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• Local Surface Water Management Plan The City of Lino Lakes completed its Local Surface Water Management Plan (LSWMP) in December 2005. The LSWMP was developed to: • Meet the requirements of Minnesota Statutes 103B and Minnesota Rules 8410, • Be consistent with the goals and policies of the Metropolitan's Council's Water Resources Management Policy Plan, and • Meet the goals, policies, and program requirements of the Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD) and the Vadnais Lake Area Water Management Organization (VLAWMO) in effect at the time of LSWMP development. Since the LSWMP was created, there have been several significant developments which affect the City's stormwater management efforts. These include the following: • The State of Minnesota Stormwater Manual, developed by MPCA and intended to provide detailed guidance on the application, design, and performance of stormwater BMP's, was released in November 2005 and has been updated since. This Manual is frequently referenced as a source for accepted design standards for various stormwater management BMP's. • The RCWD has adopted district -wide revised rules. The revised rules address stormwater management, erosion control, wetland alterations and other water management - related areas. They were adopted by the RCWD on February 13, 2008. • The Lino Lakes Resource Management Plan (RMP) was developed. A draft of this plan was completed in June 2008 as a joint effort between the City and the RCWD. The RMP provides a unique and unprecedented watershed based approach to wetland management within the context of wetland functions and the city's future land use plan presented in this overall Comprehensive Plan. The RMP, as amended, is incorporated in this Comprehensive Plan and is provided in Appendix A. A summary of the RMP is provided in the next section of this chapter • The RCWD has prepared a draft rule to implement the RMP. The LSWMP and the RMP are two major components of the city's Resource Management System Plan that strengthen and streamline wetland and stormwater management programs and provide a development framework for accommodating growth. An overview of the adopted LSWMP and the RMP are provided as these two documents provide the information required for the LSWMP component of the Comprehensive Plan. The RCWD is beginning the process of preparing its "next generation" district -wide watershed management plan, which is expected to be completed within the next two years. Consistent with the City's current LSWMP, the City expects to update its local plan around 2010 or shortly thereafter in order to comply with any new watershed authority requirements that arise out of their updated plan as well as other regional, state, and federal mandates. The RMP, RMP rule, and the RCWD rules are expected to provide an important foundation for the RCWD's next plan update. Therefore, the city intends to wait to fully update its LSWMP until the RCWD and VLAWMO complete their updates. A discussion of the city's future LSWMP update is included. In the interim, the city will continue to work with the RCWD to implement the RMP and associated RCWD rules to manage aquatic resources. •