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1 <br />Sophia Jensen <br />From:Jenn Brewington <jbrewington@ci.victoria.mn.us> <br />Sent:Wednesday, February 8, 2023 10:12 AM <br />To:Sophia Jensen <br />Subject:RE: City of Lake Elmo - Topsoil Requirements <br />Caution: This email originated outside our organization; please use caution.   <br /> <br />Hi Sophia,  <br />The City of Victoria has a long history of trying to come up with the best solution to address this very concern outlined in  <br />your email.  Our current growth is occurring in areas located within the Carver County WMO.  CCWMO has been a leader  <br />in Carver County in trying to come up with the best approach to solve this issue. Their rules require projects to include a  <br />topsoil management plan and their staff provides assistance to developers and project owners to implement and  <br />enforce the topsoil management plan.    <br />Here is a link to their website:     https://www.co.carver.mn.us/departments/public‐services/planning‐water‐ <br />management/water‐management  <br /> Here is a link to their ordinance that includes the requirements for a topsoil management  <br />plan:   https://www.co.carver.mn.us/home/showpublisheddocument/9682/637920100192670000  <br /> Here is a link to their guidance document that provides detailed information (see page 9) about what is  <br />required:  https://www.co.carver.mn.us/home/showpublisheddocument/9970/636174948145200000  <br /> The city is currently observing how this process works in our current growth area but may at some point extend similar  <br />requirements of our own across the entire city but need to determine how we would provide the  <br />expertise/enforcement needed for this to be successful.    <br />  <br />  <br />From: Sophia Jensen <SJensen@lakeelmo.org>   <br />Sent: Wednesday, February 8, 2023 8:10 AM  <br />To: Jenn Brewington <jbrewington@ci.victoria.mn.us>  <br />Subject: City of Lake Elmo ‐ Topsoil Requirements  <br />Importance: High  <br />  <br />CAUTION: External Email - This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open <br />attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. <br />Greetings, <br />The City of Lake Elmo is looking into requiring 4-6in of topsoil borrow on newly developed lots in the <br />City – the intent of this change is to reduce water demand for irrigation. I understand that Victoria has <br />a similar requirement and I was wondering if there is a policy or code language you can share with <br />me regarding this matter. <br />