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RESOLUTION OF TUE CITY COUNCIL
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A RESOLUTION TO PARTNER WITH OTHER INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES TO
PURSUE AND SHOW SUPPORT IN PURSUIT OF A GRANT TO IMPROVE WATER
QUALITY IN THE LONG LAKE CREEK SUBWATERSHED BY STUDYING THE IMPACT
OF CARP
WHEREAS,The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency(MPCA)completed the Upper
Minnehaha Creek Watershed Nutrient and Bacterial TMDL Study in March 2014; and
WHEREAS,The Upper Minnehaha Creek Watershed Nutrient and Bacterial TMDL Study
addresses nutrient impairments and nutrient budgets in the distinct hydraulic basin referred as the"Upper
Watershed"of the Minnehaha Creek including; and
WHEREAS,The Tanager Lake Subwatershed, also known as the Long Lake Creek
Subwatershed, is located in the Upper Minnehaha Creek Watershed and includes Long Lake Creek and 6
impaired lakes within the City of Long Lake,City of Medina, and City of Orono; and
WHEREAS,Total Maximum Daily Load(TMDL)allocations have been established for City of
Long Lake,City of Medina, City of Orono,Hennepin County,and the Minnesota Department of
Transportation(MnDOT); and
WHEREAS,The City of Orono is required to show progress towards meeting the established
TMDL allocation; and
WHEREAS, Grants are available to support municipality and partnership projects to improve
surface water quality in the State of Minnesota; and
WHEREAS,Partnering with other intergovernmental agencies in pursuing these grants for the
Long Lake Subwatershed may result in a more organized and effective effort to improve water quality in
the Long Lake Subwatershed.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED,by the City Council of the City of Orono,Minnesota
that the City Council does hereby partner with other intergovernmental agencies to pursue a grant for the
Study of the impact of Carp on the Long Lake Creek Sub-watershed.
CITY OF ORONO
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
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Adopted by the City Council of the City of Orono,Minnesota at a regular meeting held February 27,2017.
ATTEST:
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Anna Carlson, City Clerk Dennis Walsh, Mayor