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a. Financing The main management activities of the Lake Owasso Association have been associated with nuisance aquatic plant control. Ramsey County had provided funding to support these activities in many lakes, but that program has been discontinued. At this time, practically all aquatic plant control in Lake Owasso is coordinated tlu•ough the Lake Owasso Association. Most lake associations and individual Lakeshore owners may control aquatic nuisances adjacent to private areas of the shoreline (within permitting guidelines). The Lake Owasso Association chooses to also treat some public areas of Lake Owasso -those areas away from the shore - to enhance recreational activities. The Cities of Roseville and Shoreview, mainly through the Gass Lake Watershed Management Organization, have conducted studies and implemented watershed management projects. The concerns of the GLWMO include watershed management and water quality of lakes in the watershed. It may be appropriate for the GLWMO to initiate and fund sediment control and dredging projects, to the extent these activities can be justified as discussed in section `e' above. a. Monitoring & evaluation Sufficient monitoring and evaluation is occurring or is expected to occur to support the management in this plan. Ramsey County Public Works has collected lake water quality data for many years and will be conducting annual aquatic plant surveys. The GLWMO has periodically evaluated watershed activities to guide the implementation of stormwater management activities. The most significant new monitoring and evaluation proposed in this plan is the implementation of a lake use study for Lake Owasso. Watershed management /stormwater management The GLWMO has the responsibility for managing watershed activities, including stormwater management. It appears the GLWMO has not been very visible to the Lake Owasso Association. However, several major watershed protection projects as well as a demonstrable improving trend in lake quality indicates the Lake Owasso watershed management concerns are in hand.