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The Managers exchanged information with other governmental units affected by the programs and policies of the District, and honored requests to attend meetings of municipal, county, and state officials as well as meetings of interested citizens. The Managers received support and assistance from the Hennepin and Carver County Boards of Commissioners through the year which greatly assisted the District in carrying out its programs during 1989. The Managers continued to work during 1989 with other organizations concerned with water resource issues. Manager Miller served on the Eurasian Water Milfoil Task Force and the Board of Managers heard reports from the executive director of the Lake Minnetonka Conservation District concerning this problem weed, and other issues concerning Lake Minnetonka. Manager Lehman and the District Engineer served on the Technical Committee of the Hennepin Conservation District to develop uniform erosion control guidelines. The Board participated in the activities of the Metropolitan Area section of the Minnesota Association of Watershed Districts, and in the deliberations of the annual state-wide meeting of the Association. The Managers supplied copies of minutes of all meetings and reports to interested citizens and to public officials throughout the District. Copies of the 1988 report were filed with the Minnesota Water Resources Board, the Department of Natural Resources, the Boards of County Commissioners of Hennepin and Carver Counties, and with State Senators and Representatives from the area withiri the District. PERMIT APPLICATIONS The District received 207 permit applications during 1989. Each application was reviewed in detail for compliance with the District’s rules. Applications were received for projects such as dredging, shoreline erosion protection, stream and lake crossings, wetland and floodplain alteration, and stormwater management plans for site development. Prior to action on the applications, the District sta,.- spent considerable effort with city staff and/or applicants to bring some of the proposed projects into compliance with District rules. A summary of the permits reviewed by the Board in 1989 is attached to this report as Appendix A, showing the project location and type of application received. As in previous years, a large majority of the applications received were from the Lake Minnetonka portion of the watershed district, reflecting the continuing urbanization of this area of the District, and an increase in the number of dredging applications. - 2 -