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The goals of this Policy are as follows; <br /> a) Prevent flooding of private properties and public lands. <br /> b) Reduce pollutant loads entering receiving waters. <br /> c) Ensure compliance with regulatory agency requirements. <br /> d) Improve water quality in brooks, lakes, ponds, and wetlands. <br /> e) Cost-effectively maintain stormwater management facilities. <br /> 6) Priorities <br /> The priorities of this Policy are as follows; <br /> a) Start inspections and maintenance of stormwater management facilities along the <br /> Mississippi and Rum Rivers. These facilities are anticipated to have the greatest <br /> maintenance needs since they are located at the downstream end of the storm sewer <br /> system. Maintaining these facilities first will provide the biggest benefit to the receiving <br /> waters. <br /> b) Continue moving inland incrementally with inspections and maintenance of stormwater <br /> management facilities for the same reasons noted above. <br /> c) Continue updating this Policy to refine work schedules and incorporate additional <br /> maintenance practices based on what is working well and what could work better. <br /> d) Coordinate work with MS4, SWPPP and SWMP requirements. <br /> e) Continue to improve cost-effectiveness of programmed maintenance practices and <br /> operations. <br /> 7) Inspections <br /> Stormwater management facilities will be routinely inspected to ensure they continue to <br /> function as designed. The guidelines set forth below were developed to provide City staff <br /> with practical tools to inspect and maintain all stormwater facilities on a routine basis. <br /> a) Water Body Inspections-The inspection program proposes to begin by annually <br /> inspecting 5% of known stormwater ponds under City ownership and/or drainage and <br /> utility easements, starting at the Mississippi and Rum Rivers and working inland. Initial <br /> inspections will consist of enlisting consultants to survey the ponds to determine how <br /> much stormwater storage capacity remains and to schedule pond dredging projects to <br /> remove sediment and restore storage capacities. Ongoing inspection requirements <br /> include observations for blockage of outlets due to trash, debris, vegetation, or downed <br /> trees. Blockages shall be cleared from obstructed outlets as soon as practical. Damaged <br /> or deteriorated inlets, outlets and pipes, and malfunctioning valves, gates, locks or <br /> access hatches, shall be scheduled for repair or replacement as soon as is economically <br /> feasible to do so. <br /> b) Structure Inspections— Drainage structures, castings and grates shall be inspected for <br /> debris and repair needs during development of pavement management projects, during <br /> flood events, or at a minimum once every 5 years. Structure sumps shall be inspected a <br /> minimum of every 4 years to determine if the sump needs to be repaired or pumped. <br />