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39 <br />Introduction <br />The City contains a number of natural resources including:nine lakes and ponds,wetlands,and five parks. <br />Little Canada recognizes the important role its natural features play in providing a safe,healthy,and beautiful <br />place to live and work. <br />Topography <br />Little Canada’s glaciated topography is evident in its gently rolling landscape.Numerous wetlands,depressions, <br />lakes,and variable soils compose its terrain.The majority of steep slopes in Little Canada are found primarily <br />around Lake Gervais and Twin Lake, shown on the map on the following page. <br />Altering land with slopes greater than 12 percent is environmentally hazardous and expensive.Shallow soils and <br />steep slopes greatly reduce the capacity of the soil to retain water.Increasing the slopes may increase the <br />already rapid runoff,produce severe gully erosion,damage the land,and can cause subsequent sedimentation <br />to lakes and streams.Increased runoff can cause unstable stream flows and flooding problems in downstream <br />areas.The intricate web of wetlands and drainageways in the City is especially susceptible to sedimentation <br />and flooding. <br />The City has an Erosion Control Ordinance to control stormwater pollution and soil erosion.It establishes <br />standards and specifications for practices and planning activities to minimize nonpoint source pollution.It <br />requires that any individual,group,or entity proposing a land disturbance activity within the city limits must <br />apply and gain approval of the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan.The following map outlines the location <br />of steep slopes in Little Canada. Site specific inspections of slopes should still occur.