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Comprehensive Stormwater Management Plan Northeast Lino Lakes Drainage Improvement Project WSB Project No. 2929-79 Page 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Northeast Lino Lakes Drainage Improvement Project is in the northeast area of Lino Lakes bounded by Main Street to the south, the City of Hugo to the east, Peltier Lake to the west, and Rehbein Street to the north. The site is approximately 1,350 acres and is largely agricultural or undeveloped within the City of Lino Lakes. The surface water in this area is nearly landlocked, inhibiting site improvements and future development in line with the City of Lino Lakes’ 2030 Comprehensive Plan. The area was historically landlocked until the installation of agricultural field drains in the early 20th century. These agricultural drains are now at capacity and are incompatible with the proposed land uses within the watershed. In addition, these agricultural drains do not provide any water quality benefits to the receiving waterbody—Peltier Lake—an impaired water of the state. As allowed under Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD) Rule C.5(f), this Comprehensive Stormwater Management Plan (CSMP) is presented as an alternative means to meet the requirements of Rule C.6 (Water Quality Treatment) and Rule C.7 (Peak Stormwater Runoff Control) for the development of this area, which will be done in several phases, using a regional stormwater system. This CSMP is intended to streamline RCWD permit approvals for future development in the Northeast Lino Lakes Drainage Improvement area, as well as to distribute the regional treatment benefits amongst future developments, so no single project is burdened with more challenges in meeting the RCWD requirements. Projects in this area will conform to the design requirements in the CSMP detailed in Sections 6 through 8, or will be allowed to demonstrate how the stormwater runoff will be treated to meet the applicable Lino Lakes ordinances and current RCWD Rules and requirements.