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Page - 6 | METROPOLITAN COUNCIL LOCAL PLANNING HANDBOOK Print Date: 3/10/2016 Checklist of Minimum Requirements for Arden Hills WASTEWATER Areas Served by the Regional System □ A table that details the households and employment forecasts in 10-year increments through 2040, based on the Council’s forecasts and any subsequent negotiated modifications. This should be broken down by areas served by the Metropolitan Disposal System, locally owned and operated wastewater treatment systems, and Community and Subsurface sewage treatment systems. The forecasts used in your wastewater plan must be consistent with the forecasts used throughout your plan, including in land use, transportation, and water supply. □ Your wastewater plan must be designed to support these forecasts and provide any allocation breakdowns between sewered and unsewered service for population, households, and employment. □ An electronic map or maps (GIS shape files or equivalent must also be submitted) that show the following information: □ Your existing sanitary sewer system identifying lift stations, existing connection points to the metropolitan disposal system, and future connection points. □ Local sewer service districts by connection point. □ Intercommunity connections and any proposed changes in government boundaries based on Orderly Annexation Agreements. □ The location of all private and public wastewater treatment plants in your community. □ Copy of any intercommunity service agreements entered into with an adjoining community after December 31, 2008; including a map of areas covered by the agreement. □ A table or tables that contain the following information: □ Capacity and design flows for existing trunk sewers and lift stations. □ Assignment of 2040 growth forecasts by Metropolitan interceptor facility. In the absence of this information the Council will make its own assignments for the purpose of system capacity needs determination. □ Define your community’s goals, policies, and strategies for preventing and reducing excessive inflow and infiltration (I/I) in the local sewer system, including: □ Define the requirements and standards for minimizing inflow and infiltration and for the disconnection of sump pump, foundation drain, and/or rain leader connections to the sanitary sewer system. □ Include a copy of or reference to your local ordinance that prohibits the discharge of sump pumps, foundation drains, and/or rain leaders to the sanitary disposal system. □ Include a copy of or reference to your local ordinance requiring the disconnection of existing foundation drains, sump pumps, and roof leaders from the sanitary sewer system. □ Include a summary of activities or programs related to I/I source mitigation on private sewer services. □ Describe the extent, source, and significance of existing I/I problems in your community. □ Analyze the costs for remediating the I/I issues identified in your community. □ An implementation plan that contains a program strategy, priorities, scheduling, and financing mechanisms for eliminating and preventing excessive I/I from entering the sanitary sewer system. For communities with new trunk sewer systems that require connections to the Metropolitan Disposal System, you also need to include the following: □ A table that details the proposed time schedule for the construction of the new trunk sewer system in your community. □ Describe the type and capacity of the treatment facilities, whether municipally or privately owned. □ Copies of the associated National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) or State Disposal System (SDS) permits. Community and Subsurface Treatment Systems □ Describe your community’s management program for SSTS to comply with MPCA regulations (Minn. Rules Chapters 7080- 7083). □ Map the locations of all existing public and private treatment systems, if any, including package treatment plants and group on-site systems. □ Map the locations of all sub-surface sewage treatment systems. You should also identify the locations of known non- conforming systems or systems with known problems. □ Describe the conditions under which private, community treatment systems (ex. package treatment plants, community drainfields) would be allowed. Examples of such conditions include: □ allowable land uses and residential densities □ installation requirements □ management requirements □ local government responsibilities