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<br />Metropolitan CQuncil's Interilll.~
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<br />Surface Water Management Plqn, I
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<br />The City of ~s~ falls entirely witpil:' ~~~weriR~J1li~~r "\\fatershed Management District.
<br />It is the responsibi~ty of the LowerRu+; '.~Water~Ju~jJ.IVJwagein~nt Or~CU1iiation (WMO) to
<br />insure s~rfl..ace.... wat~,.......r resources are. .............. .~..... ep..........li;jjt.!......'.~n..;.' ...a. co..,'> l1f.......,.~..iS.. .,.~,,'.;.....,...n.t.....~..,....~..;,......ps....t. :.......e.......fti...... ~cti.v.e. ~...... d envi~onmentally
<br />appropnate ~er.l In accordancetW ..' ~eso1:acJ~"est~41O and the Metropohtan Surface
<br />Water Manag.,meIl Act the Lowerl~l~' .~r~Wa'r$~e~>.g~ij1elc1t Or~anization prepared a
<br />comprehensi~..e W..',.....tershed. Plan. Th,' e.......... o....~tr..', d..,...~..>;o....f...,., ..W 'feI'\,:a.n.'.",}i S.>.p.,.,.,~.i1..'. '. .Re.........so... prc. ~sa.p... proved.. this plan in
<br />the fall of 1998. i The CIty of . ... )1 h4s; two y~ar:s tq!complete Its local surface water
<br />management plan consistent with stat<' lf~ ~I ':
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<br />Surface Water l\Janagement Go"slJ ..t
<br />The following are ~e goals of the City rthrivtto sunacre~a1tmanagement:
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<br />1 > Control flooding and minimize pub1t ta~t~ ex~endijtre~;
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<br />2> Achieve \\later quality standards in 14kis,~eam~, rive.rs apd wet1~ds consistent with the
<br />intended use ann classification. " ,
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<br />3 > Protect and enhance water recreati()+lffafl~ties,ifish 4nd 1JVildlife habitat.
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<br />4> Increase public :participation and k,nfleli'~ in nlanfg,me#t of the water resources of the
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<br />5. ~:~~~:~~~~j~~~~d~~:i:~ :f:ttt~~istetn to~n"'~y water to maintain defined flood
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<br />6. Promote gl,'ound water recharge anti ,rcre,tcontam.jnatiorrofthe aquifers.
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<br />7> Maintain (and r~s~o~e where Possiql~+e~ount ofvv.etl~d acteageand try to increase the
<br />wetland values 1VIthm the Watershed! . ~...
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<br />8. Equitably finanqe water resources.... f, .. . "co
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<br />9. ~::~~ga~~~.~_I:.t~~records' and files
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<br />Policy for Sutfac,Water ManageJntlttrj.; ...;,....(..
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<br />1. The City of Ramsey will apply N~ti~.l " jban;R~qg ~~()gr~.{NURln standards for the
<br />design of new $tQrmwater ponds '>~ i CA'~~~b~bestlJ.14l1ageij1entpractices titled
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<br />',ber3il, J996~:LRRWMO prepared
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<br />Appendix C-l
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