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22 improvements for several other areas that also experienced or a prone to flooding and associated damages or the downstream consequences. 9. Both Cities are also subject to requirements of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDCS) Municipal Separate Storm Sewer (MS4S) permit and need to show reasonable progress for improving stormwater runoff water quality. The Rice Creek Watershed District shares the interest in improving water quality. The reports prepared by the Cities excluded an analysis of the potential water quality benefits of the improvements. 10. On February 4, 2013, the City of New Brighton received a petition for the maintenance of "Pike Lake channel". Pike Lake channel is a downstream extent of Ramsey County Ditch 2 between Pike and Long Lakes. The City of New Brighton's 2011 Flood: Investigation and Stormwater Modeling Report noted specific alteration of the Pike Lake channel as one action evaluated to provide stormwater management and flood control. 1 1. Rather than a series of individual, un -integrated projects, the Cities seek to develop a comprehensive and integrated approach to stormwater management, flood damage reduction, and water quality enhancement within the Cities and, therefore, seek to partner with various entities, including the Rice Creek Watershed District, for the purpose of developing a comprehensive strategy that implements a series of project components to achieve reasonable stormwater management and flood damage reduction objectives. 12. The Cities acknowledge that some components of a comprehensive strategy fall solely within the purview of the Cities, while others fall within the regional management focus of the Rice Creek Watershed District-- including the management of public drainage systems as the ultimate, downstream outlet for stormwater and primary conveyance infrastructure. The Cities and the RCWD share interest in enhancing water quality. 13. 'rhe Cities believe that a comprehensive system of pro -active drainage system maintenance, repair or improvement; the creation of stormwater retention, detention and storage; BMPs for rate and volume controls and water quality improvement for development and redevelopment, as well as active and passive flood proofing/damage reduction methods is required to achieve reasonable stormwater management and flood damage reduction objectives. 14. The Cities, therefore, petition the Rice Creek Watershed District to establish a phased Basic Water Management Project for the following purposes: a. Phase 1: Identifying and analyzing current conditions, challenges and opportunities related to stormwater management and flood damage within the Cities and making recommendations of actions likely to address comprehensive stormwater management and flood damage issues within the Cities and those downstream areas affected by stormwater runoff including Pike and Long Lake; b. Phase 2: Developing a regional, comprehensive stormwater management and flood damage reduction plan, to include water quality features, which identifies capital improvements and other actions to be undertaken by the Cities and the Rice Creek Watershed District;