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W. 40A.; <br />Informational Mailing i. 2 January 31, 19,85 <br />Metropolitan 'Aurface Water Management Act I'age Three <br />have to weigh the costs of controls needed to prevent problems versus the <br />costs of correcting problems after -the -fact. Communil.ics that have dealt <br />with serious surface water problems have found corrective projects to be <br />extremely expensive. <br />Enactment of the Metropolitan Surface Water Management Act reflected <br />a strong concern over proper water management and legislative confidence <br />that local officials would do a good job in implementing the Act with mintmai <br />oversight. if communities do not make a Rood faith effort to accomplish the <br />purposes of the Act. it is possible that the Legislature will be asked to <br />expand the role of regional or state government in land use zoning, <br />regulation of development. and water management in general. <br />Attach. <br />