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- _ - _ -. ; . - _.t - , � � .- _ _ - ' . ' � Page 34 .�- � `��_� � �- f�arch 15, 1978 ��`f� r�� I Mr. Brad b'an P•;est, )aayor � City of Orono ' P. 0. Box 66 Crystal Eay, hiN 55323 Dear r�ayor Van Nest: . This let�er is in response to your letter of Narch 1 , 1978 and a follow-up to previous correspondence regardina comprehensive se»er planning and the Orono-Long Lake Interceptor (?�1WCC Project No. 71-13.). � tiJe wi]1 look forward to receipt of modifications to Map 1 , "Urban- Rura] Service Area", which includes the areas identified in your - Narch 1, 1978 letter.- Upon receipt of this inforration and other information herewith requested, we will for�ti�ard a copy to the ' Metropolitan Council and request their review and comnents on the - Comprehensive Sewer Plan (CSP) dated April , 1977_ This CSP (Phase I: i977-1990) will be considered an interim plan until such time as a � CSP is prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Netropolitan `' Land Planning Act. - A review was made of your CSP and corrar►ents were made on the pian at the June 17, 1977 meeting of the Metropo7itan Council 's Physical � . Deve7opment Corrmittee. Our comment at that meeting was that the CSP - � showed a difference in the Urban Service Area and the Sewer Service Area. This difference was not resolved until we received your letter _ of February 6, 1978 stating that the_City recognized that these areas - - ' were synonomous. It is our understanding that the modified tiap 1, - � � previously referred to in this letter, wi]7 confirm the agreement of the two areas. - • � _ The CSP also indicates that the City will study and recorra�nend solutions to the sewage disposal problems in areas not having sewer service avail- able. The CSP indicates that alternative solutions wi17 be considered with the insta7lation of sanitary sewers having the lowest priority. It is the intent of the Commission to recognize alternative waste manage- ment systems in the rural areas as we are in the process of initiating the "Alternative 4�'aste Management Study" under our 201 Facility Planning. � This Study together with the Metropolitan Council 's 208 Program wii7 i-ecorrpnend policies and procedures for on-site systems to be included � in an amendment to the Waste Management Policy Plan. A review and comments on rural area sewage systems will be made �ollowing the developnent of . the above procedures. These policy and management procedures should be " _ a part of the CSP as prepared under the 1�letropolitan Land Planning Act. o m�o�oua�E s�c. 1 77H 6 ROBERTITREET/ I /RIfiT PRUL Rlfl 55101 612 222-8423 !• I .. __- � � `� -