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Draft North & East Metro Groundwater Management Area Plan i <br /> Contents <br /> 1. Introduction............................................................................................................................1-1 <br /> Problem..............................................................................................................................................1-1 <br /> Purpose ..............................................................................................................................................1-2 <br /> Process...............................................................................................................................................1-2 <br /> PlanStructure.....................................................................................................................................1-3 <br /> 2. Description of the Boundary and the GWMA............................................................................2-1 <br /> Hydrogeology.....................................................................................................................................2-1 <br /> WaterUse ..........................................................................................................................................2-5 <br /> Groundwater appropriations and use....................................................................................2-5 <br /> ProjectedWater Demands.....................................................................................................2-5 <br /> Water Dependent Natural Resources................................................................................................2-8 <br /> Washington County Trout Streams........................................................................................2-8 <br /> Rare Natural Features in the North & East Metro Groundwater Management Area..........2-11 <br /> Lakesand Wetlands..............................................................................................................2-17 <br /> WaterQuality.............................................................................. ........................2-20 <br /> Jurisdictions, governance and planning...........................................................................................2-22 <br /> 3. The Goal and Objectives ..........................................................................................................3-1 <br /> Objective I. Groundwater use in the GWMA does not harm aquifers and ecosystems,and does not <br /> negatively impact surface waters. .....................................................................................................3-2 <br /> AquiferSustainability.............................................................................................................3-2 <br /> Ecosystems and Surface Waters.............................................................................................3-4 <br /> Objective II. Groundwater use in the GWMA is reasonable, efficient, and complies with water <br /> conservationrequirements................................................................................................................3-6 <br /> Conservation Requirements for Municipal Systems..............................................................3-6 <br /> OtherWater Uses...................................................................................................................3-6 <br /> Objective III. Groundwater use in the GWMA does not degrade water quality................................3-7 <br /> Objective IV.Groundwater use in the GWMA does not create unresolved well interferences or <br /> wateruse conflicts.............................................................................................................................3-8 <br /> Objective V. All groundwater users in the GWMA have the necessary permits to use groundwater. <br /> ............................................................................................................................................................3-9 <br /> 4. Status of the GWMA in Terms of the Objectives.......................................................................4-1 <br /> P22 <br />