atershed Management Plan
The Metropolitan Surface Water Management Act of 1982 required all land in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area to be divided into watersheds, each watershed to be overseen by a Watershed Management Organization (WMO), and each WMO to adopt a Watershed Management Plan. These plans must be updated at least every ten years.
The Elm Creek Watershed Management Commission’s Third Generation plan was approved by the Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) on September 23, 2015, and adopted by the Commission on October 14, 2015.
The Third Generation Plan can be downloaded as a single document here.
Section 1: Introduction and Purpose
Section 2: Inventory and Condition Assessment
Section 3: Watershed Organization and Operations
Section 4: Implementation Plan
Fourth Generation Plan Update
The Commission is updating its plan starting in June 2024. The core of the update process will be developing an action plan for the period 2025-2034. Watch this space for opportunities to provide input and comment on this proposed update. The goal is to have a draft Plan ready by Spring 2025, and the final plan approved and adopted by October 2025.
Some of the major topics that will be considered during this process are:
Self-Assessment
Updating the watershed management plan starts with reviewing the previous plan, what was successful and not so successful, what should be continued, and what can be discontinued and whether the Commission met its goals. The Self-Assessment details the Commission's actions over the past few years and where it succeeded and where it fell short.
Self-Assessment
Agency Input
The Commission began its plan update process by soliciting input from several state and other agencies that have responsibilities regarding surface and groundwater management. Their responses include not only policy suggestions but also links to useful information and resources.
All Agency Responses
**New** Initial Draft Plan-in-Progress
As of December 2024, the Commission has completed the self-assessment, updated its problems and issues assessment, refined its next-generation goals and strategies, and reviewed its education and outreach plan. The assessment of progress toward meeting the lake and stream TMDLs is in process, and the initial discussion of resiliency planning has begun. Work to date is summarized in the Draft Plan-in-Progress is linked below.
Draft Plan in Progress as of 12/24
Upcoming Work
In January-March 2025 the Commission will review its water quality monitoring plan and its development rules and standards and discus any revisions. Work will focus on completing the review of future development, changing precipitation patterns, and potential impacts to water resources and infrastructure and proposed resiliency planning. The final work task will be summarizing all the proposed activities into a single, comprehensive Implementation Plan. A draft of the full draft plan including the Appendix B Land and Water Inventory, will be published by April 2025.
The Metropolitan Surface Water Management Act of 1982 required all land in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area to be divided into watersheds, each watershed to be overseen by a Watershed Management Organization (WMO), and each WMO to adopt a Watershed Management Plan. These plans must be updated at least every ten years.
The Elm Creek Watershed Management Commission’s Third Generation plan was approved by the Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) on September 23, 2015, and adopted by the Commission on October 14, 2015.
The Third Generation Plan can be downloaded as a single document here.
Section 1: Introduction and Purpose
Section 2: Inventory and Condition Assessment
Section 3: Watershed Organization and Operations
Section 4: Implementation Plan
Fourth Generation Plan Update
The Commission is updating its plan starting in June 2024. The core of the update process will be developing an action plan for the period 2025-2034. Watch this space for opportunities to provide input and comment on this proposed update. The goal is to have a draft Plan ready by Spring 2025, and the final plan approved and adopted by October 2025.
Some of the major topics that will be considered during this process are:
- Review progress to date and update vision, goals and policies.
- Identify and discuss options for enhancing education, outreach, and engagement in the watershed.
- Discuss future development, changing precipitation patterns, and potential impacts to water resources and infrastructure, and discuss a framework for addressing those impacts.
- Review and discuss the proposed ten-year CIP and Implementation Plan and any special funding considerations that may arise.
Self-Assessment
Updating the watershed management plan starts with reviewing the previous plan, what was successful and not so successful, what should be continued, and what can be discontinued and whether the Commission met its goals. The Self-Assessment details the Commission's actions over the past few years and where it succeeded and where it fell short.
Self-Assessment
Agency Input
The Commission began its plan update process by soliciting input from several state and other agencies that have responsibilities regarding surface and groundwater management. Their responses include not only policy suggestions but also links to useful information and resources.
All Agency Responses
**New** Initial Draft Plan-in-Progress
As of December 2024, the Commission has completed the self-assessment, updated its problems and issues assessment, refined its next-generation goals and strategies, and reviewed its education and outreach plan. The assessment of progress toward meeting the lake and stream TMDLs is in process, and the initial discussion of resiliency planning has begun. Work to date is summarized in the Draft Plan-in-Progress is linked below.
Draft Plan in Progress as of 12/24
Upcoming Work
In January-March 2025 the Commission will review its water quality monitoring plan and its development rules and standards and discus any revisions. Work will focus on completing the review of future development, changing precipitation patterns, and potential impacts to water resources and infrastructure and proposed resiliency planning. The final work task will be summarizing all the proposed activities into a single, comprehensive Implementation Plan. A draft of the full draft plan including the Appendix B Land and Water Inventory, will be published by April 2025.
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