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AGENDA ITEM 6E STAFF t 2 AT David Ahrens, City Engineer/Pubtic Works Director DATE: January 26, 1998 TOPIC: R a solution No. 98-11, Authorize Public Works Director to Submit lnflovr and Infiltration Loan and Grant Application The Metro ` Council Environmental Services (MCES) recently sent staff the attached letter €nviting munit to apply for loans and grants to fund sanitary sewer p stuclie► fort fuction of inflow and infiltration of clear water into the mun%spal sanitary sewer system The MCES requires that submitting . communities adopt a +re iuiiorr Indic Ling their interest in pursuing this program All c ornmu ' t gat u the VICES treaty n# facility are char I for their actual volume of sanitary waste water treated at the facility. Any reduction in inflow and infiltration will have an immediate benefit to the community in reduced costs paid to the MCES. These costs are the major portion of the sanitary sewer utility fee that residents of Lino Lakes pay and any reduction in MCES costs coulcd prevent increases in the utility fee. It was obvious from last July's heavy rainfall that Lino Lakes has inflow and infiltration. The attached graph from the MCES illustrates the peak in flow from Lino Lakes. The timing of the MCES : program is very good for the City of Lino Lakes. The Lakes Addition Street Reconstruction Project includes sanitary sewer work that will reduce inflow and infiltration of clear water. Also, the 1998 budget includes funds to complete an Inflow and Infiltration Study of the Lino Lakes sanitary sewer systemo d+ermine if there are sanitary sewer tines that have high inter and i of ctr water. This study will then provide recommendations to correct any high inflow and infiltration. Both of the two projects are eligible for funding threw the`MCES program. 1 Adopt Resolution No. 11 authorizing the Public Works Director to submit a Loan or Grant App n to the Metropolitan Council Environmental Services for inflow and infiltration projects and studies. 2. Do not adopt Resolution No. 98-11.