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- i 29a1#14 ceCY/i'6 515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117 -1600 (651) 766 -4029 / FAX: (651) 766 -4048 www. ci.little- canada. mn. us MEMORANDUM To: Mayor Blesener and Members of City Council From: Bill Dircks, Public Works Superintendent Date: August 17, 2005 Re: City water connection at 736 Carla Lane MAYOR Bill Blesener COUNCIL Jim LaValle Rick Montour Barbara Allan John Keis ADMINISTRATOR Joel R. Hanson City water main was added as part of the reconstruction of Carla Lane. The homes in that neighborhood are unique in that the majority of them do not have basements. In the case of 736 Carla Lane, the situation is even more unique. The utility room is located off of the interior wall of the garage. The house has neither a basement nor a crawl space. Because of that fact there are only two possible solutions that will allow them to hook up to city water: 1. The first involves hand digging a hole in the basement seven feet deep to allow the contractor to use a "missile" to bore a hole to the curb stop at the right -of -way line to allow the copper to be connected from the curb stop to the garage. Then, another hole would have to be dug under the wall between the basement and the utility room to allow the copper to be run into the utility room where the meter would be set. The contractor can only guarantee success with the "missile" for thirty feet; after that, it could hit soft soil, rocks, or water and take any path it chooses. Based on the conditions of the soils encountered during construction this is entirely possible. If that were to happen, the contractor would have to remove a section of driveway and dig down to retrieve the "missile" and they could not attempt another bore. The entire length of the bore would be underneath the garage slab and the driveway. It would be approximately 75 feet. 2. The second solution would be to connect to the pre - existing well line that is already running under the garage and into the utility room. This would involve boring from the wellhead to the curb stop. This bore would take place off to the side of the driveway so, if there were any problems, it would not be as much trouble to retrieve the "missile ". It would also be a shorter distance, leaving less up to chance. A copper line would be run from the curb stop to the pipe at the wellhead. The pipe would be disconnected from the well and tied into the new copper line. The only problem with this scenario is that there is plastic pipe running between the well and the utility room. Our current city ordinance does not allow the use of plastic pipe in outside city water connections. I spoke to the