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1. Compare the energy use and performance of your facilities with other peer plants using <br />standardized, free tools. <br />2. Plan and budget for motor maintenance and upgrades so as to assure the most energy <br />efficient, durable and appropriate equipment is available when upgrades or break downs <br />occur. <br />3. Establish an on-going budget and program for decreasing inflow and infiltration into sewer <br />lines and losses in drinking water systems. <br />4. Assess energy and chemicals use at drinking water / wastewater facilities and report on <br />implemented changes that had a short payback period. ... action (4). <br />5. (Action deleted on 06/17/2012) <br />6. Implement a wastewater efficiency project/program for business operations: pretreatment, <br />water conservation, business co-location, co-generation or water reuse. <br />7. Create a demand-side management program to reduce demands on water and wastewater <br />systems. <br />http://greenstep.pca.state.mn.us/bestPracticesDetail.cfm?bpid=20 <br />21. Septic Systems Optional BP Optional BP Optional BP <br />1. Report to landowners suspected noncompliant or failing septic systems as part of an <br />educational, informational and financial assistance and outreach program designed to trigger <br />voluntary landowner action to improve septic systems. <br />2. Use a community process to address failing septic systems. <br />3. Clarify/establish one or more responsible management entities for the proper design, <br />siting, installation, operation, monitoring and maintenance of septic systems. <br />4. Adopt a subsurface sewage treatment system ordinance based on the Association of <br />Minnesota Counties' model ordinance. <br />5. Create a program to finance septic system upgrades. <br />6. Work with homeowners and businesses in environmentally sensitive areas and areas where <br />standard septic systems are not the least-cost option to promote innovative waste water <br />systems, including central sewer extensions. <br />7. Arrange for assistance to commercial, retail and industrial businesses with water use <br />reduction, pollution prevention and pretreatment prior to discharge to septics. <br />http://greenstep.pca.state.mn.us/bestPracticesDetail.cfm?bpid=21 <br />22. Solid Waste Reduction Optional BP Optional BP Optional BP <br />1. Adopt and meet reduction goals for waste/toxics generated from internal city operations, <br />including schools, libraries, parks, municipal health care facilities. <br />2. Adopt and meet recycling/composting goals for waste/toxics generated from internal city <br />operations. <br />3. Document significant waste reduction/recycling, through a resource management contract <br />(covering recycling and garbage) or other means, for one or more of: <br />a. City government operations. <br />b. Schools, libraries, parks, or municipal health care facilities. <br />c. A commercial or industrial business. <br />4. Publicize, promote and use the varied businesses/services collecting and marketing used, <br />repaired and rental consumer goods in the city/county. <br />5. Arrange for a residential or business/institutional source separated organics <br />collection/management program. <br />6. Implement one or more city-wide solid waste collection/recycling systems: <br />a. Require collection of recyclables from multi-unit residential buildings. <br />b. Require collection of 3 or more recyclable materials from commercial entities. <br />c. Organize regular, ongoing residential solid waste collection by private and/or public <br />operations to link one (or more) geographic district(s) to only one hauler. <br />7. Offer significant volume-based pricing on residential garbage and/or incentives for <br />recycling. <br />If implementing this BP, complete <br />at least ONE action. <br />If implementing this BP, complete <br />at least ONE action. <br />If implementing this BP, complete <br />at least ONE action. <br />If implementing this BP, complete <br />at least ONE action. <br />If implementing this BP, complete <br />at least ONE of actions (1) through <br />(3), and … <br />... at least ONE of actions (4) <br />through (8). <br />If implementing this BP, complete <br />at least action (1) or (2), and … <br />... at least ONE of actions (4) <br />through (8). <br />If implementing this best practice, <br />complete actions (1) and (2) and <br />... <br />… at least ONE additional action. <br />If implementing this best practice, <br />complete actions (1) and (2) and ... <br />… at least ONE additional action. <br />If a city provides drinking water <br />services and chooses to implement <br />this best practice, complete at <br />least actions (1) and (2), or …