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515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117 -1600 (651) 766 -4029 / FAX: (651) 766 -4048 www.eLlittle-canada.mn.us MEMORANDUM MAYOR Bill Blesener COUNCIL dim LaValle Rick Montour Barbara Allan John Reis ADMINISTRATOR Joel R. Hanson To: Mayor Blesener and Members of City Council From: Bill Dircks, Public Works Superintendent Lee Elfering, City Engineer Date: November 3, 2005 Re: Replacement of Septic System at 2221 McMenemy Road Mr. Duane Dahlstrom contacted the City Building Inspector for approval of the replacement of his existing septic system at the above referenced address. His property is located south of Highway 36 on the eastern border of the city. Maplewood has a sewer main that runs down McMenemy Road; however, there is no stub for Mr. Dahlstrom's property and his first floor elevation is approximately 10 -12 feet below McMenemy Road. City ordinances allow for an Individual Septic Treatment System where it is clearly shown that there is a hardship or practical difficulties in the extension of the public sanitary sewer service to the structure as determined by the City Engineer provided the property is at least one acre minimum high ground size. It is the opinion of staff that practical difficulties exist in order to connect to City sewer. Staff requested that Mr. Dahlstrom obtain quotes for the cost of connecting to the sewer main. He provided us with the attached quote from Capra's Utilities. The quote involves installation of sewer and water laterals from the street to the property line and also the installation of a pump tank to lift the sewage up to the sewer main in the street. Since the quote involves a water connection also, approximately 25 % -40% of the cost could be dropped from the price quote given. Generally, the same trench is used so the only irrelevant costs are those associated with the water pipe and the labor involved in installing the water. There are also some permit fees that would not be charged. The bulk of the price involves the digging and the installation of the pump tank. Beyond price, the difficulties associated with the connection appear to outweigh any benefit that would be received by the homeowner or others. Mr. Dahlstrom will be doing the work himself and has assured us that he has worked on another septic installation in the past. He has agreed to conform to all state, federal, and local rules governing Individual Septic Treatment Systems and his work will be inspected by a certified LS.T.S. inspector. Staff will also require the system to be pumped yearly and inspected at least every three years per City Code. Records of both shall be submitted to the City by the certified contractor who does the work. cc: Duane Dahlstrom Steve Westerhaus