RES 22-052 APPROVING THE MOU WITH MET COUNCIL RELATED TO THE LONG TERM INFLOW AND INFILTRATION MITIGATION PROGRAM

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Metropolitan Council No. 211072 2022 Memorandum of Understanding Relating to Ongoing Inflow and Infiltration Program Between The City of St. Anthony Village And The Metropolitan Council WHEREAS: 1. The Metropolitan Council ("Council") has adopted the Inflow and Infiltration (1/I) Program procedures pursuant to Minnesota Statutes (M.S.), chapter 473, including sections 473.145-146 and section 473.858, and the Council's Waste Discharge Rules, and are declared to be necessary for the efficient, economic, and safe operation of the regional sanitary sewer system and for protection of the health, safety, and general welfare of the public in the metropolitan region. 2. The Council policy regarding 1/1 is contained in the 2040 Water Resources Policy Plan, adopted by the Council in May 2015. 3. The Ongoing 1/1 Mitigation Program requires that the Council establish 1/1 goals for all communities discharging wastewater to the regional wastewater system. Communities that have excessive 1/1 in their wastewater collection systems will be required to eliminate the excessive 1/1 within a reasonable time. 4. The City of St. Anthony Village ("City") has been identified by the Council as contributing excessive 1/1 in the wastewater collection system. 5. The City has implemented an aggressive Street and Utility Capital Improvement Program to replace aging infrastructure throughout the entire city. 6. Because of circumstances related to age of infrastructure, age of housing stock, historical building methods used to handle clear water, and capacity in the local wastewater collection systems, the City is undertaking a long-term 1/1 mitigation program. Now, therefore, the Council and the City hereby agree as follows: 1. Purpose of Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU"): The parties to the MOU recognize the need to outline their joint and separate efforts in 1/1 mitigation.