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Shingle Creek and West Mississippi Watershed Management Commissions. Third Generation Watershed Management Plan. Meeting Purpose. Provide an overview of the Shingle Creek and West Mississippi W atershed Management Commissions and their work
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Shingle Creek andWest Mississippi Watershed Management Commissions Third Generation Watershed Management Plan
Meeting Purpose • Provide an overviewof the Shingle Creek and West Mississippi Watershed Management Commissions and their work • Get your inputon water resources priorities for the coming 10 years
Agenda • What is a watershedand what is a watershed management commission? • What is a watershed management plan and how does it relate to what cities do? • What have the Shingle Creek and West Mississippi Watershed Management Commissions accomplished in the past ten years? • What are the issuesidentified for next ten years, and how do the Commissions plan to address them?
Why Manage Water Resources? • 1972 Federal Water Pollution Control Act (Clean Water Act) was intended: • “… to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Nation’s waters.”
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Shingle Creek and West Mississippi Watershed Management Commissions
Management Planning • First Generation Plan, 1990-2002: focus on water quantity, preventing flooding • Second Generation Plan, 2003-2012: focus on water quality, education and outreach • Third Generation Plan, 2013-2022: focus on implementation and achieving outcomes
Water Quantity Goals • Continue to prevent flooding • Increase summer flows in Shingle and Bass Creeks Shingle Creek in Brooklyn Park
Water Quality Goals • Improve water quality to meet state standards in these lakes: • Schmidt • Bass • Eagle • Crystal • Middle Twin • Ryan Meadow Lake, New Hope
Water Quality Goals • Improve water clarity in other lakes by 10% • Complete stream improvements on 30% of the length of Shingle Creek Shingle Creek, Brooklyn Park
Groundwater and Wetlands Goals • Increase infiltration to restore groundwater • Protect existing wetlands • Improve functions and values of wetlands where possible Cherokee Drive wetland, Brooklyn Park
Operations and Programming Goals • Operate within sustainable funding level • Continue to share in the cost of implementation projects • Continue to seek out grants and other funding sources
Continue the Monitoring Program Lake water quality Stream flow and quality Aquatic vegetation Fish and bug monitoring Volunteer monitoring
Continue Education and Outreach Programming Sponsor volunteer events Participate in education fairs Provide classroom education
Operations and Programming Goals • Maintain updated hydrologic, hydraulic, and water quality models • Maintain and update development rules and standards • Serve as a technical resource for cities • Continue research projects • Coordinate water management between cities
Some Questions • What do you think are the most important issues regarding our lakes and streams? • Are there some additional things we could consider doing to help our water resources? • What’s the best way to get information about water resources issues to residents and to commercial properties? • How would you persuade someone to consider doing something new, such as a rain garden?