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The purpose of this organization shall be to assist the four member Lower Rum Watershed <br />cities to preserve and use natural water storage and retention systems to: <br />1. Protect and preserve natural surface and groundwater storage and retention systems; <br />2. Minimize public capital expenditures needed to correct flooding and water quality <br />P <br />problems; <br />3. Identify and plan for means to effectively protect and improve surface water and <br />groundwater quality; <br />4. Establish more uniform local policies and official controls for surface water and <br />groundwater management; <br />5. Prevent erosion of soil into surface water systems; <br />6. Promote groundwater recharge; <br />7. Protect and enhance fish and wildlife habitat and water recreational facilities; <br />8. Secure other benefits associated with the proper management of surface and <br />groundwater, and <br />9. Promote and encourage cooperation among member cities in coordinating local <br />surface water and groundwater plans and to be aware of their neighbor's problems <br />and to protect the public health, safety, and general welfare. <br />The Lower Rum River Watershed waters flow through many sub -watersheds directly to the <br />Rum River and the Mississippi River. It is not anticipated that the Lower Rum River Watershed <br />will have many capital improvement projects; if they do, it is hereby expressed that the intent of <br />this Agreement is to encourage that the solutions should be handled by agreements between the <br />Cities involved. <br />It is the intent of this Agreement to subject all four cities in the Lower Rum River <br />Watershed to a common set of policies and to comply in all respects with the provisions of the <br />Metropolitan Surface Water Management Act. <br />The purpose of this Preface is to clarify and establish for any court of review or any <br />arbitrator or for the elected successors to the representatives who have entered into this agreement <br />the reasons and purpose u for this joint and cooperative venture. The parties to this Agreement <br />P rP <br />realize that the success or failure of the Lower Rum River Watershed Organization created by this <br />Agreement is dependent upon the sincere desire of each member City to cooperate in the exercise of <br />a joint power to solve joint problems. Each party here by agrees to be bound by this agreement <br />and pledges its cooperation. <br />2 <br />Page A-2 <br />