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WS — Item 1 WORK SESSION STAFF REPORT Work Session Item 1 Date: Council Work Session, May 2, 2011 To: City Council From: Michael Grochala Re: Storm Water Management Overview Background The Rice Creek Watershed District adopted its 2010 Watershed Management Plan (WMP) on June 9, 2010. In accordance with state law, the city must adopt a Local Surface Water Management Plan within two years of the board's approval. Accordingly the city's plan is required to be completed by June 9, 2012. In January of 2011 staff brought forward a consultant proposal to prepare the plan. Due to the proposed cost of the plan update the council took no action on the proposal. The council directed staff to prepare an overview of the surface water management requirements and programs that currently effect the city. The following overview provides a summary of major programs which effect the city and was excerpted from the Rice Creek Watershed District Watershed Management Plan: Impaired Waters Program. Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act requires states to identify waters that do not meet applicable water quality standards based on their designated use. Waters that do not meet these requirements are designated as "Impaired ". Impaired waters are subject to the completion of a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) analysis. In general, this analysis identifies the pollutant load reduction that is necessary to restore impaired water bodies to their full beneficial uses. There are several streams and lakes within Lino Lakes that have been designated as impaired. The watershed district and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) have taken the lead on the TMDL analysis. Once a TMDL plan is approved, the city will be required to comply with load reductions. This will be accomplished through compliance with the city's Storm Water Management Ordinance (recently adopted), illicit discharge requirements, and other permit requirements. The following is a list of "Impaired" waters within the city: 1