PONWOOD STATE OF MINNESOTA JOINT DRAINAGE AUTHORITY OF COTTONWOOD AND BROWN COUNTIES SEATED AS RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT UNIT (RGU) UNDER STATUTES CHAPTER 116D AND RULES PART 4410 FOR THE REDETERMINATION OF THE NEED FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT WORKSHEET (EAW) FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF COTTONWOOD AND BROWN COUNTIES JUDICIAL DITCH 24 NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW Please Take Notice: The Joint Drainage Authority of Cottonwood and Brown Counties, Drainage Authority for Cottonwood and Brown Counties Judicial Ditch 24 ("JD 24"), has been designated as the Responsible Government Unit (RGU) to consider a petition for the preparation of an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) for the improvement of JD 24 as petitioned under rules part 4410. The RGU will hold a hearing on the petition for an EAW on November 1, 2021, at the Comfrey Community Center located at 120 Brown Street E, Comfrey, Minnesota, at 9:00 a.m. The petition and other materials relevant to the RGU's decision are available for inspection at Cottonwood County by contacting Donna Torkelson, Cottonwood County Auditor/Treasurer, by email or phone (donna.torkelson@co.cottonwood.mn.us or 507- 831-1342). At the hearing, the RGU will accept public comment regarding the petition for an EAW related to the proposed improvement of JD 24. The RGU shall order the preparation of an EAW if the evidence presented by the petitioners, proposers, and other persons or otherwise known to the RGU demonstrates that, because of the nature or location of the proposed project, the project may have the potential for significant environmental effects. The RGU shall deny the petition if the evidence presented fails to demonstrate the project may have the potential for significant environmental effects. Written comments will be accepted through close of business on October 29, 2021, by email or by U.S. Mail to the Cottonwood County Auditor's office (donna.torkelson@co.cottonwood.mn.us or Cottonwood County, Attn: Donna Torkelson, 300 3rd Avenue, Windom, MN 56101). NW PONWOOD STATE OF MINNESOTA JOINT DRAINAGE AUTHORITY OF COTTONWOOD AND BROWN COUNTIES SEATED AS RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT UNIT (RGU) UNDER STATUTES CHAPTER 116D AND RULES PART 4410 FOR THE REDETERMINATION OF THE NEED FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT WORKSHEET (EAW) FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF COTTONWOOD AND BROWN COUNTIES JUDICIAL DITCH 24 NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW Please Take Notice: The Joint Drainage Authority of Cottonwood and Brown Counties, Drainage Authority for Cottonwood and Brown Counties Judicial Ditch 24 ("JD 24"), has been designated as the Responsible Government Unit (RGU) to consider a petition for the preparation of an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) for the improvement of JD 24 as petitioned under rules part 4410. The RGU will hold a hearing on the petition for an EAW on November 1, 2021, at the Comfrey Community Center located at 120 Brown Street E, Comfrey, Minnesota, at 9:00 a.m. The petition and other materials relevant to the RGU's decision are available for inspection at Cottonwood County by contacting Donna Torkelson, Cottonwood County Auditor/Treasurer, by email or phone (donna.torkelson@co.cottonwood.mn.us or 507- 831-1342). At the hearing, the RGU will accept public comment regarding the petition for an EAW related to the proposed improvement of JD 24. The RGU shall order the preparation of an EAW if the evidence presented by the petitioners, proposers, and other persons or otherwise known to the RGU demonstrates that, because of the nature or location of the proposed project, the project may have the potential for significant environmental effects. The RGU shall deny the petition if the evidence presented fails to demonstrate the project may have the potential for significant environmental effects. Written comments will be accepted through close of business on October 29, 2021, by email or by U.S. Mail to the Cottonwood County Auditor's office (donna.torkelson@co.cottonwood.mn.us or Cottonwood County, Attn: Donna Torkelson, 300 3rd Avenue, Windom, MN 56101). NW