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December '15, '1989 Metro Local Water Managem, ent Task Force Repo,ff #24 Amend the law to requi c the BI~ ...x to develo? r, des establishing minimum local plan standards, and a model £m.ironmental Management Ordinance for use by local governments in implementing local water plans. #25 The BWSR's rules should require that WMO pIans specifi.' the nature of the official controls required to be adopted by local governments, including metro-wide uniform erosion control, stormwater retention and wetland protection ordinances. #26 Amend the law to clearly spell out the sequence of responsibilitv for plan implemen- ration and who bears uliimate responsibilio,. The la,' should slate that if the WMO does not oversee intplementation of its plan as determined by the BWSR, the coun. tv or counties contabffng the watershed unit shall oversee implementation of the /Nan. If the county does not act to implement the plan, does not delegate this responsibilio; or 'does'not petition for the creation of a watershed district, then the watershed unit should lose its eligibiliO, for an), state water program, permit, or delegation authorio,. #27 The BWSR should be required to adopt rutes governing its determinatio~t~ of whether metro water plan implementation is satisfactory. #28 The BWSR should be required t,o develop rules for the content of JPl4rMO joint powers agreements. The BWSR s rUles should specif-), minimum requirements for [4rMO joint powers agreements that include the provision that decisions cannot re- quire more than a majority vote, except a decision on a capital improvement, which ma), require no more than a two-thirds vote. #29 Amend the law to require the BWSR to review all I4'g(O plans and its own metro water plan content rules at least once every five years. #30 Amend the law to clad. fy the purposes of the Metropolitan Water Management Act as follows: "The purposes of the water management programs required by sections 473.875 to 473.883 are to: (a) protect, preserve and use natural surface and groundwater storage and retention ?stems, (b) minimize public capital expendi- tures needed to correct fiooding and water qualityproblems, (c) identify and plan for means to effectively protect and improve surface and groundwater qualio; (d) establish more uniform local policies and official controls for surface and groundwater management, (e) prevent erosion of soil into surface water systems, (f) promote groundwater recharge, (g) protect and enhance.fish and wildlife habitat, and (h) secure other benefits associated with proper management of sur- face and groundwater." #31 The State of Minnesota should ensure an adequate funding mechanism and staff to provide necessary assistance to WMOs forplan completion, update and implemen- tation. Page