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3.5 METROPOLITAN COUNCIL Established by the Minnesota Legislature in 1967, the Metropolitan Council is the regional planning organization for the Twin Cities, seven -county metro area. The Council manages public transit, housing programs, wastewater collection and treatment, regional parks, and regional water resources. The Metropolitan Council reviews municipal comprehensive plans, including this LSWMP. The Council adopted the 2040 Thrive MSP Water Resources Policy Plan in 2015, establishing expectations to be met in local plans. The Council's goals focus on water quality standards and pollution control, "to reduce the effects of nonpoint source pollution on the region's wetlands, lakes, streams and rivers." 3.6 STATE BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES (BWSR) The Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) works through local government agencies to implement Minnesota's water and soil conservation policies. BWSR is the administrative agency for soil and water conservation districts, watershed districts, watershed management organizations, and county water managers. BWSR is responsible for implementation of the Metropolitan Surface Water Management Act and the Wetland Conservation Act. Staff members are located in eight field offices throughout the state. First established in 1937 as the State Soil Conservation Committee, the agency became part of the University of Minnesota in the 1950s, transferred to the Department of Natural Resources in 1971, then transferred to the Department of Agriculture in 1982. In 1987, the State Legislature established the current Board of Water and Soil Resources. The Board consists of 17 members, appointed by the governor to four-year terms, and includes representatives from multiple state and local agencies. In 1992, BWSR adopted rules (8410), establishing the required content for local surface water management plans. 3.7 MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY (MPCA) The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is the state's lead environmental protection agency. Created by the State Legislature in 1967, the MPCA is responsible for monitoring environmental quality and enforcing environmental regulations to protect the land, air, and water. The MPCA regulates the City's management of wastewater, surface water, and solid waste. The MPCA is the permitting authority in Minnesota for the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), the federal program administered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to address polluted surface water runoff. Certain cities in Minnesota are defined as Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4s) and are subject to stormwater regulation under the Clean Water Act and Minnesota Rule 7090. There are multiple ways for a City or township to be subject to the MPCA's stormwater regulation under the MPCA's general permit. The MPCA regulates the entire jurisdiction of a city (or township) that is located fully or partially within an urbanized area as determined by the latest Decennial Census and that owns or operates an MS4. Consequently, Mounds View has developed a stormwater pollution prevention program (SWPPP) to address six minimum control measures: 1) Public education 2) Public involvement 3) Illicit discharge detection and elimination 4) Construction site runoff control City of Mounds View 17 Local Surface Water Management Plan Stantec Project No. 193804166 (5 5tantec