Shingle Creek and West Mississippi Watershed Management Commissions CAC Meeting #3 July 30, 2012

Goals for Tonight’s Meeting Hear and discuss member city issues and suggestions Answer questions Get input on your priorities

Member Cities Brooklyn Center (WM) Brooklyn Park (WM) Crystal Maple Grove (WM) Minneapolis New Hope Osseo (WM) Plymouth Robbinsdale Champlin (WM only)

Management Planning First Generation Plan, : focus on water quantity, preventing flooding Second Generation Plan, : focus on water quality, education and outreach Third Generation Plan, : focus on implementation and achieving outcomes

Overview of Past 10 Years: Successes 13 lake nutrient TMDLs Shingle Creek chloride TMDL Shingle and Bass Creeks Biotic and Dissolved Oxygen TMDL TMDLs evaluating water quality Amount of pollutant load reduction necessary List of potential actions that cities can take Implementation Plans for each TMDL

Overview of Past 10 Years: Successes Expansion of education and outreach program Education Obtained $2.2 million in grants for projects and studies Grants Calibrated hydrologic, hydraulic, and water quality models Modeling

Overview of Past 10 Years: Areas Falling Short Minimal wetland management efforts beyond statutory requirements Minimal groundwater management Need to increase awareness by elected officials, advisory commission members Sustained citizen participation Reliance on volunteers to obtain lake water quality data

Maintaining & Improving Water Resources 13 lakes do not meet water quality goals Shingle Creek and Bass Creek have low dissolved oxygen and poor biotic integrity Shingle Creek and Bass Creek are impaired by high levels of chloride from road salt Need to increase groundwater recharge TMDLs

Regulations, Rules, and Standards Upcoming state and regional TMDLs New water quality standards Managing redevelopment Impact of climate change Unknowns

Evaluation and Communication What is adequate progress toward improving water quality How do we influence behaviors that impact water quality How do we measure our success How should we provide information to and get input from the public Other Issues

Financial Stability City budget limitations More competition for grants Unfunded regulatory obligations How to fund financial incentives for private property Funding

Survey Results 1Improve lake water clarity. 2Reduce nuisance aquatic vegetation. 3Educate residents on what they can do. 4Restore wetlands. 5Provide financial assistance to residents. 6Restore fishing in Shingle Creek. 7Increase groundwater recharge. 8Improve the appearance of streams. 9Meet state water quality standards. 10More pollutant reductions from developers. 11Raise awareness about water quality issues

Watershed Consolidation Historical basis for individual Commissions ▫Level of development ▫Difference in water resources Funding inequities if combined Changes since Second Generation Plan ▫Distribution of tax capacity ▫Increased activity in West Mississippi Now more equitable County interest in consolidating WMOs

Water Quantity Goals Continue to prevent flooding Increase summer flows in Shingle and Bass Creeks Shingle Creek in Brooklyn Park

Increased Infiltration Requirement Currently must infiltrate ½ inch of runoff within 48 hours Proposed new standard is one inch of runoff in 48 hours Exceptions for clay soils, areas with soil contamination, or wellhead protection areas Bioinfiltration swale, Brooklyn Center

Proposed New Infiltration Credit Get credit towards infiltration requirement Provide soil management in turfed areas on site Decompact soil to 12” in depth Amend top 8” with compost

Revised Rule Applicability

Estimated Cost of New 1” Requirement Residential Development Tessman Century Farm, Brooklyn Park 88 homes on 34 acre site Additional cost = $3,000 to $12,000 Commercial Development Upsher-Smith Parking Exp, Maple Grove 190 stalls on 2.1 acres Additional cost = $8,000 to $11,000 Street Reconstruction Crystal Phase 12 Forest North 6.1 miles residential streets Additional cost = $39,000 to $44,000

Water Quality Goals Improve water quality to meet state standards in these lakes: ▫Schmidt ▫Bass ▫Eagle ▫Crystal ▫Middle Twin ▫Ryan Meadow Lake, New Hope

Water Quality Goals Improve water clarity in other lakes by 10% Complete stream improvements on 30% of the length of Shingle Creek Shingle Creek, Brooklyn Park

Groundwater and Wetlands Goals Increase infiltration to restore groundwater Protect existing wetlands Improve functions and values of wetlands where possible Cherokee Drive wetland, Brooklyn Park

Operations and Programming Goals Operate within sustainable funding level Continue to share in the cost of implementation projects Continue to seek out grants and other funding sources Operate a public education and outreach program Operate a monitoring program and publish an annual Water Quality Report

Operations and Programming Goals Maintain updated hydrologic, hydraulic, and water quality models Maintain and update development rules and standards Serve as a technical resource for cities Continue research projects Coordinate water management between cities

Next Steps Revised Plan sent to Board of Water and Soil Resources for review and approval (early 2013) Comments and responses considered at a Public Hearing (late 2012) Cities and review agencies have 60 days to submit comments to Commissions Commissions consider starting the formal 60-day review process at September 13 meeting Draft plan will be posted on website by August 10 for informal review and comment

Monitoring Sites SC-3 Shingle Creek at Brooklyn Blvd Sampled 2007 – Present SC-2 Sampled Approx. 11,000 acres drainage SC-0 Shingle Creek at 45 th Ave Sampled 2001 – Present Approx. 26,000 acre drainage USGS Station Shingle Creek at Queen Ave Sampled 1996 – Present

Lake Monitoring

Volunteer monitoring through Citizen Assisted Lake Monitoring Program ▫Proposed in Third Generation Plan: ▫More intensive water quality monitoring ▫Aquatic vegetation surveys ▫Sediment coring Schmidt Lake, Plymouth

Wetland Monitoring Wetland Health Evaluation Program ▫Adult volunteers monitor vegetation and macroinvertebrates (bugs) in wetlands

Macroinvertebrate/Fish Monitoring Commission monitors fish/bugs every 5 years River Watch Volunteer Monitoring ▫High school students ▫3 locations on Shingle Creek ▫1 location on Mattson Brook

Education and Outreach Programming Sponsor volunteer events Participate in education fairs Provide classroom education