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". ," '. PROBLEM Proposed Rice Creek Watershed Plan and proposed Plan Implementation Budget may reflect duplication of activities in areas relating to regulation, planning, enforcement, and capital expentitures of current agency programs including the following agencies and current program. a. DNR--wetland management, shoreland protection, flood plain management, ground water protection and fisheries management. b. PCA--septic system regulation. c. SWCD--sediment/erosion control. d. LCD (Lake Conservation District)--water quality monitoring, lake improvements. e. MHD/water--potable water supply management authorities. CITY POSITION RCWD Board should reevaluate and clearly define its role relating to water quality/quantity matters to insure that RCwn programs and resultant expenditures do not duplicate current activities of other agencies more qualified to deal with specific water quantity or quality issues. Final RCWD Plan should contain an Implementation Plan Budget and list of Management Strategies that have been carefully reviewed by each agency to insure current programs and expenditures are not duplicated. When local units of government must work directly with affected agencies to meet statutory requirements or standards, RCwn need not be involved in review capacity. 5. ITEM High expenses to implement the plan (Page V-59 and VII-5). PROBLEM The plan includes levels of expenditures for the period of 1986 through 1990 which are too high for the benefit received and do not adequately take into account the impact these increased costs will have on the property owners. The plan is not well focused to solve identified criticall problems and prioritize the available resources to address such problems. City costs to complete the local plan by the January 1, 1990 deadline will be unnecessarily high due to the short time available. CITY POSITION The level of expenditures should be reduced. The schedule to achieve the goals should be extended to better match the ability of the property owners to pay for the work and to reflect a more realistic timetable for accomplishment after the plan is finally approved. The expenditures should give priority to and better focus on the serious problems of the watershed. The deadline for the local plan to be completed should be changed to three years after the overall Water Resource Management Plan is approved by the State Water Resources Board and copies given to the city.