Minutes - Environmental Policy Board - 12/01/2014

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think there is a connection between being on that list and the enforcement that is referenced in the ACD's 2015-2019 Comprehensive Plan draft. Board Member Bentz asked if the ACD has a five-year plan. City Planner Anderson stated ACD does develop an annual work plan that gets more specific. This document is the overall framework. Board Member Bentz questioned the Plan's stated frequency of testing lakes as four years. He noted the City has lakes that go 10 years between testing and asked if the ACD would receive editing comments from the City. City Planner Anderson stated that the ACD is looking for any type of feedback from the public. He asked Board Members to give him their feedback and pointed out that individuals could also respond directly to ACD. Board Member Bentz spoke about an issue addressed in the 2015-2019 Comprehensive Plan draft with respect to the depth of the sand plain affecting surface waters. He spoke about the City's sewage water being piped to St. Paul for treatment and asked if aerobic septic systems have been looked into. He felt the City should be keeping its water here as opposed to piping it down to St. Paul. City Planner Anderson agreed there has been an emphasis over the last decade or more to gather up all the water in a pipe and get it out of the City. He spoke of the Lower Rum River Water Management Organization's regulations, the need to focus on infiltration, and the need to recapture the water. He stated that Ramsey is a primary recharge area for one of the aquifers and agreed that there might be some merit to exploring alternative options. City Planner Anderson stated if the Board feels strongly, he would add that as a comment. Board Member Valentine stated he would like to see that added in as a comment. City Planner Anderson asked for clarification from the Board whether it wanted a general statement added to look at alternative options as opposed to piping water out of the City without getting more specific with regard to the aerobic systems. Board Member Valentine asked if it would be called "de -centralized treatment." City Planner Anderson stated he would add in the comment and asked if there were any additional thoughts or comments. Motion by Board Member Valentine and seconded by Board Member Lewis to reinforce the language concerning the drawdown potential and for the City to do what it can to stay in the loop and be a part of that discussion and also to include the recommendation from Board Member Bentz to look at de -centralized treatment options. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Stodola, Board Member Valentine, Lewis, Bentz, and Bernard. Voting No: None. Absent: Board Members Prendergast and Hiatt. Environmental Policy Board / December 1, 2014 Page 9 of 12