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Mr. James E. Schrantz Chairman, Lower Rum River Watershed Management Commission 1685 Crossto~'n Boulevard Andover MN 55304 Ret Joint Powers Agreement Dear Chairman Schrantz: You have directed that 2 prepare an amended Joint Powers Agreement to incorporate the new requirements of the "~etropo!itan Surface ~ananagment Act~ and of the ne~, rules adopted by the Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) for "~etropolitan Area Local Water Nanagement.~ You h~ve written and conveyed that direction. 2 recently placed a ca!! 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 wa5 first retained by the Commission in 1985 or 1986, the e):isting Joint Powers Agreement had been- adopzed, i 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 redrafted and would have some experience to aid in draftin~ a new agreement. State law changes now mandate that a revised agreement be adopted. Water cua!ity concerns and oenera! 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 ~rowing 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 share~ oapi~! improvements. The Agreement provides the process for such projects if they do become necessary. I will review by section the pr,0P0sed Agreement. I assume each Commissioner will want 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 consisteDt wi'th the goals of the member Cities. The Agreement is drafted to cover your statutory responsibilities and is organized as follows: