St. Cloud Project: Agency Snooze Means Auto-Yes on Water
Published Date: 7/11/2025
Notice
Summary
The City of St. Cloud, Minnesota, asked for a water quality check for a project, and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has one year—until June 20, 2026—to approve or deny it. If the agency doesn’t decide by then, their approval is automatically given. This means the project can move forward without delays, keeping things on track and saving time and money.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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One-Year Deadline for Water Certification
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (Minnesota PCA) has one year—from June 20, 2025 until June 20, 2026—to approve or deny the City of St. Cloud's Clean Water Act section 401(a)(1) water quality certification request. If Minnesota PCA does not act by June 20, 2026, the certification is deemed waived under section 401(a)(1) of the Clean Water Act, which allows the project to move forward without that state decision and can avoid delays and associated time and money costs.
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