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05!1a/9fl 07:27 FAX 21&755201 Bi9SR BE~IIDJI ~O1 >i~innesata ]Beard of Water and Soil Resources One Vtlest Water Street, Suite 2QQ St.1?aut,lVYinnesata S~1Q7 ~~ ~ ~k~r ~tefted ~istr'iet ~~4Ff~ W$t~rshe tta~~tn~nl: flan {F't~r Bard AC~an ®` ,T~sly~ The Minnespta Water Resources Beard approved the formation of the Cprmorant Lakes Watershed District (CLWD) Plan august 22, 1966. The original Water Management Plan considered drainage, pallufian, water supply, maintaining water quality, navigation aflakes, erasion, development, flooding, fish and wildlife management, land slteratian, draught condition and identification and discussion of short and long term water issues facing the CLWD_ The l~aard Water plan Review Committee is scheduled to meet with representatives of Cormorant Lakes Watershed District on Juiy 9, 199, to review and discuss the revised plan. The. primary 'ots aa,~tlt~ ~urrridre~rat La.1cc~ Ff'a~tersi~erd District as "...ter ~rc6ar~r~ce t3a~ gratality ~,~ w~'er an the l~~ w~~h.itt ate jurisdiction. T'o ~ccotrrplish Pltfs, the I~isirict rnrdst erasrtte titrat wase decasao~s ttre ~atd~ crrracer-aing tlt~ rr~urc~ge~terit v, f strearrr~, ~vetlartds, la&cs grsvuradwr~te~°, arttl retat~d ]cared ~s~rarcex wiiach ~fJeca these leltes. •' The Board mfManagers ]lave established certain goals and objectives for the management ofwater resources throughout the District. The plan Encases an 11 priority goals that aze outlined below. - aI Y: Insure an adequate supply ofhigh-quality surface and groundwater for public and recreational use itr drought cycles. - foal 2: The contra] ar allev;atian of damage by flaadwaters and car-tiriue efforts to develop a permanent operating plan far the nutlet. - ~oai 3: maintain or impr~ive water quality of all surface water sad groundwater resources within the CLWD. - a14: 'g'he CLWD will support all viable projects for reducing erosion that may impact water quality. ~Oa15_ The CLWD will implement and manitar a program of erosien central and sedimentatjan management within all non judicial ditch systems under its jurisdiction. - ~oai 6::411 su6watersheds afthe CLWD will be inventoried and evaluated for erosion potential and Control. - boa! 7: 'The CL will promote the enhancement of fish and wildlife habitat where it is deterntined to be in the best interest of the public and landowners of the CLWD. - boat $a Promote recreational oppc~rkunities ruhenever possible within projects of the CLWD. - ~oa1 ~a All initiatives of the CLtiVD should utilize potential caaperative efforts with the appropriate Federal, State, County, 'Township, Schaal Districts and local gavsrnmentS- - t~oai 1t?: The CLWD shall seek to inform and educate residents, non-residents and visitors within its jurisdiction of all its ongoing activities and projects. p aI 11: 'The CT..W~D shall cantinas to inform and educate the public within its jurisdiction of the benefits of the conservation of water and soil in the preservation and enhancement of our natural resources. Board staff is reviewing the Cormorant Lakes Watershed District Revised Watershed lt/lanagement Ilan to determine whether they have satisfied all relevant requirements of the law and rule.