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MINNEHAHA CREEK � WATERSHED DISTRICT <br /> QUALITY OF WATER �"'�- QUALITY OF LIFE <br /> February 17, 2010 � ���'�rM/�'� <br /> The t�iinnhaha Creek <br /> UJatershed District is FEQ � '��Q,O <br /> committed to a leadership The Honorable James White C'T1'pFOf�O <br /> Mayor of Orono NO <br /> rote in protecting, 2750 Kelley Parkway <br /> Crystal Bay,MN 55323 <br /> improving and managing <br /> Re: Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Rule Revision <br /> the sur(ace waters and <br /> afnliated groundwater <br /> Dear Mayor White: <br /> resources within the As you are aware, the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District is currently in the <br /> process of revising several of its existing water resource regulations: <br /> District,including their <br /> • Rule D: Wetland Protection <br /> retationships to the • Rule F: Shoreline& Streambank Improvements <br /> ecosystems of whid� • Rule N: Stormwater Management <br /> they are an integral part. We are writing in response to some recent letters sent by people who are just <br /> getting involved in the District's rulemaking process. While we welcome new <br /> We achieve our mission participation and comments, these recent letters reflect a misunderstanding <br /> through regulation, about the substance of the proposed rule amendments and the intensive <br /> stakeholder process to develop them. The amendments under consideration <br /> capital projects, address critical issues of wetland and shoreline protection and have been <br /> developed with both expert and pragmatic input from a wide variety of sources <br /> education, cooperat�ve within our watershed. The MCWD Board of Managers is continuing to work <br /> endeavors,and other on these rules to address recent comments and we are confident that they can be <br /> addressed effectively. <br /> programs based on <br /> The District began the rule revision process nearly four years ago in 2006 with <br /> sound sdence, several meetings where options to engage and solicit input from affected <br /> Innovative thinking, an stakeholders within the District were discussed. The final process was shaped <br /> by comment from local communities and included the formation of two <br /> informed and engaged advisory committees representing a broad cross section of the District's <br /> constituents: <br /> constituency, and the <br /> cost effective use of • Rule Making Task Force <br /> • Technical Advisory Committee <br /> publi�funds. <br /> In 2006 and 2007, the MCWD Board of Managers actively sought stakeholders <br /> to serve on these committees by mailing letters to city staff, mayors,planning <br /> commissions, county and state agencies, residents, permit applicants,advocacy <br /> groups, engineers,homeowners associations and the building and development <br /> 18202 Minnetonka Boulevard, Deephaven, MN 55391 • OfFice: (952)471-0590 • Fax: (952)471-0682 • www.minnehahacreek.org <br />