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. Page 39 Metropolitan Waste Control Commission April 10 , 19gp Page Six his January, 1980 transmittal letter, federal requirements for a regional waterequaliPyamanagement plan and provisions of state law requiring a regional develo - ment guide and policy plan . " We agree with many important P aspects of that plan which affect these present issues . A review of the relevant sections o� thar plan shows clearly that the proposed interceptor should not be built and that the conclusions reached by the City of Orono and which were recommended by Mr. Dougherty are su Council and are now mandated b PPorted by the I�etropolitan y state and federal la�. When the 208 study plan was issued , especially in regard to the Ma le Plain city reviewed it, Harza study, and agreed with tPe conclus�onninathet2pgPStod which stated that the Maple Plain �lant should be modified y for phosphorous removal . We are pleased that the MWCC agrees with that recommendation . For all of the above reasons , and other reasons upon which we would be glad to comment, the City needs to do in f ront of the Metropoliton�Waste1�oatrolaCommission the Metropolitan Council , Environmental and the EPA to assist in the implementat4on1ofythearecommendaA ' tion made by Mr. Dougherty not to install the interceptor across rural Orono at this time, and instead to modify the existing sewer plant to eliminate the We feel that such a recommendation is Po�rectrand showsarge. responsible decision making on the part of the MWCC staff - and commission. - , We have appreciated the cooperation which we have received from Mr. Dougherty, Mr. Tomaselli and other members of the MWCC staff in assisting us in achieving a better understand- ing of the southwest area ' s needs and problems and the ways to solve them without adversely affecting the environment, Representatives of the City of Orono will be present at the April 15, 1980 MWCC meeting in order to answer an you may have. It is not our intent to make any formalstresenta- tion at that time because we agree with Mr. Dougherty sPrecom- mendation and we ho e ' P it will be implemented by the commission. i