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ce+ V :. 2V14 c‘azymeek <br />515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117-1600 <br />(612) 484 -2177 / FAX: (612) 484 -4538 <br />Attention Please: <br />MAYOR <br />Michael I. Fahey <br />COUNCIL <br />Beverly Scalze <br />Jim LaValle <br />Steve Morelan <br />Bob Pedersen <br />ADMINISTRATOR <br />Joel R. Hanson <br />Your home is among those scheduled for sump pump cross connection <br />inspection beginning in mid- ,19 <br />Each year an excess of 125 million gallons of storm water (based on a 1993 Met Council <br />Study), incorrectly drained into sanitary sewers, costs the City of Little Canada an extra <br />$165,000 in treatment fees. In order to save money for all Little Canada residents, the Little <br />Canada City Council has adopted an ordinance requiring the inspection of sump pump <br />connections. <br />On , 19, the City of Little Canada will begin inspecting homes in your <br />neighborhood for cross connected sump pumps. (Cross connected means sump pumps that are connected <br />to the sanitary sewer lines instead of the storm sewer lines.) Inspectors from will <br />begin by going house to house, looking at connections in basements to insure that when sump pumps are <br />in place, they are properly connected, and that those connections are made with rigid PVC -type pipe, not <br />flexible hoses. You are not required to have a sump pump, but if you do, it must be properly connected. <br />Inspectors will work weekdays between a.m. and p.m. and Saturdays from <br />a.m. to p.m., through the month of August. The average inspection will take <br />between 10 and 20 minutes. Inspections are being carried out door -to -door, because it is the quickest and <br />most cost - effective way to inspect a large number of homes in a short time. Homes with a correct <br />connection, or without a sump pump, will be issued a "passed inspection" document. Previous experience <br />has shown that almost 90% of all Little Canada homes will pass this first inspection with no problems. <br />Homeowners who have incorrectly connected sump pumps will be required to correct the connection and <br />have the installation re- inspected, before being issued a "passed inspection" document. Those who do not <br />arrange for inspection, or who do not correct a cross connection, will incur a surcharge of $100. This will <br />be added to their sewer bill each month until the problem is corrected and they have scheduled and passed <br />City inspection. (A copy of the City Code detailing these penalties is enclosed. A separate sheet with a <br />few major points from the Code is also enclosed.) <br />If you are not at home when the inspector arrives, or if it is not convenient for you to allow inspection at <br />that time, a notice will be left with a number you may call to make an appointment. The number, <br />, is equipped with a voice -mail feature so you may leave a message at any hour of the day <br />or night. Once the door -to -door portion of the program is as complete as possible, appointments will be <br />scheduled for both weekdays and Saturdays. If you do not call and make an appointment, we will attempt <br />to contact you to arrange for inspection first by telephone, then through the mail, and lastly by certified <br />letter. <br />Thank you for your cooperation in keeping our sewer rates as low as possible for everyone. <br />Page 95 <br />