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<br />9.26.04 <br /> <br />e. Protect water quality by maintaining the ability of wetlands to recharge <br />ground water and receive the discharge of ground water, to retain <br />sediment and toxicants and filter and strip nutrients from surface water <br />runoff before it discharges into community lakes and streams, thus <br />minimizing the contamination and eutrophication of these water <br />features; <br /> <br />f. Provide wildlife habitat and thereby support the. maintenance of <br />diversity of both plant and animal species within the City; and <br /> <br />g. Assure the general health, safety, and welfare of City residents by <br />preservation and conservation of wetlands and sound management of <br />development by: <br /> <br />1. Conducting. an inventory of all natural and constructed <br />wetlands within the City; <br /> <br />2. Developing a system of management classifications for <br />wetlands within the City based on wetland functions and <br />values, through the application of an assessment method <br />accepted under the WCA; <br /> <br />3. Preparing and maintaining a comprehensive set of official <br />maps to be reviewed and adopted by the City Council, <br />identifying the location and management classifications of all <br />inventoried wetlands within the City; <br /> <br />4. Establishing wetland regulations that are coordinated with <br />flood plain, shoreland protection regulations and stormwater <br />management; <br /> <br />5. Requiring sound management practices to protect, maintain, <br />and improve the quality of wetlands within the community; <br /> <br />6. Adhering to standards established in the WCA as permitted and <br />enforced by the Lower Rum River Water Management <br />Organization (LRRWMO), which is the Local Governing Unit <br />(LGU); <br /> <br />7. Obtaining protective easements over or acquire fee title to <br />wetlands as appropriate; and, <br /> <br />8. Developing and maintaining a program to educate the public <br />about the numerous benefits and features that wetlands provide <br />and the adverse effects of improperly managed urban <br />development on wetlands. <br /> <br />General Provisions. <br /> <br />31 <br />