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<br />./ <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Ramsey Soil and vVater Conservation District <br /> <br /> <br />2015 Rice Street <br />Roseville, MN 55113-6814 <br />Fax 651/488-3478 <br />Telephone 651/488-1476 <br /> <br />October 18, 2001 <br /> <br />Joel Schilling <br />Short Elliott Hendrickson, Inc. <br />3535 Vadnais Center Drive <br />St. Paul,MN 55110-5196 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Arden Hills Local Stormwater Management Plan Review <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Schilling: <br /> <br />We have reviewed the above-referenced plan document and offer the following <br />comments on behalf of the Ramsey Soil and Water Conservation District (RSWCD): <br /> <br />General Comments: <br /> <br />. This plan seems very specifically directed towards some of the City's planned <br />stormwater treatment ponds, rather than being a comprehensive water <br />management document for the City of Arden Hills. The way the objectives and <br />policies are presented in this plan, it is not clear what the City intends to beyond <br />constructing the retention ponds and taking actions presented under Objectives <br />G, H, and I of Section 4. In its present form, the Arden Hills plan lacks the <br />detail showing how the city will (in the terms of the relevant Statute, Chapter <br />I03B.235) " . . . bring local water management into conformance with the <br />watershed plan within the time period prescribed in the implementation program <br />of the watershed plan . . .." <br /> <br />. Chapter 103B.235 is titled "Local Water Management Plans" and is applicable <br />to more than stormwater management. Chapter 103B.235, subdivision 2, <br />paragraph a, clause 4 contains a general requirment that plans should define <br />water quality and water quality protection methods. This requirement can and <br />should be extended to apply to more than just stormwater-related issues, and we <br />strongly suggest that the City consider doing so in this document. <br /> <br />. The same clause requires that the methods defined in the local plan meet <br />preformance standards established in the relevant watershed plan. This plan does <br />not list or describe these standards, nor does it clearly explain how the City will <br />be addressing any requirments set{)y the RCWD standards. In conjunction with <br />this, we also recommend strongly that the plan present a more detailed <br />description of the methods that the City will use to implement or comply with all <br />objectives and policies listed in Section 4 of the plan. - <br /> <br />An Equal Opportunity Employer <br />