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®r ®V' ®P t 1C Y' Ce The Pawlenty Administration is set to declare its commit- ment to clean waters and its support for across-agency effort, led by the Minnesota. Pollution Control Agency, to identify and address the greatest challenges to cleaner water in Minnesota. As part of a broad impaired waters initiative, the MPCA is working on a multi-year program to conduct total maximum daily load (TMDL) studies in response to requirements in the federal Ciean Water Act. The challenges associated with the increased scope of the agency's work on waters demands a partnership approach involving local and regional groups from all sectors in program design and implementation. Participants will be given ample time at the forum to offer input to the MPCA. Join a diverse group ofwater-quality improvement partners and make sure your voice is part of the dialogue To that end, the MEI is announcing an Environmental Policy Forum on the TMDL challenge. For more information about the forum, contact Peter -osch at pfrosch@mn-ei.org or 612-334-3388 ext. 108 Registration MEI Members: $40 Nonmembers: $60 Registration includes a light breakfast, lunch, and after- noon snack. Register online at http://www.mn-ei.org/ policy.html". Or contact Megan Dobratz at "mailto:mdobratz@mn-ei.org" or 612-334-3388 ext. 104. Prepayment is not required; you will be invoiced after the event. Minnesota's Waters and the T L Challenge: baying the foundation for awater-quality improvement partnership DATE: Tuesday, June'24, 2003 PLACE: St. Cloud Civic Center 104th Avenue South St. Cloud, N TIME: 9 a - 4 p lg I1g~1tS The Kingston Wetland Treatment System This project, completed in 1985, features a 300 acre wetland, 19,000 feet of diversion channel. with 150 distribution pipes entering the wetland. The Clearwater River in this area is impaired. Hidden River Sewer System This community sewer system is just two years old serving a development which will contain 38 homes. The system has a gravity collection system, lift stations, recirculating sand filter and dosed drainfield. Clear Lake Wetland Treatment System and Nistler Sediment Basin Both of these projects are located at the headwaters of the Clearwater River Watershed District. The wetland treatment system has nearly 100 acres of basin and is situated next to 160 acres of U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and Watkins Sportsman's Club land on the north end. of Clear Lake. The Nistler Sediment Basin was constructed two years ago on County Ditch #44. This two acre sediment basin is the Ist chance to remove sediment before water enters Clear Lake from the south. A major portion of the funds for this project was contributed by the Clear Lake property owners. illpond Dam This dam forms lakes Marie, Millpond and Caroline_ The dam was originally constructed to provide a source of water power for a flour mill. Today the area is a county park. Lake Caroline is considered impaired waters_ 10