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awareness The dredging and shoreline rules adopted by the MCWD protect homeowners ^d the environment To ensme that work follows MCWD rules, the MCWD requires licensesfor shoreline and dredging contractors.The MCWD’s rules grew out of the water management and planning needs of the early 1980 ’s. These have changed over the past decade. The state and federal government have added new programs and new planning requirements. To meet the needs of the future, the MCWD will evaluate its rules during 1994. Lakes and wetlands comprise almost a quarter of the watershed. These include 108 protected waters and 237 protected wetlands. The MCWD focuses much of its regulatonr attention on areas adjacent or tributary to these protected waters ano wAlands. Some additional promotion of these rules might increase public awar> and involvement. It also might help uncover violations. Feedback on existing rules and suggestions on how they might better Project the watershed ’s resources will help the MCWD assess its rules. The WcUand C^nseivation Act wiU require changes in MCWD rules. Ranges in the Metropolitan Surface Water Management Act may also require changes in the MCWD’s rules. Cooperative efforts between communities and agencies can make rules more effective. The District’s dredging rules resulted from a cooperative effort between the Minneso a Department of Natural Resources, the Lake Minnetonka Conservation Distnct, and the MCWD. The MCWD will discuss these important changes at several important public nieetmgs over the next two years. Anyone interested in participating should contact the MCWD office and request to be placed on the mailing list. MCWD Planning Requirements State statute mandates that the MCWD prepare a Water Resources Management Plan This plan manages water quality and quantity throughout the 18Jwatershed. The Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) approved the MCWD s plan in May, 1993. The MCWD’s Water Resources Management Plan does several things. First, it provides an overview of development in the District. This provides placers with^ mportant baseline. It also collects and compiles data needed for managing the MCWD s water resources. This information assisted the MCWD’s Managers in identifymg objectives for the District’s water resources and develop a management strategy for attammg these objectives. The MCWD’s policies and rules implement the management strategy. An