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PROBLEM Proposed Rice Creek Watershed Plan and proposed Plan Implementation Budget may reflect duplication of activities in areas relating to regulation, planning, enforcement, and capital expentitures of current agency programs including the following agencies and current program. a. DNR--wetland management, shoreland protectiont flood plain managementt ground water protection and fisheries management. b. PCA--septic system regulation. c. SWCD--sediment/erosion control. d. LCD (Lake Conservation District)--water quality monitoring, lake improvements. e. MHD/water--potable water supply management authorities. CITY POSITION R~vD Board should reevaluate and clearly define its role relating to water quality/quantity matters to insure that RC\lD programs and resultant expenditures do not duplicate current activities of other agencies more qualified to deal with specific water quantity or Quality issues. Final RCWD Plan should contain an Implementation Plan Budget and list of Management Strategies that have been carefully reviewed by each agency to insure current programs and expenditures are not duplicated. When local units of government must work directly with affected agencies to ceet statutory requirements or standards, RCvlD need not be involved in review capacity. 5. ITEM High expenses to implement the plan (Page V-59 and VII-S). PROBLEM The plan includes levels of expenditures for the period of 1986 through 1990 which are too high for the benefit received and do not adequately take into account the impact these increased costs will have on the property owners. The plan is r.ot well focused to solve identified criticall problems and prioritize the available resources to address such problems. City costs to complete the local plan by the January 1, 1990 deadline will be unnecessarily high due to the short tiffie available. CITY POSITION The level cf expenditures should be reducea. 7he scnedule :0 achleve the goal3 shot.:lct ~e extended ';0 better c::atcn t:;e aDility or' the r-roperty owners to pay fJr ;,i1e '..on: 3nd to r'?rlect 3. Dare reali3tic ::.i::etable for accoDDIL:::hI:'lent dt8r "',e rLm 1:3 finallj' 3Pf:rovpd. T::e excenllit:Jres ~hould ~ive ;.r:crl~~ co 3na ~etter focus un the serlOU3 proolems or the 'tlatersned.. .-: r) ";(:a\11.;.;;e :'::r '::-,e ~ocal ('lan to oe CGDC'l.t:t,.u .crlOUld be ':han~ed to) tcr'ce ';:"3r::: ,!':t'r ',:-.e cver'aJ.l ..;ater ~'e::!our('e :'!ana.,::er.1ent Plan is llJproveu 'Jy tt.e "tate ..iater :~esources Lloara~lnO '_Jc:..es ~,~-,fen . _ ~:-.e City.