City of Minnetonka

• Cover, Table of Contents, Title Page and Acronyms
• Glossary

Download Chapter I: Introduction

1. Location and History
2. Regulatory History
3. Need for the Plan
4. Purpose and Scope
5. General Approach to Planning
6. Water Resources-Related Agreements
7. Plan Organization

Download Chapter II: Goals and Policies

1. Water Quality
2. Creeks
3. Wetlands
4. Education and Public Involvement
5. Water Quantity and Flooding
6. Groundwater
7. Erosion and Sedimentation
8. Funding

Download Chapter III: Physical Environment Inventory

1. Climate and Precipitation
2. Topography
3. Watersheds and Drainage Patterns
4. Land Use
5. Soils
6. Geology/Groundwater Resource Data
7. Public Waters
8. Forest Resources and Native Vegetation
9. Wetland Resources and Protection
10. Water Quality
11. Water Quantity/Flooding
12. Creeks
13. Surface Water System
14. Recreational Areas
15. Fisheries and Aquatic Habitat
16. Unique Features and Scenic Areas
17. Pollutant Sources

Tables

Table 3-1

Precipitation Summary–Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport Station

Table 3-2

Selected Precipitation and Runoff Events

Table 3-3

MCWD Identified Landlocked Areas in the City of Minnetonka

Table 3-4

DNR Public Waters within the City of Minnetonka

Table 3-5

Wetland Types (Circular 39) and Characteristics

Table 3-6a

Bassett Creek Watershed Wetland Inventory

Table 3-6b

Minnehaha Creek Watershed Wetland Inventory

Table 3-6c

Nine Mile Creek Watershed Wetland Inventory

Table 3-6d

Purgatory Creek Watershed Wetland Inventory

Table 3-7

Wetland Management Standards According to Relative Susceptibility and Management Potential

Table 3-8

Susceptibility of Wetlands to Degradation by Stormwater Impacts

Table 3-9

Water Quality Monitoring

Table 3-10

Minnetonka Monitored Water Bodies—Physical Characteristics and Water Quality Management Classifications and Goals

Table 3-11

Summary of WMOs Water Quality Classification Systems

Table 3-12

MPCA Ecoregion Eutrophication Criteria for Shallow and Deep Lakes

Table 3-13

Impaired Waters in the City of Minnetonka

Table 3-14a

Bassett Creek Watershed Data, Hydrologic Modeling, and Water Quality Modeling Summary

Table 3-14b

Minnehaha Creek Watershed Data, Hydrologic Modeling, and Water Quality Modeling Summary

Table 3-14c

Nine Mile Creek Watershed Data, Hydrologic Modeling, and Water Quality Modeling Summary

Table 3-14d

Purgatory Creek Watershed Data, Hydrologic Modeling, and Water Quality Modeling Summary

Table 3-15

Summary of Available Hydrologic and Hydraulic and Pollutant Loading Models Completed by WMOs

Table 3-16

City of Minnetonka Load Reductions as Required by MCWD

Table 3-17

Water Quantity Monitoring

Table 3-18

Summary of Rosgen Criteria for Physical Classification of Streams

Table 3-19

Minnehaha Creek Channel Stability Ratings

Table 3-20

NMCWD and RPBCWD Ecological Use Classification Criteria

Table 3-21

Fishery and Aquatic Invasive Species Information

Figures

Figure 3-1

Average Monthly High and Low Temperatures and Precipitation for Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (1970–2000)

Figure 3-2

Precipitation-Duration-Frequency Curves For the Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Figure 3-3

Watersheds

Figure 3-4

Drainage Subdistricts, Subwatersheds and Drainage Patterns

Figure 3-5

Redevelopment Areas

Figure 3-6

Hydrologic Soil Groups

Figure 3-7

Groundwater Sensitivity to Pollution

Figure 3-8

Wellhead Protection Areas

Figure 3-9

Public Waters Inventory

Figure 3-10

Public Ditches

Figure 3-11

MCWD Key Conservation Areas

Figure 3-12

Wetland Management Classification

Figure 3-13

Summary of Wetland Management Classification by a) Number and b) Acres of Wetland

Figure 3-14

National Wetlands Inventory (NWI)

Figure 3-15

Water Quality and Quantity Monitoring

Figure 3-16

Locations 2003–2005 Water Quality Total Phosphorus

Figure 3-17

Impaired Waters

Figure 3-18

Water Quality Modeling (PondNet) Results Summary

Figure 3-19

100-Year Floodplain

Figure 3-20

Physical Stream Classification

Figure 3-21

Ecological Use Attainability (EUA) Classification

Figure 3-22

Recreation Areas and Public Access

Figure 3-23

Hazardous Waste Sites

Download Chapter IV: Watershed Plans

1. Bassett Creek
2. Minnehaha Creek
3. Nine Mile Creek Watershed
4. Purgatory Creek

Tables

Table 4-1

Summary of Drainage Subdistrict Characteristics

Download Chapter V: Assessment of Issues

1. General Issues Discussion
2. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Issues
3. Metropolitan Council Issues
4. Bassett Creek Watershed Management Commission (BCWMC) Issues
5. Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) Issues
6. Nine Mile Creek Watershed District (NMCWD) Issues
7. Riley Purgatory Bluff Creek Watershed District (RPBCWD) Issues
8. City of Minnetonka Issues
9. Adequacy of Existing Programs

Tables

Table 5-1

MPCA Impaired Waters Listing Criteria

Table 5-2

Summary of the Impaired Waters List for Minnetonka

Table 5-3

MCWD Required Annual Phosphorus Load Reductions, City of Minnetonka

Table 5-4

NMCWD Goals and Issues for City of Minnetonka Lakes

Download Chapter VI: Implementation Program

1. Water Quality/NPDES Phase II MS4 Permit
2. Operation and Maintenance of Stormwater Systems
3. Specific MCWD Tasks
4. Education and Public Involvement
5. Cost Estimation
6. Funding of Implementation Program
7. Design Standards
8. Ordinance Implementation and Official Controls
9. Implementation Priorities
10. Plan Update and Amendment Procedures
11. Regulatory Framework and Agency Responsibilities
12. Opportunities

Tables

Table 6-1

WRMP Completion Timeline Compared to WMO Timelines

Table 6-2

Storm Drainage System Unit Costs

Table 6-3

Potential Implementation Activities (including Capital Improvements) and Planning Level Cost Estimates

Table 6-4

Implementation Activity Timelines and Corresponding Yearly Costs in Dollars

Download Chapter VII: References

Appendix A

Design Guidelines and Standards

Appendix B

City of Minnetonka SWPPP

Appendix C

City of Minnetonka Nondegradation Report

Appendix D

Source Water Assessment and Wellhead Protection Plan for Minnetonka

Appendix E

City of Minnetonka Wetland Protection Ordinance

Appendix F

City of Minnetonka Shoreland District Ordinance

Appendix G

City of Minnetonka Floodplain District Ordinance

Appendix H

City of Minnetonka Emergency Management Basic Plan—Public Version

Appendix I

Hydrologic/Hydraulic Models

Appendix J

City of Minnetonka Stormwater Funding Policies

Appendix K

WMO Rules

Appendix L

MCWD Loading Reduction Report

Appendix M

Water Resource Related Agreements