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• ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FACTS A national leader in environmental protection Clean water and a clean environment are essential to a healthy life, and the Metropolitan Council is committed to both. Our Environmental Services division (MCES) is nationally renowned for its superior work treating wastewater, monitoring air and water quality, and planning to ensure a long-range water supply to meet future demand. MCES consistently achieves near -perfect compliance with federal and state clean water discharge standards. At the same time, our rates are well below the national average for large agencies that treat more than 100 million gallons per day. MCES is a leader in sustainability. Between 2006 and 2015, the division reduced its purchases of fossil fuel energy by 23.6%. Council protects water quality, public health MCES is responsible for collecting and treating wastewater from 2.6 million residents in the seven -county Twin Cities area. MCES also conducts research related to surface water quality and water supply, and provides technical assistance to local governments. Among its primary responsibilities, MCES: • Maintains more than 600 miles of regional interceptor sewers that collect flow from more than 5,000 miles of sewers owned by 109 communities. • Processes an average of 250 million gallons of wastewater daily at 8 regional treatment plants. • Works with about 850 industrial clients to substantially reduce the amount of pollution entering the wastewater collection system. • Provides surface water quality monitoring and analysis for the region. • Conducts research and develops policies and plans related to the region's water supply. • Partners with numerous public, private and nonprofit groups committed to a clean environment. Council supports regional growth MCES services protect public health and the environment while supporting regional growth. Guided by the Council's long-range plan, Thrive MSP 2040, MCES ensures that: • Sufficient sewer capacity exists to serve planned development. • Sufficient capital investments are made to preserve water quality in the region. • Wastewater collection and treatment is competitive for cost and quality. • Local plans provide for adequate water supply and prevention of pollution from nonpoint sources, such as urban and agricultural stormwater runoff. MCES plants maintain outstanding environmental record The Council's wastewater treatment plants continue to perform at a high level, achieving near -perfect compliance with federal and state clean water discharge 04-2017 1 www.metrocouncil.org C 0 U N C I L 47