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II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br />A. Plan Purpose and Background <br />Storm water regulations have changed significantly since the original Comprehensive <br />Storm Drainage Plan was approved in 1980 and the southeast growth area was revisited <br />in 1997 and 2002. The plan was updated in 2008 and renamed the Storm Water <br />Management Plan. The following is a listing of those regulatory changes: <br />1. 1982 <br />The Metropolitan Surface Water Management Act was passed. The Act was <br />originally included in Minnesota Statute Chapter 509. The Act was recreated and <br />modified in 1990 and became Minnesota Statue 103B.205 to 103B.255. <br />Originally, the former State of Minnesota Water Resources Board oversaw <br />implementation of the act. When that board was merged with two other boards <br />to form the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources in 1987, the Board of <br />Water and Soil Resources assumed responsibility for the act. Forty-six <br />watershed management organizations (36 joint powers Watershed Management <br />Organizations and 10 Watershed Districts) were originally responsible for <br />preparing plans to: <br />• protect, preserve, and use natural surface and groundwater storage and <br />retention systems <br />• minimize public capital expenditures needed to correct flooding and <br />water quality problems <br />• identify and plan for means to effectively protect and improve surface <br />and groundwater quality <br />• establish more uniform local policies and official controls for surface and <br />groundwater management <br />• prevent erosion of soil into surface water systems <br />• promote groundwater recharge <br />• protect and enhance fish and wildlife habitat and water recreational <br />facilities <br />• secure the other benefits associated with the proper management of <br />surface and groundwater <br />2. 1985 <br />The Lower Rum River Water Management Organization (LRRWMO) was <br />formed to meet the requirements of the Metropolitan Surface Water Management <br />Act. <br />Excerpt taken from the Minnesota Board of Water & Soil Resources Website: <br />http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/watermgmt/metroareasurface.html <br />Section II <br />October 21, 2015 Page 2 <br />