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WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT W/'12/81 Council policy is not to provide metropolitan services in the Rural Service Area and to require local units of government to solve their own local pollution problems. To do so in the case of private commercial and residential treatment facilities, local units of government must assume some responsibility in the regulatory system, just as the local government is responsible for approving land uses and issuing building permits for those developments requiring sewer services. The decision on land use should be directly related to responsibility for potential water pollution problems within the local government's jurisdiction. In 1980 the Metropolitan Council, Metropolitan Waste Control Commission and Minnesota Pollution Control Agency reached agreement on a process for reviewing proposed NPDES permits and SDS permit programs. Policies 37. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency should issue National Pollution Discharge Elimination System permits and/or State Disposal System permits only for facilities serving development consistent with a local land use plan approved by the Metropolitan Council and/or a comprehensive sewer nla^ approved by the Metropolitan Wash Commission. The 1980 agreement, review process involving the three agencies should be implemented and monitored for effectiveness. ON -SITE TREATMENT SYSTEMS The Metropolitan Council's interest in the proper functioning of on -site waste treatment facilities is closely linked to the issue of the premature extension of metropolitan sewer service should on -site systems fail. On this matter, the Counci, has established the following guidelines in suppon of the Rural Service Area policies: The Council will support the adoption and enforcement of state and local health and safety regulations for on -site disposal systems for nonfarm development in the Metropolitan Area. Pollution problems which result from failure to enforce adequate health and safety standards will be solved by local facilities 4 P built at local rather than metropolitan \ Q expense.- so This position is supported by the general Develop- ment Framework policy that metropolitan urban services, including sewers, will not be provided to the Rural Serv::;e Area. In addition, the 1975 Waste Management Policy Plan contained policies providingfora management and control program for on -site systems. The on site policies contained in the Waste Management Policy Plan describe generally the necessary elements of an effective local ordinancing program. Further, in a set of procedures adopted with the 1975 Waste Management Policy Plan, the Metropolitan Council established guidelines for the content of local comprehensive sewer policy plans, including provisions dealing with on -site sewer systems. The 1976 Metropolitan Land Planning Act establishes a system of coordinated land planning involving the Metropolitan Council and local units of government within the Seven -County Region. By virtue of this statute, the Metropolitan Council plays a major role in overseeing how land use planning affects construction of on -site systems in the Metropolitan Area. Furthermore, under Section 208 of the federal Water Pollution Control Am (Public Law 92-500), the Metropolitan Council must adopt and ensure implementation of a 20-Year staged water quality management plan. Federal water quality management guidelines require that an effective management structure be established to implement Section 208 planning activities. All aspects of implementation are to be addressed, including engineering, construction, operation and maintenance, monitoring, enforcement and financing. Finally, the Council is concerned about the proper functioning of on -site systems from the perspective of potential metropolitan significance. Rules and Regulations for the Review of Matters Alleged to Be of Metropolitan Significance (effective January 16, 1978) states as one standard for determining metropolitan significance the "construction of any 'Development Framework Guide cnapter (DFl2.'78). p. 49B. 20