1. IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE Rice County Local Water Management Plan BOARD PRESENTATION JUNE 16, 2015

2. History of Rice County Water Plan Original adopted in 1990 Second Local Plan in 1997 Third in 2003  Detailed document  Asset inventory Fourth in 2010  Priority Concern Scoping Document  Public Survey  Technical/Advisory Group Current Implementation Update  Effective until December 31 st, 2019

3. Local Water Management Plan Purpose Address potential and existing water resource related issues Determine how those identified resources can be protected, preserved and enhanced in Rice County.

4. Impaired Waters –Purpose Federal Clean Water Act requires states to adopt water quality standards to protect lakes, streams, and wetlands The standards define how much of a pollutant (bacteria, nutrients, turbidity, mercury, etc.) can be in the water and still meet designated uses, such as drinking water, fishing, and swimming.

5. State Statute The Comprehensive Local Water Management Act (Minnesota Statutes Sections 103B.301 to 103B.355) encourages counties to develop and implement a Comprehensive Water Plan. The plan must: Covers the entire area of the County; Addresses water problems in the context of watershed units and groundwater systems; Based upon principles of sound hydrologic management of water, effective environmental protection, and efficient management; Consistent with comprehensive water plans prepared by counties and watershed management organizations wholly or partially within a single watershed unit or groundwater system; and Clearly specify the period covered by the comprehensive water plan and must extend at least five years, but no more than ten years, from the date the Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) approves the comprehensive water plan.

6. Statewide Watershed Planning The Goal is to align local water plans with major watershed boundaries Prioritized Targeted Measurable Focused Implementation Plan and Action Items Intensive Water Monitoring Stressor Identification Draft TMDL WRAP Document Zumbro River Watershed 2014-2015 2016End of 2016 Cannon River Watershed 2013-2014 2015End of 2015 Lower Minnesota River Watershed 201520162018End of 2018

7. What it Means Prioritized Areas to focus where implementation matters most Targeted Practices within the priority areas provide direction for on-the-ground action based on sound science Measurable Results that show the pace of progress towards the identified goal

8. Rice County Implementation Plan Priority Goals: Surface Water Storm Water Ground Water Erosion Control Waste Disposal/Management Coordination Divided Countywide and by Watershed Each Goal has Objectives, Action Items Timeline for Completion Focus Area Funding Responsible Agency Cost Estimate

9. Questions