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- <br /> O srgTtts, UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY <br /> AyV <br /> REGION 5 <br /> / 230 SOUTH DEARBORN ST. <br /> ;FtirgC aaoj�G4 CHICAGO,ILLINOIS 60604 <br /> REPLY TO THE ATTENTION OF: <br /> SEP 0 8 19:t!1 <br /> 514:1-TUB-8 <br /> Colonel Roger L. Baldwin <br /> District Engineer <br /> St. Paul District, Corps of Engineers <br /> 1421 U.S. Post Office and Custom House <br /> St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-9808 <br /> Re: Public Notice #89-1152-31/VF89-614-31 <br /> Applicant: Ronald J. Likas <br /> Dear Colonel Baldwin: <br /> In response to your request of August 2, 1989, the U.S. Environmental <br /> Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) has reviewed the above referenced Public <br /> Notice. The applicant requested a Section 404 permit to discharge fill <br /> material into a wetland located above the headwaters of a tributary to Door <br /> Creek and the Yahara River, Dane County, Wisconsin. Two acres of the site <br /> have already been filled and an additional 13 acres would be impacted by the <br /> proposed project. U.S. EPA objects to the issuance of a permit for this <br /> action for the following reasons. <br /> The purpose of the project is to create an area which can support future <br /> commercial development. This is not a water dependent activity. In <br /> addition, there is no dernnstration of practicable alternatives, as required <br /> by 40 CYR Part 230.10(a) . The alternatives analysis should demonstrate that <br /> all efforts have been made to avoid the wetland area. If it is not possible <br /> to avoid the wetlands, then impacts must be minimized to the greatest extent <br /> possible. . Mitigation should only be employed as a last resort. <br /> Furthermore, Dane County is a developing urban area and has been <br /> experiencing wetland losses as a result of this increased development. We <br /> are therefore concerned with the cumulative impact of this project on the <br /> wetland resources of the County. <br /> For the above stated reasons, U.S. EPA recommends denial of this permit and <br /> restoration of the site. Thank you for the opportunity to comment on this <br /> public notice. Should you have any questions, or if we can be of further <br /> assistance, please contact Lynn Rothman at 312/353-1613. <br /> Sir 4..NyQIrNED BY <br /> CHARLES II.. GSUTFIN <br />_ Charles H. Sutfin <br /> Director, Water Division <br /> c ! C <br />