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<br />4 <br />J <br />":i , <br />i , . <br />I <br /> <br />~ <br />J <br />'~ <br />1 <br />; <br />~ <br /> <br />. '. <br /> <br />6. <br /> <br />ITEM <br /> <br />Public ditches preserved as open channels (Page V-22). <br /> <br />PROBLEM <br /> <br />Open channels are desirable from the standpoint of water stora~e, <br />groundwater discharge, and treatment. However, in some urbanizing areas. <br />retaining ditches as open channels will be impractical and uneconomical <br />for development and detremental to the health safety and welfare of the <br />community. <br /> <br />CITY POSITION <br /> <br />That the Rice Creek Watershed District plan provide for the replacement of <br />open channel ditches with enclosed drainage system where conditions <br />warrant. <br />