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and future requirements. Originally, there was an expectation of a rapid increase in the number of customers. Rut this has not occurred. The committee in its report says this lack of growth is the cause for a number of incomplete loops in the system. Loops are desirable for redundancy in the event of a leak. The current interest of the Advisory Committee is to study how to achieve a cost effective way of maintaining and increasing the capacity of the system on a self-financing basis. At the present time, water from private wells supply the residences, businesses, and a church complex within the Municipal Urban Services Area. The City anticipates that the scheduling of and costs associated with provision of public water in this area will be borne by future building developers, as current supplies are sufficient for current uses. c. Waste Management The City is satisfied with the current system of having individual households contract for weekly trash pick-up. However, with increasing state and metropolitan regulations concerning waste reduction and recycling, Lake Elmo will consider contracting for the organized collection of both recyclable$ and solid waste in the future. While the City is free to determine the type and level of participation in solid waste collection programs, it must work within the guidelines of the Metropolitan Council d. Public Sewer The Sewer Feasibility Study and Plan prepared in 1985 are sufficient to allow potential developers within the MUSA to plan the location of utility easements for development, There are no plans to extend public sewer beyond the current MUSA line. With appropriate regulation and enforcement by State agencies, the Cimarron sewer plant is expected to operate satisfactorily throughout the planning period. e. on -site septic systems The upgrading of individual septic systems through the 201 program has provided a major improvement for participants, many with houses on less than code sized lots. The new systems have for the most part provided the necessary relief from constant pumping and failing systems. They have corrected ground and surface water pollution problems. The program was based on a major policy deci- sion that a central sanitary sewer will not be necessary and would destroy the rural character of the City. The City Council and the Planning Commission believe that the majority of the residents l want to preserve and continue the land use pattern of large -lot (low -density) development, served by on -site septic systems. 47