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SECTION 3 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Surface Water Management Plan Section 3: Agency Cooperation <br />City of Arden Hills <br />WSB Project No. 3455-200 Page 2 <br /> <br /> <br />3.1.1. Regulation <br /> <br />The policies developed in this strategy outline specific storm water management <br />elements that are required to be implemented through the development and/or permitting <br />process. The regulation strategy is targeted at the public, developers, City Staff, and City <br />Council. <br /> <br />The City’s website (http://www.cityofardenhills.org/) contains information about how to <br />obtain a permit from the City. Permits and/or approvals from the RCWD may also be <br />necessary. They should be contacted for additional permitting information. If there is a <br />conflict between the City requirements and RCWD, a variance from RCWD will need to <br />be obtained by the applicant or the project will need to be revised. <br /> <br />3.2. Water Resources Related Agreements <br /> <br />The City has entered into water resource-related ordinances complying with RCWD that govern in <br />part how the City must manage its water resources. <br /> <br /> <br />3.3. NPDES Permitting Process <br /> <br />The NPDES Storm Water Permit Program is a federal regulatory program that requires owners of <br />MS4s to prepare and implement a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Program (SWPPP) and <br />apply for the permit with the administrative agency. The MPCA administers the Phase II MS4 <br />program in the state. The MPCA has designated the City of Arden Hills as an NPDES Phase II <br />Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4) community (MN Rules Chapter 7090). The City <br />submitted its updated permit application in late 2013. The permit revision is under public notice <br />for comments from February 4, 2014 to March 6, 2014. A revised coverage letter was issued by <br />the MPCA on March 17, 2014 and can be reviewed in Appendix J. The MS4 contains six <br />minimum control measures by which a SWPPP must comply: <br /> <br />1. Public Education and Outreach on Storm Water Impacts <br />2. Public Involvement/Participation <br />3. Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination <br />4. Construction Site Storm Water Runoff Control <br />5. Post-Construction Storm Water Management in New Development and Redevelopment <br />6. Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping for Municipal Operations <br /> <br />The SWMP does not specifically incorporate all the best management practices identified in the <br />City’s SWPPP. Instead, the Plan builds on the existing activities by specifying projects and <br />management approaches to achieve the City’s water resource goals. The City’s annual reports <br />from 2012 through 2016 are included in Appendix I. <br /> <br />The City will continue to file annual reports and collect the data necessary for compliance with the <br />NPDES MS4 permit. The Minimum Control Measures (MCM) and associated goals are described <br />in Section 5. <br /> <br />3.4. Comparison of Regulatory Standards <br /> <br />3.4.1. Rice Creek Watershed District Rules <br /> <br />Rice Creek Watershed District updated their Water Management Plan in 2010 and finalized their <br />new rules in July of 2013. A significant revision added limits on the volume of runoff leaving <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