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Water Main All the properties in the area with existing uses have individual wells for water. Homes on Woodridge Lane have municipal water, but there is no service between the Woodridge Estates neighborhood and Ware Rd. The City of Lino Lakes has recognized the need to loop its trunk lines. Water trunk looping is needed in order to provide adequate water service, particularly fire protection. Looping the system allows for better flow and water pressure. Looping also provides alternative service if water is interrupted from one direction. Neither the trunk in Woodridge Lane nor the trunk in Ware Rd. are looped to other trunks. Both trunks end near the Hodgson/CR J area. The City needs to loop the water even if no new development occurs. New development provides new easements because it needs utility service. If no new development occurs, the City faces the need to acquire new easements solely at City cost. Sanitary Sewer The majority of properties in the study area have onsite septic systems for wastewater treatment. Only a few properties in the area have municipal sewer service . These are all west of Hodgson. They include homes on the north side of CR J, the closed bar /restaurant site, the existing insurance building, and the existing liquor store. There are capacity issues with some of the connection alternatives. The city's draft comprehensive sanitary sewer plan assumed that land west of Hodgson would be served by the system west of Hodgson (which includes the Woodridge Lane and White Pine Road options), and land east of Hodgson would be served by the system east of Hodgson (which includes the Ware Road and Ravens Court options). Connection Location Options • Shoreview Water: The Cities of Lino Lakes and Shoreview have a water interconnect at Woodridge Lane. In the past, this interconnect provided ongoing, supplementary water availability. However, Shoreview has closed this connection. It is available for emergency water service, but not available on an ongoing basis. This has increased the importance of looping the Lino Lakes system. Sewer: There are a few parcels with sewer service served by a special service pipe that connects to the City of Shoreview sewer system. Shoreview has stated that it will not plan to accommodate additional Lino Lakes development through this service line. Draft. December 8, 2006 Hodgson/CR J Master Plan page 20