Agenda - Council Work Session - 02/23/2021

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The priority issues areas and associated specific issues identified by the Board are described in greate detail in Section 3 and are summarized in Table 3-1. Many of the priority resource issues are interrelated. Thus, many of the goals, policies, and activities included in this Plan address multiple resource issues. Section 4 describes the goals and policies for water and natural resource management within the LRRWMO. LRRWMO goals are aligned with the broad statutory purposes listed in Minnesota Statues 103B.201 but are more specific in their application to LRRWMO resources. LRRWMO goals are presented in Table 4-1. Goals are grouped according to issue area (see Section 3) although many of the goals address multiple issues. Where appropriate, goals contain measurable quantities to evaluate progress (see Section 5.5.2). The Plan establishes the following key water quality goals: • Maintain or improve existing water quality in non -impaired priority LRRWMO waters: o Grass (Sunfish) Lake (TP= 14 ug/L, Chl a = 5.8 ug/L, SD = 1.3 m) o Rogers Lake (TP= 59 ug/L, Chl a = 19.7 ug/L, SD = 1.1 m) o Round Lake (TP= 31 ug/L, Chl a = 7.9 ug/L, SD = 2.9 m) • Reduce phosphorus loading to the Rum River by 800 Ibs/year through implementation of the LRRWMO permit program, and by 100 Ibs/year through non-structural and structural improvements (e.g., streambank stabilization) • Reduce sediment loading from streambank erosion along the Rum River by approximately 75 tons/year through streambank stabilization and restoration actions over an estimated 500 feet. • Manage stormwater runoff with practices that mimic natural hydrology by retaining a volume equivalent to 1.0 inches over new and redeveloped or existing impervious surfaces The LRRWMO has also adopted policies to support the achievement of LRRWMO and partner goals. These policies include requirements for member cities, as well as performance standards for projects implemented within the LRRWMO. Policies are subdivided into the following strategies: • Regulation • Education • Cooperation • Operations Generally, these strategies include all of the LRRWMO's activities, and are described in greater detail in Section 4.2. Individual LRRWMO implementation activities are described in Section 5. Estimated costs, year(s) of implementation, partners, and priority level of each activity are presented in Table 5-1. For assessment ES-3