HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-19-63 PZMSTATE OF MINNESOTA
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
UNIVERSITY CAMPUS
MINNEAPOLIS 14
February 19, 1963
East Oakdale Town Board
c/o Melvin Friedrich, Clerk
Lake Elmo, Minnesota
Gentlemen:
On January 30, 1963, Mr. Louis Breimhurst, Engineer of this Section, was in
East Oakdale Township to investigate the site for sewage treatment facilities for
Guardian Angel's Parish, as proposed by Bird, Bird, and Associates, Consulting
Engineers, Minneapolis.
The property of the parish consists of 16 acres of land in the SW' of the SWi-,
Section 33, T 29 N, R 21 W. Highway 12 is just to the south of the property*
Housing developments are to the east, and the land to the north and west is expected
to develop in the near future. At present, there is no central sewer system in the
township area.
The consulting engineer presented two alternate means of treatment: a soil
absorption field, and a conventional sewage treatment plant. The soil absorption
system is not considered a satisfactory means of final disposal of sewage for an
installation of this size.
There are no well-defined streams or surface water drainage courses in the
vicinity of this property which could be used for receiving the effluent from a
sewage treatment plant. If a plant were constructed, it would also be necessary
to construct an effluent holding pond to provide virtually complete retention of
the sewage. This may be possible for a few years; however, eventually the pond
would overflow. The question as to whether this method of treatment can be ap-
proved as a temporary arrangement will depend somewhat on the possibilities of a
comprehensive sanitary sewer to serve the developed portion of the township. We
recommend that the township employ an experienced sanitary engineer to make a
study and prepare a report on the feasibility of constructing such a system of
sewers in the township and the various possibilities of treatment and disposal
of the sewage.
We will appreciate your comments concerning the proposed project and what
action the board has taken in respect to planning for a system of public sewers
in the township.
Yours very truly,
Smith, Chief
Section of Water Pollution Control