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Comprehensive Surface Water Management Plan PWETC REVIEW DRAFT #2 Prepared for the City of Roseville, MN 1.0 Introduction The City of Roseville (City) is an established suburban community of approximately 34,000 people in the northern Minneapolis /St. Paul metropolitan area. As an inner ring suburb, Roseville is conveniently located within close proximity to both downtown areas. The City is located in Ramsey County, Minnesota and is bordered by County Road D to the North, Larpenteur Avenue to the Southeast, Roselawn Avenue to the Southwest, Highcrest Road to the West, and Rice Street to the East (see Figure 1). Roseville was incorporated as a city in 1948 and experienced dramatic growth in the 1950's and 1960's. Today, the City is almost completely built up and has achieved a stable population. It is expected, therefore, that the focus in the future will be on preservation, restoration and enhancement of natural resources and redevelopment of older parts of the City. This Comprehensive Surface Water Management Plan (CSWMP) will serve as a guide to protect the City's water resources, address current water resource related issues, and manage the surface water system throughout the City as redevelopment occurs. 1.1 Purpose There are two primary programs that establish the regulatory need to update the City's Comprehensive Surface Water Management Plan. First, Minnesota Statutes, Sections 10313.201 to 10313.255 and Minnesota Rule, Chapter 8410 comprise the State's Metropolitan Surface Water Management Program (MSWMP). These Statutes and Rules require the preparation of watershed plans by watershed management organizations (WMOs) and the preparation of local (City) water management plans. The purposes of the water management programs required by Minnesota Statutes § 10313.205 to 10313.255 are to: • Protect, preserve and use natural surface and groundwater storage and retention systems; • Minimize public capital expenditures needed to correctfooding and water quality problems; • Identify and plan for means to effectively protect and improve surface and groundwater quality; • Establish more uniform local policies and official controls for surface and groundwater management; • Prevent erosion of soil into surface water systems; ROSEV120222 Page 1