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Prior to beginning work on this task, a work session meeting was held between the City of Hugo staff and the RCWD staff to define: • The parameters of interest that needed to be analyzed based on draft TMDLs available for Hardwood Creek, Centerville Lake, Peltier Lake, and Bald Eagle Lake. • The goals expressed as load reductions for the parameters of interest. • The specifications for the modeling. The RCWD's staff took the lead in developing these parameters of interest, defining the goals, and specifying the methodology that would be suitable for modeling these future pollutant load reduction requirements. The District utilized existing water quality models for the area to assist in this analysis. The City of Hugo staff worked with the District to assist in properly populating the model for use in subsequent tasks. The load reductions required by the Hardwood Creek, Centerville/Peltier Lake, and Bald Eagle Lake TMDLs were reviewed, quantified, and incorporated into estimates regarding the need for future pollutant and volume load reductions for the City of Hugo. It is further noted that the required reductions in the Peltier/Centerville Lake TMDL will be considerably greater than those required by the Hardwood Creek TMDL. As a result, the City will need to primarily focus on the Peltier/Centerville Lake TMDL and Bald Eagle TMDL when estimating target future load reductions. Task 4: Develop/Evaluate BMP Alternatives As part of this task, the City of Hugo staff identified, evaluated, and further developed BMP alternatives that they felt would be reasonable for use within the City of Hugo. As part of this analysis a review of the physical conditions relating to land use, soils, topography, availability of public and private land, and the presence of wetlands, drained wetlands, floodplain, groundwater elevations, and other features were completed. These features were taken into consideration for the purpose of identifying the most cost- effective and feasible BMPs that can be used to achieve the desired storm water management goals for the area. Following this initial evaluation, the City staff met with RCWD staff for the purpose of further evaluating these alternatives and identifying other alternatives that may be suitable for meeting not only the needs of the City of Hugo, but also the RCWD. The RCWD also provided specific information and recommendations on potential capital improvements that could be used to address the District's needs taking into consideration the different responsibilities they have for storm water management. Multiple meetings were held between the City of Hugo staff and the RCWD staff for the purpose of identifying, evaluating, reviewing, and further developing these alternatives. Meetings were held with staff from the DNR, Soil Water Conservation District, CIP for Storm Water Projects Within the City of Hugo City of Hugo, MN WSB Project No. 1687-85 Page 3