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Water Resources Adopted by the Metropolitan Council in May 2075, the 2040 Water Resources Policy Plan is the metropolitan system plan for metropolitan wastewater services with which local comprehensive plans must conform. The 2040 Water Resources Policy Plan includes policies and strategies to achieve the following goal: To protect, conserve, and utilize the region's groundwater and surface water in ways that protect public health, support economic growth and development, maintain habitat and ecosystem health, and provide for recreational opportunities, which are essential to our region's quality of life. Wastewater Hennepin County's role Hennepin County provides a septic permitting, inspection, and enforcement program to protect ground and surface waters, provide consistent regulation across city boundaries, and prevent waterborne illness. Hennepin County Ordinance 19 adopts Minnesota Rules Chapter 7080, which governs individual sewage treatment systems (less than 10,000 gallons/day) and describes the authority of the types of septic systems the county regulates. The ordinance was last amended in 2014 to reflect the changes in Minnesota Rules Chapters 7080-7084. The county's subsurface sewage treatment system (SSTS) program is administered by the Public Health department, Environmental Health division. Hennepin County has no land use authority and thus partners with cities to incorporate Hennepin County's septic system permitting process into their planning and zoning approval processes. Septic systems regulated by cities and Hennepin County are depicted on map W-1. The county has the following responsibilities in administering its SSTS program: • Review all applications for SSTS. • Issue all required permits. • Conduct construction inspections and perform all necessary tests to determine conformance with the ordinance. • Investigate complaints regarding SSTS. • Perform compliance inspections and issue certificates of compliance or notices of noncompliance where appropriate. • Issue stop work orders and notices of violation. • Take complaints to the municipal or county attorney for violations of this ordinance. • Maintain all records for SSTS. • Maintain and update data including the location of all known septic system sites in the Hennepin County jurisdiction. All known documentation related to each septic system will be available through the countv's natural resources interactive map as attached PDF documents that include designs, inspections, documented issues/problems, etc. • Submit annual reports to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) to demonstrate enforcement of the ordinance. Crystal Lake near Robbinsdale 1