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E. Environmental Conditions The quality and character of the natural environment are of the utmost importance to the residents of the City. A field survey was conducted in the City to identify those physical features that can be considered as assets and liabilities to Roseville's quality of life. In 2001 the Parks and Recreation Department began a new environmental land plan. Environmental Assets are any open land uses which are aesthetically pleasing, of a permanent nature, and which contributes to the enhancement of the natural environment. The most obvious of the environmental assets are the several lakes that are located within the City limits. Secondly, the environmental assets include the City and County parks and open space system. In addition, environmental assets include those public and semi-public land uses that add to the quality of life. These uses include the Midland Hills Country Club, the many churches within the City, and the public and private schools. Environmental Liabilities are any predominantly visible features which are aesthetically displeasing, of a permanent or a recurring nature, and which contributes to the degradation of the natural environment. While the City is heavily endowed with environmental assets, the City also possesses environmental liabilities that tend to inhibit the attractiveness of the City. The most dominant physical liabilities include the existing major highways within the City including Interstate 35W and State Highway 36. These major highways are responsible for the creation of noise and air pollution within their immediate environments. Less obvious, but of equal concern, is the surface and soil contamination found in many of the older industrial and truck terminal areas. The City, its responsible property owners, and re-developers continue to clean and reclaim these sites as redevelopment occurs. Roseville Comprehensive Plan - 2002 Update The Land and its People - Page 8 of 30