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For lakes, the District management classes are identified as either "Improvement" or "Prevent further <br />degradation." An "Improvement" class is warranted if the public perceives a need for water quality <br />improvement and there are feasible management options that will accomplish water quality <br />improvement. A "Prevent further degradation" class is assigned when current water quality meets <br />the goals set for the lake. A "Prevent further degradation" class does not, however, imply inaction. <br />Rather, development requirements, fisheries, shoreline, and macrophyte management; as well as <br />additional water quality improvement projects; are pursued for the lake as opportunities and budgets <br />allow, <br />For wetlands, the District has developed management Classes A, B, and C, based on a recent <br />inventory and assessment of wetlands within the District. The wetland classification is based on the <br />estimated quality of the wetland, with management Class A being the highest quality wetlands, <br />Water bodies classified as "Water Quality Pond" are constructed treatment ponds only. <br />Additional classifications of the water bodies based on water quality include the Impaired Waters <br />List under Section 303(d) of the Federal Clean Water Act (CWA). Those water bodies that do not <br />meet the water quality standards established under the CWA are included on this list and future <br />development of total maximum daily loads (TMDL) is required. The Minnesota Department of <br />Natural Resources (MDNR) has developed another ecological management classification system for <br />Minnesota lakes (Schupp, 1992) that is based on parameters such as lake size, depth, chemical <br />fertility, and growing season length. <br />Table 1 -1 summarizes the goals and classifications of Savage Lake. Note that for District- managed <br />wetlands there are no water quality goals established. Additionally, note that the 2006 Preliminary <br />RWMWD Water Quality Goals are those listed in the Plan (Barr, 2006 [draft)). The 2006 Proposed <br />RWMWD Water Quality Goals are the result of this LSR and evaluation of the information available <br />for the Lake. <br />Barr Engineering Company 3 <br />P: \Mpls \23 MN \62\ 2362924\ MovedFrotnMpls P\2362924\Oiher._proj _Info \ Report _Info\individual_LSRs_11107\ Savage \Savagc_Lakc Status Roportdoc <br />41 <br />