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Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Park Reserve Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Park Reserve Anoka County's Natural Resources Unit will be directly involved with the design, construction and monitoring of the proposed park projects. A concerted emphasis will be placed on avoiding and minimizing any adverse impacts to the plant and animal habitat, as well as to the lakes and wetlands. In addition, Anoka County will focus on incorporating local native seed and plant material that will complement the ecology and function of the surrounding native plant communities. View of Peltier Lake Protection of wetlands and surface water resources will be a top priority for these projects as Peltier Lake is impaired for aquatic consumption and aquatic recreation and George Watch, Centerville, Marshan, Reshanau and Rice Lakes are impaired for aquatic recreation. Anoka County will work very closely with the Cities of Lino Lakes and Centerville, the Rice Creek Watershed District, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), and the Metropolitan Council to ensure that the standards and requirements for resource protection are met as these projects proceed. Storm -water management within the park is typically managed on site through vegetated swales and infiltration basins. The County utilizes MPCA's best management practice recommendations in the design and incorporation of storm water pollutant and runoff flow reduction measures constructed in conjunction with park improvements. The MPCA best management practices guidance documents can be found at: http://www.pca.state.mn.us/index.php/water/water-types-and-programs/storm water/index.html. The County also has been working with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources on an annual basis through a Delegation Agreement to provide aquatic invasive species (AIS) prevention through inspections of water -related equipment. The County currently has 41 public access points that it monitors through this program. The program provides funds to staff launches on a random basis to insure boat owners are complying with the state laws and regulations as related to AIS. The overall vegetation management goal for Anoka County is to identify restoration needs and to define and implement adaptive management strategies that will sustain the biological diversity, production, and function of 24