05/02/2011 Council Packet - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Search

Rice Creek Watershed District Watershed Management Plan Chapter 8. Watershed Plan Administration the notice of the public meeting on the District website and mail the notices to each affected city, township and county. 3. If the proposed amendment is a minor amendment to the RCWD capital improvement program and the project proposes county bonding as the funding method, the County must approve the minor amendment (see the individual county bonding procedures). 4. BWSR must either agree that the amendment is minor or fail to act within 45 days of receipt of the amendment. 8.2 Administration of Legal Boundary The current jurisdictional boundary of the RCWD is shown on Figure 1 -1. Procedures for adjusting the legal boundary can be found in MS 103D.251, 103B.215 and 103B.225. A current legal description of District boundary can be found on the RCWD website. In addition, the District uses geospatial data established with Geographic Information System (GIS) to describe the boundary. The GIS boundary is used for informational purposes only, and in the event of a discrepancy, the legal description holds as valid. The RCWD reviews parcel data on a regular basis for the purpose of identifying changes to existing properties along its legal boundary and then works with the adjoining WMO's to initiate needed changes to the legal boundary. At times projects are proposed or issues occur outside of the legal boundary of the RCWD, but are inside of the hydrologic drainage area. These projects are approached on a case by case basis. The District may consider updating the legal boundary to incorporate these areas. 8.3 Local Government Units 8.3.1 Content Requirements for Local Water Management Plans Upon completion and adoption of the WMP, municipalities which have land use planning and regulatory responsibilities must amend an existing Local Water Management Plan (Local Plan) to conform to the requirements of the WMP or prepare a new Local Plan which is in conformance with the WMP. The Local Plan must include all the requirements within this WMP and the legal requirements of Rule 8410 and MS 103B.235. Local plans should address the expanded list of requirements of the "2030 Regional Development Framework" by the Metropolitan Council. The Local Plan must be submitted timely to the RCWD for approval so that the Local Plan can be officially adopted within two years of the adoption of this WMP. Member cities are encouraged to engage in early dialogue and coordination with the RCWD during the development their plan, and to submit a draft Local Plan to the RCWD six months prior to the date formal adoption is required. The RCWD recognizes that MS 103B and MR 8410 were written with the intent that each community would upon completion of the last MS 103B plan affecting them prepare and adopt a Local Plan, which includes the regulatory requirements set out within the WMO1 plans. The Local Plan requirements set forth in MR 8410 provide a level of inventory, assessment, hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, water resource objectives and policies, and adoption of local ordinances /regulatory controls necessary to comply with the goals, objectives, and policies of each WMO. In general this has not been the case and most local governments have not sought the delegation of permitting being exercised by WMO's. Within the RCWD there is only one out of the 27 cities which have assumed, through formal agreement, permitting and enforcement of local official controls for stormwater, floodplains, and wetlands. With this in mind the following RCWD requirements for local plan Includes both Water Management Organizations and Watershed Districts. RCWD Account No. 70-08-4500 HEt Project Na 5555 -035.01 January 4, 2010 8-4