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City of Mounds View Page 17 <br />Local Surface Water Management Plan 435-08-135 <br />Figure 3.1 - Watershed Management Organization Map <br />3.4.1 RICE CREEK WATERSHED DISTRICT (RCWD) <br />The Rice Creek Watershed District encompasses approximately 201 square miles of Anoka, <br />Hennepin, Ramsey and Washington counties in Minnesota. Portions of the RCWD are in the <br />following municipalities: Arden Hills, Birchwood Village, Blaine, Centerville, Circle Pines, Columbia <br />Heights, Columbus, Dellwood, Falcon Heights, Forest Lake, Fridley, Grant, Hugo, Lexington, Lino <br />Lakes, Mahtomedi, May Township, Mounds View, New Brighton, Scandia, Roseville, Shoreview, <br />Spring Lake Park, Saint Anthony, White Bear Lake, White Bear Township and Willernie. <br />The Rice Creek Watershed District updated their Management Plan in 2000 and adopted their <br />rules on February 13, 2008. This LSWMP will reflect these updated rules and a copy of the RCWD <br />rules is included in Appendix B. The RCWD is currently in the process of completing a Third <br />Generation update to their Water Resource Management Plan. Mounds View will cooperate with <br />this Third Generation Plan Update process and looks forward to the successful completion of the <br />updated RCWD Water Resource Management Plan. <br />The RCWD is active in the regulatory process including issuing permits to ensure that property <br />owners and land users manage water resources in the District according to RCWD goals and <br />policies. In general, as defined in the RCWD rules, the types of projects that the RCWD requires <br />permits for include: <br />ƒLand development and redevelopment <br />ƒRoad projects <br />ƒTrail projects <br />ƒUtility projects