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To: From Subject Date: Lake Elmo Clt\: CoUnC11 Lake Elm_) Ciro ."�dUli;.li:�trattx Wn John Su,�m�.4 (4 I�\So ( -aa � N) —3-- qc( Valley Branch watershed District fleeting Apvtl ?y. 1904 .lfa�:- 3.lgya At the recent `v'BWD meeting, attended by Larr:+ fkUhrer. special _"lttor.ne'. Chuck Dayton and m'..self,the subject of the Olsen Lake Estates Pond was reviewed, Barr Engineering had prepared an estimat-a for the approximate month[`-' ousts for testing water q ualit` of bo l; t71se.^. Lake states +OI "1 �r + s -i t �: Lr.:1._ri�:. and other neighboring waters. This was $680 per month for OLE and d 42t1 for each additional water bodv. In addition, an estimate of $4,500 was given for a one time .Alum treatment. Obviously these costs venerated come di cussion. in 199', Olsen Lake Estates Pond. Olsen Lake and Crombie pond had been tested four times - twice Prior to outfetting to Olsen Lake. and twice afterwards. Testing of OLE ,a,as done in the vicinity of the outlet at the South end of the pond. It was not proposed that Olsen Lake would be duality tested to 1994, as it wash t on the schedule. This would be something, that Lake Elmo would want done, if plans to discharge into Olsen Lake from OLE are carried out. At this stage I read out the attached note which sunamarised the Lake Elmo Councils position after the last special Council meeting on 1pri136. President Zetterherg asked that the note be made a part of the minutes. He also stated that he expected that Lake Elmo s attorney would intervene under the Minnesota Environmental Rights statute, l said we would do so. We emphasised the need to treat the Pond prior to an '`emergency discharge . President Zetterbe.rg did not thin[: that this would be cost e h0r S Wo �1 fl... 1 effectl�.� as the phCrSp,,vr Us Ci%n�e:It •sv�;Ulu be tu.t" lil itle Spring. It was agreed that the alum treatment would need a PCA permit. which might not be forthcoming, in spite of the support of Barbara Ohrnan I BSWR i for the action. ,Ir Moosebruegger wondered on the value gained from the expenditure. Eventually: it was decided 1 J% 1 , ith one abstention! to proceed with the DNR and PCA permit reuuestS for a One time tre'cttnlent 1)r(Wided there is a need to discharge from OLE pond before the scheduled te:ttn5.