HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2002-192 - Petition for Riley & Rice Marsh Lake Water Quality Improvement Project - 12/17/2002 CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE
HENNEPIN COUNTY,MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2002-192
RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE RILEY AND RICE MARSH LAKE WATER
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
WHEREAS,Lake Riley and its tributary lake,Rice Marsh Lake,are important features within
the City of Eden Prairie; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is committed to water quality improvement within Lake Riley
and Rice Marsh Lake; and
WHEREAS, there is a documented relationship between deteriorating water quality within
Riley Lake and the historical discharge of treated sewage wastewater into Rice Marsh Lake as well as
the current stormwater ponding system; and
WHEREAS, the City of Eden Prairie has determined that improvements to the lake water
quality, stormwater treatment system and fishery habitat are required to fully realize the recreational
potential of the lakes.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED,the City Council desires to complete those items
recommended within the Riley and Rice Marsh Lake Use Attainability Analyses to improve the water
quality of Lake Riley and Rice Marsh Lake and hereby approves the attached petition to the Riley-
Purgatory-Bluff Creek Watershed District to:
• Upgrade two existing stormwater ponds that do not meet NURP standards, and
• Treat each lake with an alum product to remove phosphorus from the water column.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,the City Council does request that the Riley-Purgatory-Bluff
Creek Watershed District participate in funding these activities with a cost share of 75 to 100% as
defined in the attached petition.
ADOPTED by the Eden Prairie City Council December 17,2002.
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Ka een A.Porta,City Clerk