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• Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources — the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) relevant core functions include water resource planning with comprehensive land use planning, implementing the comprehensive local water management acts, and administering the Wetland Conservation Act. • Minnesota Department of Health — the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is responsible for operating the state's drinking water protection program and implementing the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) in Minnesota. The MDH produces source water assessments and drinking water supply management areas as well as aid in the development of local wellhead protection plans. • Minnesota Department of Natural Resources — the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is responsible for protecting public waters and managing water supply. It regulates activities below the ordinary high water level (OHW) of public waters and public waters wetlands through public water works permits. It also oversees and administers the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) for the State of Minnesota • Minnesota Pollution Control Agency — the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is charged with administering the federal Clean Water Act (CWA) in Minnesota. Functions relevant to this CSWMP include regulating stormwater through the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits, monitoring and assessing water quality, listing impaired waters, and conducting total maximum daily load studies /reports (TMDLs). • United States Army Corps of Engineers —the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permits all work in, over, or under navigable waters of the US under Section 10 of the federal Rivers and Harbors Act. Under Section 404 of the federal CWA, a Corps permit is also required for the discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the U.S. • United States Environmental Protection Agency — the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) enforces the federal CWA and SDWA, provides support for municipal wastewater treatment plants, and takes part in pollution prevention efforts aimed at protecting watersheds and sources of drinking water. • Ramsey Conservation District - the Ramsey Conservation District (RCD) is the local agency charged with groundwater protection and under Minnesota Statute Section 10313.255 the authority is provided to prepare and adopt county groundwater plans and implement their policies. 3.2 Watershed Districts The City of Roseville falls under the jurisdiction of three watershed management agencies. They are the Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD), the Ramsey - Washington Metro Watershed District (RWMWD), and the Capitol Region Watershed District (CRWD). The geographical extent of each organization's jurisdictional boundaries within the City of Roseville is shown in Figure 17. Note that the jurisdictional boundaries differ slightly from the hydrologic boundaries shown in Figure 2. While hydrologic boundaries represent where the water flows in different directions, jurisdictional boundaries generally follow parcel lines and road alignment to provide a more efficient approach to the administration of the watershed management organization programs. Comprehensive Surface Water Management Plan ROSEV120222 City of Roseville Page 13