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APPENDIX E - LINO LAKES CITY-WIDE GOALS AND POLICIES
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<br />1 Continue to enforce standards for stormwater runoff quantity from new and redevelopment projects consistent with RCWD, VLAWMO, and NPDES requirements.X x x x x x x
<br />2 Implement volume control practices to address areas of identified rate and volume concern X x
<br />3 Support implementation of RCWD Comprehensive Stormwater Management Plans to provide an alternative means of meeting RCWD water quantity and rate rules.X x x x x x x
<br />4 Recognize the potential uncertainty associated with managing water resources and understand the implications of emerging issues, such as climate change, and use Adaptive Management when appropriate.X x x
<br />5 Promote Better Site Design development techniques in developing and redeveloping areas to minimize runoff volumes and maintain water quality X x x x x
<br />6 Promote the use of regional BMPs where appropriate to reduce the rate and volume of runoff X x
<br />1 Develop specific management plans for each Resource Management Unit x X x x x x
<br />2 Preserve and improve the recreational resources associated with water by improving water quality X x
<br />3 Continue to enforce standards for stormwater runoff quality from new and redevelopment projects consistent with RCWD, VLAWMO, and NPDES requirements.x X x x x x x x
<br />4 Incorporate TMDL limits, when determined, into the City's Local Water Management Plan to reduce degradation and improve the quality of the City's water resources X x x x
<br />5 Manage City-owned facilities subject to MS4 program requirements, consistent with permit conditions X x x x
<br />6 Implement and enforce a program to detect and eliminate illicit discharges in accordance with the City's MS4 requirements X x x x
<br />7 Manage septic systems in conformance with state standards to protect the quality of water and natural resources X x x x x
<br />8 Educate residents on the importance of cleaning up after pets to reduce pollutants entering the stormwater system.X x x x
<br />1 Partner and work with RCWD, VLAWMO, Anoka County Soil and Water Conservation District, and adjacent local governments to protect high quality resources X x x x x x
<br />2 Collaborate with adjacent jurisdictions and agencies to meet TMDL goals and remove impaired water bodies from the impaired waters list X x x x x
<br />3 Facilitate data sharing among public entities that have jurisdiction or facilities within the City X x x x
<br />1 Continue to support the administration of the WCA requirements within the City by the RCWD and VLAWMO X x x x
<br />2 Avoid impacts to upland natural communities that are critical to wetland wildlife habitat function and incorporate these into the City's Greenway System Plan X x x
<br />3 Integrate parcel- or project-based wetland replacement with watershed-based restoration and enhancement locations X x x
<br />4 Manage wetland resources using the flexibility afforded by the state and federal rules, through the implemenation of RMU Plans and the Special Area Management Plan X x x x
<br />5 Continue to enforce standards for wetland management for new and redevelopment projects consistent with RCWD, VLAWMO, and NPDES requirements.X x x x
<br />6 Promote Better Site Design development techniques in developing and redeveloping areas to avoid or minimize wetland impacts x x X x x x x
<br />7 Consider providing incentives to private landowners who avoid or minimize wetland impacts or restore wetlands.X x x x
<br />8 Require wetland functional assessments, based on accepted methodology, on new development projects to ensure wetland function and services are preserved to the extent possible.X x x x
<br />9 Consider creation of wetland banks to provide local replacement options.X x x x
<br />1 Preserve and manage the 100-year floodplain storage along and within waterbodies to minimize the frequency and severity of flooding caused by high water x X x x
<br />2 Promote Better Site Design development techniques in developing and redeveloping areas to reduce existing and future flood damage X x
<br />3 Require that adequate drainage facilities and easements are provided with land development activities x X x
<br />4 Continue to enforce the City's floodplain regulations to ensure that new structures are adequate elevated above identified flood elevations X x x
<br />5 Update the City floodplain ordinance, as required by FEMA and the MnDNR, to ensure adequate protection for structures and eligibility for flood insurance programs X x x
<br />6 Support efforts to restore and re-establish floodplain basins to improve their natural function x x X x
<br />7 Consider joining the Community Rating System as a way to improve floodplain management and reduce resident's flood insurance premiums within the City X x x x x
<br />8 Address capacity limitations of ACD 55 to alleviate existing floodprone areas x x X
<br />9 Address capacity limitations of ACD 72 to alleviate existing floodprone areas x x X
<br />1 Work with RCWD to facilitate effective management of the public ditch system, as needed, to support the recognized functions of these systems X x
<br />2 Address capacity limitations of ACD 55 to meet current, and future, land use stormwater runoff x x x x X
<br />3 Address capacity limitations of ACD 72 to meet current, and future, land use stormwater runoff x x x x X
<br />1 Preserve groundwater recharge areas in cooperation with Anoka County x X x
<br />2 Promote infiltration of stormwater to recharge groundwater, where feasible and does not pose a threat to groundwater quality x x X x
<br />3 Continue to implement City's Wellhead Protection Plan X x x
<br />4 Participate in the Anoka County Wellhead Protection Group by implementing joint projects that benefit the City X x x
<br />1 Pursue a well-defined natural resource restoration and management plan, consistent with the RCWD and Lino Lakes Resource Management Plan (RMP)X x x
<br />2 Maintain the partnership with RCWD, VLAWMO, Anoka County and others, to maintain, restore, and manage the aquatic, aquatic-dependent, and upland areas of the City x X x
<br />3 Require natural space buffers, where appropriate, around wetlands to preserve their function and value.x X x
<br />4 Apply the Resource Management Unit Plan recommendations to meet goals for aquatic resource protection and management X x
<br />5 Protect the existing Blue Heron rookery on Peltier Lake X
<br />1 Encourage developers to use Open Space Design/Conservation Development Model to implement the Resource Management System Plan X
<br />2 Define incentives to achieve Better Site Design to the extent feasible on all development X x
<br />3 Continue to use the Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) process to assess the impact of development on the City's natural resources and infrastructure x x x x X
<br />1 Encourage the use of open space in the design of City projects when multiple benefits are realized X x
<br />2 Capitalize on the efforts of other responsible for managing open space to enhance their ongoing recreational programs x X x
<br />3 Seek opportunities to enhance habitat function and integrity, to benefit water resources and ecosystems x x x X
<br />1 Require erosion control plans for all land-distrubing activities in accordance with the City's stormwater management ordinance x X x x
<br />2 Continue to enforce the Illicit Discharge and Detection Elimination (IDDE) ordinance x X x x
<br />3 Use best management practices (BMPs) at all construction sites per the MPCA General Construction Permit and Minnesota Stormwater Manual, as amended x X x x
<br />4 Coordinate construction site inspections and enforcement with watershed inspection staff. Enforcement actions will be taken where warranted to support the protection of water resources.x X x x
<br />5 Implement and perform good housekeeping measures to minimize sediment entering the drainage system.x X x x x
<br />6Groundwater
<br />Management
<br />Land use changes and misuse of the
<br />natural areas may have deleterious
<br />effects on the City's unique and rare
<br />natural resources
<br />7Natural Resources
<br />Prevent erosion and minimize the conveyance of sediment into
<br />surface water systems through the enforcement of the City's
<br />Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP)
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<br />Construction site runoff over
<br />disturbed soils and streambank
<br />erosion due to altered hydrology
<br />8Erosion and Sediment
<br />Control
<br />Capitalize on opportunities to enhance water quality, reduce
<br />runoff volume and flood damage, and enhance ecological
<br />resources by using open space and greenways
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<br />Ensure new and redevelopment projects accommodate the City's
<br />projected growth needs and occurs in a manner that also
<br />conserves and enhances the City's natural resources and amenities
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<br />Stormwater runoff carrying
<br />sediment, nutrients, road salts, and
<br />hydrocarbons
<br />2Water Quality
<br />Maintain and enhance, where possible, the functions and services
<br />of existing wetlands and associated habitats within the City1Loss of wetland acres, function and
<br />value3Wetland Management
<br />Protect and improve water quality of City lakes, welands, creeks
<br />and other aquatic assets1
<br />Initiate and continue collaborations to address, restore, and
<br />preserve the water quality of the City's lakes, wetlands, creeks, and
<br />other aquatic assets
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<br />Water Rate & Quantity 1
<br />Increased surface water runoff rates
<br />and volumes 1 Reduce present and future runoff rates and volumes
<br />1 Identify, protect and preserve the desirable natural areas and
<br />ecological and aquatic resources of the City
<br />Ensure the management and operation of the drainage systems,
<br />considering present and future conveyance needs, and legally-
<br />established rights
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<br />Agricultural drainage systems not
<br />capable of handling urban
<br />stormwater runoff
<br />Incorporate groundwater considerations into the decision making
<br />process1Prairie du Chien-Jordan aquifer
<br />supply declining
<br />5Public Ditch System
<br />Provide adequate storage and conveyance of runoff to protect the
<br />public safety and minimize property damage1Existing flooding and floodprone
<br />areas4Floodplain Management
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