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WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENTi,�,Q�'-�,� W/12/81 J10 P Council policy is not to provide metropolitan built at local rather than metropolitan \O` services in the Rural Service Area and to require expense.` o, local units of government to solve their own Develop- local pollution problems. To do so in the case of This position is supported by the general Develop private commercial and residential treatment ment Framework policy that metropolitan urban facilities, local units of government must assume services, including sewers, will not be provided some responsibility in the regulatory system, just to the Rural Service Area. as the local government is responsible for approving land uses and issuing building permits In addition, the 1975 Waste Management Policy for those developments requiring sewer services. Plan contained policies providing fora management The decision on land use should be directly related and control program for on-site systems. The to responsibility fcr potential water pollution on-site policies contained in the Waste Management problems within the local government's jurisdiction. Policy Plan describe generally the necessary elements of an effective local ordinancing program. In 1980 the Metropolitan Council, Metropolitan Further, in a set of procedures adopted with the Waste Control Commission and Minnesota 1975 Waste Management Policy Plan, the Pollution Control Agency reached agreement on a Metropolitan Council established guidelines for process for reviewing proposed NPDES permits the content of local comprehensive sewer policy and SDS permit programs. plans, including provisions dealing with on-site sewer systems. Policies The 1976 Metropolitan Land Planning Act �11 37. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency establishes a system of coordinated land planning should issue National Pollution Discharge involving the Metropolitan Council and local units Elimination System permits and/or State of government within the Seven-County Region. Disposal System permits only for facilities By virtue of this statute, the Metropolitan Council serving development consistent with a local plays a major role in overseeing how land use land use plan approved by the Metropolitan planning affects construction of on-site systems Council and/or a comprehensive sewer plan in the Metropolitan Area. approved by the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission. The 1980 agreement on the Furthermore, under Section 208 of the federal review process involving the three agencies Water Pollution Control Ac: (Public Law 92-500), should be implemented and monitored for the Metropolitan Council must adopt and ensure effectiveness. implementation of a 20-year staged water quality management plan. Federal water quality management guidelines require that an effective ON-SITE TREATMENT SYSTEMS management structure be established to implement Section 208 planning activities. All aspects of The Metropolitan Council's interest in the proper implementation are to be addressed, including functioning of on-site waste treatment facilities is engineering, construction, operation and closely linked to the issue of the premature maintenance, monitoring, enforcement and extension of metropolitan sewer service should financing. on-site systems fail. On this matter, the Council has established the following guidelines in support Finally, the Council is concerned about the proper of the Rural Service Area policies: functioning of on-site systems from the perspective of potential metropolitan significance. Rules and The Council will support the adoption and Regulations for the Review of Matters Alleged to enforcement of state and local health and B6 19M8) staoli as one standard for detn Significance ermining January n safety regulations for on-site disposal systems for nonfarm development in the Metropolitan metropolitan significance the "construction of any Area. Pollution problems which result from failure to enforce adequate health and safety `Development Framework Guide chapter standards will be solved by local facilities (DF/2/78). p• 49B• 20