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all new or redeveloped land development. These local governments must also notify their residents of ways to implement "best management practices" and available resources, if additional information is needed. 3. All local governments in the metropolitan area must adopt the Department of Natural Resource shoreland regulations as found in the Statewide Standards For Management Of Shoreland Areas as prescribed by the timeline in (Minnesota Regulations Parts 6120.2500-6120.3900)and consistent with the DNR's implementation strategy. Local governments should work with the DNR to determine the most effective way to implement the DNR's shoreland regulations. 4. All local governments in the metropolitan area must adopt as part of their comprehensive plans and official controls the measures described in items 1 and 2 by January 1, 1993. Each local government should notify the affected Watershed Management Organizations of its intentions to comply with items 1 and 2. 5. After Jarivara 1, 1993,it he Council may require modLtcadon of plan amendments that involve land use activities that would generate surface water runoff, unless the local government has adopted the interim measures described in items 1 through 3. The Council will not require a plan modification regarding nonpoint source pollution if a local government has adopted NURP standards and MPCA's "best management practices" by January 1, 1993 and is following the DNR's shoreland regulation implementation strategy. 6. The Metropolitan Council will continue to develop target pollution loads for all watersheds in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. 7. The Association of Metropolitan Municipalities will advise its member cities of the urgent need to implement runoff and land management practices that improve the quality of direct and indirect runoff discharges to area water bodies. 8. The Metropolitan Council and the Association of Metropolitan Municipalities will work with State of Minnesota agencies to reduce nonpoint source pollution to area water bodies in Greater Minnesota. 9. The Metropolitan Council and the Association of Metropolitan Municipalities will monitor the effectiveness of the above-mentioned interim steps to address the nonpoint source pollution problem in the metropolitan area.