeholders – particularly low-income populations and communities of color. The MPCA does specific outreach to Minnesota’s tribal communities for rulemaking. In this case, the MPCA contacted Minnesota’s tribal communities to engage them in discussions during the development of these rule amendments, and to notify them of opportunities to provide comment. In addition to providing notice to the tribal contacts who have registered to receive GovDelivery rulemaking notices, the MPCA has provided specific notice throughout the rulemaking process to contacts identified by the tribes as liaisons for water quality issues. Notice plan The Minnesota Administrative Procedures Act (Minn. Stat. ch. 14) and the Office of Administrative Hearings rules (Minn. R. ch. 1400) govern how state agencies must adopt administrative rules. This includes providing required notifications to the general public and affected stakeholders, various state agencies and departments, the legislature, and Office of the Governor. Minn. Stat. § 14.131 also requires that the SONAR describe how the MPCA provided additional notification of the rulemaking to potentially affected parties, if applicable. Specifically, Minn. Stat. § 14.131 states that the SONAR: “describe the agency's efforts to provide additional notification under section 14.14, subd. 1a, to persons or classes of persons who may be affected by the proposed rule or must explain why these efforts were not made.” This section addresses how the MPCA will provide the required notifications and additional notification. It also identifies how the MPCA will comply with providing notice as required by Minn. Stat. ch. § 115.44, subd. 7.

i. Request for comments For this rulemaking, the first notice, required by Minn. Stat. § 14.101, is the Request for Comments (RFC). The MPCA published the RFC on Planned Amendments to Rules Governing Water Quality Standards – Use Classifications 2 and 7, Minnesota Rules Chapter 7050, in the State Register on September 24, 2018. To inform the public, the MPCA notified interested parties who are subscribed to the “Use class changes – Class 2 and Class 7,” and the “Tiered Aquatic Life Uses (TALU)” Rulemaking GovDelivery lists, of the RFC the same day it was published. The GovDelivery notice was sent to a combined 2,466 subscribers to these lists. Also on the same date, the MPCA provided specific notice of the RFC to the designated water tribal contact persons for Minnesota Tribal Nations. This electronic

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notice contained the information in the September 24, 2018, GovDelivery notice about the RFC. The MPCA maintains a list of the 11 federally recognized tribes in Minnesota and edits the list quarterly. As explained in Section 3.B. above, GovDelivery is a self-subscription service for interested and affected persons to register to receive rule-related notices via email. In addition, the MPCA also: · Posted the RFC, the same day it was published in the State Register, on the MPCA’s Public Notices webpage at https://www.pca.state.mn.us/public-notices. · Posted information about amendments to the Class 2 and Class 7 use designations, and technical support documents, the same day the RFC was published in the State Register, on the MPCA’s Use Classifications 2 and 7 Rule webpage at https://www.pca.state.mn.us/wqs- designated-uses. ii. Remaining required notifications The remaining required notifications are listed below with a description of how the MPCA will comply with each. 1. Minn. Stat. § 14.14, subd. 1a. On the day the proposed amendments are published in the State Register, the MPCA will send an electronic notice, using GovDelivery, with a hyperlink to the webpage where electronic copies of the Dual Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules (Notice), proposed rule amendments, and SONAR can be viewed. The GovDelivery notice will be sent to all parties who have registered with the MPCA to receive notices of the “Use class changes – Class 2 and Class 7” and the “Tiered Aquatic Life Uses (TALU)” rulemakings. Parties who are registered to receive non-electronic notice will receive copies of the Notice and the proposed rule amendments via U.S. Mail. Both the electronic and U.S. Mail notice will be sent at least 33 days before the end of the public comment period. 2. Minn. Stat. § 14.116. The MPCA will send a cover letter to the chairs and ranking minority party members of the legislative policy and budget committees with jurisdiction over the subject matter of the proposed amendments, and to the Legislative Coordinating Commission, as required by Minn. Stat. § 14.116. The letter will include a link to electronic copies of the Notice, proposed rule amendments, and SONAR. This Notice will be sent at least 33 days before the end of the comment period. 3. Minn. Stat. § 14.131. The MPCA will send a copy of the SONAR to the Legislative Reference Library in accordance with Minn. Stat. § 14.131 when the Notice required under Minn. Stat. § 14.14, subd. 1a, is sent. This Notice will be sent at least 33 days before the end of the comment period. 4. Minn. Stat. §14.111. If the rule affects farming operations, Minn. Stat. § 14.111 requires an agency to provide a copy of a proposed rule that will affect farming operations to the Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture no later than 30 days before publication of the proposed rule amendments in the State Register. The MPCA does not believe the proposed amendments will directly affect agricultural land or farming operations. However, because the proposed amendments include designated uses for some agricultural ditches and because some of the designated uses are in areas with high agricultural activity, the MPCA will send a copy of the proposed rule amendments to the Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture at least 30 days in advance of publishing the proposed amendments in the State Register. 5. Minn. Stat. § 115.44, subd. 7, states: “For rules authorized under this section, the notices required to be mailed under sections 14.14, subdivision 1a, and 14.22 must also be mailed to the governing body of each

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municipality bordering or through which the waters for which standards are sought to be adopted flow.” The proposed rule amendments are being conducted under authority of Minn. Stat. § 115.44. Therefore, the MPCA will send the Notice to every municipality in Minnesota at least 33 days before the end of the comment period. To do so, the MPCA will obtain a current list of all municipal officials through the League of Minnesota Cities, the Association of Minnesota Counties, and the Association of Minnesota Townships, and will send notice either electronically or by U.S. Mail to each municipality that includes a hyperlink to the webpage where the Notice, proposed rule amendments, and SONAR can be viewed. This includes approximately 1,775 townships, over 850 cities, and 87 counties. The following notices are required under certain circumstances; however, they do not apply to this rulemaking and will not be sent: 1. Minn. Stat. § 14.116. In addition to requiring notice to affected/interested legislators, this statute also states that if the mailing of the notice is within two years of the effective date of the law granting the agency authority to adopt the proposed rules, the agency must make reasonable efforts to send a copy of the notice and SONAR to all sitting House and Senate legislators who were chief authors of the bill granting the rulemaking. This requirement does not apply because the MPCA is using its general rulemaking authority for these rules, and no bill was authored within the past two years granting special authority for this rulemaking. 2. Minn. Stat. § 116.07, subd. 7i. This statute requires notification of specific legislators of the adoption of rules applying to feedlots and fees. The proposed amendments do not relate to feedlots or fees so this requirement does not apply.

Minn. Stat. § 14.14 requires that in addition to its required notices: “each agency shall make reasonable efforts to notify persons or classes of persons who may be significantly affected by the rule being proposed by giving notice of its intention in newsletters, newspapers, or other publications, or through other means of communication.” The MPCA considered these statutory requirements governing additional notification and as detailed in this section, intends to fully comply with them. In addition, as described in Section 3, the MPCA has made reasonable efforts, thus far, to notify and involve the public and stakeholders in the rule process, including various meetings and publishing the RFC. The MPCA intends to request that the Office of Administrative Hearings review and approve the Additional Notice Plan, pursuant to Minn. R. 1400.2060. The MPCA’s plan to notify additional parties includes the following: 1. Publish its Dual Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules (with or without a public hearing, dependent on how many hearing requests are received) on the MPCA’s Public Notice webpage https://www.pca.state.mn.us/public-notices. 2. Provide an extended comment period. The MPCA will provide a 45-day comment period on the proposed rule amendments. Extending the comment period beyond the 30-day minimum provides additional opportunity for potentially interested parties to review the proposed rule amendments and submit comments or hearing requests. 3. Hold a public meeting during the 45-day comment period to provide information on the proposed rule amendments and to take comments from stakeholders.

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4. Provide specific notice to tribal authorities. The MPCA maintains a list of the 11 federally recognized tribes in Minnesota and edits the list quarterly. The MPCA will send specific electronic notice to the designated water tribal contact persons for Minnesota Tribal Nations. The notice will be sent on or near the day the proposed rule amendments are published in the State Register, and it will have a hyperlink to the webpage where electronic copies of the Notice, proposed rule amendments, and SONAR can be viewed. Note: some tribal contacts may already subscribe to receive GovDelivery notices about this rulemaking. 5. Provide specific notice to permittees that are adjacent to or upstream of a proposed use designation change to a more stringent classification (Class 2A (cold water) and Exceptional Use waters). The notice will be sent to the permittees on or near the day the proposed rule amendments are published in the State Register. The MPCA will send notice either electronically or by U.S. Mail to each permittee that includes a hyperlink to the webpage where the Notice, proposed rule amendments, and SONAR can be viewed. 6. Provide specific notice to associations and environmental groups. The notice will be sent electronically to the following associations and environmental groups on or near the day the proposed rule amendments are published in the State Register, and it will have a hyperlink to the webpage where electronic copies of the Notice, proposed rule amendments, and SONAR can be viewed. Note: some members of these entities may already subscribe to receive GovDelivery notices about this rulemaking. · Association of Metropolitan Municipalities · Association of Minnesota Counties · Clean Water Legacy · Clean Water Minnesota Isaak Walton League Minnesota Chapter · Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities · League of Minnesota Cities · Metropolitan Council · Minnesota Association of Small Cities · Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts · Minnesota Association of Watershed Districts · Minnesota Chamber of Commerce · Minnesota City/County Management Association · Minnesota Environmental Science and Economic Review Board · Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy · Minnesota Environmental Partnership · National Trout Center – Minnesota · Sierra Club North Star Chapter · Trout Unlimited – Minnesota Note: some members of these associations and environmental groups may already subscribe to receive GovDelivery notices about this rulemaking. 7. Provide notice in electronic newsletters. The MPCA uses electronic newsletters to provide updates and information about rulemakings, as explained above in Section 3. The MPCA will provide notice in its Waterfront Bulletin newsletter providing information where electronic copies of the Notice, proposed rule amendments, and SONAR can be viewed. Although it is not possible to assure that the 38 Exhibit K.6.

Waterfront Bulletin newsletter will be published exactly at the start of the public comment period, the MPCA will provide the maximum possible notice by either publishing notice of the comment period in the Waterfront Bulletin edition that is published closest to the public comment period or providing a special bulletin notice to all subscribers to Waterfront Bulletin when the rules are proposed. 8. Post relevant rulemaking updates and associated documents including the proposed rule amendments and SONAR on the MPCA’s Use Classifications 2 and 7 Rule webpage https://www.pca.state.mn.us/wqs-designated-uses. The MPCA also finds that the outreach effort conducted, to date, as described in Sections 3.B. and 7.A. of this SONAR, has informed additional parties of the Agency’s use designation rulemaking. The MPCA believes that by following the steps of this Additional Notice Plan, and its regular means of public notice, including early development of the GovDelivery mail list for this rulemaking, publication in the State Register, and posting on the MPCA’s webpages, the MPCA will adequately provide additional notice pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 14.14, subd. 1a. Consideration of economic factors In exercising its powers, the MPCA is required by identical provisions in Minn. Stat. § 116.07, subd. 6 and Minn. Stat. § 115.43, subd. 1 to give due consideration to: …the establishment, maintenance, operation and expansion of business, commerce, trade, industry, traffic, and other economic factors and other material matters affecting the feasibility and practicability of any proposed action, including, but not limited to, the burden on a municipality of any tax which may result there from, and shall take or provide for such action as may be reasonable, feasible, and practical under the circumstances… The proposed use designations and amendments to Minn. R. 7050.0420 will benefit Minnesota citizens through the identification and protection of exceptional quality waters and cold water habitats as well as setting appropriate designated uses for other waters. The remainder of this section summarizes the economic factors associated with the proposed amendments that the MPCA considered and explains why the these use designations are not anticipated to result in considerable increased costs for water management entities or for MPCA permitted dischargers into the foreseeable future. More accurate information about water quality benefits watershed managers. The proposed use designations will result in more accurate water quality assessments. Local, regional, and state water and watershed managers use water quality assessments in water planning and management activities. Better knowledge about water quality leads to more effective and efficient targeting of water planning and management activities. Identification of streams with exceptional water quality benefits all Minnesota citizens. The proposed use designations identify some streams as having exceptional water quality. An Exceptional Use designation will lead to protection of the characteristics that make the stream exceptional. The protection of streams with exceptional characteristics benefits Minnesota citizens by preserving the aesthetic, recreational, and economic values of high quality resources, and reducing future or downstream need for water treatment. Identification of cold water habitats benefits all Minnesota citizens. The proposed use designations identify some waters as having an existing cold water habitat use. The cold water habitat use designation will result in the assignment of appropriate goals that can be used to protect or restore the natural characteristics and the aquatic biota supported by these habitats. Protecting cold water habitats

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benefits Minnesota citizens by preserving the aesthetic, recreational, and economic values of these resources. Protect ecosystem services. These use designations protect existing ecosystem services. Ecosystem services are natural processes that directly or indirectly benefit human beings. Economic analyses of ecosystem services evaluate total annual value of these services to humans. Current economic value estimates of ecosystem services in Minnesota are unable to provide detailed representation of the benefits from the proposed use designations, although they can provide some context. For example, a recent study suggests that the natural land cover in the St. Louis River watershed provides $5 to $13 billion dollars in benefits annually (S-51). In addition, recreational fishing in Driftless Area streams was estimated to have an economic impact of $703,676,675 and support 6,597 jobs in the region in 2015 (S-52). However, even if a similar approach were taken to estimate the value of the entire state, we would be unable to identify how the annual value would change after implementation of these use designations. The lack of the data and the high level of uncertainty of the anticipated improvements in water quality do not allow us to make such an estimate. However, without these designations, we stand to lose a portion of the annual value if high water quality resources and cold water habitats are not held to their highest attainable use. Ecosystem services lose value as the quality of the water degrades. For example, a 1995 study found a positive relationship between recreation demand for fishing in lakes in Minnesota and water clarity, which means that fishing trips to Minnesota lakes increase with water clarity or decrease with a reduction in water clarity (S-51). These use designations can preserve the economic benefits, including economic value from fishing and recreation, but also numerous other benefits, which Minnesota citizens derive from the ecosystem services of aquatic habitats. A discussion of economic factors is provided below for each proposed use designation type (Exceptional, Modified, cold water, and warm/cool water) and for three types of groups (Minnesota citizens, permitted dischargers, and non-point sources of pollution).

Exceptional Use streams can be interpreted to be equivalent to the CWA objective for biological integrity. These streams either currently have high water quality supporting exceptional populations of fish and macroinvertebrates, or have demonstrated in the past (i.e., on or after November 28, 1975) that they attained a level of high water quality to support exceptional populations of fish and macroinvertebrates. Attaining and maintaining Exceptional Use aquatic life goals and protecting the Exceptional Use water preserves multiple benefits. These include CWA use values – such as tourism and recreation (e.g., swimming, boating, and fishing) – and non-CWA use values – such as the intrinsic value of the existence of high quality streams in Minnesota. i. Minnesota citizens The Exceptional Use designations will translate to improved protections and water quality in streams. Maintaining and improving stream quality benefits Minnesota citizens who fish, swim, boat, and enjoy the aesthetic quality of these aquatic resources. Benefits of improved water quality also extend to Minnesota’s water-oriented tourism and recreation industry, resulting in added jobs and related economic benefits. Tourism-related expenditures also create a multiplier effect within the local economy, which means that the economy gains more than a dollar for every additional dollar spent in the community. The multiplier effect occurs when a portion of the revenues are invested locally through additional consumption in other local industries by those employed in tourism and recreation industries. Minnesota citizens also reap a benefit from the intrinsic value of protecting threatened or endangered species that depend on exceptional aquatic resources. Citizens may see the following benefits: 40 Exhibit K.6.

· Maintained and improved opportunities for outdoor recreation; · Increased property values; · Jobs and income from tourism; · Increased tax revenue to cities and counties for reinvestment in the community; · Ecosystem services benefits (e.g., nutrient processing, fishing, and aesthetics); and · Reduced mitigation/restoration costs in the future or for downstream users (e.g., reduced costs for treating waters or mitigating negative water quality impacts). ii. Permitted dischargers As explained below, the MPCA determined that the proposed Exceptional Use stream designations are unlikely to, if at all, affect existing NPDES/SDS permittees. This is because: 1) most Exceptional Use waters are in areas of the state where there are few permitted facilities discharging to waters of the state; and 2) the existing pollution controls required by the NPDES/SDS permits are already sufficient to protect the Exceptional Use designation as demonstrated by the attainment of the stream as Exceptional Use. The MPCA evaluated its regulatory water permit information to estimate how many current permittees might be affected by the proposed Exceptional Use designations. There were determined to be only 16 NPDES/SDS permittees that discharge directly to, or upstream of a stream that is proposed to be designated Exceptional Use under this rulemaking. These 14 NPDES/SDS permittees are grouped into the following five categories and discussed below: 1) Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permits; 2) sand and gravel mining; 3) municipal wastewater; 4) industrial stormwater; and 5) other. 1. MS4 permits: There are no MS4 NPDES/SDS permittees located within one mile of any of the proposed Exceptional Use streams. There is one proposed Exceptional Use with a MS4 in the upstream watershed approximately 12 miles from this reach. However, only a small portion of this watershed overlaps with the MS4. The designation of this water as an Exceptional Use would not trigger any additional permit conditions under the MS4 permit. Therefore, no MS4 NPDES/SDS dischargers are expected to incur direct additional costs as a result of the receiving water being designated as Exceptional Use as part of this rulemaking. 2. Sand and gravel mining: There are nine sand and gravel mining facilities adjacent to or upstream of a proposed Exceptional Use stream which are covered by the Nonmetallic Mining/Associated Activities General Permit. Only one of these is within 1 mile of a proposed Exceptional Use stream reach. Through the general permit, these facilities are allowed to discharge uncontaminated stormwater or to dewater groundwater/stormwater to surface waters. These permits are required to meet applicable standards and stormwater is required to have total suspended solids below 100 mg/L. Given that required BMPs are currently resulting in the attainment of the Exceptional Use, these facilities are unlikely to need to implement changes or incur additional costs as a result of this rulemaking. 3. Municipal wastewater: There are two NPDES/SDS-permitted municipal facilities that discharge treated wastewater upstream of proposed Exceptional Use streams. Neither facility is within 1 mile of a proposed Exceptional Use stream. One facility is approximately 20 miles upstream of the proposed Exceptional Use and is a municipal pond system with a controlled discharge that discharges in the spring and fall. Given that the discharge is seasonal, spatially displaced from the proposed Exceptional Use, and the Exceptional Use is currently attained, the MPCA does not expect this permit to be impacted by the Exceptional Use designation and no additional costs will be incurred. The second municipal facility is more than 16 miles upstream of the proposed Exceptional Use stream reach. This facility is a municipal pond system with a controlled discharge that

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discharges in the spring and fall and three mound-type drainfield systems which do not discharge to surface waters. There are also four lakes between the outfall of this facility and the proposed Exceptional Use which have applicable Class 2B, 3C, 4A, 4B, 5, and 6 standards. Given that the discharge is seasonal, spatially displaced from the proposed Exceptional Use, flows through four lakes with applicable standards, and the Exceptional Use is currently attained, the MPCA does not expect this permit to be impacted by the Exceptional Use designation and no additional costs will be incurred. 4. Industrial Stormwater: The MPCA did not identify any industrial stormwater facilities adjacent or upstream of proposed Exceptional Use stream reaches. 5. Other: This category of permits includes two permitted facilities upstream of proposed Exceptional Use stream reaches. The first is a peat moss mine with minimal impacts on water quality because the discharge is a small percentage of the receiving water and pollutants are low (i.e., pollutant concentrations in the effluent is usually below standards). Since the current discharge is maintaining the Exceptional Use status and there is a low potential for pollutants from this activity to impact the Exceptional Use, the MPCA does not expect any adverse impact or cost to the discharger as a result of designation as Exceptional Use. The second is a metallic mining facility with outfalls more than 19 miles from the proposed Exceptional Use stream. Since the current discharge is maintaining the Exceptional Use status and is spatially displaced from the proposed Exceptional Use, the MPCA does not expect any adverse impact or cost to the discharger as a result of the proposed Exceptional Use designations. For both of these NPDES/SDS permits, if the permittee proposed an expansion that resulted in increased loading of pollutants that could threaten the downstream aquatic life, an antidegradation review would be required to insure that the Exceptional Use would not be lost. This could result in the need for additional treatment or could result in the expanded permit not being issued. This could result in costs to the permittee, but potential costs, if any, cannot be speculated on without details regarding how much loading for specific pollutants will increase. However, if these permits maintain their current wasteload allocations, there are not expected to be any additional costs. The result of this analysis indicates that no existing MPCA-permitted dischargers are anticipated to require additional treatment, or incur additional costs, to protect the 20 streams this rulemaking is designating Exceptional Use. iii. Non-point sources of pollution The proposed use designations do not expand the MPCA’s regulatory authority over non-point pollution sources. For example, activities that require an NPDES/SDS Construction Stormwater General Permit would not be impacted by this rulemaking because Exceptional Use waters are not “special waters” as defined in the general permit (S-53). The only impact the MPCA anticipates may occur to construction stormwater permittees as a result of these designations would be if an Exceptional Use water body, which meets the current aquatic life use goals and is not already classified as a special water (e.g., 2Ag), becomes degraded and listed in the future as impaired under section CWA § 303(d) for phosphorus (nutrient eutrophication biological indicators), turbidity, dissolved oxygen or aquatic biota (fish bioassessment, aquatic plant bioassessment and aquatic macroinvertebrate bioassessment). This circumstance would be rare, but if it occurs, and dependent upon the type of construction activities and proximity to the water body, the permittee may be required to implement additional BMPs.

Modified Use streams are not able to meet General Use standards because of a lack of physical habitat structure to support a healthy community of aquatic life. This habitat condition is the result of legal, 42 Exhibit K.6.

human activities that cannot remedied and which are consistent with 40 CFR § 131.10(g)(3) or (4) (S-16). However, Modified Use designations do not a priori make standards more or less stringent for these streams and thus would not increase costs to protect or restore these waters. In contrast, the designation of Modified Uses represent a cost savings as actions to protect and restore water quality in these water bodies can be better tailored to their biological potential. i. Minnesota citizens Through payment of taxes, Minnesota citizens support public water management efforts at the local, county, and state levels. Water management authorities can prioritize their efforts better with more precise stream classifications. The Modified Use designation sets attainable goals that reflect the lack of physical habitat structure which limits the aquatic biology of a particular water body. Setting realistic goals for water bodies with compromised habitat structure sanctioned through other Minnesota Statutes and Rules allows water management entities to most effectively direct resources among all waters in their authority. This results in greater economic and environmental returns. There are foregone benefits associated with the ecological services in designating a water body as Modified Use because a Modified Use does not provide the same level of economic or aesthetic benefits associated with General or Exceptional Use waters. However, these costs cannot be attributed to the designation as Modified Use. Instead they are attributable to the activities that have resulted in the limited physical habitat structure that supports the Modified Use designation. The lack of habitat in a Modified Use stream is the result of alterations to the landscape stemming from decades of drainage activities performed legally under the authority of Minnesota Drainage Law (Minn. Stat. § 103E; S-54). Therefore, the current level of aquatic life quality in waters that meet Modified Use criteria is attributable to the legal activities that are already occurring, and would not result from their designation as Modified Use. ii. Permitted dischargers Dischargers to waters designated as Modified Use are still held to non-biological standards that apply to Class 2 waters and to their discharge permit conditions. Designation to Modified Use will not change the standards that apply to Class 2 water bodies or affect existing permit conditions. No permits that discharge to or upstream of a proposed Modified Use designation will incur costs as a result of their receiving water being designated as Modified Use. All discharges will be required to continue to meet the existing Class 2chemical and physical standards and will incur the costs they currently have that are associated with meeting those standards. However, designation of a stream as Modified Use may result in savings to some dischargers. The savings result from the more accurate characterization of the attainability of the aquatic life use. For example, a more accurate designation of a drainage ditch as Modified Use may mean the ditch is not listed as impaired, where it would have been listed as impaired under a General Use designation. If the ditch is not listed as impaired, a discharger will not be subject to the conditions of a TMDL study that would have been required for a stream listed as impaired. Dischargers would benefit by not incurring costs associated with their involvement in reviews to determine if their discharge is causing or contributing to the impairment. iii. Non-point sources of pollution The Modified Use designations do not increase the MPCA’s regulatory authority over non-point pollution sources. Therefore, there are no direct impacts or cost to entities responsible for non-point discharges to Modified Use streams. However, there may be some cost savings compared to the current aquatic life use designations. Currently these ditches are held to biological goals for the General Use which have been determined result in unattainable goals for these water bodies. In some circumstances this could lead to recommendations for additional BMPs that will not be effective in restoring the 43 Exhibit K.6.

biological condition in these water bodies. By designating these streams Modified Use, attainable goals will be established so that the implementation of BMPs can be implemented in a manner that actually provides for improved water quality. The result of this is better outcomes for protection and restoration of water quality in ditches and better deployment of limited water quality management resources.

Cold water habitats (Classes 2A, 2Ae, 2Ag) permit the propagation and maintenance of a healthy community of cold water aquatic biota and their habitats. These streams either currently support these habitats, or have demonstrated in the past (i.e., on or after November 28, 1975) that they supported these habitats. The Class 2A, 2Ag, or 2Ae designation of a water body carries with it some changes to the biological, chemical, and physical standards applied to these waters. The applicable biological criteria change because different IBI models are used to assess the condition of fish and macroinvertebrate assemblages. A small subset of chemical and physical standards are more stringent with these designations including: ammonia, dissolved oxygen, nitrate, total suspended solids, and some metals. In order to protect or restore these waterbodies, additional controls may be needed for these parameters which has the potential to incur costs, but also serves to ensure the value and benefits of these waterbodies.

i. Minnesota citizens The cold water habitat designations will translate to appropriate goals and protections for these water bodies. Maintaining and improving stream quality benefits Minnesota citizens who fish, swim, boat, and enjoy the aesthetic quality of these aquatic resources. Benefits of improved water quality also extend to Minnesota’s water-oriented tourism and recreation industry, resulting in added jobs and related economic benefits. Cold water habitats or trout streams are often considered to be especially valuable as a result of tourism generated from trout angling (S-52). Tourism-related expenditures also create a multiplier effect within the local economy, which means that the economy gains more than a dollar for every additional dollar spent in the community. The multiplier effect occurs when a portion of the revenues are invested locally through additional consumption in other local industries by those employed in tourism and recreation industries. Minnesota citizens also reap a benefit from the intrinsic value of protecting threatened or endangered species that depend on exceptional aquatic resources. Citizens may see the following benefits: · Maintained and improved opportunities for outdoor recreation; · Increased property values; · Jobs and income from tourism; · Increased tax revenue to cities and counties for reinvestment in the community; · Ecosystem services benefits (e.g., nutrient processing, fishing, and aesthetics); and · Reduced mitigation/restoration costs in the future or for downstream users (e.g., reduced costs for treating waters or mitigating negative water quality impacts). ii. Permitted dischargers The MPCA determined that the proposed cold water habitat designations are unlikely to impact any existing NPDES/SDS permits. Some permits have the potential to be impacted by the proposed use designations, but whether or not they will be impacted could not be determined in this analysis. The MPCA evaluated its regulatory water permit information to estimate how many current permittees might be affected by the proposed cold water habitat designations. There were determined to be 30 NPDES/SDS permittees that discharge directly to or upstream of a stream that is proposed to be 44 Exhibit K.6.

designated cold water habitat under this rulemaking. These 30 NPDES/SDS permittees are grouped into the following five categories and discussed below: 1) Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permits; 2) sand and gravel mining; 3) municipal wastewater; 4) industrial stormwater; and 5) other. 1. MS4 permits: There are 13 MS4 NPDES/SDS permittees located adjacent to or upstream of proposed cold water habitats. Of these, nine are located within one mile of proposed cold water habitats. All of these waters were designated as trout waters by the MDNR so the MPCA’s use designation proposals are an alignment with the MDNR list. As a result of these use designation proposals, MS4 permittees may be required to develop, implement, and enforce a regulatory mechanism (e.g., city ordinance) which construction activities must follow. These controls will need to be as stringent as the Construction Stormwater General Permit for erosion, sediment, and waste controls. Since these designations are cold water habitats (i.e., trout streams), their designation could result in additional requirements for construction projects if these activities discharge to trout streams. However, since these requirements are already implemented through the Construction Stormwater General Permit, the cost of BMPs would not be expected to be greater than if the MS4 permit was not present. The only costs to the MS4 would be developing a regulatory mechanism (if one is not already in place) and then implementing and enforcing it for construction activities within their jurisdiction. In addition, if these waters become impaired because of the proposed use designation, a USEPA-approved TMDL could assign a wasteload allocation to the MS4 permittee. In the draft MS4 permit, those permittees will need to develop and implement a plan to reduce loading of the relevant pollutant(s) over the five-year permit term (e.g., implementation of infiltration practices, disconnection of impervious surfaces, improve riparian vegetation). Although required through the MS4 permit, the actions needed to restore these cold water habitats, would be similar to those without a MS4 permit. For waters that are not impaired, existing water quality protections implemented through the MS4 permit should be sufficient to maintain the existing use in these waters. Mechanisms to implement protections would not be through the current MS4 program, but would be through WRAPS and other voluntary programs. Therefore, there may be a cost for the protection of these waters, but these actions will be specific to the parameters that may pose a risk to each of these waterbodies. In other words, there are no prescribed requirements for water quality protection for these waterbodies and protections, if necessary, will be tailored to each water body. 2. Sand and gravel mining: There are seven (non-metallic) sand and gravel mining permits covered by the Nonmetallic Mining/Associated Activities General Permit which are located adjacent to or upstream of a proposed cold water habitat stream section. Of these, three have facilities located within one mile of the proposed cold water habitat. Through the general permit, these facilities are allowed to discharge uncontaminated stormwater or to dewater groundwater/stormwater to surface waters. These permits are required to meet applicable standards. The facilities within one mile of the proposed cold water habitat designation could be required to adopt additional BMPs if they are necessary to protect the cold water habitat. In addition, if these three permittees do not have a waiver from benchmark monitoring, the stormwater intervention limit value will change from 100 to 65 mg/L. If additional BMPs are needed to protect these waters there could be costs to the permittee. However, the likelihood of these increased BMPs or their associated costs is speculative at this time. 3. Municipal wastewater: There are three NPDES/SDS-permitted municipal facilities that discharge treated wastewater upstream of a proposed cold water habitat stream section. Only one of these facilities discharges to or within one mile of a proposed cold water habitat. One facility is a wastewater treatment facility with a continuous discharge to a warm/cool water stream reach. Before reaching the proposed cold water habitat stream reach, the effluent flows approximately 7.5 miles in a warm/cool water habitat stream. It should also be noted that this proposed use 45 Exhibit K.6.

designation is an approximately 0.8 mile extension of an existing cold water habitat designation. As a result, this use designation only moves the start of the cold water habitat 0.8 mi closer to the discharge. Due to the distance between the proposed use designation, the presence of an existing downstream cold water habitat, and a review of the current permit that indicates it is sufficient to protect the new downstream use, the MPCA does not expect any costs will be incurred as a result of the cold water habitat designation. The second facility is a municipal pond system with a controlled discharge that discharges in the spring and fall. Given that the discharge is seasonal, more than 2 miles from the proposed cold water habitat, and a review of the current permit indicates it is sufficient to protect the new downstream use, the MPCA does not expect this permit to be impacted by the cold water habitat use designation and no additional costs will be incurred. The third facility is a wastewater treatment facility with a continuous discharge to a limited resource value (Class 7) stream reach. The designation of this stream reach to Class 2Ag (cold water habitat) carries stricter standards for several relevant effluent constituents compared to the Class 7 designation. These include ammonia, metals, and nitrogen and a review of these parameters was performed to determine if this facility would incur costs as a result of the use designation. The current permit and operation of the facility indicates it is sufficient to protect the Class 2Ag designated use of the receiving water from metals, ammonia, and nitrogen. The limits for metals and nitrogen do not need to be changed to protect the Class 2Ag. The ammonia limit will need to be reduced for this facility, but analysis indicates that these limits are currently attained. This conclusion is due to the current 10 mg/L total nitrogen limit which requires that the facility must be designed and operated to first nitrify (i.e., remove ammonia) and then denitrify (i.e., remove TN). This means that the design of the facility was already configured and operated to produce low levels of ammonia in the effluent. Therefore, there should be no added costs to this facility in order to meet potential ammonia effluent limits that may be assigned as a result of designating the receiving water as a cold water habitat. 4. Industrial stormwater: There are six industrial stormwater permits that are located upstream of a proposed cold water habitat stream section. Three of these permits are within one mile of the proposed use designation. These facilities are covered by the Industrial Stormwater Multi-sector General Permit. The MPCA determines that there will be no impact to facilities with a discharge that does not flow to or is more than one mile from a proposed cold water habitat. The three permits within one mile of the proposed cold water habitat designation could be required to adopt additional BMPs if they are necessary to protect the cold water habitat. In addition, if these five permittees do not have a waiver from benchmark monitoring, the stormwater intervention limit value will change from 100 to 65 mg/L. If additional BMPs are needed to protect these waters there could be costs to the permittee. However, the likelihood of the need for such BMPs or their associated costs is speculative. 5. Other: This category of permit includes one permitted discharger located upstream of a proposed cold water habitat stream section. This facility is a fish hatchery that currently discharges directly to an existing cold water habitat stream section. The proposed cold water habitat reach is downstream of this existing cold water habitat. Since this permit currently discharges directly to a cold water habitat, the MPCA does not expect any adverse impact or cost to the discharger as a result of this proposed cold water habitat designation. The result of this analysis indicates that there are not any existing MPCA-permitted discharger that are likely to require additional treatment or incur additional costs. Some permits may have additional costs associated with the protection of cold water habitats. However, in many cases these waters have already been designated by the MDNR and any potential costs are extant. Overall, there are unlikely to be permittees that will be impacted in order to protect the 38 water bodies this rulemaking is proposing to designate as cold water habitat. 46 Exhibit K.6.

iii. Non-point sources of pollution The proposed use designations could expand the MPCA’s regulatory authority over a small number of non-point pollution sources. For example, activities that require a NPDES/SDS Construction Stormwater General Permit could be impacted by this rulemaking because cold water habitats are “special waters” as defined in the general permit (S-53). Dependent upon the type of construction activities and proximity to the water body, the permittee may be required to implement additional BMPs.

Warm and cool water habitats (Classes 2Bd, 2Bde, 2Bdg, 2Bdm, 2B, 2Be, 2Bg, 2Bm) support the propagation and maintenance of a healthy community of cool or warm water aquatic biota and their habitats. The proposed warm and cool water habitat designations are based on a demonstration that this designation is the existing use. The designation of a warm/cool water habitat carries with it some changes in the standards applied to these waters. The biological criteria change because different IBI models are used to assess the condition of fish and macroinvertebrate assemblages. However, the biological criteria for warm and cool water habitats cannot be considered more or less stringent than the biological criteria for cold water habitats. In other words, the General Use biological criteria can be considered equivalent in terms of biological condition and are both consistent with the CWA interim goal. However, a small subset of chemical and physical standards are less stringent in warm and cool water habitats compared to cold water habitats including: ammonia, dissolved oxygen, nitrate, total suspended solids, and some metals. As a result, the proposed warm and cool water designations are not expected to incur costs and may instead result in cost savings by applying appropriate goals and water quality management actions. i. Minnesota citizens Through payment of taxes, Minnesota citizens support public water management efforts at the local, county, and state levels. Water management authorities can prioritize their efforts better with more precise stream classifications. The warm and cool water habitat designation recognizes the natural habitat type which can support the natural aquatic biota adapted to waterbodies with thermal regimes largely driven by surface water and shallow subsurface water. When appropriate, these designations set attainable goals that reflect the natural condition of these systems. Establishing realistic goals for water bodies that reflect natural conditions and existing uses allows water management entities to most effectively direct resources among all waters under their authority. This results in greater economic and environmental returns. ii. Permitted dischargers Dischargers to waters designated as warm and cool water habitat are held to equivalent biological goals consistent with the CWA interim goal. In addition, many of the same non-biological standards that apply to cold water habitats apply to warm and cool water habitats. All discharges will be required to meet Class 2B and 2Bdgchemical and physical standards and will incur the costs that are associated with meeting those standards. Since no chemical and physical standards are more stringent for Classes 2B and 2Bd compared to Class 2A, no permits that discharge to or upstream of a proposed cool/warm water habitat will incur costs as a result of their receiving water being designated as cool/warm water habitat. However, designation of a stream as a cool/warm habitat may result in savings to some dischargers if the water body was previously designated as a cold water habitat as some chemical/physical standards are less stringent for cool/warm habitats. Savings may also result from the more accurate characterization of the attainability of the aquatic life use. For example, a more accurate designation of

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a water body as cool/warm habitat may mean it is not listed as impaired. This is important because the use review determined that cold water habitat was not an existing use and it was not attainable. If the water body is not listed as impaired, a discharger will not be subject to the conditions of a TMDL study that would have been required for a stream listed as impaired. Dischargers would benefit by not incurring costs associated with their involvement in reviews to determine if their discharge is causing or contributing to the impairment. iii. Non-point sources of pollution The cool/warm habitat designation does not increase the MPCA’s regulatory authority over non-point pollution sources. Therefore, there are no direct impacts or costs to entities responsible for non-point discharges to cool/warm water streams. However, there may be some cost savings compared to the current designation. Currently these waters are held to cold water biological goals which were determined to result in unattainable goals for these water bodies. In addition, some chemical and physical standards would be less stringent. In some circumstances, the application of inappropriate goals and standards could lead to recommendations for additional BMPs that will not be effective in creating cold water habitats in these water bodies. By designating these streams as warm/cool water, attainable biological goals will be established so that BMPs can be implemented in a manner that actually provides for improved water quality. The result of this is better outcomes for protection and restoration of water quality in these waters and better deployment of limited water quality management resources. Authors, witnesses, and SONAR exhibits

The lead scientist and primary author of this SONAR is R. William Bouchard, Jr., Ph.D., Research Scientist, MPCA.

The MPCA anticipates that if a hearing is held on the proposed rules the following persons will testify as witnesses in support of the need for and reasonableness of the rules. 1. Lead Scientist, R. William Bouchard, Jr., Ph.D., Research Scientist, MPCA. Dr. Bouchard is the primary author of the SONAR and lead scientist in the rule amendment development. Dr. Bouchard will testify on the rule amendment and SONAR. 1. Legal Counsel, Jean Coleman, MPCA. Ms. Coleman is Legal Counsel to the MPCA for this rule. She will introduce the required jurisdictional documents into the record. 2. Rule Coordinator, Mary H. Lynn, MPCA. Ms. Lynn is a contributing author of the SONAR and is the project coordinator. She will testify on any Minnesota Administrative Procedures Act process- related questions.

S-1. Minn. R. 7050.0150, Determination of water quality, biological and physical conditions, and compliance with standards (2017) S-2. Minn. R. 7050.0140, Use classifications for Waters of the State (2017) 48 Exhibit K.6.

S-3. Minn. R. 7050.0400, Beneficial use classifications for surface waters; scope (2008) S-4. Minn. R. 7050.0470, Classifications for surface waters in major drainage basins (2017) S-5. MPCA (2018a) Guidance Manual for Assessing the Quality of Minnesota Surface Waters for Determination of Impairment: 305(b) Report and 303(d) List, 2018 Assessment and Listing Cycle. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, St. Paul, MN. S-6. Gerritsen J., L. Zheng, E. Leppo & C. O. Yoder (2012) Calibration of the biological condition gradient for streams of Minnesota. Prepared for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, St. Paul, MN. S-7. Gerritsen J., R. W. Bouchard Jr, L. Zheng, E. W. Leppo & C. O. Yoder (2017) Calibration of the biological condition gradient in Minnesota streams: a quantitative expert-based decision system. Freshwater Science 36: 427-451. S-8. Karr J.R. & D.R. Dudley (1981) Ecological perspective on water quality goals. Environmental Management 5: 55-68. S-9. Frey D. G. (1977) Biological integrity of water—an historical approach. In: The integrity of water. Proceedings of a symposium. US Environmental Protection Agency. Washington, DC, USA pp. 127-140. S-10. EPA (2016) A Practitioner’s Guide to the Biological Condition Gradient: A Framework to Describe Incremental Change in Aquatic Ecosystems. EPA 820-R-13-001. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. S-11. Minn. R. 7050.0255, Definitions (2016) S-12. Minn. R. 7050.0218, For toxic pollutants: definitions and methods for determination of human health-based numeric standards and site-specific numeric criteria for aquatic life, human health, and fish-eating wildlife (2017) S-13. Minn. R. 7050.0170, Natural water quality (2016) S-14. 40 CFR § 130.7, Total maximum daily loads (TMDL) and individual water quality-based effluent limitations (1985, as amended) S-15. Minn. R. 7050.0420, Trout waters (2016) S-16. 40 CFR § 131.10, Designation of uses (2015) (1983, as amended) S-17. Midwest Biodiversity Institute (2012) Framework and implementation recommendations for tiered aquatic life uses: Minnesota rivers and streams. Center for Applied Bioassessment and Biocriteria, Midwest Biodiversity Institute, Columbus, OH. S-18. 40 CFR § 131.3, Definitions (1983, as amended) S-19. State of Minnesota (2017) State Register, 16 October 2017. Volume 42, Number 16. pp. 441- 451. S-20. Adler R. (1995) Filling the gaps in water quality standards: legal perspectives on biocriteria. In: Biological Assessment and Criteria: Tools for Water Resource Planning and Decision Making. Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, FL (eds W. S. Davis & T. P. Simon) pp. 345-358. Lewis, Boca Raton, FL. S-21. EPA (2002) Summary of Biological Assessment Programs and Biocriteria Development for States, Tribes, Territories, and Interstate Commissions: Streams and Wadeable Rivers. U.S.

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Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environmental Information and Office of Water, Washington D.C. S-22. EPA (2013) Biological assessment program review: Assessing level of technical rigor to support water quality management. EPA 820-R-13-001. Office of Science and Technology, Washington, DC. S-23. EPA (2011) A primer on using biological assessment to support water quality management. EPA 810-R-11-01. Office of Science and Technology, Office of Water, Washington, DC. S-24. Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1313 (CWA section 303) (1972, as amended) S-25. Minn. Stat. § 115.03, Powers and duties (1945, as amended) S-26. Minn. Stat. § 115.44, Classification of waters; standards of quality and purity (1963, as amended) S-27. Minn. R. 7050.0430, Unlisted waters (2017) S-28. Minn. Stat. § 115.01, Definitions (1945, as amended) S-29. MPCA (2016) The use of the Tiered Aquatic Life Use (TALU) framework to designate beneficial uses for drainage ditches and altered watercourses. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, St. Paul, MN. S-30. Minn. R. 7050.0222, Specific water quality standards for Class 2 Waters of the State; aquatic life and recreation (2018) S-31. State of Minnesota (2016) Statement of Need and Reasonableness: In the Matter of proposed revisions of Minnesota Rules, chapters 7050 and 7052, relating to Tiered Aquatic Life Uses (TALU) and modification of Class 2 beneficial use designations. December 15, 2016. pp. 99 (+ Appendices). S-32. MPCA (2019a) Updates to aquatic life (Class 2) use designations (+ appendices a-h). Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, St. Paul, MN. S-33. Minn. R. 6264.0050, Restrictions on desingated trout lakes and streams (2018) S-34. Yoder C.O. & M.T. Barbour. (2009) Critical technical elements of state bioassessment programs: a process to evaluate program rigor and comparability. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 150: 31-42. S-35. Midwest Biodiversity Institute (2004) Region V state bioassessment and ambient monitoring programs: initial evaluation and review (revised 2004). Report to U.S. EPA, Region V, Technical Report, Columbus, OH. S-36. Midwest Biodiversity Institute (2015) Refining State Water Quality Monitoring Programs and Aquatic Life Uses: Evaluation of the Minnesota PCA Bioassessment Program. Midwest Biodiversity Institute, Columbus, OH. S-37. MPCA (2015a) Technical guidance for designating aquatic life uses in Minnesota streams and rivers. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, St. Paul, MN. S-38. State of Minnesota (2008a) State Register, 19 May 2008. Volume 32, Number 47. p. 2051. S-39. State of Minnesota (2008b) State Register, 20 October 2008. Volume 33, Number 16. pp. 708- 712. S-40. State of Minnesota (2018) State Register, 30 April 2018. Volume 42, Number 44. pp. 1298- 1341. 50 Exhibit K.6.

S-41. MPCA (2019b) Proposed Minn. R. 7050.0420 amendments. S-42. Comments received in response to the Request for Comments on Planned Amendments to Rules Governing Water Quality Standards - Use Classifications 2 and 7. S-43. MPCA (2018b) Request for Comments on Planned Amendments to Rules Governing Water Quality Standards – Use Classifications 2 and 7, Minnesota Rules chapter 7050, Revisor’s ID Number R-04561, September 24, 2018. S-44. MPCA (2015b) Statement of Need and Reasonableness in the matter of proposed revisions of Minnesota Rules ch.7050, relating to nondegradation and minor supporting changes to Minnesota Rules chs. 7052 and 7001, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, St. Paul, MN. S-45. 40 CFR § 131.12, Antidegradation policy (1983, as amended) S-46. 40 CFR § 130.23, How do you develop and document your methodology for considering and evaluating all existing and readily available data and information to develop your list? (2002, as amended) S-47. Minn. R. 7050.0219, Human health-based criteria and standards (2017) S-48. Minn. R. 7050.0265, Antidegradation standards when changes in existing water quality are reasonably quantifiable (2017) S-49. Minn. R. 7050.0270, Antidegradation standards when changes in existing water quality are not reasonably quantifiable (2017) S-50. Ohio EPA (2017) Proposed rule – beneficial use desigations: November 2017. Ohio EPA Division of Surface Water, Columbus, OH. S-51. Fletcher A. & Z. Christin (2015) The value of nature’s benefits in the St. Louis River watershed. Earth Economics, Tacoma, WA. S-52. Anderson, D. (2016) Economic impact of recreational trout angling in the Driftless Area. Trout Unlimited Driftless Area Restoration Effort. S-53. MPCA (2018c) Authorization to discharge stormwater associated with contruction activity under the national pollutant discharge elimination system (NPDES)/state disposal system (SDS) program. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, St. Paul, MN. S-54. Minn. Stat. § 103E, Drainage (2017) S-55. Drake M. & R. Valley. (2005) Validation and application of a fish-based index of biotic integrity for small central Minnesota lakes. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 25: 1095- 1111. S-56. MPCA (2019c) Beneficial Use Designation Tables for Stream Reaches. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, St. Paul, MN.

51 Exhibit K.6.

Conclusion The MPCA has established the need for and the reasonableness of the proposed amendments to Minn. R. ch. 7050 in this SONAR. The MPCA has also in this SONAR documented its compliance with all applicable administrative rulemaking requirements of Minnesota statutes and rules. Based on the foregoing, the proposed amendments are both needed and reasonable.

_____7/19/19______Date Laura Bishop, Commissioner Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

52 Exhibit K.7.

August 27, 2019

VIA EMAIL ONLY Mary H. Lynn Principal Planner Minnesota Pollution Control Agency 520 Lafayette Rd N Saint Paul, MN 55155 [email protected]

Re: In the Matter of the Proposed Amendments to Rules of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Governing Water Quality Standards – Class 2 and Class 7 Use Designations; Minnesota Rules Chapter 7050 OAH 65-9003-35561; Revisor R-4561

Dear Ms. Lynn:

Enclosed herewith and served upon you please find the AMENDED ORDER AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON REVIEW OF ADDITIONAL NOTICE PLAN AND DUAL NOTICE UNDER MINN. R. 1400.2060 AND 1400.2080 in the above-entitled matter.

Prior to publishing the notice in the State Register, please notify the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) at [email protected] in order to activate the agency’s eComments page on OAH’s website. Please note that if you do not notify us of the publication, the eComments site will not be available to receive public comments.

If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Ian Lewenstein at (651) 361-7857, [email protected] or via facsimile at (651) 539-0310.

Sincerely,

Sheena Denny Legal Assistant Enclosure Exhibit K.7.

OAH 65-9003-35561 Revisor ID No. R-4561

STATE OF MINNESOTA OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS

In the Matter of the Proposed AMENDED ORDER AND Amendments to Rules of the Minnesota RECOMMENDATIONS ON REVIEW OF Pollution Control Agency Governing ADDITIONAL NOTICE PLAN AND DUAL Water Quality Standards – Class 2 and NOTICE UNDER MINN. R. 1400.2060 Class 7 Use Designations; AND 1400.2080 Minnesota Rules Chapter 7050

This matter came before Administrative Law Judge Ann C. O’Reilly upon a request by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) for a legal review of its Additional Notice Plan and Dual Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules (Dual Notice) pursuant to Minn. R. 1400.2060 and .2080 (2017).

On August 19, 2019, the Department filed its Dual Notice, a copy of the proposed rules, and a draft of the Statement of Need and Reasonableness (SONAR), as well as an explanation of its Additional Notice Plan. The Additional Notice Plan was detailed in the SONAR.

Based upon a review of the written submissions by the Department,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

1. The Additional Notice Plan is APPROVED.

2. The Dual Notice is APPROVED with the incorporation of the recommendations listed below.

IT IS FURTHER RECOMMENDED THAT:

1. The MPCA modify Dual Notice in the manner detailed in the attached Memorandum incorporated herewith.

2. The MPCA ensure that the exhibits from the SONAR are readily available for viewing by the public on the MPCA’s website for this rulemaking (https://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/wqs-designated-uses), in the same manner that the SONAR is available to the public. Exhibit K.7.

3. The MPCA include, as part of its GovDelivery list related to this rulemaking, the three organizations that submitted comments during the Request for Comments period.

Dated: August 27, 2019

ANN C. O’REILLY Administrative Law Judge

MEMORANDUM

While the MPCA’s Dual Notice meets the legal requirements as to form and substance, for efficiency and clarity, the Administrative Law Judge respectfully recommends that the MPCA modify the following paragraphs in its Notice related to the manner for submission of comments and requests for hearing:

Public Comments. You have until 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 7, 2019, to submit written comment in support of or in opposition to the proposed rules or any part or subpart of the rules. Your comment must be in writing and received by the deadline. Submit written comments to the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) Rulemaking eComments website at https://minnesotaoah.granicusideas.com. If it is not possible to use the eComments website, comments may be submitted in person, via United States mail, or by facsimile addressed to Administrative Law Judge Ann C. O’Reilly at the Office of Administrative Hearings, 600 North Robert Street, P.O. Box 64620, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55164-0620 or at 651-539-0310 (fax). Any questions about rule procedures or submitting comments via the eComments website should be directed to Ian Lewenstein, Office of Administrative Hearings Rules Coordinator,; telephone at 651-361-7857 or and [email protected]. All comments received are public and will be available for review at the Office of Administrative Hearings and on the OAH Rulemaking eComments website at https://minnesotaoah.granicusideas.com. and After the close of the comment period on November 7, 2019, the comments will also be available for viewing at the MPCA’s rulemaking website at https://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/wqs-designated-uses.

Request for a Hearing. In addition to submitting comments, you may also request that the MPCA hold a public hearing on the proposed rules. You have until 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 7, 2019, to submit your written request for a hearing to the Office of Administrative Hearings Rulemaking eComments website at https://minnesotaoah.granicusideas.com agency contact person, Mary H. Lynn, at MPCA, 520 Lafayette Road North, St. Paul, MN 55155-4194, 2

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[email protected]. Requests for hearing can be submitted in person, by United States mail, or by electronic mail. If it is not possible to use the eComments website, comments may be submitted in person, via United States mail, or by facsimile addressed to Administrative Law Judge Ann C. O’Reilly at the Office of Administrative Hearings, 600 North Robert Street, P.O. Box 64620, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55164-0620 or at 651-539-0310 (fax). . . .[Remainder of paragraph unchanged]

Hearing Procedure. If the MPCA holds a hearing. . . . [Omitted portions remain unchanged] The Office of Administrative Hearings must receive all comments and responses submitted to the ALJ via the Office of Administrative Hearings Rrulemaking eComments website at https://minnesotaoah.granicusideas.com no later than 4:30 p.m. on the due date. If it is not possible to use the OAH eComments website, comments may be submitted in person, via United States mail, or by facsimile addressed to Administrative Law Judge Ann C. O’Reilly at the Office of Administrative Hearings, 600 North Robert Street, P.O. Box 64620, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55164-0620 or at 651-539-0310 (fax). All comments or responses received will be available for review at https://minnesotaoah.granicusideas.com or at the Office of Administrative Hearings. After the close of the post-hearing comment and rebuttal period, all comments and responses will be available for review at the MPCA offices and on the MPCA rulemaking website at https://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/wqs-designated-uses. This rule hearing procedure is governed by Minnesota Rules, parts 1400.2000 to 1400.2240, and Minnesota Statutes, sections 14.131 to 14.20. You may direct questions about the rulemaking procedure to the ALJ or the Office of Administrative Hearing Rules Coordinator, Ian Lewenstein, at 651-361- 7857 or [email protected].

These recommended changes will assist the public in understanding how to submit and where to view comments and requests for hearings, as well as reduce administrative burden for the agency.

Finally, there were three comments submitted during the request for comments period.1 To ensure that as many interested persons receive notice of the proposed rules as possible, the Administrative Law Judge respectfully recommends that the MPCA include the three organizations that submitted comments during the request for comments period in the GovDelivery distribution list that the agency has created for this rulemaking proceeding, if such groups have not already opted into the distribution list.

A. C. O.

1 Comments were submitted by the United State Steel Corporation, Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Organization, and the Red River Watershed Management Board. 3

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