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Consensus was to hear the presentation of the Anoka Soil and Water Conservation District prior <br />to the LRRWMO. <br /> <br />Case #2: <br /> <br />Presentation by Chris Lord, Anoka Soil and Water Conservation District <br />(ASWCD) <br /> <br />Mr. Lord, District Manager for ASWCD, was present to review the scope and duties of the <br />ASWCD. <br /> <br />Mr. Lord described the staffing levels at the ASWCD, which include areas of expertise classified <br />as wetland specialist, resource specialist, natural resource planner, and landscape ecologists. He <br />then went on to describe the duties of the ASWCD which includes water quality monitoring at <br />the mouth of the Rum River, stream hydrology monitoring, wetland water level monitoring, <br />greenways planning, land cover inventories, stream bio-monitoring, etc. <br /> <br />Mr. Lord then proceeded to review his memo to the EPTF dated May 3, 2004 regarding wetland <br />buffers (see attachment). <br /> <br />Case #1: <br /> <br />Presentation by Steve Jankowski, City Engineer, Lower Rum River Water <br />Management Organization (LRRWMO) <br /> <br />Mr. Jankowski proceeded to review the scope and purpose of the Lower Rum River Water <br />Management Organization (see attached presentation outline). He discussed who makes up the <br />watershed organization, their purpose and authority, related planning documents, permitting <br />authority, wetland protection review, and documented studies and data collection. <br /> <br />Case#3: Presentation by Ed Musielewicz, U.S. Natural Resource Conservation <br /> Service <br /> <br />Ed Musielewicz stated that the U.S. Natural Resource Conservation Service started as a soil <br />erosion service in the 1930's. In 1994 it changed to a natural resource conservation service. It is <br />a Federal program that works very closely with the ASWCD. Mr. Musielewicz proceeded to <br />describe some of the Conservation Service programs such as WHIP (wildlife habitat <br />preservation), Wetland Reserve Program (a USDA program for permanent easements on <br />wetlands and associated buffers), EQIP (environmental quality incentives program for farm plans <br />that addresses farming practices and goals), Continuous Conservation Reserve Program (which <br />has more land enrolled in than the national wildlife refuge program for riparian buffers, shelter <br />belts, windbreaks, filter strips, etc.). <br /> <br />QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS <br /> <br />The presenters and EPTF discussed how to manage and monitor ground water quality and levels. <br /> <br />Ray Chismon - 8070 155th Lane N.W. - Stated he has lived in Ramsey 11 years and he has an <br />acre of wetland that DNR made him clean out. Now there is no water draining in there and he <br />thought about putting in some sand points. Inquired as to what he could do to bring it back to a <br />wetland. <br /> <br />EPTF May 3, 2004 <br />Page 2 of 3 <br /> <br /> <br />