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• Mr. Maurice Anderson <br />Page 2 <br />Thus, if the City of New Brighton allows lake property owners to <br />operate boats on Long Lake, then non-property owners should <br />enjoy those same rights. Currently, an unimproved boat ramp in <br />the public swimming beach vn the south basin provides access for <br />boaters during the non-swimming season. Although the present <br />situation falls short of EPA requirements, the plans by Ramsey <br />County Parks to build a boat ramp on the south basin will <br />fulfill the requirements of 40 CFR Part 35.1605-3. <br />I encourage you to pursue your plans to provide limited boat. <br />access during the 19$5 swimming season and to pursue Minnesota <br />Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) funding for a fishing <br />pier on Long Lake. ~f there is anything that I can do to <br />support your efforts, please let me know. <br />I called Don Roberts, Clean Lakes Coordinator, EPA, Region V, <br />on February 4, 198.5, and reviewed the Long Lake project access <br />situation. Public access on Long Lake should not become an <br />issue with EPA as long as your plans and those of Ramsey County, <br />Parks are carried out. The Long Lake property owners should be <br />aware that EPA and the MPCA would consider the failure to <br />provide a boat ramp on Long Lake as a serious downgrading of the <br />lake's park access. Under the terms of the grant agreement <br />between EPA and the Rice Creek Watershed District and the <br />Substate Agreement between the MPCA and the Rice Creek Watershed <br />District, a downgrading of the public access an Long Lake would <br />constitute failure to comply with the terms and conditions of <br />the grant agreement and could result in suspension (40 CFR Part <br />30.915), termination (40 CFR Part 30.920) or annulment (40 CFR <br />Part 30.920-5) of the grant. <br />if you have any questions, feel free to contact me at <br />(612) 296-7223. <br />,Sincerely,. <br />~~ « <br />Patrick J« Mulloy <br />Program Manager, Clean Lake Program <br />Grants Section <br />Division of water Quality <br />PJM:cc <br />cc: Donald Roberts, Clean Lakes Coordinator, U. S. <br />Environmental Protection Agency, Region V <br />Duane Shadeen, Regional Fisheries Supervisor, Minnesota <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />Larry Holmberg, Director, Ramsey County Parks <br />E.A. Petrangelo, President, Rice Creek Watershed District <br />