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2.13. Water Resource Problem Areas <br />Water resource problem areas were identified based on information obtained from City staff, <br />residents, and other agencies. Potential solutions to address the problems were developed as <br />detailed in Section 4. Refer to Figure 8, Appendix A for the location of site -specific problem <br />areas. Water resource problem areas within the City were generally related to the following <br />issues: <br />• Flooding and rate control issues at various locations <br />• Backyard drainage issues at various locations <br />• Water levels in landlocked basins <br />• Erosion and sedimentation of channels and creeks <br />2.14. Flood Insurance Studies <br />The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) completed the map modernization <br />process for its Flood Insurance Study (FIS) and Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) to identify <br />flood risk within Washington County in 2010. A copy of the updated FIS and FIRMS can be <br />obtained online through the FEMA Map Service Center website. The State is currently <br />undergoing a Metro -wide study to revise Washington County's FIS. The results from this are <br />anticipated to be completed in 2020. Figure 15, Appendix A shows FEMA's flood mapping within <br />Hugo. <br />2.15. Pollutant Sources <br />Potential pollutant sources are shown in Figure 16, Appendix A or can be obtained from the <br />"What's in my Neighborhood" on the MPCA website <br />2.16. DNR Regulated Land <br />The City of Hugo recognizes that there are important environmental corridors which traverse the <br />City that include ecological management corridors, high quality wetlands, and the metro <br />conservation corridor. The City has provided those areas as shown on Figure 17, Appendix A. <br />The City will work with the DNR and other agencies as appropriate to preserve these areas. <br />SECTION 2 ' • • ' <br />