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- The community has adequate transportation access. <br /> - The community lies within the long-term wastewater service area or other <br /> regional benefits would result, such as economic development unique to the rural <br /> area or preservation of high-value water resources. <br /> - There are feasible and economical options for siting and permitting an expanded <br /> wastewater treatment plant, or for extending interceptor service. <br /> - The Council has sought customer input, has conducted appropriate financial <br /> analysis, and has conducted a public hearing on the community's wastewater <br /> service request. <br /> • Require that, if the most economical and beneficial wastewater service option is to <br /> construct a regional interceptor to serve the community, the Council will not acquire the <br /> community's wastewater treatment plant, and the community will be responsible for <br /> decommissioning its treatment plant. <br /> • Not allow connections to the regional wastewater system outside the sewered rural <br /> community. The Council may construct capacity to serve the long-term needs of the rural <br /> and agricultural planning areas, but will not provide service until the Council, in <br /> consultation with the appropriate community, designates the area as a developing <br /> community and the community amends its comprehensive plan accordingly. <br /> • Preserve areas outside the Long-Term Wastewater Service Area for agricultural and <br /> rural uses, while protecting significant natural resources, supporting groundwater <br /> recharge, and allowing limited unsewered development. <br /> Policy on Private Wastewater Systems: <br /> Communities that permit the construction and operation of subsurface sewage treatment <br /> systems and other private wastewater treatment systems within their communities are <br /> responsible for ensuring that these systems are installed, maintained, managed, and regulated <br /> consistent with Minnesota Pollution Control Agency rules. The Council will not provide financial <br /> support to assist communities if these systems fail. <br /> Implementation Strategies: <br /> • The Council will use its review authority for local comprehensive plans to ensure that <br /> communities fulfill their current and future obligations regarding subsurface sewage <br /> treatment systems and other private wastewater systems. <br /> • The Council will continue to support State rules for subsurface sewage treatment <br /> systems and other private wastewater systems. <br /> • The Council will allow a community to connect a failing subsurface sewage treatment <br /> system or other private wastewater treatment system to the regional wastewater system <br /> at the community's expense. <br /> Water Conservation and Reuse <br /> Policy on Water Conservation and Reuse: <br /> 82 <br />