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<br />e Final Report - Arden Hills Water Quality Task Force - June/2000 <br /> <br />Introduction <br /> <br />The Arden Hills Water Quality Task Force was created by the City Council in May of 1999 <br />and began meeting in October 1999. The Task Force responsibility was to: <br /> <br />1.) Conduct a comprehensive review of past and current surface water quality of <br />Arden Hills lakes, streams, and wetlands, and identify problems and concerns <br />that need to be addressed. <br /> <br />2.) Examine different management approaches, technological developments, or other <br />measures for protecting or improving surface water quality. <br /> <br />3.) By May 31, 2000, develop and prioritize recommended actions that the City of <br />Arden Hills could take to maintain or improve surface water quality, considering <br />both environmental benefit and economic cost. <br /> <br />The Task Force (TF) was composed of citizens from all areas of the City and representatives <br />from the two colleges, Early on we adopted the basic suggestions of the Comprehensive Plan <br />concerning water quality as a working platform. 'The TF hosted speakers and reviewed many <br />materials, maps, books, videos and reports concerning water issues. 2 After listening to <br />e speakers and reviewing materials 3 we established water quality goals for Arden Hills. The <br />TF then discussed what measures might be most effective in meeting these goals over time, <br />which resulted in eight recommended actions. <br /> <br />Executive Summary <br />State of the City- Current Conditions <br /> <br />The TF found no emergency situations that need immediate attention; however this is <br /> <br /> <br />largely due to gradual improvements in the watershed over time. Without continuous <br /> <br /> <br />improvements, water quality will inevitably suffer. There are many areas of concern that <br /> <br /> <br />need special attention. The impact of phosphorus, largely from surface water runoff, is a <br /> <br /> <br />major driving factor for water quality improvement in Arden Hills and nationwide. <br /> <br /> <br />Some specific problems we identified as major concerns: <br /> <br /> <br />. Citizen awareness about water quality issues is unknown but thought to be low. Studies <br /> <br /> <br />indicate uninformed citizens contribute to poor water quality in a variety of ways since their <br /> <br /> <br />customs impact a large land area, <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />, Arden Hills Comprehensive Plan-Protected Resources pp. 67, <br />2 See Appendix -Reviewed literature, <br />3 Speakers- Karl Keel, City ofRoseville; Terry Noonan, Ramsey County; Kate Drewry,Rice Creek Watershed District, Barb <br />Luoikenen, U ofM extension; Greg Brown, BRW engineering; Dwayne Stafford, Arden Hills Public Works, <br />