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LAKE MINNETONKA CONSERVATION DISTRICTLake Minnetonka Conservation District <br />May 30, 1990 <br />TO: LMCD Municipality Mayors and City Administrators <br />RE: Lawn Sprinkling Regulations <br />The continued drought has prompted some communities to establish <br />lawn sprinkling regulations. Responsible use of our water re­ <br />sources is most commendable. Your Lake Minnetonka Conservation <br />District agrees with such a policy. <br />Withdrawal of water from the lake appears to be a controversial <br />matter, with both proponents and opponents. Although some <br />agencies have established that residential withdrawal has a <br />minimal effect, the LMCD believes it is only fair and prudent <br />to subject shorelaiid residents to the same restrictions imposed <br />on groundwater users from city wells. Therefore, we request that <br />each Lake Minnetonka community include in its lawn sprinkling <br />regulation a requirement that lakeshore homes drawing water from <br />Lake Minnetonka be similarly required to conserve lake-water use <br />on the same schedule as other city water use. <br />In the event that your city has already implemented its 1990 lawn <br />sprinkling regulations, we respectfully request that it consider <br />an amendment to that ordinance to include water drawn from hikes. <br />We thank you for your cooperation and consideration on this lake <br />wate: conservation measure. We would welcome a copy of your lawn <br />sprinkling regulations upon inclusion of the lake water provision. <br />Sincerely, <br />LAKE MINNTONKA CONSERVATION DISTRICT <br />David H. Cochran <br />Chair