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City of Lino Lakes SWMP | February 8, 2013 Draft | 6 <br />The RMP serves as a companion to adoption of the JD4 RMP Rule. The Rule RMP -2 provides standards <br />intended to avoid land use effects that degrade wetland and aquatic resource quality. It a lso establishes the <br />conditions for the RCWD to implement wetland permitting, wetland banking and volume banking <br />programs in the JD4 RMP area. The stormwater volume banking program is a critical tool in meeting <br />downstream TMDL goals and reducing flooding fo r this volume -constrained drainage system. <br /> <br />Lino Lakes Special Area Management Plan and Programmatic General Permit <br />The City of Lino Lakes and the RCWD have prepared a Special Area Management Plan (SAMP) for the <br />subwatersheds within the City. The Army Corp s of Engineers St. Paul District (Corps) intends to use the <br />SAMP in its Clean Water Act (CWA). The purpose of the SAMP is to provide a watershed -based and <br />conservation -based framework for aquatic resource management, particularly as development and <br />redev elopment occur within the City. The SAMP addresses future water quality, quantity, flow rates and <br />wetland function and condition in light of forecasted development and potential changes to surface and <br />groundwater characteristics. As a result of the SAMP t he CWA Section 404 regulated wetland alterations <br />and impacts within the City of Lino Lakes will be covered by a Programmatic General Permit that <br />streamlines the federal, state and local permitting process. <br /> <br />City of Lino Lakes Storm Water Pollution Preventi on Program (SWPPP) <br />The City of Lino Lakes, as a municipal separate storm sewer system is required to implement and enforce <br />a SWPPP as a part of compliance with National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES ) Phase <br />II program. The SWPPP is designed to reduce the discharge of pollutants from the City to the “maximum <br />extent practicable” to protect water quality. The SWPPP must include Best Management Practices <br />(BMP) that address six minimum control measures. <br /> <br />Wellhead Protection Plan <br />The City of Lino Lakes along with the Minnesota Department of Health and Anoka County developed a <br />Wellhead Protection Plan that delineates drinking water supply management areas and wellhead <br />protection areas. The Wellhead Protection Plan was approved by the Minnesota Dep artment of Health in <br />2005. <br /> <br />2.3. Plan Objectives & Summary <br />The Plan defines goals and actions to guide the management of the City’s lakes , wetlands, streams and <br />natural resources. The Plan is intended to fulfill the requirements for a Local Surface Water Manag ement <br />Plan under MN Statute 103B and MN Rule 8410 and to address the Rice Creek Watershed District and <br />Vadnais Lake Area Watershed Management Organization requirements for Local Plans. The Plan <br />summarizes available information about the City’s water and n atural resources, defines goals and policies, <br />and outlines an implementation plan. <br /> <br />Based on the City’s commitment to collaborative planning this Plan articulates the future of water <br />resource management in Lino Lakes. The City is fortunate to have investe d in the science needed to <br />determine sound resource management actions . In addition, the City established a civic engagement <br />process to gain public support and developed strong civic leadership to implement the necessary <br />regulatory mechanisms to ensure water resources are protected now and into the future.