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DRAFT Water Rescources City of Centervllfe 2030 Comprehef15ive Plan needed for 1,469 lakes. rivers and streams in the state. Impaired weters within the City of Centervllle include: Clearwater Creek, Centervllle Lake and Peltier Lake. RCWD is In the process of completing a TMDL study for Centervllle Lake. The City emphasizes that it is preparing for TMDL implementation by updating its official controls and continuing to refer to RCWD for administration of water resource permitting and regulation as detailed in the SWMP. It Is the City's intention to work with whoever is the preparer of the TMDL to develop approprlate loadings for the designated water bodies, implament the findings and develop funding strategies once the study Is completed. Clean Water Act Assessments Description: A number of water bodies within the City of Centervllle are listed In the state impaired waters list. Waters that do not currently meet their designated use due to the Impact of a particular pollutant or stressor are placed on this list of Impaired waters otherwise known as the 303(d) list. At some point a strategy would be developed that would lead to attainment of the appliceble water quality standard. The process of developing this strategy Is commonly known as the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) process and Involves the following phases: 1. Assessment and listing 2. TMDL study 3. Implementation plan development 4. Implementation 5. Monitoring of the effectiveness of Implementation efforts Recommendetlon: Responsibility for Implementing the requirements of the federal Clean Water Act falls to the U.S. Envlronmantal Protection Agency (USEPA). In Minnesota the USEPA delegates much of the program responsibility to the state Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). Information on the MPCA progrem can be obtained at the following web address: htto:llwww.oca.state.mn.us/water/lmdl/index.hlml. The following Is an excerpt from the MPCA website descrlbing the program and Its need: The Clean Water Act requires states to publish, every two years, an updated list of streams and lakas that are not meeting their designated usas because of excess pollutants. The list, known as the 303(d) list, Is based on violations of water quality standards and is organized by river basin. Environmantal organizations and citizen groups have sued the EPA because states have not made adequate progress to meet Section 303(d) requirements. The EPA has been sued for various reasons. Over the past 10 years, lawsuits have been filed in 42 states and the District of Columbia. Of those, 22 have been successful. There Is currently no such lawsuit In Minnesota. However, beyond the federal requirements, there are many reasons for us to move forward with the development of TMDLs. Foremost is the need to clean up our rlvers, streams and lakes to maximize their contributions to the state's economy and quality of life and to protect them as a resource for Mure generations. 94