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December 15, ?989 <br /> <br />Metro £oca/ Water Management Task Force Reporf <br /> <br />generic. Many WMOs propose to use wetlands as sedimentation and detention <br />basins. This can destroy the wetlands' values and should be discouraged. Curt <br />believed many WMO plans fail to meet the requirements of the law by not adequate- <br />lv addressing water quality issues. A review process allowing early input from the <br />~gencies could have helped prevent these problems. Rules could be applied to the <br />five-year updates of the WMO plans. He suggested that WMOs submit annual <br />reports to the BWSR as a method of oversight. Water quali~ depends on land use <br />and local units of government must wisely regulate land use to protect our water <br />quality. <br /> <br />State Planning Agency (SPA) <br /> <br />Ms. Marilyn Lundberg presented the SPA comments on metro local water <br />management. She reported on the role of SPA and the Environmental Quality <br />Board (EQB) in water policy. The EOB has recommended that: grant monies be <br />made available to help W~Os amend their plans, if plan content rules are promul- <br />gated; state provision of v, ater-related financial or technical assistance should be <br />linked to local water plans; and that rules should be promulgated for WMO plans. <br />Marilyn said WMO plans should be comprehensive and reflect the concerns of the <br />local units of government. The WMO plans should be considered in the formulation <br />of the state's water management strategies. The main goals of EQB in the area of <br />local water management are 1) increased coordination, 2) strengthened local role, <br />and 3) enhanced local/state partnership in water management. <br /> <br />Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts (MASWCD) <br /> <br /> Dwain Otte presented the Association of SWCD's view of metro area local water <br />management. SWCD's have prepared many of the 509 plans and have reviewed all <br />of the 509 plans. The SWCD's have stressed that many resources have to be <br />managed to improve water quality. The only practical and cost-effective way of <br />managing these resources is through local control. The MASWCD encouraged the <br />Task Force to fully address the "...central issues of funding and dedicated program <br />delivery". <br /> <br />Association of Metropolitan Municipalities (AMM) <br /> <br /> Gerald Butcher presented the AMM comments on metro area local water <br />management. He emphasized that the 67 communities in the AMM represented 85 <br />percent of the population in the metro area. These communities have been par- <br />t!cipat!ng in watershed districts and joint powers watershed management organiza- <br />uons since the creation of these bodies. Many municipalities developed water <br />related ordinances and plans long before the state required communities to adopt <br />them. He stated that the passing of "509" resulted in many communities completing <br />water management plans that had already been started. <br /> <br /> Mr. Butcher also presented the results of a survey that was given to the members <br />of the AMM. The communities acknowledged that WD's have done a good job <br />managing watersheds. They also expressed the belief that statewide requirements <br /> <br /> <br />