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PART IV ITEMS FOR METROPOLITAN AREA PUBLIC SUPPLIERS Metropolitan area emergency management/ conservation plans must be consistent with the law and with the Metropolitan Land Use planning Act, upon which local comprehensive plans are based. This section briefly itemizes plan elements required by Chapter 186, of the 1993 Minnesota Laws, in the Metropolitan Area SECTION A. Description of Municipal System Sections LA through ID and Section II.B fulfill the requirements of this section. SECTION B. Water Utility Operations Policies It is the policy of the City to provide quality water at a reasonable cost. The City should also ensure that the supply is sufficient to meet the City's water related needs, while employing conservation measures to assure that water use does not have a long term negative impact on its wholesale supplier or its water sources. Objectives Wise use of the wholesale water Roseville purchases is incorporated in system operation by on-going repairs of water main breaks and leaks, as well as conservation efforts. Standards Criteria to be used in system operation are developed in Sections I through III. Triggers for implementing short term demand reduction measures are based on applicable regulations promulgated by the Board of Water Commissioners of the City of St. Paul wholesale water contract with that city. SECTION C. Conservation Program Sections III A. through III D. fulfill the requirements of this section. SECTION D. Emergency Preparedness/Contingency Plan Section ILA and Sections ILC through II H fulfill the requirements of this section. SECTION E. Planning Coordination with Other Suppliers and Public Agencies Inter-Community Sharing Inter-system connections are discussed in Section II.C.1. T oint Pursuit of Alternative Sources and Protection of Existing Sources Page 14 of 22