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~ Metropolitan Council ~ Workingfor the Region, Planningfor the Future Internal Memorandum Date: To: From: Subject: April 5, 2000 Sandra Pinel, OLA Principal Reviewer James Larsen, EPE Water Management Unit City of Ramsey Draft 2020 CompPlan Update Referral File No. 18160-1 Supplemental Information Submission Review Comments Environmental Resources Planning Management Comments The submission is still incomplete. Sanitary Sewer Element - Individual Sewage Treatment Systems (ISTS) The letter submitted by the city dated March 20, 2000 states their intent to "study the issues of ISTS and implement a program consistent with Minnesota Rule 7080 by December of 2001." The city has indicated its interest in grant funds from the Council to carry out this function, but insufficient information has been provided by the city about their planned management program to proceed with the grant at this time. That timeframe would be acceptable to render this plan element complete only if the city's proposal met all necessary program content needs. The city previously assured the Council in January of 1995 (Referral File No. 13834-7) it would incorporate ISTS management program changes within nine months, and those program changes have not been instituted, to date. The MPCA's deadline for incorporation oftheir rule changes into local ordinances was January 1999. To render this plan element complete, the city will need to revise its grant request to say the city will include the requirement that all systems in the city be either pumped or inspected at least once every three years, and that the comp plan text will be revised to include a maintenance management and tracking program for all ISTS in the city. These changes will need to be made before we will be able to call the plan complete for final review. The copy I received for review is missing page Vill-2, discussing part ofthe on-site septic system in the city. It would be helpful if! could see the rest ofthat plan language. Surface Water Management The resolution submitted by the city will be adequate to render this section complete for final review upon execution by the city, and submission of a copy to the Council. Additionally, our records show that the city's revision of its local surface water management plan is to be completed by September 2000, in response to completion of the Lower Rum River Watershed plan in September of 1998.