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8 A SEVEN -POINT ACTION PLAN TO MANAGE THE NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE PHALEN CHAIN OF LAKES WATERSHED SUMMARY GOAL 1 IMPROVE, RESTORE AND PROTECT SURFACE WATER QUALITY Improve, restore and protect the quality of water in area lakes, wetlands and creeks to ensure compatible uses desired by area residents and maintain a healthy environment. ❑ Urban Stormwater Detention and Infiltration — Complete dem- onstration projects that test methods to hold and infiltrate stormwater on site in urban neighborhoods. Advocate that cities adopt successful methods in developing and redeveloping neigh- borhoods to reduce stormwater flows to lakes, creeks and wet- lands. ❑ Stormwater Cleaning — Improve existing ponds, marshes and filter systems and add filter basins in developing and redevelop- ing areas on a regional basis to improve storm water quality be- fore it enters lakes and high - quality wetlands. ❑ Reduce pollutant and sediment loads — Change yard and street management practices and reduce impervious surfaces to reduce sediments and associated pollutants in surface runoff. ❑ Land Use Management— Identify, evaluate and recommend ap- propriate land use controls to protect water and natural resource quality. 3 Control trash and debris — Encourage residents to control trash, waste and pollutants entering surface waters through public edu- cation and by encouraging voluntary clean up events that benefit local lakes, creeks and wetlands. • Water Quality Monitoring — Establish a long -term water quality monitoring program for water bodies that includes chemical, bio- logical and user - perception criteria. ❑ Study and Recommend a Mechanism to Fund and Implement Stormwater Programs — establish a local mechanism, such as a stormwater utility, to finance improvements needed to protect water quality, coordinate public information and education ac- tivities, and water quality monitoring. PHALEN CHAIN OF LAKES WATERSHED PROTECT Page 35