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Updated Storm Water Management Plan (SWMP) <br />City of Ramsey, Minnesota <br />was a combination of performing a detail study of each area using Consultant Pool and <br />Staff resources. Cost estimates were generated from the studies and presented to the City <br />Council. Several projects were selected for construction, the remainder were deemed <br />infeasible at that time. <br />The 2014 complaints were also studied. Staff determined that the majority of these <br />complaints would require additional study, these areas could not be drained without <br />causing high water problems on downstream properties. The City wide storm water <br />model is being used in the review of possible solutions to these problems. <br />C. Impacts of Water Quality and Quantity Management Practices on Recreation <br />Opportunities <br />The current a14€1 -proposed -City ordinances together with the LRRWMO, County, <br />regional, state and federal rules and laws are designed to protect the existing land and <br />water resources within the City of Ramsey. The City believes that it can allow continued <br />development while maintaining or improving its resources including water quality and <br />recreation opportunities. With the implementation of this plan and the recommended <br />policy and ordinance changes, the developers will be held responsible for protecting <br />water quality, mitigating the runoff quantity and ensuring that there will continue to be <br />recreation opportunities in Ramsey. In addition, the City's Storm Water Pollution <br />Prevention Plan is designed to educate the public to better protect the city's water <br />resources, to implement temporary and permanent erosion and sediment controls for new <br />developments, to ensure good housekeeping of the City's municipal operations, and to <br />detect and eliminate illicit discharges. <br />D. Impacts of Stormwater Discharges on Water Quality and Fish and Wildlife <br />Resources <br />As stated in C above, the current and proposed ordinances and the City's SWPPP are <br />designed to protect the existing land and water resources within the City of Ramsey. This <br />includes measures that are designed to maintain or improve the habitat of the fish and <br />wildlife throughout the area. <br />E. Impacts of Soil Erosion on Water Quality and Quantity <br />As part of the City-wide SWPPP and MS4 permit, the City established an erosion and <br />sediment control ordinance governing construction practices. The City will also evaluate <br />existing erosion control problem areas that may not be associated with recent <br />construction and formulate mitigation plans to rectify those issues. Given increased <br />regulation of the typical causes of soil erosion and sediment transport, it is anticipated <br />impacts of soil erosion on water quality in the Ramsey area will be greatly diminished <br />The SWPPP and MS4 permit also call for the annual inspection of required structural <br />BMPs (structural BMPs are physical devices designed to trap or filter pollutants from <br />runoff or reduce runoff velocities; an example being silt fence). Maintenance is included <br />in the City's annual budget to ensure that structural BMPs continue to work and provide <br />the design storage needed to ensure continued flood mitigation. <br />F. General Impact of Land Use Practices <br />As stated in Section VLB, increases in impervious surfacing will require mitigation to <br />reduce the impacts related to change in permeability from the natural Anoka Sand Plain <br />Section VI <br />February 20, 2015March 6, 2015 Page 50 <br />