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shift to urban uses. The City has no intent to further allow for urbanization of the rural zones* and rural development with private sewage treatment systems and water wells on 2 acre and 5 acre lots continues to be a viable and attractive alternative to the denser* urbanized housing being developed in municipalities isoMdiately to the east of Orono. Regarding rural sewage treatment policies* the City continues to strictly control the design and construction of on site sewage treatment systems to strict preformance standards. Additionally* each new rural residential development continues to be required to provide full site evaluation of each individual proposed building lot* so that the initial and future sewage treatment needs of each home site can be met on that individual site. vhe City has adopted the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's Chapter 7080 regulations* with minor revisions which will allow Orono's more restrictive on-site sewage treatment provisions to prevail. C. Sorfaoe Water Draiaaqe Districts Orono continues to develop under guidelines of the Orono Surface Water Management Plan as indicated in the 1980 Comprehensive Plan. Wetland preservation remains a primary goal and policy of the City, providing for natural storage and filtration necessary to purify storm water runoff. This policy is consistent with Orono's intended rural land use planning ^ilosophy. D. Xsistiag 0—mgs Treatment Facilities Significant changes to metropolitan facilities* municipal facilities* and individual sewage treatment systems have occured since the 1980 Comprehensive Plan was adopted* as follows: 1. Metropolitan Facilities A. Completion of the Orono/Long Lake Interceptor in 1980 resulted in the elimination of nutrient-rich sewer effluent outflows to Lake Minnetonka from the Orono and Long Lake sewage treatement plants. Bach treatment plant was replaced with a M.w.C.C. owned and operated pump station. 1 1 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I J 5