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The Lower Rum River watershed is located entirely within Anoka County, in the northwest portion of the <br />Twin Cities Metropolitan Area (TCMA). Figure 1-1 shows the location and boundaries of the LRRWMO and <br />other local units of government. The LRRWMO is adjacent to the following watershed management <br />authorities: <br />• Upper Rum River WMO (URRWMO) — along northern boundary <br />• Coon Creek Watershed District (CCWD) — along eastern boundary <br />• Elm Creek Watershed Management Commission (ECWMC) — along southern boundary (across <br />Mississippi River) <br />• Sherburne County Soil and Water Conservation District (Sherburne SWCD) — along western <br />boundary <br />The jurisdictional boundary of the LRRWMO includes all or part of three cities: <br />• Andover <br />• Anoka <br />• Ramsey <br />The limits of Anoka County form the jurisdictional boundary of the LRRWMO to the north and to the west. <br />This boundary does not follow hydrologic divides (i.e., water flows in and out of the LRRWMO across the <br />county boundary). The Mississippi River forms the southern boundary of the LRRWMO, while the eastern <br />boundary generally follows the watershed divide separating the Rum River watershed from the watershed <br />of Coon Creek. The total drainage area of the LRRWMO is 56.9 square miles (-36,400 acres). <br />Most of the LRRWMO watershed drains towards the Rum River and its tributaries, although some areas <br />are directly tributary to the Mississippi River. The LRRWMO is moderately developed with generally <br />suburban land use (see Figure 2-3). <br />A legal description for of the boundaries of the LRRWMO is included in Appendix A. <br />The LRRWMO was formed by a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) signed by the Cities of Andover, Anoka, <br />Coon Rapids, and Ramsey in the Summer of 1985. The LRRWMO was formed for the purpose of preparing <br />a water management plan to meet the requirements of Minnesota Statutes Sections 473.875 to 473.883, <br />the Metropolitan Water Management Act (MWMA). The powers and duties of the LRRWMO are outlined <br />in the JPA. <br />The JPA was revised in 1995 to include recent changes in state statutes, Minnesota Rules 8410 Rules, and <br />the Wetland Conservation Act (WCA). The JPA was again revised and approved in 2007 to address cost - <br />sharing for WMO projects. <br />1-2 <br />