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r I i *« I m I I I I I I %• I I a • • I I i I I high wate^r narks or on a field survey dcternination utilizing lexisting topographical naps. Establishnent of accurate boundaries i^uld aie the City and individual property owners.,.'^ resolving technical and legal questions rcLixing to the lake and marsh shorelines. These include problems rela tive to building setback, flop<l^ plain elevations, land valuation and tasation./' The acquisition of marginal land for environeptal purposes such as open space and trail use uould'^also be facilitated. b. Since the shoreline marsh areas are essentially part of the lake and generally within its normal high water elevation, i^^'is recommended that they be pro tected by the Cit/. Review of changes to shoreline marshes is now required by\the Lake Minnetonka Con servation District and the Hinnehaha Creek Watershed District, c. it is recommended that a marsh\shoreline protection program undertaken where required, in order to elimina^ lake water pollution fiHjm slope and bank erosioryf as shown on Figure 8. Thue extent and lo- catio^of the marsh shoreline protection program should be determined by visual observation and in- spe;t?tion, as suggested in Section VII Paragraph B. d. Future new development near of around marsh areas should be studied to eliminate problems of storm water drainage and pollution before construction. D. Long Lake / X 1, Description Long Lake (294 acres) is located in the northern half of the City of Orono and is the second largest isolated body of water within the city boundaries. The entire watershed area is approximately 4,900 acres in size with about 1,950 acres (40%) located in the Cities of Orono and Long Lake, and about 2,950 acres located in Medina (see Figure 9). Long Lake receives flows from a chain of lakes and marshes in Medina and two small lakes in Orono. These lakes are as follows: N VlI-8 I