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~nTr~ura~,s <br />ci.cy rounctl. <br />Dec. 9, l9£32 <br />'Che worlc benan wi.th the pumpi.n~; sCation on the ~oest s:ide of Gerv~~is <br />and ran ~in the. northerl.y direction t2ixough Vadnai.s Hei~hCS and <br />ldhl.te I3ear T,ownshi_c, and up to the northern Rerosey County ].~i.ne. <br />1'he li.ne was desi.gnecl, fi.nanced ~nd started by these three communi.ties. <br />'Che li.ne was i.ntendecl to serve these communities at. their satur.aC:i.on <br />po-ine of devel.opment. The pipes and faci.l.i.ties were quj.Ce lar~e, <br />with the pipe bein; a 48 i.nch l.ine. Flhen Che l.ine was designed it <br />was not ~i.nCended to servi_ce other communi.ti.es than the three. Thi.s <br />caine at a lziter ti.ine. <br />:fn the later 1.960's the Metr.o Se*.ver Roard wa, crezited by the Le;i.sl~ture. <br />and p,iven the responsi.bi.li.ty for the treatment and col.l.ect~i.on ot <br />sewage. It, juri.sdi.cti.on covered as f.ar north as P'or.est Lalce and 2s <br />Ear south as P<irmi.ngton. Sk~ortly after i.CS creaGion, Che Metro <br />Sewer. ~~3oard began Co purchase faci.l:i.ti.es already ~in pl.ace. 'Ch~is <br />incl.uded the acqui.s~i.tion of. the L~t.t-tl.e C~nada pum~i.n~; staC.ion ancl <br />the T,ittle Canada intercepCOr li.ne. <br />After Chis acqui.sition, i.t became clear that the exi.sti_n;; treatment <br />facil.i.ti.c-~s at Por.est Lake and ilu~;o were not up to standarct. Polluti.on <br />was enter.i.n~; the 7.alce systems and somet:hi.ng had to be donr. <br />'fhere was the opti.on o[ bui.l,di.ng a new treaCment facility or connect:i.ng <br />these commwtiti.es into the 1ar~er sysCern. <br />'I'he d~~~.ci,ion was rnaide to t:i.e i.n L'ore~st Lalce and Huc;o i.nto the. r4~tro <br />Sy>tem. 7'here was onl.y one way to accompl~i.sh tt~i.s. 'Phe lines had <br />been extended tl~rough tdhite ~3ear 'Cownsh:Lp. The Ci.ty of t•Ihi.T.e 13ear <br />Lake had no f:aci_li.t~.ies to whi.ch Che northern comrnuni.ti.es could be <br />connected. 'Lheref.or.e, these two c1.ti.es were connected to the Li.ttle <br />Canada 1i.ne i.n 1977 or 1973. <br />l.n 1.972 to ].974 the MWCC di.d more 1on;;-range stud:i.es. OnE of these <br />studies caas Che Northern Area Study and i.t addressed i.ssues such <br />as the CiCy of: idhite 13ear T.alce pumpi.ng stat;ion, the fact ChaY_ t:l1e <br />seLOer locaCed south of: Little Canada were at thei.r. capai.ct:y. <br />T.n 1973 i.C became clear th;it the issue of the L~ittle Canada <br />pumping station had eo be addressud. <br />As a par.t of.~ the Northerri Area Study it w~s declde<t Co enlarge the <br />sewer on Hi_ghway 61.. <br />Some oF these i.ssues f:urther Li.mi.t_ed the. opY.i.ons ~in rep,ard to the <br />project bein£, d~iscussed toni~ht. <br />'Chsn, the co~ined se~ver overtl.oco study was done. It. consi.dered <br />three alternat:ive routes Lor the i.nterceptor li.ne bei.nh cl~.i.scussed <br />toni.ght. <br />At t11is point: Mr. Ri_nt;rose shaaed some sl.:i_des dep:icting [he vari.ous <br />route, Chat were considered. <br />pap,e -2- <br />