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t37l1©!1996 13:39 61?7851157 TIMESAVEK r;~~c ua <br />aNOKA CONSERVATION D/STRft:T <br />76016 Central Ave. Nt?, Suhe 103 <br />Mam t.ako, MN 53304 <br />Phone: (812) d34-2030 FeY: (8t2) 434-209d <br />mate: June 19, I99fi <br />Ta: LCrU Wetland Conservation Act Cantac;t Persuns <br />'rrc~m: Chris T~ord, Anoka Conservation District <br />lte: ComprehansiveLocalWetlandPlanning <br />t ~:U's that clc:ct to develnl7 a comprehensive wetland tttanagement clan in Anoka County <br />have the opportunity to alter the way in which weQand impacts are adtninistercd and <br />rep}aced under tha Wetland Conservation act of 1991. Because Anoka County is a 50- <br />8U% caunty, the minimum scplaccmcnt requirement could be decreased to 1:1, the aced <br />i`or avoidance altcmatives in certain cases cnulJ he eliminated anJ wetlands of locally <br />high and low value could be treated appropriately. <br />Ia order to take advantage of this t]cxihility, LCsiJ's »ust devClolT local wetland <br />management plans which cons'tdet the type, distribution, quality and quantity of wetlands <br />iu the area and develop a system for assessing functions and vaiucs that applies locally. <br />7herc am two fundamental tneans of accomplishing this: <br />1. L:ach LGU could hue a consnltin6 firm or additional staff to begin the process of <br />reviewittg current inventories and reseazch and compiling them in a user friendly <br />format to facilitate such planning. To my knowledge, none have initiated this time <br />consuminS and costly process. <br />'_. Another option is for several I,GU's to pool their resources to begin the proca« by <br />conuactiag a single patty to do the ~oundwork of research and it:ventory review and <br />data compilation, thus eliminating the gverlap. <br />Thcrc are ftmtis available through the Board of Water acid Soil Resources to assist with <br />the devetopmeitt of wetland management plans. With a ]Deal 1:1 match, the AwSR is <br />-~uthorizcd to awtuZ op to 515,000 to LGU's who are interested in developing a plan. <br />1-here :vc limited funds, sa the grubs aze awarded competitively. <br />While I have found no-one interested in matching the entire grant and obligating their <br />organization to develop a plan on stub limited funds, I have found several staff members <br />~•ho feel their boards would support a joint venture that in~rolvcs a limited monetary <br />