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City of Lino Lakes SWMP | February 8, 2013 Draft | 62 <br /> <br />Goals & Policies <br />Goal 4.6.1 : Incorporate ground water considerations into the decision making process through <br />recognizing the interconnectedness of surface water and ground water supply and groundwater -dependent <br />natu ral resources. <br /> <br />Policy 4.6.1A: Preserve ground water recharge areas in cooperation with Anoka County. <br /> <br />Policy 4.6.1B: Promote infiltration of stormwater to result in groundwater recharge where it is <br />feasible and does not pose a threat to groundwater qualit y. <br /> <br />Policy 4.6.1C: Continue to implement the City’s Wellhead Protection Plan. <br /> <br />Policy 4.6.1D : Participate in the Anoka County Wellhead Protection Group in implementing joint <br />projects that benefit the City of Lino Lakes . <br /> <br /> <br />4.7. Natural Resources <br />Issues <br />Lino Lake s is rich in unique and rare natural resources. These resources are most often hydrologically <br />dependent on natural water systems. Reduced quality and variances of water levels stemming from land <br />use changes may have critical impacts to the sustainability of these resources. Preserving and enhancing <br />quality natural resources within the City can have a positive effect on surface and ground water. <br />Extensive development or misuse of the natural areas within the City can have deleterious affects on <br />water res ources. <br /> <br />Goals & Policies <br />Goal 4.7.1: Identify, protect and preserve the desirable natural areas and ecological and aquatic resources <br />of the community. <br /> <br />Policy 4.7.1A: Pursue a well -defined natural resource restoration and management plan <br />consistent wit h the RCWD/Lino Lakes Resource Management Plan (RMP). <br /> <br />Policy 4.7.1B: Maintain the partnership of Lino Lakes and Rice Creek Watershed District and <br />other groups such as Anoka County to maintain, restore, and manage the aquatic, aquatic <br />dependent (Such as the Blue Heron Rookery on Peltier Lake) and upland areas of the City. <br /> <br />Policy 4.7.1C: Require natural space buffers, where appropriate, around wetlands to preserve <br />their function and value. <br /> <br />Goal 4.7.2: Ensure that well -planned, quality residential, comme rcial, industrial and institutional <br />development accommodate s the City’s projected growth needs and occurs in a manner that also conserves <br />and enhances the City’s natural resources and amenities. <br /> <br />Policy 4.7.2A: Encourage developers, where appropriate , to u se Open Space Design/Conservation <br />Development Model to implement the Resource Management System Plan. <br /> <br />Policy 4.7.2B: Define incentives to achieve Better Site Design to the extent feasible on all <br />development.