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~' ,~. ~3'' RAMSEY COUMY IDep ent of be Works Kenneth G. Haider, P.E., Director and County Engineer ADMINISTRATION/LANDSDRVEY 50 West Kellogg Blvd., Suite 910 St. Paul, MN 55102 • (651) 266-2600 • Fax 266-2615 E-mail: Public.Works@co.ramsey.mn.us December 15, 2000 Karen Chandler Barr Engineering Co. 4700 West 77t" St. Minneapolis, MN 55435-4803 RE: Ramsey County Review Comments Draft Grass Lake WMO Watershed Management Plan Dear Ms. Chandler: £rv ENGINEERING/OPERATIONS 3377 N. Rice Street Shoreview, MN 55126 (651) 484-9104 • Fax 482-5232 In response to your letter of October 12, 2000, I have reviewed the draft GLWMO watershed management plan on behalf of Ramsey County. In general, I think the plan is well-written and organized clearly. The following specific comments are submitted for your consideration. The format of the Executive Summary as a separate pamphlet within the plan is unique and particularly effective. It has good content and graphics which should make it attractive to those wishing to quickly become familiar with the plan. On page 2-7, under 2.6.1, the plan states there are no public ditches in GLWMO. According to a public ditch inventory completed by the County in July, 1992 at the request of BWSR, County Ditch 19 (draining to Lake Owasso) has not been conveyed to another ditch authority. The plan should clarify the regulatory status of County Ditch 19. Figure 6 includes two legal boundaries in the legend, with the notation "New Data". This is confusing to me and should. be clarified. Section 4.2.3. on Grass Lake indicates that no water quality monitoring data exists. The County sampled Grass Lake in one year, 1984. These data are in STOREY or can be obtained from my office. The regulatory framework table in Section 3 is a useful summary of involved agencies. Minnesota's First Home Rule County printed on recycled paper with a minimum of 10%post-consumer content