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Commenting open: January 27, 2025 12:00AM CT - February 10, 2025 11:59PM CT.

City of Duluth (Niagara Road and Chester Creek bridge replacement) - 401 Water Quality Certification

We invite you to comment on the draft 401 Water Quality Certification for the City of Duluth Niagara Road Chester Creek bridge replacement in St. Louis County.

 

The City of Duluth proposes to replace a failing double 10-foot-diameter steel arch culvert carrying Niagara Road over Chester Creek with a single 20-foot-by-6-foot concrete box culvert embedded 2 feet into the stream bed.

 

This project will replace the unsafe structure that has been repaired multiple times with a new bridge that meets current safety standards, matches the stream’s natural bankfull width, and will allow better fish passage. The project will impact approximately 100 linear feet of Chester Creek. 


A 401 Water Quality Certification is required when an individual, business, or property owner proposes construction-related activities near a navigable lake, river, stream, or adjacent wetland. The MPCA reviews projects to ensure they will not violate Minnesota's more protective water quality standards. The 401 certification becomes an enforceable component of the associated federal license or permits issued under the Clean Water Act.




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Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
c/o Kirsten Barta
520 Lafayette Road
Saint Paul, MN 55155

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