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MINUTES Ci[y Council Nov, ?_4, 19£32 Lal<e Gervais Mr. llanson opened the public heari.ng on the Lalce Gervais sanitary Interceptor. sewer interceptor. Mr. Hanson reported that thi.s was an inf.ormational (Cont.) meeting. The Metropolitan Gdaste Contr.ol Commission has determi.ned it necessary to put in a large sanitary sewer inter.ceptor line through Little Canada. Mr. Don Ringrose ot f3ennett-Ringrose, a consul[ing firm for the M'dCC appeared before the audience. Mr. Rin~;rose i.ntroduced Mr. 'Cim Keegan of Ilennett-Ringr.ose and Terry Herman of: the MWCC. Mr. Ri.ngrose informed the audience that the MWCC has the responsib:i.lity of collecti_n~, treatinp, and discharging sanitary sewage fr.om the surroundinp, commun:i.ties. This organizati.on was established in 1970 for this purpose. Mr.. Ringrose r.eported that his f.i.rm was retai.ned by the M4dCC Co assist in the design and implementati.on of the projection being discussed tonight. Mr. Ri.n~rose reported that in 19h5 to 1967 Little Canada and some other suburbs began a sani_tary sewer program. AC this time Little Canada Uuilt the Li[tle Canada interceptor. which was a 48 inch li.ne. This was done before the MWCC was created. When Li.ttle Canada built this line, i.T. toolc :into account projected growth. Now, however, this l:ine is inadequate. Mr. Rin~rose reported that the pumping statAon on Pdgerton Street was bu:il~ by Litr.l.e Canada. Par before its expected time, this stat:i.on has also become inadequate. Mr. Ringrose also stated that if problems develop at this station, there is no place Lor se~aage to ~o and there is no way to turn off the sewage flo~o. Therefore, t:here i.s a potenti.al for polution into the lalces. The MWCC now feeLs it is cl.ose to the time to malce some lcind of improvement and enlar;e the capabi.lity for present and future needs and also eLim~i.nate this pumping station. Mr. Ringrose reported that studi.es have determined that it ~i.s possible to construct a p,ravity sewer line and e1.i.mi_nate the pumping staCion. There wi11 be a pumpi.ng station rema:i.ning at the l.ocation, but the present station wi11 ei.ther be modif:ied or a new smaller station bui.lt. This sCati.on w:i11 serve Little Canada and a small area of Maplewood and not the large area the staCi.on noca serves. Mr. P.ingrose r.eported that presently the preliminary engineering For. the project i.s bein~; done. The MWCC i.s studying alter.nati.ves, grades, necessary easements. The MSdCC is not loclced into anything at th~is point. In the near. future Che KWCC i_s planni.ng to make some soil tests and there will be soil drill.ing ri~s i.n the area where the new inter.ceptor line i.s planned. Page -7-