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t Metropolitan Council <br />MPCA requirements <br />Nondegradation <br />goals <br />Surface water <br />resources <br />Municipalities that have one or more bodies of water identified in the <br />MPCA's list of impaired waters must provide information relating to <br />their compliance with the MPCA's Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) <br />Program. <br />Municipalities identified in Appendix A -3 of the Water Resources <br />Management Po /icy Plan must meet the MPCA's National Pollutant <br />Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) requirements for a Municipal <br />Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit. <br />The Metropolitan Council policy is that there will be no adverse <br />impact on the quality of water moving through the region. <br />Municipalities must adopt policies to reduce the effects of stormwater <br />runoff so that lakes, rivers, streams and wetlands are not degraded. <br />The Metropolitan Council provides resources related to surface water <br />and watershed planning, including sample ordinances and links to <br />other websites. <br />The Metropolitan Council's Urban Small Sites Best Management <br />Practice Manual provides implementation strategies for reducing <br />storm water runoff from smaller construction sites. <br />Metropolitan Council reports available online include Annual Water <br />Quality Reports and Watershed Management Reports. <br />Local Planning Handbook 1 Section 5 Water Resources Management <br />http://www.metrocouncil.ord/plan <br />ninq /environment/WRM PP /WRM <br />PPMay2005 SurfaceWaterMana <br />gement.pdf#page =6 <br />http://www.metrocouncil.ord/plan <br />ninq /LPH /resourcelinks. pdf <br />http://www.metrocouncil.ord/envi <br />ronment/water /planning /index. ht <br />m <br />http://www.metrocouncil.ord/envi <br />ronment/Watershed /BM P /manua <br />I . htm <br />http://www.metrocouncil.ord/plan <br />ninq /environment/environment. ht <br />m <br />http://www.metrocouncil.ord/envi <br />ronment/Watershed /reports /inde <br />x.htm <br />April 2008 5 -17 <br />