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The Council provides <br />water quality monitor- <br />ing and analysis of the <br />region's lakes and rivers. <br />It also partners with <br />public, private and non- <br />profit groups to improve <br />water quality, and assists <br />with watershed planning <br />and management. <br />The Council is a key <br />player in water supply <br />planning and research in <br />the seven- county region. <br />at the Metro Plant include cleaning up air diffusers, optimizing steam generation to heat buildings and run <br />electricity- generating turbines, and installing energy- saving lighting systems. <br />New interceptors. A new, larger interceptor sewer is being built to serve expected growth in Richfield and <br />Edina. Construction of the four -mile pipe will conclude in 2011. Planning is well under way to replace and /or <br />repair aging sewers in portions of Minneapolis, St. Louis Park and Hopkins. Construction is scheduled to start <br />in 2011. <br />Treatment plant upgrades. Major upgrades are under way at the Seneca Plant in Eagan and Blue Lake <br />Plant in Shakopee, including increased phosphorus removal and improved disinfection processes. <br />Service is cost - effective, responsive <br />MCES is recognized nationally for its progressive management and market competitiveness. The Council's <br />charges for wastewater collection and treatment continue to rank in the lowest 25% among similar -sized <br />agencies nationwide. <br />MCES works with and for citizens in a number of ways, including partnering on environmental improvement <br />efforts; providing educational programs, meetings and forums, surveys and newsletters; and addressing <br />process - related and industrial odor - control issues. <br />Council monitors regional water quality <br />MCES implements a variety of strategies to meet the Council's policy of achieving no adverse impact on the <br />region's water quality. MCES provides water quality monitoring and analysis on the region's lakes and rivers; <br />partners with public, private and nonprofit groups to improve water quality; and assists with watershed <br />planning and management. <br />MCES's work is guided by the 2030 Water Resources Management Policy Plan, a chapter of the Metropolitan <br />Development Guide. The guide details the Council's policies and strategies for coordinating the orderly and <br />economic development of the region. <br />Council coordinates water supply planning <br />In 2005, the Minnesota Legislature directed the Council to carry out planning activities addressing the water <br />supply needs of the seven - county metro area. The law requires the Council to maintain a base of technical <br />information upon which to make sound water supply development decisions. It also requires the Council to <br />develop and periodically update a regional water supply master plan. With assistance from a Metropolitan. <br />Water Supply Advisory Committee, comprising state and local officials, the Council developed a plan that <br />guides local water supply planning and future regional investments. The plan emphasizes conservation, <br />Inter-jurisdictional cooperation and long -term sustainability. <br />For more information <br />• Visit www.metrocouncil.org or call 651 -602 -1005. <br />• Related fact sheets include Wastewater Services, Inflow /Infiltration, Metro Plant Solids Management, <br />Water Supply Planning and Surface Water Planning. <br />Metropolitan Council • 390 Robert Street North • Saint Paul, MN 55101 <br />651.602.1000 • TTY 651.291.0904 • Data Center 651.602.1140 <br />E -mail: datacenter @metc.state.mn.us • www.metrocouncil.org <br />Pub. 14 -11 -18 March 20110 <br />