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Curly Leaf Pondweed Control Plan <br />The Lake Drawdown Process: <br />•75% of Lake Property Owners need to sign a Petition asking the City of Elk River to apply for a <br />Lake Drawdown permit from the MN DNR. (by law, the City must apply for the permit) <br />–Petition signing is in process, estimate completion by the end of 2009 <br />•The City of Elk River is required to hold a Public Hearing on the Issue <br />•The City Council needs to approve the Permit Application before it can be submitted to the MN <br />DNR <br />•The MN DNR will require at least 40 -45 days for processing of the application. Preliminary <br />discussions them indicate that they will likely approve the permit as long as proper provisions are <br />made for wildlife survival, most notably, the Blanding Turtles <br />•The Elk River Municipal Utilities can then start the gradual drawdown process –assuming the <br />weather conditions are adequate <br />•Given the timelines for this process, the draw down would likelyoccur in the fall of 2010 <br />The draw down will occur in the fall of 2010 <br />