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<br /> \ I " , , ... I' " I I ~ d )] \1:-,1\ I "illl"i " ,))l!Jl!!"I' <br />. <br /> MEETING QUALITY The Metropolitan caused massive floods along the Minnesota and <br /> STANDARDS Waste Comrol Com- other rivers. In some areas, the high waters <br /> mission is used to flooded wastewater treatment facilities and <br /> meeting high standards, but we never take allowed untreated sewage to enter rivers and <br /> them for granted. streams. <br /> Meering strict environmental regulations Bur thar didn't happen here. Even with <br /> demands constant vigilance, A wide range of river flows several times the historical average, <br /> variables outside MWCC's contTol, from MWCC continued full operations and <br /> weather to environmental impacts to agricul~ remained in full compliance with its environ~ <br /> tural and urban runoff, can compromise our mental permit requirements. <br /> ability to consistently meet the vast numbers of We also performed well duting the test of <br /> water, air and other regulations that govern our the year. Our plants achieved 99.8 petcent <br /> operations. compliance with their effluent discharge per~ <br />. Even the natural environment we're mirs in 1992 and 1993. Through the spring of <br /> pledged to protect can sometimes threaten our 1994, we set an all.time MWCC recotd of 12 <br /> efforrs. In the summer of 1993, tecord rainfall consecutive months of 100 percent compliance <br /> at all plants. <br /> The Minnesota Pollution Con- <br /> trol Agency recognized our achieve~ <br /> ments when it awarded certificates <br /> of commendation to 10 of our 11 <br /> plants operating in 1993. Only 15 <br /> percent of 1, 1 00 other wastewater <br /> treatment facilities across the state <br /> recei\'ed the same award. <br /> r- <br /> 'e:.. MWCC has also been recog- <br /> ni::ed for its enYironmentally pro~ <br /> gressi,'e work with biosolids, the dry. <br /> solid material ren10ved during waste- <br /> water treatmenr. Biosolids are used <br />,- MmL' rhan 200.00C' lab tests are conducted <br /> ~"""'" <br /> ct:ll'h ~'L'ar h:-; ,\f\'CCC. <br /> 14 <br />