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✓ Wetlands Goal - Protection of City wetlands in accordance with current rules and regulations. Policy: Provide leadership in the management of wetland resources by coordination with RCWD and VLAWMO. ✓ Erosion and Sedimentation Control Goal - Develop proper mitigation measures to allow disturbed environments to recover as quickly as possible. Policy: Establish erosion control practices for new and re -developments. ✓ Public Participation, Information and Education Goal - Enhancement of cooperation and sharing of information between various levels of government to enhance efficiency and reduce the likelihood of duplication. Policy: Maintain effective and efficient programs and efforts through effective stakeholder communication and coordination with Local, State and Federal Agencies. ✓ Monitoring Goal - Develop data needed to assess baseline watershed conditions to deal with development and provide a technical basis for City projects. Policy: Develop a City-wide Resource Monitoring Plan in cooperation with other govemmental agencies and citizen's groups. Policy: Implement the Resource Data Monitoring Plan. ✓ Maintenance and Inspection Goal — Protection of City water resource infrastructure. Policy: Develop and implement a Plan for the regular inspection and maintenance of public water resource infrastructure. Policy: Develop a policy for the inspection and maintenance of privately constructed water resource infrastructure. Policy: Implement the Maintenance and Inspections Plan. Policy: Develop and implement a training program to prevent or reduce pollutant runoff resulting from City operations. Policy: Reporting. ✓ Finance Goal - Establish funding mechanisms for Plan implementation. Policy: Identify funding sources to support implementation of the City Water Resource Plan. Policy: Develop a five-year Storm Water Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). The Plan also supports Anoka County in fulfillment of its responsibilities for ground water protection. Similarly, the City will support the RCWD and VLAWMO roles in wetland protection under the Minnesota Wetland Conservation Act of 1991, and in its administration of a construction permit program. Within this context, the Plan develops objectives and action items that will support its policies. Plan implementation is organized into three categories. First priority objectives focus on the key issues of financing the Plan's implementation and basic water quantity and quality planning objectives that will form the basis for Plan implementation. Building on this, second priority objectives are those the City can effectively accomplish and include ES -3 12608-01