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SCOPE OF SERVICES 2005 WORK PLAN FOR RAMSEY-WASHINGTON METRO WATERSHED DISTRICT Provide programmatic planning, evaluation, and support services to Board. Provide advice in implementing the existing WMO plan, such as by preparing the "report card" called for in the plan to assess the degree of effectiveness/compliance of the cities and the WMO in implementing the Plan. Evaluate monitoring requirements for the cities and the WMO and suggest changes as appropriate. Look for ways to enhance water quality protection that may be more cost-effective than those currently proposed in the Plan and advise the Board on how best to implement those methods. Successful execution of this task will require extensive water resources administrative experience, excellent communication skills, and a familiarity with the WMO's 2001 Plan. 2005 Work Tasks: (a) Review and become generally familiar with WMO Plan (b) Attendance at up to three meetings with Board members anticipated for calendar year 2005 to become familiar with Board operations and objectives, help plan for 2006 (c) Prepare "report card" evaluation for member cities 2. Help in development and updating of web site for WMO. Find, assemble, and organize educational material and other information to be put on GLWMO web site. Others will be responsible for web site development, maintenance and incorporation of information on web site itself. For 2005, the City of Shoreview will continue to host and provide primary web support. 2005 Work Tasks: (a) Review GLWMO website -make suggestions for additions (b) Locate suitable material for incorporation into Board web site, provide link addresses for web developer. 3. Review and summarize water quality data. Review and summarize chemical and physical water quality field data, typically epilimnetic total and dissolved phosphorus, chlorophyll a, and water clarity. Generate summaries of data using spreadsheet programs and be able to do basic data interpretation. to assess how monitoring data compares with goals for water resource condition outlined in the plan. It is anticipated that Ramsey County will continue to collect data in 2005. 2005 Work Tasks: (a) Coordinate with Ramsey County to collect annual water quality monitoring data for Owasso, Wabasso, Snail Lakes within the WMO. (b) Prepare summaries of the historical data (tabular and. graphical) for key parameters (TP, water clarity, chlor a) and interpret to assess condition of resources relative to WMO Plan "action levels".