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memo 9of11 Comment (TP) I recommend the Groundwater section reference working with other LGUs' collectively to implement groundwater protection. I do not see the County adopting a revised groundwater protection plan anytime soon. Therefore, I hope to, as a private citizen, to talk the 10 WMOs in Ramsey County into forming a confederation of water authorities and utilizing the RCD's September 2010 draft Groundwater Plan as a model for joint agency groundwater protection activities. Response Reference to working with other LGU's will be made. Comment (TP) Add to the implementation table participating in inter - agency groundwater protection activities. Response This change will be made to the plan Comment (TP) I would also recommend the Plan include including the finance of $100K to $150K per year from 2013 out - -- to assist the cities implement stormwater retro -fit activities and/or fund activities as GLWMO sponsored projects. Response This requires Board discussion. Comment (CW) In an effort to further define the relative contributions of internal vs external phosphorus loading to Lake Owasso, I would like to put much emphasis on the need to continue a key activity which was stressed in the Barr UAA. Through analyses and computation, annual water and phosphorus budgets need to be generated which identify the relative percent contributions of each of the various sources to the annual water and phosphorus loads. I was hoping this would be in the scope of the MPCA TMDL. I firmly believe it is a necessary requirement to be included in the implementation activities of the Plan. This would satisfy my concerns and the issue could be considered resolved. Response We agree that conducting a annual and phosphorous budget will be an important activities for the GLWMO to continue conducting as it addresses the water quality issues in the Lake Owasso watershed. How this budget is conducted will need to be worked out and the implementation plan will need to be revised to reflect the fact that this will not be conducted by the GLWMO ( an noth through the TMDL process). Watershed Management Organization Administration Comment (KE) under Section 8.1 Grass lake WMO Governance change the following sentence: " While the GLWMO board of Commissioners has begun researching options such as merging with the Ramsey - Washington Metro Watershed District or the Vadnais Lake Area Watershed Management Organization or significantly changing the GLWMO's funding source, the Board will not make any recommendations for change in governance and/or finance until 90 dyas after the 2011 GLWMO Watershed Management Plan has been approved by the BWSR and adonted by the GLWMO Board of Commissioners. In addition, add the following sentence to the end of the same paragraph: "The GLWMO has created a special citizen task force to research the options with the GLWMO Board." Response This change will be made to the plan Comment (TP) I see many references to the Board investigating alternative finance and governance structures post Plan adoption. In light of the Task -force established by the board on Emmons & Olivier Resources, Inc. 651 Hale Ave N, Oakdale, MN 55128 p: 651.770.8448 f: 651.770.2552 www.eorinc.com