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BWSR Meeting Minutes January 23, 2002 Page Ten Karen Harder, on behalf of the Metro Subcommittee, presented the recommendation. The Comfort Lake/Forest Lake Watershed District (Chisago County) had a request from the City of Wyoming to remove from the watershed district. The committee recommends approval to remove those portions of Wyoming not territory to the Comfort Lake/Forest Lake Watershed District (CLFLWD). The Black Dog Water Management Organization Plan is very well written and detailed. ** The Metro Water Planning Subcommittee recommends adoption of this plan. Moved by 02-0~ Dwain Otte, seconded by Jack Frost, to adopt the Black Dog Watershed Management Organization Plan and approve the CLFLWD withdrawal of territory. Motion passed on a voice vote. Lower Minnesota River Watershed District Amendment to Watershed Management Plan - Karen Harder reported that the Metro Subcommittee met to review the amendment to the Plan and recommends approval. There was a question regarding the jurisdiction with the federal land being involved and that would be taken care of through cooperative ** agreements. Moved by Karen Harder, seconded by Jerome Deal, to approve the oz-os amendment to the Lower Minnesota River Watershed Management Plan. Motion passed on voice vote. Northern Water Planning Subcommittee Stearns County Comprehensive Water Plan Update -Paul Krabbenhoft reported that the Northern Subcommittee attended the hearing for the plan on January 15. Stearns County was under aone-year extension and this is a good example where extensions really help. The Northern Subcommittee was impressed with what they brought forward. Over the last year, the Water Plan was the driving force for the Stearns Countywide ** Zoning Land Use Ordinance. Moved by Paul Krabbenhoft, seconded by Jerome Deal, 02-09 to approve the Stearns County Comprehensive Water Plan. Motion passed on a voice vote. Southern Water Planning Subcommittee Char Kahler, on behalf of the Southern Subcommittee, addressed both the Nicollet County Comprehensive Water Plan and the Sibley County Comprehensive Water Plan The Southern Subcommittee met on December 13, 2001, with both Sibley and Nicolett Counties. Most recently Nicollet has bound together with Cottonwood and Brown County on a watershed level and secured Clean Water Partnership funds. A major concern of the citizens there is quality drinking water and they have seen increased rates of nitrates in groundwater. Much of this driven by the agricultural production system in place and that is driven by what the federal farm bill is. They have done a very good job given the resources they have available to them and given the odds.