Minnesota Statutes 473.515 – Sewage Collection and Disposal; Powers
Subdivision 1.Identification of powers.
In addition to all other powers conferred upon or delegated to the council hereunder, it shall have the powers specified in this section.
Subd. 2.Right to discharge treated sewage.
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 473.515
- area: means the area over which the Metropolitan Council has jurisdiction, including only the counties of Anoka; Carver; Dakota excluding the cities of Northfield and Cannon Falls; Hennepin excluding the cities of Hanover and Rockford; Ramsey; Scott excluding the city of New Prague; and Washington. See Minnesota Statutes 473.121
- council: means the Metropolitan Council established by section 473. See Minnesota Statutes 473.121
- Metropolitan disposal system: means any or all of the interceptors or treatment works owned or operated by the Metropolitan Council. See Minnesota Statutes 473.121
- Person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- Sewage: means all liquid or water-carried waste products from whatever source derived, together with such groundwater infiltration and surface water as may be present. See Minnesota Statutes 473.121
- state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 473.515
- area: means the area over which the Metropolitan Council has jurisdiction, including only the counties of Anoka; Carver; Dakota excluding the cities of Northfield and Cannon Falls; Hennepin excluding the cities of Hanover and Rockford; Ramsey; Scott excluding the city of New Prague; and Washington. See Minnesota Statutes 473.121
- council: means the Metropolitan Council established by section 473. See Minnesota Statutes 473.121
- Metropolitan disposal system: means any or all of the interceptors or treatment works owned or operated by the Metropolitan Council. See Minnesota Statutes 473.121
- Person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- Sewage: means all liquid or water-carried waste products from whatever source derived, together with such groundwater infiltration and surface water as may be present. See Minnesota Statutes 473.121
- state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
The council shall have the right to discharge the effluent from any treatment works operated by it into any waters of the state in accordance with any effluent or water quality standards lawfully adopted by the Pollution Control Agency.
Subd. 3.Connections with metropolitan system.
The council may require any person or local government unit in the metropolitan area to provide for the discharge of its sewage, directly or indirectly, into the metropolitan disposal system, or to connect any disposal system or part thereof with the metropolitan disposal system wherever reasonable opportunity therefor is provided; may regulate the manner in which such connections are made; may require any person or local government unit discharging sewage into the metropolitan disposal system to provide preliminary treatment therefor; may prohibit the discharge into the metropolitan disposal system of any substance which it determines will or may be harmful to the system or any persons operating it; and may require any local government unit to discontinue the acquisition, betterment, or operation of any facility for its disposal system wherever and so far as adequate service is or will be provided by the metropolitan disposal system.