Agenda - Council - 02/26/1985 - Laserfiche WebLink

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l nlorma~ional Mailing t/ 2 Me~ropolilan 5ur[ace Water Management Ac~ January. 3l, ]985 th£e 'I~'e Lake De.~radation - Long Lake Lake Como McCarron's Lake Spring Lake Silver Lake Erosion/Sedimentation - Elm Creek Mill Pond Eller Creek Golden Lake Lake Riley l'win Lakes Lake Rebecca Gleason Lake Battle Creek ¥1easure Creek 1[ local water management e[forls are not strengthened, there is no doubt that surface water problems will increase as more development takes place in the metro area. 'the Metropolitan Council's projected population growth rate for the melropolitanarea from 1980-2000 is 11./, %. This figure is deceptive, because significant development can occur with little or no increase in population. The Council's 1984 report Twin Cities Recent Gro~h Trends and Prospects stated that: "What this means in terms of growth is thai despite ver7 modest population increases, we still experienced con- siderable development - new homes built and new-jobs created. Although population only grew by six percent in the 1970's in the metropolitan.area, the number of households went up 26 percent, and jobs grew by 25 percent. Such growth was necessary to house and employ the growing numbers of baby boomers reaching adulthood." The attached maps show those communities projected to have population increases between the years 1980 and 2000 of/-,0 - 50% and over 50%; and communities projected to grow in population by over ~,000 residents between 1980 and 2000. Watersheds containing these fast-growing communities have the greatest immediate need for surface ~,'ater planning. They will also need to do more detailed planning than the urbanized and the rural watersheds. A well-done watershed plan will give communities a good understanding of the effects projected development and land use will have on surface water systems. In formulating water management strategies, local officials will