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Policy 3-6 of the same policy plan slMc>: 11.c Council, :n conducting its project ~pprov"l.~ and reviews, will protect the utility of the region's water nnd related land resources and seek Iheirrestor:lIion, where needed. Any action Ihn! threnlens the viability of the water and related resource will be negntivelv reviewed (page 3-30). Pmpcscd lntertm Stroteg}' An i:1terim strategy i$ needed to address both the non point source pOllution issue and to implement the Council's policy I-I of the Wastewater Trear;l1em al1d Handling Policy Plan, Parr 1, polieie. 3.4 and 3-6 of the Council's Water Resources Management Plan, Parr 3. 111e Council is commiltcu to worl"..ing '.vith \VMOs and local governm.ents Ihrough the planning process outlined in Minnesota Statutes, section 1033.201. The Council also recognizes its responsibility 10 prepare. and 'ldopt 3 Waler resources plan that includ", m2n2gemcnt ubjectives and target poilu lion lands for watersheds in the metropolitan area pursuant 10 Minnesota Statutes, section 473.157. In order to prepare the plan the Council had to prioritize it.> work ~cherlule. Since the Minnesota River has been identified as having an acute problem with nonpoinl source pollution this area wiH be addressed first and form the framework for dealing with non point source pollution on a metropolitan wide basis. It ",ill take severnl years for the Council, WMOs 3nd local government.< to prepare nnd implemeot the above referenced plans. In the interim, steps should be taken that ailows loc31 governmcnts and WM:Os to take immediate action 10 reduce the adve",,, impnct.s of nonpoinl SOurce pollution on nrea water bodies. As part of their planning efforts, local governments will need to adopt measures that implement nonpoint f,ource pollution reduction stralegies. Local governmenl' will need to amend existing Capital Improvement Plans ~nd local regulations to en.sure the financing ~nd fong-term management 3nd maintenance of ponds and wctl,tnds receivingstormwater runoff. The Metropolitan Council recognizes lhat implementation is an important issue for loco' government and for the: lung- term effeCliveness of any effort to reduce nonpoint source pollution. This interim strategy is a minimum thftl the Council ,viII accept as parl of any locnl goverument comprehensive plan. It should be' recognized by ]pcnl. governments that mOrc comprehemivc revisions to stormwaler plans may be required once the Council and WMOs complete their planning under Minne~ota Statutes, .eclion 103B.201 and 473.157 in urder to meet water quality goals. 1. Local governments throughout the metropolitan area musl adopt design ~lnndards for Oe\V stormwatcr ponds Ihat will reduce the contaminant loadings from surface water runofL One set of design criteria Ihat is widdy .1Cceptcd if, rrom the National Urban Runoff Program (NURP). Appendix A is attached and describes NURP designed pond performance standards. 'The,e criteria, or similar specificaliofl.\ which arc equally cffectiv~, should he incorpornted in the stormw3ter plao uf every local government io the. metropolilan area. Allhe prcsent time, Ihis policy does not direct the retrofitting of existing stormwfiter ponds. 2. Local governments in Ihe metropolitan arca must al.lo include in their stormw.!cr plans the MPCA'.\ urban "best managcment practices: litled l'rOlcccillg Water Quality in Urban Areas or nn equivnlcnl set of st3ndarcL>- These standards arc [0 be used for I I I I I I I . I I I I I I I