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--- OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK F��E NO.
~ � CO NCIL RESOLUTION—GENERAL FORM
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WHEREAS, the Board of Water Commissioaers has been
requested by the Saint Paul Environmental Quality Advisory
Board to address a letter to the Execu�Cive D�rector of the
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency cn the question of
purificatioa of the Mississippi River, and the Board of Water
Commissioners has coacurred in such a request by its
Resolution No. 2254, adopted February 26, 1971; now therefore
be it
RESOLYED that it is to the best interest of the City
of Saint Paul that all measures to improve the quality of
the Mississippi River be undertaken and tAat it supports
the recommendations of The Saint Paul Environnental Quality
Advisory Board aad the action of the Board of Water
Commissioners in encouraging the Execntive Director of the
M3nnesota Pollt�tion Control Agency to adopt the following
measuresr
1. That the discharge of inercurq ia any amount
from p,aper mills and any other sources on �he
Mississippi R3�er upsLream fro� the C3tY of
Sa3at Paul be prchibit�d.
2. That the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
survey the Mississ3ppi, River upstream fro�
the CitY of Saint Paui �rat�r suppl� inta�ke £or
seurces of rax sewage whose pathogenic bacteria
and viruses cou7,d constitute a public health
hazard.
3. When sucl� sources of raw sexage conta�ainatior�
are ident3fied that the pollution be abated
through iamediate e�sforce�en� orders.
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COUNCILMEN Adopted by the Council 19—
Yeas Nays � a '�i'#
Butler
Caxlson A o 19�
Levine �
Tn FAVOr
Meredith �
Sprafka
A gainst
Tedesco �R 61971
Mr. President, McCarty ���b���D --
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Asst. Corpor• ion Counsel �
CITY OF ST. PAUL No._ �'�
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OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS -C�,�
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COMMISSIONER — DATE
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N1�LEREAS, the Board o� Water Commissioners has been '
requested by the Saint Paul Environmenta2 Quality �4dvisory �
Board to address a 1e.ttar to the Executive Dzrector of the
Minnesota flollution Control A ency on the questio� of "
� purification o� the Missi�„ssippi River, and the Board of Water
Commissioners hias �oncurred �in such a re+quest by its .
� Resolution No. 2254, ,.�dopted Fe�ruary Z6, I972; now therefore
be it _
RESOLVED that it is to the best interest of the City
' of Saint Paul �Chat all measures to improve tbe quslity of
� ' the Mississ:ippi River be undertaken and that it supports , `
. th� r�com�endations of The Sai�z Paul Enviro�ental Qual.ity -
Advisory'Board .and the action of the Hoard of l�ater �
� Commissa�oners �;n en+evuraging the Executiwe Diractor of the
`� Minn$sota Pollution Control Agency to adapt the fol,loxiag ,.
me�xsures: � �
� 1. That the discharge of inercury in any �tmo�snt � , �
froa 'paper mills and any other sources on the
f � � Mississippi River upstream frvm tha C3ty of
" ' Saint Paul :be prohibited.
Z., Th,at the Minaesota Polluti.on Co�trol Agea�y .
' .survay the Mississip�i River �upstreas froa
`� th• C�3ty o€ Saint Paul water supg 1� in�ake for
� sour��s of raw sewa-��e whos.e patt�agenfc ba�teria �
snd viruses �ould constitute a public �ea2�h _
hazar'd.
� 3. l�Then ,such sources of raw se�,►age cont�is�atian
_ are i�dan��fied th�tt the poliution be aba�ed �N:
. thro�gh,iatediate enforcement orderx, � :
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. Adoptead bT #�e (�ot�� � '�8-.-- .
COUNCILMEN
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Butler = .
Carlson �.18..�.
� Levine , � Favor
Meredith . \
Sprafka U _
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Mr. President, B�c(�rty
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THE WATER DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF ST. PAUL
t�rcb 3, 1,�71
�i�nesoCa Poll�tion Cmn�rol A�e���r
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��� �ai�'L �e.ul. Gf t;� Gaun �t �h� r�qu€��L �nd advice r�t �he
��►3nt P��zx �viro��nt� litp �idvisc►r� ��xd h�.ve p��eed
r��c�l�ztiona dir�cti�, �� to ���u��+� that t�� Pc�3lo�rf a� r�ea�ur��
i�e t��t�n by t��� � e�a-�� �'s�I,lution Coes��o1 ,#�a�ttc��
2. �h�t �x �,i�ehar�+� af t��rcury #.r� az�yr a�aa�t
��rc�n ;��p�� �12I� aratl ��r t����;r �att�c��s o�s
t�a �t��i���p�i �iv�r zsps'�r�� fxY�m tha Ci�y
t�t �ai��t pe�zl b� �,rr►�ii�itecl.
2. T�� �2�s� �&ia��got� Po�3ution �v���rol A�gn��
�urv�,y ��� ��i��is�inpi �iv�r upatree� �arc�m
ta� Gi�y ot ��i�t� Pa���. �a�e:r au�c��:y �nt�ke
�'e� rac�+ar��a� at rr�� �se���� whc��� �7r�t�o�en3�
ba��ri� aa� vi�ru��� c�u�.c� ca�sti��;�C� � �blic
ha�a.l.��i ����d.
3. tdb�� stt�h aau�ce� e�f r�� s�r�c� Caat�mina►tian
a�r� �.a�������� �r��� tn� ����z��.c�n �� �:�����
�lxz�au�;k� i�efli��e ��z�'orcc���►t ard���.
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Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
AT'1'I�: Grant J. Merritt,
Executive Director -2- 3/3/71
Copies of the aforem.entioned resolutions are en-
closed. I urge your early attention to these measurea which
will serve to improve th� qua.lity oP the Mississippi River, a
ma3or source o� wa.ter for the Saint Paul Water Supply System.
Yours very tru],y,
Robert F. Sprafka, President
Boe.rd oP Water Cou�issioners
CWH/EAH/sa�
Encls.
cc: Saint Paul Environmental Advisary Board
c/o: Dr. Charles A. Huver, Chairman
Hea�y F. Marsh�.il �
City Gl�erk