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(pur)7 ff <br />6. ITEM <br />Public ditches preserved as open channels (Page Y-22). <br />IJ.MI . ff-1i <br />Open channels are desirable from the standpoint of water storage, <br />groundwater discharge, and treatment. However, in some unchanged areas, <br />retaining ditches as open channels will be impractical and uneconomical <br />for development and detremental to the health safety and welfare of the <br />community. <br />CITY POSITION <br />That the Rice Creek Watershed District plan provide for the replacement of <br />open channel ditches with enclosed drainage system where conditions <br />warrant. <br />