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EXHIBIT A <br />PAGE THREE <br />4. ITEM <br />Responsibilities of regulatory agencies and how these <br />agencies will interface with Rice Creek Watershed Distriot <br />(Page V-46). <br />PROBLEM <br />Proposed Rice Creek Watershed Plan and proposed Plan Imple- <br />mentation Budget may reflect duplication of activities in <br />areas relating to regulation, planning, enforcement, and <br />capital expenditures of current agency programs including the <br />following agencies and current program. <br />a. DNR -- wetland management, shoreland protection, flood <br />plain management, ground water protection and fisheries <br />management. <br />b. PCA -- septic system regulation. <br />C. SWCD -- sediment/erosion control. <br />d. LCD (Lake Conservation District) -- water quality <br />monitoring, lake improvements. <br />e. MHD/water -- potable water supply management authorities. <br />CITY POSITION <br />RCWD Board should reevaluate and clearly define its role <br />relating to water quality/quantity matters to insure that <br />RCWD programs and resultant expenditures do not duplicate <br />current activities of other agencies more qualified to deal <br />with specific water quantity or quality issues. Final RCWD <br />Plan should contain an Implementation Plan Budget and list of <br />Management Strategies that have been carefully reviewed by <br />each agency to insure current programs and expenditures are <br />not duplicated. When local units of government must work <br />directly with affected agencies to meet statutory <br />requirements or standards, RCWD need not be Involved in <br />review capacity. <br />5. ITEM <br />High expense to implement the plan (Page V-59 and VII-5). <br />PROBLEM <br />The plan includes levels of expenditures for the period of <br />1986 through 1990 which are too high for the benefit received <br />and do not adequately take into account the impact these <br />increased costs will have on the property owners. The plan <br />is not well focused to solve problems and prioritize the <br />available resources to address such problems. City costs to <br />complete the local plan by the January 1, 1990 deadline will <br />be unnecessarily high due to the short time available. <br />