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Memo Ie: ~&- geese were not noted to be problems to the community. Geese waste is less of a problem than it used to be as development continues and the geese are less frequent Land application of sewage sludge has been performed in Centerville. Residents were upset about the milky color that occurred in the ponds from the post rain event runoff from these areas. There are no commercial or industrial pollution problems within the city. Commercial and industrial properties have their own holding ponds. The city noted that a source of pollutants in the past has been sanitary sewer breaks, although these have been isolated incidences. There Is a large MCES sanitary sewer force main running through the center of the city. Some erosion problems exist along the banks of Clearwater Creek located north of Main Street The watershed, through cost sharing with the city, performs bank stabilization to combat the erosion problems along Clearwater Creek. Maintaining the use of silt fence around all new developing lots is another erosion control concern noted by the city. The slit fence is often driven over by construction workers and delivery trucks. The city does utilize the Rice Creek Watershed review process for new construction. The city contracts out mowing services for city parks. Small amounts of clippings are left as mulch and large amounts of clippings are collected and composted off site. The city also contracts out fertilizer application to a licensed private company. The company applies a phosphorous free liquid fertilizer to park spaces three to four times a year. No herbicides are used on city properties. There are some septic systems located on older lots within the city. As the city develops, th~e properties are required to hook-up to city utilities. The county requirements have been adopted although no formal agreement exists. A few houses have access to existing city utilities and upon failure of their existing well or septic system are required to connect to these services. There has been one incidence of human waste running into a creek, and a smoke test was performed in an attempt to determine the source. The source was not dete"!lined, however the problem has not reoccurred. There are no problems with residential sump pumps draining into the storm sewer system. It was noted that there are approximately 40 homes in L1no Lakes that connect their sump pumps into the Centerville sanitary sewer system. The city representatives reviewed the complete list of other non-storm water discharges from Permit Section V:G.3.e. and determined to the best of their knowledge that none were significant contributors of pollutants to their MS4. PRACTICES MCM 1 - Public Education . The city sends out a quarterly newsletter to the. public and publishes a '"week in review" column in the Quad Press, a paper that features news about Centerville and three surrounding cities. There are brochures and informational sheets available at city hall for. citizens regarding recycling, reducing trash, leaky faucets and other Issues. The city also sends out Informational stuffers In utility bills. There is also a reader board outside of city hall where notices are placed regarding city clean-up days and requests for citizen volunteers. Council meetings are televised on a local cable access channel. MCM 2 - Public Particioatlon and Involvement .As noted earlier, the city has relationships with cMc groups including a Lions Club, Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts. These groups help with maintaining parks and . ditches in the community, among other activities. This is coordinated through staff at the city. The City of Centervllle also coordinates with the Wargo Nature Center on seminars and educational actMties for the public. There is a monitoring station that records rain events at the nature center. The city website has information for the public regarding up coming events and Bonestroo, Rosene, Ander/lk and Assoc:lates, Inc:. 2335 West Highway 36 + Sl Paul, MN 55113 + Phone: 651-636-4600 + Fax: 651-636-1311