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<br /> <br />Understanding Land Use Plans <br />Water quality improvements are often most cost-effective when integrated into other land use changes <br />such as redevelopment, road reconstruction, or park improvements. To identify opportunities to <br />integrate projects that address major drivers of water quality into these land use changes, MCWD held <br />work sessions with each partner to share the findings of the natural resource assessment and discuss <br />local knowledge and land use plans. This included review and discussion of the following: <br /> City capital improvement plans <br /> Anticipated development/redevelopment activity <br /> Priorities and problem areas <br /> Existing stormwater treatment <br /> Landowner relationships <br />This dialogue was a key step in the process that allowed MCWD to translate the management strategies <br />into specific, tangible project opportunities. <br /> <br />Integration and Prioritization <br />Based on input from the three cities, a total of 47 potential projects or strategies were identified, and a <br />preliminary engineering analysis was conducted to develop load reduction and cost estimates to help <br />prioritize the opportunities. In addition, 7 projects that were identified as high priority in the 2011 <br />feasibility study for the lower portion of the subwatershed were incorporated, for a total of 54 project <br />opportunities. <br />Of the 54 projects evaluated, 37 are <br />recommended for advancement <br />based on their high cost- <br />effectiveness and feasibility to <br />implement. The full list of <br />evaluated projects, and maps <br />showing the project locations, are <br />included as Attachment B. <br />If completed in total, these projects <br />would achieve 95-100 percent of <br />the reductions required by the <br />state for Wolsfeld Lake, Long Lake, <br />and Tanager Lake. The estimated <br />percent progress toward the state <br />requirements for School Lake and <br />Holy Name Lake are 57 percent and <br />20 percent, respectively; however, <br />additional projects are currently <br />being evaluated for these areas, so <br />these numbers are expected to <br />increase for the final roadmap. <br />This diagram shows the <br />total load reductions <br />required by the state to <br />achieve water quality <br />standards (total number of <br />boxes) and the estimated <br />progress that would be <br />made by implementing the <br />recommended projects <br />(blue boxes). <br />Figure 3