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<br />i <br /> <br />Subpart 8. Wetlands. Each plan m.ust outline specific goals and policies regarding the <br />management of wetlands within the organization and identify high priority areas for <br />wetland preservation, restoration, and establishment. Wetland management goals and <br />policies should address utilization, protection and preservation, and the enhancement or <br />restoration of wetlands identified in the organization. Each plan must also evaluate the <br />need to establish a wetland banking system. <br /> <br />Wetlands <br /> <br />Wetlands are among the most productive ecosystems in the world. These resources can support an <br />immense variety of species of microbes, plants, insects, amphibians, reptiles, birds, fish, and <br />mammals. Wetlands supply recreational and aesthetic benefits, flood reduction benefits, biodiversity, <br />low stream flow augmentation, enhance property values, serve as sources for groundwater recharge <br />and discharge, provide nutrient cycling, provide wildlife habitat and provide fishery resources. <br /> <br />Well-planned wetland protection and management efforts can have far-reaching benefits within the <br />watershed and beyond. Active wetland management can improve water quality and wildlife habitat as <br />well as providing recreational and educational opportunities for the public. <br /> <br />Goals <br />1. Preservation of wetlands is controlled by various local, state, and federal laws. Effective <br />wetland management depends on an accurate inventory and classification of wetland <br />resources and a local wetland management plan developed with input from community <br />residents and agencies. <br /> <br />Policy 7.1: Use and function of wetlands will be documented by each member City on a case by <br />case basis as part of the municipal stormwater management plan. <br /> <br />Policy 7.2: Areas that can be used for wetland mitigation may be identified by the member Cities <br />and/or ACD. <br /> <br />Policy 7.3: Wetland mitigation criteria will be established consistent with the Wetland <br />Conservation Act of 1991 and subsequent amendments thereto, state and federal <br />regulations. <br /> <br />Policy 7.4: Alteration of wetlands is discouraged. Alteration may be allowed on an individual <br />basis if the alteration can be properly mitigated in accordance with the Wetland <br />Conservation Act. <br /> <br />Policy 7.5: Wetland replacement will occur in the same subwatershed whenever possible. New <br />wetlands will provide at a minimum equal or greater functions and values at a <br />replacement ratio equal to, or greater than that dictated by WCA. <br /> <br />Policy 7.6 <br /> <br />Buffers, acting as filter strips, may be required around wetland based on its <br />management classification as indicated in each city's local wetland management plan. <br /> <br />Water Management Plan <br />P:\Mpls\23 MN\02\2302047\ WorkFiles\3rd Gen WMP\LRRWMO _3rd Gen WMP _July 2009 _Draft.doc <br /> <br />54 <br />