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I <br />Lake Josephine is a priority water bodyis Any degradation it its qualtiy is <br />inconsistent with the following poliliciles of the Water Resources Management <br />Gin" d,e C hap 1 <br />Pol Ilcy 559 Water quality in the Metropol 11tan Area lakes and streams <br />shoulid be maintained, at least at 1980-81 levels., <br />ff-olicy 56, MetropiolitanArea lakes and streams used for drinking water <br />I <br />Policy 3-4v The Council through its n=erious review and approval <br />authoritiest will preserve all protected and unprotected <br />natural watercoursies—includ 'wing associated wetlands, <br />channels, flo,odplains and shorelands--to enhance water <br />quantity and quality and, to preserve their ecological <br />f unctions S <br />ffloilicY 3-601 The Metropolitan Council, 'in conducting project approvals <br />anM reviews, will protect the utility of the regionts water <br />and related land riesources and seek their restorationg where <br />needed,., Any action that, threatens the viability of the water <br />V <br />and related, resource wiwill be negatively reviewed. <br />Finally,, the Rice Creeki Watershed District has received ongoing federal monies <br />for the restoration and, management of lakes in the Long Lake subwatershed., <br />which includes Lake Josephine. In order to protect this investment, the <br />watershed district should, be advised, of the proposed development and allowed to <br />comment on the"impiact,s to Lake JosephineS <br />