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SECTION 5 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Surface Water Management Plan Section 5: Goals and Policies <br />City of Arden Hills <br />WSB Project No. 3455-200 Page 7 <br />Inspections help spot potential problems before they become major problems. Routine <br />maintenance reduces the long-term costs related to drainage system maintenance while helping <br />to achieve water quality and quantity goals. The application of development standards ensures <br />consistency in the work produced and the documentation of the constructed systems. <br /> <br />The City will establish policies to develop an effective storm drainage maintenance program that <br />will help it meet water quality and quantity goals as well as meet federal, state, and local <br />watershed requirements. <br /> <br />Goal Statement: Manage and operate municipal drainage systems in a manner which <br />recognizes Federal, State, and watershed regulations, downstream impacts, legally <br />established property rights, and cost-effectiveness. <br />Policy Goal #4: Maintenance, Inspection, and Municipal Operation of City-Owned <br />Drainage Systems Policies <br />1 Apply methods, procedures, standards, and criteria for the maintenance, repair, <br />restoration, rehabilitation, and improvement of drainage systems within the City. <br />2 Implement routine maintenance measures to reduce long-term capital improvement <br />costs while achieving water quality and quantity goals. <br />3 <br />Manage public drainage systems in a manner that recognizes the need to provide a <br />functional level of service to benefitted properties within the context of local, state, <br />and federal laws and programs. <br />4 <br />Require maintenance of privately constructed water quality treatment ponds and <br />infiltration best management practices through formal development or maintenance <br />agreements. The City will collaborate with RCWD programs that may overlap. <br />5 <br />Manage public drainage systems with original design purposes, periodically review <br />these purposes, and modify operation in consideration of current resource <br />management objectives. <br />6 <br />Continue to implement a maintenance and inspection program for city-owned and <br />operated water resource facilities meeting the requirements of the NPDES Phase II <br />program. <br />7 Require adequate maintenance-related access for public and private water resource <br />management facilities. <br />8 <br />Continue operations and maintenance activities that preserve water quality including <br />street sweeping, pond and grit chamber maintenance, and appropriate application of <br />deicing compounds balancing public safety and environmental protection. <br /> <br />5.4.5. Goal #5: Data and Information Management <br /> <br />With more stringent NPDES Phase II reporting requirements on the horizon, the pressure to <br />improve customer service, and the ever-demanding need to properly manage drainage <br />infrastructure, the City recognizes that it will need effective and efficient protocols for collecting, <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