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<br />I <br /> <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />II <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I' <br />I <br /> <br />Wetla!ld.~ perform essential hydrologic and water quality functiorL\ such ;c, lowering of flood peaks. <br />providing interchange between surface water and groundwater, and tillering and absorbing pollutants. <br />Because of these functions, wetlands are critical for reducing nonpoint source pollution to area lakes <br />and rivers. <br /> <br />The Metropolitan Council <br /> <br />In September, 198.8 the Metropolitan Council adopled its Water Resources ;\-!anngeme"I WaSlelVnter <br />Trcatmel:J and Handling Policy Plan (hereafter the policy plan). Local governments wcre notiJled <br />of the policy plan conten~ in the April, 1989 systerm .Hatement and pursuJO( to thc I\fctropolilan <br />Land Planning Act, hud nine months to nmend thcir comprehcnsive plans. The need to reduce <br />nonpoinl saurce pollution, 10 especially the Minnesota River B:L\in, through regulating land <br />development is well documented in the Council's policy plan. :However, because of the polenliallhat <br />nonpoint pollution may impacl MWCC wastewater treatmenl p!:Jnts effluent limits in the future the <br />Council adopled Policy 1.1 of the Council's Wastewater Trearment dnd Handling Policy Plan which <br />states: <br /> <br />[T]treatmcnt levels required for" wa.1tcwater trentmcnt plants in the metropolitan system <br />shculd clearly recognize the need to control both point and nonpoinl sources of pollution <br />from within and ouL~ide Ihe Metropolitan Area (I'. 9). <br /> <br />The Coullcil hilS actively pursued the implementation of ils policy 10 reduce nonpoint source <br />pollution to area water bodie.~. The Council's policy plan outlines the responsibilities for <br />implementing policy 1-1. These include, but are nOllimited 10: <br /> <br />I. working with wate.rshed management organizations (WMOs) and the MPCA on <br />monitoring and manJging nonpoint source pollution programs; and, <br /> <br />2. evaluating the efforts of W1vfOs and local governments to control cionpoint source <br />pollution and their impact on river waler quality and effects on treatment plant <br />diluent Iimill. (p. 10) <br /> <br />The Council h:L\ also lIsed its authority under the MetropoHtan wnd Planning Act of 1976 to review <br />and comment on comprehensive plan amendments and environmental reviews 10 implement its policy <br />on reducing nonpoint source pollution, These comments have generaily focused on the need to <br />reduce nonpcint SOurce pollution and the possible lools that may be used 10 accomplish this task. <br /> <br />In addition to policy )-1 of the Council's Waler Resources Managemenl Plan, Parr 1, lhc Council h;l.S <br />two other poljcie.< addressing Ihe environmental effects of non point source polluticin and water <br />qualify. The Council's Waler Resources Managemenr.Plan, Part] states in policy 3-4 thai: <br /> <br />The Council,!hrough ilS numerous review and approval aut horities, \vill preserve all protected <br />and unprotected Datural wutercourses .- including associated wetlands, channels, floodplains <br />and shorelanQ\ -- to enhance wuter quantity ~nd quality and to preserve their ecological <br />functioru (pag~ 3-26); <br />
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