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Comment from RCWD Dec. 2, 2015 Letter 2. Section 2.2, Downstream Impairments: Rice Creek Watershed Management District should be corrected to Rice Creek Watershed District to avoid confusion that the management District is a subset of the District itself Response: Text updated on page 4 of SWMP. See yellow highlighted section below. Downstream Impairments: Middle Rice Creek Middle Rice Creek includes a stretch of river that extends from Baldwin Lake in Circle Pines to Long Lake in New Brighton. This stretch of Rice Creek is impaired for aquatic recreation and aquatic life caused by accelerated erosion and sedimentation. Middle Rice Creek flows into North Long Lake which is currently listed as impaired for excess nutrients (eutrophication). The impairment for North Long Lake was deferred by the MPCA due to extremely short water residence times in the lake, but a TMDL study for Middle Rice Creek will be completed as part of a future Watershed Restoration and Protection Plan. Lino Lakes will likely be listed as a regulated MS4 when this TMDL is developed. The Rice Creek Watershed District was recently awarded a BWSR Clean Water Fund grant. The grant is a targeted watershed demonstration grant with the ultimate goal of improving water quality in Long Lake. Grant funds will be used to stabilize the banks of Middle Rice Creek to reduce sediment and nutrient transport to Long Lake and for carp management and control for Long Lake. Comment from RCWD Dec, 2, 2015 Letter 3. Section 3.14, Intercommunity Flows (For the following comments, see Houston Engineering Technical Memo dated July 9, 2015) • Revision required in the first paragraph, sentence beginning with "The City is evaluating...', the improvements being evaluated by the city are not to the agricultural drainage system; rather the city is proposing an alternate outlet for build out conditions pursuant to the development of a Comprehensive Stormwater Management Plan (CSMP) under RCWD Rule C.5 (f). The City will develop with the RCWD an outlet with no adverse impacts to water quality and rate. • The wording "allowable flows" is a misnomer, as "allowable flows', does not necessarily mean any adverse impacts, which is the requirement of RCWD Rules and is determined by District engineer. • Lastly, a statement should be included indicating that the City intends to propose alternative standards (stormwater rules) to demonstrate no adverse impacts through the use of the proposed CSMP. Response: Text updated on page 61 of SWMP. See yellow highlighted section below. Emmons & Olivier Resources, Inc. - page 2 of 5