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Response: These recommendations will be taken into consideration. Landscaping requiring irrigation will <br />attempt to be limited and stormwater reuse will be incorporated where determined feasible. <br />8. Page 16, Stormwater. The increase in impervious surfaces will also increase the amount of road salt <br />used in the project area. Chloride released into groundwater as well as local lakes and streams does <br />not break down, and instead accumulates in the environment, potentially reaching levels that are <br />toxic to aquatic wildlife and plants. Consider promoting local business and city participation in the <br />Smart Salting Training offered through the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. There are a variety of <br />classes available for road applicators, sidewalk applicators, and property managers. More information <br />and resources can be found at this website. Many winter maintenance staff who have attended the <br />Smart Salting training — both from cities and counties and from private companies — have used their <br />knowledge to reduce salt use and save money for their organizations. <br />We also encourage cities and counties to consider how they may participate in the Statewide Chloride <br />Management Plan and provide public outreach to reduce the overuse of chloride. Here are some <br />educational resources for residents as well as a sample ordinance regarding chloride use. <br />Response: The City of Lino Lakes will use smart salting practices on the roadways throughout the <br />development. Residents will be encouraged to implement smart salting practices on their driveways and use <br />best salt management practices with their water softeners should they have one in their home. The project <br />proposer can include the factsheet on Residential water softening for homeowners in the proposed <br />development that is available on the MPCA's statewide chloride resources website located here: Microsoft <br />Word - UMNResidentialBMPs_Final.docx. The City provides education resources related to chloride use on its <br />website and newsletter. Commercial properties will be encouraged to use smart salt certified applicators. <br />9. Page 16, Stormwater. Large stormwater ponds are proposed to be located directed adjacent to <br />Wilkinson Lake, which is a high -quality natural resource. Stormwater directed towards this natural <br />area could alter the natural hydrology, contribute to sediment and erosion, or introduce nutrients and <br />other contaminants that could degrade this natural area. We encourage the development to give <br />sufficient buffer to the Outstanding MBS Site, and to ensure robust stormwater treatment to protect <br />Wilkinson Lake. The project area is also in a High Potential Zone for the federally -endangered, rusty <br />patched bumble bee. Therefore, we encourage the development to use weed -free, native seed mixes <br />in landscaping and stormwater features to the greatest extent possible in order to provide pollinator <br />and wildlife habitat. <br />Response: These recommendations will be taken into consideration. Discharge rates are anticipated to be <br />reduced from existing runoff rates with required treatment. Native seed mixes around wetlands and <br />stormwater BMPs will be incorporated into the design where feasible which should provide more and higher <br />quality habitat than the existing agricultural field. Currently there is no treatment from the agricultural runoff <br />into the wetland and Wilkinson Lake. As part of the project stormwater management will be incorporated to <br />reduce sediment and nutrients from leaving the site. <br />10. Page 18, Wetlands. Please note that the MBS Site of Outstanding Biodiversity Significance and the <br />associated two Native Plant Communities (NPC) mapped adjacent to the project area more than likely <br />extend across the hard line that makes up the northern border of the NPCs. The straight line of the <br />northern border is an arbitrary stopping point of a survey site based on the change from Ramsey to <br />Anoka County and does not represent a change in plant community. Aerial imagery, historic imagery, <br />and LiDAR support the extension of the NPCs into the project area (see image below), and a <br />10 <br />