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<br />5/29/2019 20 <br /> <br />need to be returned to the City and any necessary corrections completed by end of <br />year. Follow up inspections may be necessary. <br />NR3.6 Culvert Blockages/Flooding <br /> Check pipes controlling water flow in Section 5, Branch 8 of ACD 10-22-32 during <br />wet periods. Common for Beavers to block outflow. Refer trapping needs to <br />licensed trappers. <br />NR3.7 Well Head Protection Implementation <br /> Wellhead protection areas are areas of the drinking water service management areas <br />that have different vulnerabilities and susceptibilities to pollution. Reduction of risk <br />for ground water pollution is done through implementing the well head protection <br />plan, good subdivision planning, public education efforts (quarterly newsletter), <br />working with the Anoka County Wellhead Protection Group, participate in joint <br />powers group well head sealing, and elimination of discovered point pollution <br />sources. <br />NR3.8 Water Conservation <br /> Assist with public education and program implementation associated with City water <br />conservation efforts. Includes grant writing, subdivision review, water reuse <br />planning and landscaping requirements/inspections. <br /> <br />Landscaping requirements include soil remediation. Purpose is to encourage deeper <br />root growth, reduce water runoff, and minimize need for irrigation. This performance <br />standards includes minimum top soil depths and incorporation of top soil with native <br />soils. <br /> <br />PROJECT REVIEW/STAFF REPORTS (NR4) <br /> <br />Staff assists in the review of plans for new developments, subdivisions, building and other land <br />use submittals to insure conformance with the city’s environmental requirements. Staff works <br />with neighborhood groups and associations, Rice Creek Watershed District, Vadnais Lake Area <br />Water Management Organization (VLAWMO) and other entities regarding the implementation <br />of projects and conservation development within new subdivisions. <br /> <br />TASKS <br />NR4.1 On a monthly basis, the Environmental Board reviews incoming applications from a <br />natural resources perspective. The Environmental Coordinator must use a wide range <br />of studies, models, ordinances, rules, developed over the years concerning resources <br />in the City of Lino Lakes, as well as conventional resource wisdom. <br /> <br />The report writer must also communicate with City Planner, City Engineer, other <br />government agencies, and consultants in forming staff reports concerning project <br />review. Studies that are incorporated into the comprehensive plan form the basis for <br />the preservation of Lino Lakes unique resources include: the Resource Management <br />Plan, the RCWD rules, and the City Surface Water Management Plan. The City <br />Zoning Code must be looked at as it relates particularly to landscape issues (City <br />Planner completes landscape calculations) and Storm Water Pollution Prevention <br />Plans (SWPPP) for conformance to NPDES standards.