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The City shall cooperate and collaborate with adjacent municipal 8 watershed districts to address intercommunity drainage issues. The City shall seek to enhance or maintain existing drainage fac 9 sustainable manner taking into consideration available personnel and financial resources. (1)It is requested that Rice Creek Watershed district continues to permits within the City. 4.2Surface Water Protection The City of Roseville seeks to maintain and improve the water quality in its lakes, ponds and wetlands. Water quality is often directly related to the water clarity (suspended solids) and level of available nutrients in a water body. While nutrients co substances that can affect water quality, nutrients (principally phosphorous) must be controlled to achieve the water quality goals of this Plan. Phos limiting factor for plant growth, and increases in available pho dominate the lakes, ponds and wetlands. Many people do not realize that when organic materials, like leaves, grass clippings, fertilizer and pet waste, enter a waterbody, they can disrupt the ecosystem. Once in the water these organic materials decay, releasing phosphorus. Excess phosphorus algae growth, inhibiting the growth of other aquatic plants. When algae die anexert a biological oxygen demand on the lake, depleting available oxygenaquatic species. Limiting nutrient loading to surface waters is one of the keys to maintaining and improving water quality. There are several activities that can be followed to minimize thsuspended solids and phosphorus into the Citys water bodies. These activities includmanagement of construction site erosion control measures, reducing the level of impervious cover, reducing the extent of managed lawn areas and replacing them with native reducing bank erosion, and requiring more infiltration and volume control bestfor storm water treatment. Residents can also do their part by keeping grass clippings, fer and pet waste out of the streets where it has a direct route int ultimately into lakes, ponds, and wetlands. To reduce the impacts to shoreland and wetlands the City as adopted a Shoreland, Wetland, and Stormwater Management ordinance. The purpose of the ordinanc future development within and surrounding those land areas which designated bodies of public water and areas of natural environmeAny water resource on property to be developed will be subject to these managementas well as the rules and requirements of the Wetland Conservation Act, the watershed management organizations. Comprehensive Surface Water Management PlanROSEV120222 City of RosevillePage 18