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<br /> \: .1: ". <br />. <br /> MEETING QUALITY Th< M<rropoli<an caused massive floods along the Minnesota and <br /> STANDARDS Waste Control Com. other rivers. In some areas. the high waters <br /> mission is used to flooded wastewater treatment facilities and <br /> me~nng high standards, hut we never take allowed untreated sewage to enter rivers and <br /> them for gramecl. srrearns. <br /> Meeting suict environmental regulations Bu, ,ha, d.dn', happen here. Even with <br /> demands constant vigilance. A wide range of fiver flows several times the hiswrical average. <br /> vanables outside MWCC', comrol. from MWCC continued full operations and <br /> weather to environmental impacts ro agricul- remained in full compliance with its environ# <br /> rural and urban runoff, can compromise our meoml permit requirements. <br /> ability to consistently meet the vast numbers of We also performed well during me resr of <br /> water, air and other regulations that govern our the Year. Our planes achieved 99.8 percen' <br /> operations_ compliance with their effluent discharge per~ <br />. Even the natural environment we're mirs in 1992 and 1993. Through me spring of <br /> pledged to protect can sometimes threaren our 1994, we ser an all-time MWCC record of 12 <br /> effons_ in ,he summer of 1993. record rainfall consecutive months of 100 percent compliance <br /> ar all planes. <br /> ......y <br /> The Minnesota Pollution Con- <br /> trol Agency recognized our achieve~ <br /> ment5 when it awarded certificates <br /> - <br /> .~ of commendation tu 10 of our 11 <br /> .. . <br /> .,-'~ .. ~ plams operating in ]993. Only 15 <br /> ----- <br /> - p(::rcent of 1,100 other wastewater <br /> treatment facilities across rhe srare <br /> recel\'ed the same award. <br /> ,.- <br /> ~ 1\'1WCC has also been recog~ <br /> ni:ed for irs en,'ironrnentally pro~ <br /> gressin~ work ,nth bios{)lids, the dI)", <br /> solid material renwveJ Jurine waste- <br /> warer treatment. Biosolids are used <br />..,.,..,- <br /> ,\lllft' [h.1n 2L\'-\.\....~~ l..lh te$[.~ are ClJruiUCIcJ <br /> c'l..h~.L.lr~;\l\\"CC. <br /> 14 <br />