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City of Orono Surface Water Management Plan February 2019 48 g.Public Education plans, resources and opportunities. 2.Land Use Planning and Regulatory Coordination- The City of Orono staff will continue to route requests for land use approvals, including but not limited to, subdivisions, site plan approvals, WCA applications to the District in an effort to maximize water resource benefits and streamline regulatory processes. Specific areas of regulatory coordination include the following: a.The City will continue to rely on MCWD to maintain authority for reviewing and approving applications for compliance with MCWD’s rules and enforcing those rules as necessary. The City will rely on the water resource management standards set forth by MCWD and their management of the Wetland Conservation Act in Orono. Since all wetlands within the City are within the MCWD boundaries, in an effort to avoid overlapping or conflicting regulations, the City defers jurisdiction for the regulation of wetlands to the MCWD. b.The City will require documentation of required MCWD permits in advance of issuing applicable City permits. Approved MCWD permits will be stored with other project documentation for future reference. c.Pre-application meetings and permit reviews will be coordinated with MCWD early in the planning process as necessary. d.The City will continue to collaborate with MCWD on construction site inspections and compliance. e.MCWD will keep the City appraised of water resource violations and expectations for compliance. f.Key Conservation areas- The City will assist MCWD in the preservation of those areas identified by MCWD by considering them in land use and zoning decisions. g.The primary person responsible for regulatory coordination at the City of Orono is Community Development Director and the Permitting Program Manager at MCWD h.The City and MCWD will include each other in the notification protocols for Illicit Discharges. i.The City and MCWD will partner on exploring opportunities to better understand and predict downstream stormwater impacts from infill development. 3.Public Infrastructure Improvements. The City of Orono staff will continue to route significant infrastructure improvements (streets, stormwater and parks in particular) to the MCWD as early in the planning as possible in order to maximize resourcing opportunities, reduce any regulatory process delays and solicit any best practice expertise/ experience. a.Infrastructure and land improvements that require MCWD permits will be coordinated early in the planning and design process so that the regulatory process may be efficient and integrated water and natural resource improvements may be explored. b.The City will brief the MCWD on the Streets, Stormwater and Parks CIPs each year at the annual meeting. The City intends to coordinate applicable projects at the concept stage of project development partner, on competitive grant programs and leverage MCWD technical resources and planning assistance. c.Big Island Nature Park Management – The city will continue to coordinate with MCWD as agreed in the Park management Plan and Associated Easements. It is the intention of the agencies to jointly review the Management Plan on a regular basis to address new and ongoing Park management issues. The primary person responsible for Big Island Nature Park activities at the City of Orono is The Public Works Director and the Project and Land Manager at MCWD. i.Any significant changes to the level of maintenance practices at the park will be reviewed at the annual meeting prior to implementation. ii.Pursuant to Management Plan and Easement, any planned improvements will be coordinated through the city and watershed beginning at the concept level stage.