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Ramsey - Washington Metro December 28, 2004 District CITY OF LITTLE CANADA 515 LITTLE CANADA RD E LITTLE CANADA, MN 55117 Re: Savage Lake Level Dear Property Owner: 2346 Helen Street . North St. Paul, MN 5510` (651)704-2089 fax: (651)704 -2092 email: office @rwmwd.orgg website: vvww.rwmwd.org I am writing to update you on the status of raising the lake level on Savage Lake and to ask you to complete the attached form, which will allow us to proceed with this improvement. On August 23, 2004 a meeting was held at the Little Canada City Hall to discuss the level of Savage Lake after the District installed the new outlet. It was clear at the meeting that the lake level did drop as a result of the installation of the new outlet. At the meeting we learned that the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has specific rules that limit the raising of the lake above the level of the old outlet pipe (which is where we set the new outlet). After the meeting, the District requested the DNR to conduct a formal Ordinary High Water (OHW) elevation survey. This survey defines the normal lake level and is the level that defines DNR regulatory jurisdiction. This survey showed that the OHW was approximately 1.5 feet above the new outlet level. Based on this survey, the District requested DNR permission to raise the lake level by 1 foot to elevation 895.1 MSL. The DNR said we couldn't raise the lake level under current DNR rules without getting special permission from the DNR Commissioner and this would only be possible if we obtained flooding easements from every lakeshore property owner. This would require formal easements to be surveyed and recorded. We estimated the cost of this project to be in excess of $100,000. 2