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t: I r I-lE^ A member then asked Ed Pick if every lot in a city must meet the 25% impervious limit, or if the overall average coverage for lots in a city could be used to meet the standard. F.d responded that an overall average would l>e acceptni)le. but that ail new lots would individually have to meet the requirement. Ed also mentioned that the Hennepin Conservation District is computing impervious coverage data from aerial photos and expects to have the Minnetonka area completed by the end of the year, so that might be a source of data for the cities to use. Steve Prestin inquired of Ed whether it would be acceptable for a city to adopt the 25% standard across-the-board and then deal with expansions and redevelopments on a case-by-case basis as variances if they cannot meet the standard. Ed said it would be an acceptable alternative, but several other members indicated the approach would be costly in legal fees for cases where landowners ignore the standard and are willing to fight enforcement of it in the courts. They base this conclusion on past experiences and said it would be better for the cities to spend the money developing stormwater plans than paying court costs. Finally, a member asked Bruce Sandstrom to comment on the inpementation of the 509 program, whether many WMO plans have been completed yet, and whether any cities have yet adopted their own plans. Bruce responded that 33 WMO plans have been developed and approved by the BVSR in the Metro area. Several cities have also adopted stormwater management plans within some of these WMO's. He mentioned Eagan. Lakeville, Maplewood, noseville, and Mounds View as examples. Bruce went on to acknowledge that the whole program is behind schedule - most of the deadlines in the statute have not been met. Several state agencies have been slow in meeting their responsibilities, and WMO’s and cities have also not met their f^'ligations in a timely fashion. Bruce mentioned that thr JNR. for example, has yet to provide its comments on the MCWD Plan. Bruce mentioned that the regulations currently under development regarding the updating of WMO plans (every 5 year.s) provide a 2 year period for cities to adopt/updatc their stormwater plans to meet new WMO requirements. III. BWSR Stormwater Management Perspectives Bruce Sandstrom gave a presentation involving several handouts and overheads. The handouts included: - A copy of a new law (Chapter 160) which requires local governments to see that all new developments of 1 acre or more have water retention devices or areas' for the site, and several requirements for WMO plans. - A copy of the 6th draft of the BWSR regulations being developed for "second generation" WMO plans in Metro. - A chart which compares requirements of the Shoreland Regulations with the draft Metro Watershed Management (509) Rules. ^ ^ r*Bruce began his presentation by mentioning that the araii rules were developed by a 44 member advisory committee with the following goals: - more uniform watershed management - rules should be a "template' for a planning process - they should strive to build consensus between groups - rules should focus on setting measurable goals