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Mr. Bruce Wes•ty <br />June 19, 2015 <br />Page 2 <br />2. Page 6, Item 7 of the Ramsey Plan states; The wetland buffers recommended in the Wetland <br />Function assessment were approved by City Council when the 2008 SWMP was approved. Further <br />review of the buffers by the City Council resulted in a policy to delay the implementation of the <br />wetland buffer recommendations. <br />• This statement is also mentioned in several pieces throughout the Ramsey Plan. Wetland <br />Protection Standards for the LRRWMO are outlined in Appendix G of the LRRWMO WMP. The <br />Ramsey Plan must specifically identify these standards, how the City will be implementing <br />these standards and any wetland requirements, such as buffers, that the City will be <br />implementing through ordinance. • <br />3. Page 14, Item B of the Ramsey Plan states; Figure 4 shows the 10-year capture zone (Well Head <br />protection Area, WHPA) as well as the Drinking Water Supply Management Area (DWSMA) for the <br />seven municipal drinking water wells in Ramsey. Storm water infiltration will not he allowed inside <br />these zones. <br />Page 34, Item D of the Ramsey Plan states (last sentence); City Policy adopted in conjunction with <br />infiltration requirements of the LRRWMO Third Generation Plan permits infiltration in areas within <br />the Dunking Water Supply Area (DWSMA), so tong as it is not also within the 10-year capture zone. <br />• These two statement appear to somewhat be in conflict with each other. <br />▪ The Ramsey Plan needs to address how volume retention requirement is to be complied with <br />in areas such as the DWSMA or in areas that are non -conducive for infiltration. <br />4. Page 16, Item #2 of the Ramsey Plan states; The bounce from the normal water level to the high <br />water level does not exceed two feet. <br />• It is recommended that this comment be replaced with, The impacts of storm water from <br />new development discharging into a wetland will be determined through a Minnesota <br />Routine Assessment Methodology (MnRAM) assessment of the wetland. <br />A MnRAM provides a quantitative and qualitative assessment of the impacts that storm water <br />has and will have on a wetland. <br />5. Page 18, Table 16; of the Ramsey Plan. It is recommended that the Design Infiltration Rates in the <br />Minnesota Storm Water Manual, es amended, be used and referenced rather than the information <br />from Urban Hydrology for Srnall Watersheds, (SCS, 1986). <br />6, Page 19, Item #11 of the Ramsey Plan : Unique Features and Scenic Areas; The City Codes <br />referenced, Chapter/Section 177, must comply with the revised MDNR's Wild and Scenic River <br />Management requirements. <br />P.\Mplsl71 MN!01\s920 7\workfiiesl u o Cs o1\2015_0-JS,LcrWellynems_y_mral SV.IMP yn Ir Too <br />