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City of Lino Lakes SWMP | February 8, 2013 Draft | 84 The City’s stormwater system is designated as a Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4 ) by the MPCA. The City’s Storm Water Pollution Prevention Prog ram (SWPPP) was developed to address the requirements for MS4s. A permit re -issuance is expected in August 2012. The reissued permit may require changes to the City’s SWPPP. A number of Total Maximum Daily Load studies (TMDLs) are in process and others have been completed. These studies establish daily load limits for certain compounds that were found to contribute to the impairment. The City of Lino Lakes will likely have a wasteload allocation that establishes the maximum allowed discharge of the reg ulated pollutant for each TMDL. T he Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD) will document progress towards achieving the load reductions needed to meet the TMDL allocations for impaired water bodies within its jurisdiction. The City of Lino Lakes will provid e information on a routine basis to the RCWD regarding new projects and programs that lead to load reductions needed to meet a TMDL. The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) leads programs that regulate shoreline and floodplain development, groundwater use, and conducts various efforts to support water -based recreation and quality fisheries. The City has a shoreline and floodplain ordinance that is in compliance with the DNR’s standards. The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) manages the st ate’s transportation system including a number of highways in the City of Lino Lakes. Coordination with MnDOT is needed when an activity may impact a state highway or its right of way. The Minnesota Department of Health works to address a number of healt h issues, but the primary area of coordination for the City is with the protection of drinking water resources including wellhead protection and drinking water treatment. Regional Regulatory coordination on a regional level involves coordination with the Metropolitan Council and with watershed management organizations, particularly the Rice Creek Watershed District and the Vadnais Lake Area Watershed Management Organization. The City addresses the water -related concerns of the Metropolitan Council prim arily through the City’s Comprehensive Plan and this Plan. The Comprehensive Plan frames how the city will address issues such as housing and transportation along with water concerns noted by the Metropolitan Council. The Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD) implements and enforces a set of rules related to stormwater and natural resource management. In addition, the RCWD is the WCA Local Government Unit (LGU ) for a number of jurisdictions including Lino Lakes. The City works with the RCWD to protect a nd manage the wetland and water resources of the City. The Vadnais Lake Area Watershed Management Organization (VLAWMO) also works to protect and improve water resources. VLAWMO is also the WCA LGU for a number of jurisdictions including those portions o f Lino Lakes within their jurisdictional boundary . 6.2. City Administration of Surface Water Management Plan The implementation of this Plan will be coordinated by staff with input from the Environmental Board. The staff will coordinate with in the various de partments as needed to ensure implementation of this plan over the next ten years.