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This fall, the U.S. Environmental <br />Protection Agency (EPA) honored Met <br />Council Environmental Services with <br />a 2021 WaterSense Excellence Award. <br />The award recognizes our agencyÓs <br />dedication to helping consumers and <br />businesses save water, despite the <br />challenges and disruptions of the COVID- <br />19 pandemic. WaterSense is a voluntary <br />partnership program the EPA sponsors <br />and is both a label for water-efficient <br />products and homes, and a resource for <br />helping consumers learn ways to save <br />water. The program honored Met Council Environmental Services as a 2021 Excellence <br />Award winner for strategic collaboration. <br />Earlier this year, all nine plants were recognized during the National Association of Clean <br />Water Agencies (NACWA) Peak Performance Awards program. Based on their performance <br />through 2020, six plants earned Platinum Awards for achieving five or more consecutive <br />years of full compliance with their clean water discharge permits. Our plants combined now <br />have 117 years of consecutive compliance. <br />Met Council awards over $2 million in <br />competitive equity grants to parks agencies <br />Earlier this year, the Met Council voted to <br />dedicate more than $2 million to parks <br />agencies across the region to advance equity <br />work and programming. This is the second <br />year of awarding equity grants for projects in <br />the regional parks. Twenty-three projects <br />were funded, including funding for a BIPOC <br />Ambassador Program in Saint Paul regional <br />parks, accessibility improvements in <br />Washington County regional parks, mental <br />health and nature-based wellness <br />programming in Scott County, and many <br />more. A full list of projects funded can be found on our website. <br />Twin Cities population is growing and <br />diversifying <br />The Twin Cities region gained 314,000 residents over the last decade, bringing the total <br />population to 3.16 million in 2020, according to decennial U.S. census counts released <br />August 12. Significant growth occurred in both urban center cities and suburban edge cities. <br />Not only has the seven-county area grown since 2010, it continues to transform: the share of <br />residents who identify as Black, Indigenous or people of color (BIPOC) now stands at 31%, <br />up from 24% in 2010. Learn more about the changing demographics of our region. <br />STAY CONNECTED: <br />QUESTIONS? Contact Us <br />SUBSCRIBER SERVICES: <br />Manage Subscriptions | Unsubscribe All | Subscriber Help <br />This email was sent to mstatz@centervillemn.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: Metropolitan Council 390 <br />Robert St. North Saint Paul, MN 55101-1805 651-602-1000 <br />4 <br /> <br />