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a ntec CITY OF CENTERVILLE -2018 LOCAL WATER PLAN 5.0 WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES 5.1 BACKGROUND The City of Centerville has adopted several water resource management objectives, which provide a framework to guide development of policies and management programs. According to Minnesota Rules Chapter 8410, the development of objectives and policies must, at a minimum, address the following issues: Water Quantity, Water Quality, Recreation, Fish and Wildlife, Enhancement of Public Participation through Information and Education, Public Ditch Systems, Groundwater, Wetlands, and Erosion. The goals must be outlined in sufficient detail to provide direction regarding policy deliverables, provide direction to the organization's board, and be quantifiable so that success can be appropriately measured. The goals should recognize the relationship between water quality and land use. The mission statement of the RCWD is to "prevent flooding and enhance water quality in harmony with development for the common good." Thus, the RCWD and its board of managers established an operational framework to guide its management of cities, counties and townships located within the District. These are: • Demonstrate measurable success by solving problems and implementing solutions; • Explore a range of ideas and opportunities and projects to ensure healthy water resources for the Rice Creek Watershed; • Balance the complex inter-related dynamics of resource management; • Enlist the public and cities as partners in resource management; • Operate in a fiscally efficient manner based on providing "best value" and accountability; • Implement and construct innovative projects to solve problems and, • Make decisions in the best interest of the entire area comprising the Rice Creek Watershed. 5.2 OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES The City has adopted the following objectives and associated policies to be adopted as part of the LWP: Issue 1: Sediment buildup in streams destroys habitat, disrupts the food chain and can alter the flow of water throughout a streamcourse. Objective 1: Reduce to the greatest extent possible erosion and sediment deposition from new construction sites into natural water resources within the City. 15 110