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SECTION 5 Surface Water Management Plan Section 5: Goals and Policies City of Arden Hills WSB Project No. 3455-200 Page 8 organizing, and managing data. These policies will assist the City in fulfilling these needs. Goal Statement: Provide the most efficient and effective means available for collecting, sharing and managing data and information. Policy Goal #5: Data and Information Management Policies 1 Collect and manage data in an effective and efficient manner in accordance with applicable Federal, State, and Local regulations. 2 Provide a mechanism for organizing and sharing information developed through the MS4 program for City-owned and operated facilities. 3 Provide data in the most efficient manner possible while maximizing use by the public and partner agencies and minimizing duplication of data through cooperative data collection and sharing. 5.4.6. Goal #6: Excess Runoff Management and Flood Control Development can increase runoff rates and volumes due to additional impervious surface. As areas develop or redevelop at a higher density, stormwater runoff generally increases. This increase in runoff rates and volumes can cause localized and/or large scale flooding issues in the downstream system. It is important to control these increased runoff rates and volumes to ensure reduction of flooding in the downstream system and to control the potential effects of erosive flows in streams and waterways. The City of Arden Hills will adopt the rules of the RCWD requiring volume reduction for new development and redevelopment. The City has also adopted a floodplain ordinance, and will adopt RCWD rules and regulations that regulate minimum building elevations regarding proximity to surface waters. Goal Statement: Minimize the potential damage to public and private infrastructure, property, land, and other important water-related natural resources caused by excess runoff and flooding. Policy Goal #6: Excess Runoff Management and Flood Control Policies 1 Minimize, avoid, and reduce flood damages by adopting the RCWD floodplain management program including analyses focused on identifying and assessing flood prone areas, characterizing flood damages, and regulating the placement of structures within the floodplain. 2 Adopt and reference the RCWD permit rules and permit program to mitigate the increase in rate and volume of runoff resulting from land disturbance, land development, increases in the amount of impervious surface, and other changes to the landscape. 3 Preserve and manage the storage associated with the 100-year floodplain along and within waterbodies to minimize the frequency and severity of flooding caused by high water. Dr a f t 11 / 2 0 / 2 0 1 7