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8e. Temporary open burning permits should say they will termi- ~ nate on the availability of wood fiber resource recovery and/or tree waste disposal facilities that economically and efficiently serve the area where open burning is being conducted. 8f. Roads to open burning sites should be passable year round. Use of roads for tree waste hauling should be approved by the governmental agency with jurisdiction over them. 8g. By December 31 of each year~ the metropolitan counties, Metropolitan Council, MPCA and Department of Agriculture should jointl~ ev~t~ ~-~e' ~gion's tree ~-~ste management system and propose ~-~l~-~y modificat~ for the next season of operation. Specific operations for ha~ the upcoming--season shall be included in the co--~t~ solid waste reports subm--~ed annually to the Counc-~l. All temporary open burning permits shall be issued to e~pire Rq April 1 of each year to coincide w~th ~-~e annual--~evlew and update of the Regional tree waste ~s~-~al system. 8h. Metropolitan counties should examine opportunities to reduce the n~mber of tre---~ w-~st--~ d~=-~posa--~ s--~tes by consolidating utilization and open burning facilities. 8i. When tree waste open burning is necessary, the Council shall ive preference to those sites that have the least poten- ~ for nuisanc~pr--~m~, ~-~r~ ~-~u~-~ ~a~-~ial only, and are operated to reduce emissions using state-of-art burning techniques. WASTEWATER TREATMENT RESIDUAL SOLIDS MANAGEMENT Introduction The Metropolitan Waste Control Commission (MWCC). is authorized to construct and operate facilities for wastewater treatment. The MWCC currently owns and operates 14 wastewater treatment plants, more than 400 miles of interceptor sewers and 58 sewage lift stations. The MWCC prepares biannually a development program to.implement ca~-~al improvement projects with' regard t__qo these facilities. The develop- ment program is approved by the Council. The Water Quality chapter of the Metropolitan Development Guide ~ detailed information ~o~-~'the wastewater treatment fac-~t~es and how each fits in the MWCC management system. All of the MWCC's treatment plants~ except one, produce sludge, grit and screenings (sand, gravel, rags~ sticks~ etc.) as a by-product of wastewater treatment. The Metro and Seneca plants also have the capability to incinerate sewage sludge. Approximately 20 percent of the incinerated sludge remains as an ash residual.