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Surface Water Management in Ramsey County 11 -12 -82 Page Two included in the two WM0s: Vadnais -Grass WMO Gem Lake Lino Lakes Township North Oaks Roseville Shoreview St. Paul Water Department Vadnais Heights White Bear Lake White Bear Township Trout - Mississippi WMO Fairgrounds Falcon Heights Lauderdale Little Canada Maplewood Minneapolis Roseville St. Paul University of Minnesota Role of the Ramsey Soil and Water Conservation District The Ramsey SWCD is available to assist Water Management Organizations in all phases of their activities: organization, planning and operation, since such authority is given by State of MN Chapter 40. The RSWCD is in a unique position to collect and coordinate resource data, much of which is in its possession; and is qualified through experience in Ramsey County to use that information in plan- ning for surface water management. The District at present is staffed to carry out its present functions efficiently, and therefore if a WMO should require additional staff time, additional funds would be needed from Chapter 509 planning operation. Often this can be done with temporary employees or student internships. Chapter 509 requires that any Water Management Organization will prepare a plan which will contain specific information on existing physical environment, present and future land use, existing and expected problems with the hydrologic system; and which will state objectives and policies for protection of natural characteristics and water quality. The Ramsey Soil and Water Conservation District has much of this information already at hand, and is in a position to collect still more information quickly and coordinate the various elements into a plan. The District now possesses the following information, and can provide it on reasonably short notice to aid units of government in the process of planning for surface water management: . General soils maps, including soil properties interpretations, and erosion potential. . Maps of current land use in Ramsey County. . Phosphorus production based on land use maps. . Topographic information. . Watershed and subwatershed boundaries. . District- compiled and - published wetland inventories for the communities of White Bear Lake, White Bear Township, North Oaks, Shoreview, Mounds View and Maplewood. The District has preliminary data on the following topics, and can continue compiling and coordinating, given some notice and augmentation of staff: . Unique landscape features. . Critical erosion areas. •