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LsJL® <br />0V» <br />MINNEHAHA CREEK <br />WATERSHED DISTRICT <br />P.O. Bo* 3S7, Wavzata. Minnesota 55391 <br />MMOOF MMIMBIS: James R. Spensleyi Pres. • Joim E. Thomas • Richard R Miller <br />Mwl 0. Ertckson • C. Woodrow Love • Clarkson Linotey • Thomas Maple. Jr <br />1-; <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: <br />FROM: <br />DATE: <br />All Municipalities Within th: Minnehaha Creek Watershed District <br />Board of Managers <br />November 29, 1991 <br />SUBJECTS Renewal of Existing Management Policy and Operating <br />Procedures for Gray’s Bay Headwaters Control Structure <br />Under Section IV.2 of the "Headwaters Control Structure Management Policy an.’ <br />Operating Procedures" for the period March 1,1989 to March 1.1992, the Board of M^agers <br />is hereby notiiying each municipality within the Watershed District that the Board intends <br />to reQuest the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to 'jncw the existing <br />management policy for the Gray’s Bay Headwaters Control Structure for the three-year <br />period commencing March 1, 1992. <br />The Plans i*nd Programs Committee will meet at 7:00 PM December 5. 1991 in Room 110 of <br />the Minnetonka Community Center to consider the Management Poli /. Based on the <br />Committee's hearing on November 21, 1391, the heavy fall rainfall and the recent drought, <br />small changes to the policy will be considered. The intent of changes would be to lengthen <br />the period of low flows and delay the release during periods of low water. During the <br />summer of 1991 the nsh screens were maintained in an effort to limit discharge of <br />Eurasian water milfoil downstream necessitating frequent monitoring of the structure. <br />In addition to this information gathered the Board depends on the cities to provide specific <br />information on which to base decisions concerning op^^ration of the structure. <br />The Board desires to receive comments froi any municipality which wishes to comment <br />or suggest modifications in the present ma' agement policy. The request to the Department <br />of Natural Resources for renewal will be made on December 30, 1991. A copy of the present <br />Management Policy was attached to the earlier memorandum sent to you Octobei i9, 1991. <br />A ^ <br />L .. -.i - <br />DEC 5