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AAA A r n'f 0^ ^ ^ ^ tv.in '•'•,’ t1 I *i • j j.. ! Jrl.^ METROPOLITAN COUNCIL ^„,„,x,<„ m ^r^ii-omih m P.,,k C,m,. :.<0 E^,i r,f.l. Sum. S>. Paul. SIX S.UOM-U 6U Sil-ilSt Fl\ S„ .91 s. . (I mw.-v/uvu »w DEC 2 '1992 November 30, 1992 Dear Local Government OfEcial: On October 22, 1992, the MetropoUtan CouncU adopted an -interim strategy* to reduce nonp^nt source pollution loadings to the reg-cn’s surface waters. A copy of the strategy is enclosed Counc/has also developed a model ordinance to assist local governments m implementing the strategy. A copy of the ordinance is also enclosed. A Dlanneis’ forum sponsored by the CouncU is scheduled for 9:lH) a.m. on Tu«day, Decernl^r 15, 1992, in the CouocU^ambers at 230 E. 5th Sl . SL Paul The forum is designed to d^ss the strategy and model ordinance. We are asking that you mvite the responsible for preparing or developing your local land use controls to participate in this event Earlier this year the Council developed an interim strategy to control the quality of stonnwater runoff in the Minnesota River basin in response to a directive by the EPA and the MPCA to reduM nonpoint source pollution in the rive, by 40 percent by 1996. At the public he Coutc U to discuss the proposed strategy a number of meeting participants recommended tha. th interim strategy be applied throughout the region to protect other nvers, streams and lak«. In response to t^ sugg«tion, the CouncU held another series of pubUc meetings and adopted the interim strategy for the remainder of the region on October 22. poUution. First, the Council asks that local governments adopt design standards for nw stormwater ponds that reduce the contaminant loadings from surface water runo One set of design criteria that is widely acrepted is from the National Urban Runoff Program (NURP) developed by the USEPA. As a second step, local governments should include in their stormwater pl^ the MPCA’s urban "best management practices" (BMPs), titled Protecting Water QtmUty In Urban Areas or an equivalent set of standards. These standards are to be used for aU new and redevelop^ land development. (Section 4.1 of the document contains design criteria for stormwater ponds that wUl satisfy the requirements under item one above.) 1 i