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<br />City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan <br />DRAFT November 27, 2019 <br /> <br /> <br />Chapter 6: Water Resources | 6-1 <br /> <br />Chapter 6: Water Resources <br />INTRODUCTION <br />This chapter provides information on the City’s Sanitary Sewer, Local Surface <br />Water Management, and Water Supply Plans. These plans are currently being <br />updated to meet new Metropolitan Council and watershed district standards. Full <br />versions of these water resource plans will be included as appendices to the final <br />comprehensive plan. <br />Water Resources Goals and Policies <br />The City of Mounds View recognizes the importance of water resources for human <br />and ecological services. The following goals and policies address sanitary sewer, <br />surface water, and water supply. <br />1. Provide adequate sanitary sewer, water supply, and surface water <br />management to serve existing and new development or redevelopment. <br />2. Construct and operate existing and new public facilities to protect the <br />health, safety, and welfare of residents. <br />3. Develop a plan consistent with the Metropolitan Council’s Regional <br />Development Framework. <br />Policies and Action Steps: <br />1. Encourage new development or redevelopment that is consistent with the <br />capacity of the sanitary sewer and water systems. <br />2. Continue City activities to prevent or eliminate excessive infiltration/inflow <br />from the sanitary sewer system. <br />3. Continue City activities and programs to prevent flooding and adverse <br />impacts from land disturbance, and to manage and preserve the City’s <br />wetlands, lakes, and groundwater. <br />4. Continue implementation of the City’s water conservation actions <br />including a conservation rate structure, system improvements, <br />educational efforts, conservation ordinances, and enforcement of water <br />regulations. <br />SANITARY SEWER <br />The Metropolitan Council has prepared forecasts for sewer flow to assist <br />communities in their comprehensive planning efforts. The sewer forecasts for <br />Mounds View are presented in Table 6-1. <br />Table 6-1: Sewer Forecasts <br /> 2020 2030 2040 <br />Sewered Population 12,300 12,300 12,400 <br />Sewered Households 5,100 5,200 5,200 <br />Sewered Employment 6,800 7,100 7,200 <br />Average Annual Wastewater <br />Flow (MGD) <br />1.06 1.03 1.01 <br />