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Draft -March 3, 201
<br />After the lake was dredged, the group decided to continue as there were outstanding
<br />water quality issues as evident in the study and a Lake Assessment Program
<br />completed by the DNR. Later they changed the name to the Lake Orono Water Quality
<br />Task Force and subsequently to Committee as it was evident that the issues were long
<br />term.
<br />III. RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER THIS MOU
<br />The City of Elk River shall undertake the following activities:
<br />Y~ Provide staff expertise and time
<br />~ Write, modify and enforce ordinances
<br />"~ ; ``• Provide funding support
<br />~(,~ Coordinate, inform, seek advice, permits, funding or labor from other agencies and
<br />City departments (e.g. DNR, MPCA, BOWSR, Army Corps of Engineers,
<br />Sherburne County, STS, the City of Elk River City Council, Parks and Recreation,
<br />Planning and Environmental Departments, Elk River Municipal Utilities)
<br />• Promote and adhere to Best Management Practices (e.g. buffer strips, rain
<br />gardens, erosion control, stormwater management, silt fencing, sedimentation
<br />ponds, cluster developments, etc.)
<br />• Notify parties of opportunities and concerns (grants, events, meetings, variances,
<br />workshops, etc.) ~ s~„sv
<br />• Pursue funding opportunities, writergrants
<br />• Refer
<br />• Review
<br />• Comply ~t \~, ~~ ,~~.~ a c~ 0^.~~:~
<br />• Train
<br />• Maintain records --~-~~~ '~-~r~-,~~
<br />• Sponsor
<br />• Evaluate `~a~~~,SS ~~ ;~~.~G,,~°S
<br />IV. LOIA RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER THIS MOU
<br />LOIA shall undertake the following activities:
<br />• Write agendas, chair LOWQC meetings, take minutes and post on web
<br />• Provide volunteers and equipment for water quality and depth related projects (e.g.
<br />pontoons/boats, waders, rakes/cutters, cameras, chemical testing)
<br />• Participate in the MPCA Citizen Lake Monitoring Program (SECCHI disk), report
<br />data annually to MPCA and share data with other parties
<br />• Provide funding support
<br />• Promote Best Management Practices (e.g. buffer strips, rain gardens, erosion
<br />control, stormwater management, silt fencing, sedimentation ponds, cluster
<br />developments, etc.)
<br />• Notify parties of opportunities and concerns (grants, events, meetings, variances,
<br />workshops, etc.)
<br />• Refer
<br />• Review
<br />• Comply
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