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Qualifications (cant.) Load reductions for the current (2004) and 2020 conditions will be determined based on existing City stormwater management standards and practices. For those areas that developed according to the development review standards, a load reduction percentage will be applied based on the results of the model. Wenck staff understands that the existing stormwater management standards were not in effect in 1988, and therefore, some development has occurred without stormwater management practices. Wenck assumes that the City staffwill identify areas that developed after 1988 and before the current stormwater management standards went into effect. The load reduction percentage for regional ponds not created as part of a development will also be incorporated into the model. The third step in the process includes analyzing the loading assessmentand reduction and developing recommendations for the City based on the differences between the two. This includes an evaluation and recommendation of appropriate BMPs to meet any necessary loading reduction requirements. The fmal step is to document the study approach, fmdings, and recommendations, and submit the study to the MPCA for their review. MPCA RELA TIONSHIP As documented above, members of the Wenck team have or currently are working on several nondegradation plans. Our staff has already presented nondegradation plan methods and results to MPCA staff and received positive feedback; so when Wenck coordinates with MPCA staff on behalf of the City of Elk River, we will be doing so having already established a rapport and positive reputation. PERSONNEL QUALIFICA TIONS We have selected a team for your proj ect based on their experience with nondegradation proj ects, loading assessments, water quality management, project management, modeling, planning and GIS. The following are summaries of each team member's relevant background. More information on the role each member will play on the City of Elk River project can be found in the Organizational Structure section of this proposal. Jennie Ross - Project Manager Ms. Ross has over 25 years of experience in environmental analysis, planning and project management, including experience in managing environmental planning projects and in water resources projects. She is known for her ability to bring technical staff, local government and agency representatives and other stakeholders together as needed during studies, in order to produce decisions and a final study document that is technically accurate, user-oriented, and that has buy-in from stakeholders. Ms. Ross has recently worked on the Wenck team preparing eleven sub-watershed plan documents for the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Third Generation Management Plan. Each sub-watershed plan included analysis of existing and future land use; estimates of pollutant loading; and implementation recommendations for best management practices and water quality capital improvement projects. The plan for each subwatershed was developed to ensure nondegradation of the downstream receiving body. T:\0598\OOINonDegradation Proposal\QuaJifications.doc 3 ......~Wenck