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JOINT AND OOOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE LOWER RPM RIVER WATERSHED MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION TO PLAN, CONTROL AND PROVIDE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LOWER i RUM RIVER WATERSHED PREFACE The Lower kum River Watershed lying East of the Mississippi River is a watershed that is basically a direct tributary to the Mississippi River. It encompasses all or parts of the following cities: Andover, Anoka, Coon Rapids, Ramsey. Minnesota saws of 1982, Chapter 509, mandated that all watersheds within the seven county Metropolitap area must be governed by a watershed management organization and as is now codified as Minnesota Statutes 1992, Sections 103B.201 through 10313.251. The Watershed is authorized to orghnize under a joint powers agreement pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 471.59 and Section 10313.211 or if such an organization is not created, Anoka County shall petition for the establishment of a watershed dis der Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 103D. All the cities in the Lower Rum River Water ed e a d ire in 1985 to create a joint powers group r rather than a waters ed and now desire to a an amended joint powers agreement to establish a Watershed Manage ent Organization which will comply with the current law for management of this watershed. It is the belief of these four cities that a joint powers group will provide more efficient planning end administration of the Lower Rum River Water shed if the watershed is managed under a joint powers agreement. The goal is to leave as much control as possible with the four individual me er cities. It has been etermined by the four cities involved in the water shed that they desire to proceed under a Jognt Powers A rather than under Chapter 1031) as a watershed district. Each party to this agreement has been fully advised that the Watershed Management Organization being created shall have the powers and responsibilities set forth in the Metropolitan Surface Water Management Act, Minnesota Statutes Sections 103B.201 through 103B.251 and as amended by this Agreement. It ii further understood and agreed that it is the intent of this agreement to assign to the watershed maiiagement organization, which has operated since 1985, the additional powers and duties assigned �y the Minnesota legislature. The management of water resources is a rapidly changing field and view laws and regulations are being adopted and amended frequently and it should not be necess�iy to amend this agreement every time the legislature enacts a new law. Each membet further recognizes that this is a binding contract and failure to cooperate or to carry out a member'$ responsibilities will result in a breach of this contract. The purpose �, f this organization shall be to assist the four member Lower Rum Watershed cities to preserve an� use natural water storage and retention systems to: 1. Prot4t and preserve natural surface and groundwater storage and retention systems; .5