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L <br />Water Quality <br />A. Wetlands <br />I'hc stormwater drainage plan includes the impounding of stormwater in wetland areas (using <br />the wetland areas as detention ponds). This is anticipated to increase tlto water depth in the <br />wetland areas by one foot. This will change the character of the wetlands. The developer <br />indicates the wetlands have been drained and the impoundment will partially restore them <br />to their pre-drained condition. Questions to address: <br />1. Will the raising of the water level in the wetlands create "higher quality" wetlands? <br />2. Will the use of the wetlands as detention ponds, which have the purpose of allowing <br />pollutants to settle out, cause a degrading of the wetlands over time? <br />B. Use of pesticides <br />The EAW indicates Integrated Pest Management practices will be used for turf management. <br />This relates to the application of pesticides to the turf. Because this is important to <br />protecting water quality, the city may want the developer to include the planned Integrated <br />Pest Management practices as an appendix to the EAW so that they can be commented on <br />by the reviewing agencies. <br />4