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L. Explore working with the Ramsey County HRA in the <br />development of a housing strategy for the. City of hem Lakes. <br />M. Explore the possibility of participating in a region -wide effort to <br />develop. a wide variety of housing types. <br />10.0 Storm Drainage Plan. <br />These :is no storm drainage system 'within Gem Lake• other than. <br />ditches alongside roads within the corporate limits. TWO.poitians of <br />the City of Gem. Lake drain internally into depressions with -no <br />surface outlet. The most. critical of -these is the basin. draining into <br />Gem Lake and. its attendant wetlands. <br />1 0.1 Storm Drainage Policies <br />A. Attempt to restrict or minimise additional. storm water runoff into <br />the Gem Lake Basin in order to protect the water quality of this <br />area. Particular attention should be placed. on water retention to <br />settle: ont: undesirable sediments and to minimize siltation. <br />Impervious areas. should be restricted within 100 feet of Gem <br />Lake (wafer body) and its wetlands. <br />B. Encourage surface water drainage into thenorth pond, <br />recognizing that this pond has minimal ecosystem value and may <br />be more attractive if higher water levels. are maintained., <br />C. Seek cooperative agreements with. White Bear Township, White <br />Bear Lake,. and Vadnais Heights for surface drainage easements <br />as needed. <br />D. Require storm sewer connections, where. available, on new road <br />construction as an alternative to ditches. <br />E. Require storm sewerage in all commercially developed portions <br />of the community., <br />F. Notify residents of the EpAIMPCA 4(l percent reduction goal, the <br />best management practices to achieve this goal, and available <br />resources. if additional.ityformation is needed, <br />G. Adopt the Nati0hWide -Urban Runoff Program (NLW) .design <br />standards for: new storm water ponds. that will reduce -ihe <br />contaminant loadings from surface water runoff. <br />H. Adopt the urban Best. management practices of'the. MPCA (as <br />preseri:ted in its manual titled "Protecting Water Quality in Urban <br />Areas") to be followed for all new or redeveloped land <br />development. <br />Comprehensive Plan <br />Gem Lake, Minnesota <br />Page 53 <br />