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The Board of Managers will undergo the same comment review process for <br /> Rule F at its regularly scheduled meeting on February 18, 2010. Rule F is <br /> being revised to promote the use of bio-engineering(vegetation and other <br /> bioengineered tools) to stabilize eroding shorelines where feasible to prevent <br /> the degradation of surface waters. <br /> In the coming months, District staff will continue working with stakeholders <br /> who have supplied comment, to draft revised language for review by the <br /> MCWD Board of Managers at future meetings. Pending final review and <br /> approval of this draft language by the Board, a public hearing will be scheduled <br /> to garner additional input before any final revisions are made and adopted. <br /> Proposed char.ges to Rule N are being de:�el�ped in the same manner as the <br /> other six rules and public comment and review will be critical components of <br /> the process just as they have been for Rules B, C, D, E, F, and G. <br /> As you can see, the District's rule-making process has been very deliberative in <br /> nature and has taken great pains to involve the many stakeholders who are <br /> affected by the District's rules. The process has always been open and <br /> inclusive and the ultimate goal has always been to protect the water resources <br /> within the District, many of which are listed as impaired waters by the State as <br /> a result of their degraded condition. In fact, the rule revision process was <br /> initiated in response to the problems and goals outlined in the District's third- <br /> generation, Water Management Plan which was approved in 2007 following a <br /> similarly exhaustive, 3 year, public process. The District would like to express <br /> its commitment to continue working collaboratively through its open and <br /> engaged rule revision process to develop regulations that provide the level of <br /> natural resource protection necessary to meet identified goals, while balancing <br /> the unique needs of its many communities, residents, and stakeholders. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> r✓�t�J �; C�--t�,.�-� <br /> Gi� <br /> James Calkins, President, Board of Managers <br /> Minnehaha Creek Watershed District <br />