Public works

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Public works

• The Infrastructure of (Urban) Landscapes
• Water Treatment, Sewer, Stormwater Management,
  Solid Waste and Recycling Services (Minneapolis
  Utility Billing)

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• Storm Water
• Agricultural (nonpoint source) and rural
  stormwater runoff
• Urban stormwater
• Waste Water
• Sanitary sewer
• Wastewater treatment plants
• Drinking Water
• Urban Watershed Management - Local Surface Water
  Management Plan
• Water Supply Water Resources Research
• Solid Waste

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• 18 CFR Conservation of Power and Water Resources
• 33 CFR Navigation Navigable Waterways
• 50 CFR Protection of Environment ltwatergt
• EPA Regulations
• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
  Regulations

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Pub. L. 98242 title I,  102, Mar. 22, 1984, 98
Stat. 97 Pub. L. 104147  1, May 24, 1996, 110
Stat. 137542 USC 10301 Water Desalination Act of
1996

• The Congress finds and declares that
• (1) the existence of an adequate supply of water
  of good quality for the production of materials
  and energy for the Nations needs and for the
  efficient use of the Nations energy and water
  resources is essential to national economic
  stability and growth, and to the well-being of
  the people
• (2) the management of water resources is closely
  related to maintaining environmental quality,
  productivity of natural resources and
  agricultural systems, and social well-being
• (3) there is an increasing threat of impairment
  to the quantity and quality of surface and
  groundwater resources
• (4) the Nations capabilities for technological
  assessment and planning and for policy
  formulation for water resources must be
  strengthened at the Federal, State, and local
  governmental levels

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• (5) there should be a continuing national
  investment in water and related research and
  technology commensurate with growing national
  needs
• (6) it is necessary to provide for the research
  and development of technology for the conversion
  of saline and other impaired waters to a quality
  suitable for municipal, industrial, agricultural,
  recreational, and other beneficial uses
• (7) the Nation must provide programs to
  strengthen research and associated graduate
  education because the pool of scientists,
  engineers, and technicians trained in fields
  related to water resources constitutes an
  invaluable natural resource which should be
  increased, fully utilized, and regularly
  replenished
• (8) long-term planning and policy development are
  essential to ensure the availability of an
  abundant supply of high quality water for
  domestic and other uses
• (9) the States must have the research and
  problem-solving capacity necessary to effectively
  manage their water resources

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US Geological Survey

• Water Resources of the United States
• Water Resources Programs

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National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration
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US Army Corps of Engineers
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Natural Resources Conservation Service

• Water Resources Program
• Snow Survey and Water Supply Forecasting
• Wetlands Reserve Program
• Nutrient Pest Management

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Bureau of Reclamation

• Nation's largest wholesale water supplier,
  operating 348 reservoirs with a total storage
  capacity of 245 million acre-feet (an acre-foot,
  325,851 gallons of water, supplies enough water
  for a family of four for one year)
• Provides 1 out of 5 (140,000) Western farmers
  with irrigation water for 10 million farmland
  acres that produce 60 of the nation's vegetables
  and 25 of its fresh fruit and nut crops
• Second largest producer of hydropower in the
  United States, operating 58 hydroelectric power
  plants that annually produced, on average, 44
  billion kilowatt-hours
• Delivers 10 trillion gallons of water to more
  than 31 million people each year
• Manages, with partners, 308 recreation sites that
  have 90 million visits annually.

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US Water Monitor

• A Portal To Federal Water Information

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US Fish and Wildlife Service

• National Wetlands Inventory
• Fisheries and Habitat Conservation
• Digest of Federal Laws
• Memoranda of Agreements Relating to Wetlands

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Floods and Floodplains

• USGS Information
• The National Flood Insurance Program (FEMA)
• Flood (FEMA)

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US Environmental Protection Agency Programs

• By Topic. Air, Pesticides, Pollution Prevention,
  Toxics Chemicals, Water, Wastes Recycling
• Research Scientific and research related programs
  within the EPA
• Programs with a Geographic Focus Programs focused
  on either a land mass or political border
• General Interest General environmental and
  cross-topic (e.g. air, water) programs
• Grants and Environmental Financing Research
  grants, fellowships, and other financing
  opportunities
• State, Local, and Tribal Information geared to
  EPA's partners in environmental protection
• Industry Partnerships Programs for business
  industry to participate in or benefit from.

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US Environmental Protection Agency Office of
Science and Technology
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US Environmental Protection Agency Office of
Water

• The 1972 Amendments to the Federal Water
  Pollution Control Act (Public Law 92-500), the
  Clean Water Act, established the foundation for
  wastewater discharge control -primary objective
  is to restore and maintain the chemical,
  physical and biological integrity of the nations
  waters
• Safe Drinking Water Act
• portions of the Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization
  Amendments of 1990
• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
• Ocean Dumping Ban Act
• Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act
• Shore Protection Act
• Marine Plastics Pollution Research and Control
  Act
• London Dumping Convention, the International
  Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from
  Ships
• and several other statutes

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Groundwater and Drinking Water
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US Environmental Protection AgencyOffice of
Wastewater Management

• Wastewater Primer
• National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
• Animal Feedlots
• Combined Sewers
• Sanitary Sewers

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US Environmental Protection AgencyOffice of
Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds

• Aquatic Ecosystems

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US Environmental Protection Agency Federal and
State Government Regulations and Programs

• Minnesota

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Drinking Water Research
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US Environmental Protection Agency Office of
Solid Waste

• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
• Solid (Nonhazardous) Wastes
• Hazardous Wastes
• Superfund Sites
• Underground Storage Tanks
• Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
  (OSWER)
• Wastes
• Municipal Solid Waste

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Metropolitan Council

• The Metropolitan Council is the regional planning
  organization for the seven-county Twin Cities
  area
• runs the regional bus and light rail system
• collects and treats wastewater
• manages regional water resources
• plans regional parks administers funds that
  provide housing opportunities for low- and
  moderate-income individuals and families
• Environmental Services

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• Located on the Mississippi River in St. Paul, the
  Metro Plant is the largest wastewater treatment
  facility in Minnesota
• When it opened in 1938, it was the first plant in
  a metropolitan area on the Mississippi River
• Today it is among the nation's largest, averaging
  215 million gallons of wastewater every day from
  62 communities and 800 industries, 1.8 million
  people
• Interceptor Sewers

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Drinking Water Supply

• Community Water Supply
• Water Supply Planning in the Twin Cities
  Metropolitan Area (Met Council)
• St Paul Water Good to the Last Drop? (Daily
  Planet)
• Public Water Supply Plans (DNR)
• Minnesota DNR Division of Waters

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Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR)
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• Minneapolis
• Storm and Surface Water Management
• Solid Waste and Recycling
• Water Department
• Stormwater and wastewater systems in Minneapolis
• St. Paul
• Sewer Services
• Recycling in St. Paul
• St. Paul Regional Water Services

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Minneapolis Solid Waste and Recycling

• The Division of Solid Waste Recycling provides
  service to approximately 290,000 residents in
  110,000 dwelling units
• All 1-4 unit residential buildings, and any
  buildings with five or more units that contract
  with the City for solid waste services
• Crews also collect garbage and recyclables from
  an additional 40 City buildings, and from 500
  litter containers placed at Bus Shelters and
  Transtops throughout the city
• Services are provided by City of Minneapolis
  crews, and a consortium of private garbage
  haulers, Minneapolis Refuse Incorporated (MRI)
• The City and MRI each collect from approximately
  half of the city

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• South St. Paul Water
• North St. Paul Utilities
• Bloomington Utilities

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West St. Paul Local Surface Water Management Plan

• Under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act as
  amended the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
  (USACE) regulate the placement of fill into all
  wetlands of the U.S.
• In 1993, there was a modification of the
  definition of "discharge of dredged material to
  include incidental discharges associated with
  excavation
• This modification of the discharge of dredged
  material definition meant that any excavation
  done within a wetland required the applicant to
  go through Section 404 permitting procedures
• In 1998, however, this decision was modified so
  that excavation in wetlands is now regulated by
  the USACE only when it is associated with a fill
  action

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• The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
  implements provisions of Section 404 of the Clean
  Water Act with guidance from the EPA through a
  permitting process
• The Section 404 permit also requires a Section
  401 water quality certification before it is
  valid
• The EPA has given Section 401 certification
  authority to the MPCA
• The powers and duties of this Minnesota state
  agency and its commissioner include
• Fulfilling mandates from the EPA, particularly
  in regard to the Clean Water Act
• Administration of the NPDES Phase II MS4 permit
• Administration of the NPDES construction site
  permit program
• Administration of the NPDES industrial site
  discharge permit program
• Development of Total maximum daily load limits
  for waterbodies and watercourses in Minnesota
  (often in conjunction with other agencies or
  joint powers organizations such as watersheds)

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Water Basin
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Water Course
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Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

• Stormwater Program
• Wastewater
• Feedlot Program
• Lakes in Minnesota
• Minnesotas Impaired Waters and Total Maximum
  Daily Loads
• Perfluorochemicals
• Superfund Program
• Household Hazardous Waste

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Minnesota Department of Health

• Perfluorochemicals in Minnesota
• Drinking Water Protection