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City of Hugo 5524 Upper 146th Street North • Hugo, MN 55038 -9367 Phone (612) 429 -6676 • Fax (612) 426 -2859 FEB . 0 7 1 . February 4, 1997 Cities of Townships of Lino Lakes Columbus ..-Centerville Forest Lake White Bear Lake White Bear Lake Forest Lake Grant Subject: Peltier Lake Dam Ladies and Gentlemen: The City of Hugo recently sent the enclosed letter to the Rice Creek Watershed District supporting an operations study of the SL Paul Water Utility Dam on Peltier Lake in Centerville. As you are probably aware, The SL Paul Water Utility used Peltier Lake and adjacent water bodies as a source of fresh water for a number of years. The dam controls the flow of water out of the lake, and thus from Hardwood, Clearwater and upper Rice Creeks as well. Concems have been expressed that the dam has been keeping water levels at unusually high levels, and causing flooding along the tributary creeks. Though the flooding Issue does not directly impact the City of Hugo, the management practices of the dam do. The ability of Rice Creek to handle the stormwater run -off from a large part of Hugo, Forest Lake, Centerville, Grant, Columbus Township, White Bear Lake and Lino Lakes is dictated by operation of the dam. Given the rapid development in the watersheds, the dam could become an issue of contention in the future as the volume of water passing through Peltier Lake increases. The City of Hugo believes that it would be beneficial for all involved to define an updated operating plan for the dam note. The City of Hugo encourages the cities and townships with land draining into Peltier Lake to support a study of the operations of the dam by the St. Paul Water Utility and the RCWD by forwarding letters of support to the District. FOR THE CITY COUNCIL Si rely, ‘71( usd6 1444., City Administrator RAM:DAM2