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if:. <br />wildlife habitat protection. <br />d) promote a policy of protection and management o wetlands within <br />the watershed of Lake Minnetonka, yet outside the 929.4 contour, zi <br />least for water quality protection and flood cu. ol since these <br />functions directly benefit the lake. <br />c) encourage a more comprehensive wetland management program in those <br />communities now having minimal protection. <br />f) encourage projects and programs by responsible agencies to maintain and <br />restore the ability of wetlands to provide water quality improvement, <br />flood control, wildlife habitat and aesthetic enjoyment. <br />ourage programs to control the infestation of exotic plant <br />‘*ies in the lake and in wetlands. <br />,courage a scientific approach to wetland management for water quality <br />■lefi*' .iirough appropriate sedimentation and detention practices. <br />i) assist the DNR fisheries management program by aiding in Icxal <br />regulation of lake use and habitat protection. <br />j) serve as an advocate for the lake resource during formulation of <br />DNR fisheries programs. <br />In other aspects, PCA and Watershed District should remain the lead <br />agencies for water quality; the DNR and Watershed District should retain <br />the lead for management and protection of wetlands in the upper basin; and <br />the DNR. should continue the lead in managing fisheries on the lake, [par.6, p.5] <br />[Gcncnlly this section might be better described os policies <br />ntber tium objectives; where retained, they generally appear in »he "policies* section of the new, <br />conbiaed chapter] <br />1.Ensure thatt a comprehensivt; water quality monitoring program capable of diagv^^jig <br />problems is conducted for Lake Minnetoaka and its tributaries. fComment: became p.c.-^cy <br />#Lp.7] <br />The Minneh.. m Creek W :iershed District is currently the only government <br />agency that conducts routine annual water quality monitoring of Lake <br />Minnetonka. Other agencies, including PCA, DNR, and :he ^'et^opoiitan <br />Council, have occasionally monitored Lake Minnetonka water quality. The <br />scope of the Watershed District's monitoring efforts is severely fimfted by <br />finaneial oofi^ttiuntt. Currently, only six bays o* the lake and sewn <br />tributaiy streams are sampled on a semi-annual basis. Analyses ate limited <br />to onfy Usic parameters. [ComaiCBt: became first discussion paragraph under policy <br />1, pp. 7 ft t] <br />The LMCD sha ll a na oura ga al l ras| <br />aa t wat a r quali ty <br />ra dia gao stia of lak a <br />□ded water q iolity monitoring prog. i... lows <br />understanding the interacting physical, c'.xraical and biological p<..>ccoScs <br />whkh control lake water quality. Such a program documents whether water <br />EP-7