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City of Arden Hills – 2040 Comprehensive Plan <br /> <br /> <br />Approved:, 2018 <br />13-5 <br />o Promote groundwater recharge <br />o Protect and enhance fish and wildlife habitat and water recreation <br />o Pollution control and good housekeeping for municipal operations <br />o Public participation, information, and education <br />o Establish funding sources for management programs <br /> <br />The Rice Creek Watershed District will be issuing an update to their Water <br />Resource Management Plan (WRMP) in 2020. The City will incorporate any <br />necessary changes during the next 10-year planning cycle. <br /> <br />13.1.3.2 Local Ordinances <br /> (Appendix F) <br /> <br />In addition to the LSWMP, the City has adopted regulations to further the <br />City’s goals in protecting water quality, reducing nonpoint source pollution, <br />protecting sensitive natural areas, and managing stormwater (Appendix F): <br />o Erosion and Sediment Control Ordinance <br />o Shoreland Ordinance <br />o Floodplain Ordinance <br /> <br />The City’s Stormwater Management Ordinance references Rule C: <br />Stormwater Management Plans of RCWD’s District Rules. <br /> <br />The Erosion and Sediment Control Ordinance was adopted in 2008 and the <br />Shoreland and Floodplain ordinances were adopted in 2002 and 2001, <br />respectively. The City intends on reviewing the Shoreland, Floodplain and <br />Erosion Control ordinances regularly to ensure that they are effectively <br />advancing City goals and policies. <br /> <br />13.1.3.3 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination <br /> System (Appendix F) <br /> <br />On March 17, 2014, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) <br />approved the City’s Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit. <br />This permit is set to expire in 2018 and will need to be renewed at this time. <br />The MS4 general permit is mandated by federal regulations under the Clean <br />Water Act and administered by the MPCA. In general terms, MS4s are <br />publicly owned or operated stormwater infrastructure, used solely for <br />stormwater, and which are not part of a publicly owned wastewater treatment <br />system. Examples of stormwater infrastructure include curbs, ditches, <br />Dr <br />a <br />f <br />t <br /> <br />11 <br />/ <br />2 <br />0 <br />/ <br />2 <br />0 <br />1 <br />7