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1.0 Executive Summa The Grass Lake Watershed Management Organization (GLWMO) Water Management Plan sets the vision and guidelines for managing surface water within the boundaries of the WMO. This Executive Summary summarizes the history, purpose, current status, goals and policies of the GLWMO and its water bodies. 1.1 Location and History The GLWMO is a 5,518-acre (8.6-square mile) area located within the cities of Roseville and Shoreview in Ramsey County. The approximate boundaries are Rice Street to the east, Highway 36 to the south, the Shoreview municipal boundary to the west, and County Road 96 to the north (see Figure 0). The cities of Roseville and Shoreview executed a joint powers agreement on December 27, 1983, establishing and empowering the Grass Lake Watershed Management Organization (GLWMO). The GLWMO was formed to address the problems of increased flooding and degrading water quality in the watershed and to meet the requirements of the Metropolitan Surface Water Management Act ("Chapter 509," now recodified to Minnesota Statutes 103B). The Act required, among other things, the preparation of watershed management plans in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. The Water Resources Board (now the Board of Water and Soil Resources), formally approved the Grass Lake Watershed Management Plan on September 8, 1987 (1987 GLWMO plan or 1987 plan). 1.2 Overall Watershed Management Purposes The Metropolitan Surface Water Management Act states that the purposes of watershed management organization (WMO) water management programs are as follows (quoted from Minnesota Statutes 103B.201): 1. Protect, preserve, and use natural surface and groundwater storage and retention systems. 2. Minimize public capital expenditures needed to correct flooding and water quality problems. 3. Identify and plan for means to effectively protect and improve surface and groundwater quality. 4. Establish more uniform local policies and official controls for surface and groundwater management. 5. Prevent erosion of soil into surface water systems. Grass Lake WMO Watershed Management Plan 04/25/00 Draft \\NS2\WP\WP\23\62\645\plan\Grass Lake WMO plan.doc Page 1-1