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Mr. James E. Schrantz Chairman, Lower Rum River Watershed Nanagement Commission 16~5 Crosstown Boulevard N.W. Andover MN 5530~ ~{e: Joint Powers Agreement Dear Chairman Schrantz: You have directed that I prepare an amended Joint Powers Agreement to incorporate the new requirements of the "~etropolitan Surface Water Mananagment Act~ and of the new rules adopted by the Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) ~or "~letropolitan Area Local Water ~anagement.~ You have written and conveyed that direction, i recently placed a call to you for some direction and ~ound out that you have been ill. I'm certainly hoping that you are recovering and can continue to be a part of the organization. When I was first retained b3, the Commission in 198~ or 1986, the e;:isting Joint Powers Agreement had been- adopted. ~ reviewed that document and found a number of mistakes 'and areas of concern. The Commission said they would wait a while and then the Commission could have it redrafte~ and would have some experience to aid in drafting a new agreement. State law changes now mandate that a revised agreement be a~opted. Water quality concerns and general water concerns are now incorporated in state law and state regulations and are of great concern to your constituents. The enclosed agreement is prepared to take into account growing responsibilities for your organization. The importance of our water resources will require more review and more planning for our future. The Lower Rum is not expected to require many shared capital improvements. The Agreement provides the process for such projects if they do become necessary. I will review by section the proposed Agreement. I assume each Commissioner will ~ant to review the Agreement, and you may want to meet for a question and answer session. We also want to correct or modify any parts of the Agreement which are not consistent with the goals of the member Cities. The Agreement is drafted to cover your statutory responsibilities and is organized as follows: