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e e Cindy Sherman January 13, 1999 Page 7 D. Water Resources Management -- (Jim Larsen, 651-602-1159 and Donald Bluhm, 651-602-1116) This section addresses issues regarding the impact of the plan on (1) water supply, (2) wastewater and (3) water quality. A review of the plan indicates that the plan is incomplete in all three areas. Specifically: Water Supply: The City completed a water supply plan consistent with Council requirements in 1994. The plan has growth projections through 2010. Since the comp plan now goes through 2020, the City needs to add projections through 2020. However, the City also needs to separate the growth projections in the final document for rural and urban area, so new water system components (summarized on page 71 of the draft document) can be projected according to the development that is to occur within the MUSA area. Wastewater: The City's plan update needs to include a complete Tier 1 Sanitary Sewer Element, which responds to all of the specific points contained in the Council's May 1997 Local Planning Handbook from the top of page 4.7 through the middle of page 4.8. As noted on page 67, the wastewater element was not yet available at the time of draft plan submittal, rendering the submission incomplete. The draft plan includes an implementation strategy on page 121 for a Septic System Management Program. Council staff agrees that implementation of such a program is needed "in order to protect the environment and health of the general public." In addition to the points listed as needed in a program for the City, there should be an enforcement component. In order for the plan to be considered complete for review, the formal review draft plan should include a copy of the City's on-site ordinance and a commitment to implement such a management program. We would encourage the City to apply for grant funds from the Council's Individual Sewage Treatment System Grant Program, as soon as possible, to assist in the implementation of its planned program. Please contact Judy Sventek at 651-602-1156 for more information and an application form. Water Quality: The draft document states on page 127 that the City will be drafting a local surface water management plan (by August 2000) in response to the Lower Rum River WMO's recent adoption of an approved second generation plan. In the interim, the City indicates it has adopted policy language consistent with the Council's Interim Strategy. The City assured the Council in its 1995 Comp Plan update that it would amend its land use controls to implement the strategy by January 1, 1995. The City should include in its final draft plan, a copy of the land use controls it has put in place, to render the submission complete. IN SUMMARY This informal review of the draft comprehensive plan found that the Ramsey plan is incomplete in several areas. Additional information and details are needed to address land use, plan implementation, Mississippi River Critical Area, transportation, aviation airspace, water supply, wastewater handling, and surface water management. After reviewing these comments, you may wish to contact either sector representative Guy Peterson at 651-602-1418 or principal reviewer Jim Uttley, AICP at 651-602-1361 to discuss how you wish to proceed. Please contact any of the other technical reviewers listed, if you have specific technical