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<br />2005 Street Improvement Project Report Excerpt <br /> <br />South boulevard of Woodcrest Drive at Silver Lake Road <br /> <br />a. Storm water runoff at this location discharges directly from the street into an open <br />ditch along the west side of Silver Lake Road. The ditch then discharges directly <br />into Spring Creek at a location approximately 200 feet to the south. There is no <br />water quality treatment prior to the creek. <br />b. In addition to the runoff from Woodcrest Drive, a storm sewer pipe from Silver <br />Lake Road, which is under the jurisdiction of Ramsey County, also discharges into <br />the open ditch, just south of Woodcrest Drive. This storm water from the County <br />Road also enters the creek with no treatment. <br />c. A vacant single family lot exists at this location. There is a question as to whether <br />or not it is buildable, due to existing low areas. However, the current owner has <br />not yet investigated that question, nor have they given any indication of desire to <br />sell the property. <br />d. Construction of a storm water pond to treat the runoff from Woodcrest Drive, of <br />size in accordance with the Watershed District rules, would require the acquisition <br />of a portion of the vacant lot. However, even if this were done, the discharge from <br />the County storm sewer on Silver Lake Road would continue to enter directly into <br />Spring Creek with no treatment. <br />e. The findings yielded from the investigation performed for this project would <br />indicate that the most appropriate long-term approach to this situation is for the <br />City and County to monitor the status of this lot. If the owner becomes interested <br />in selling, the City and County could enter an agreement to acquire the property <br />and construct a joint storm water quality pond of sufficient size to accommodate <br />both the City and County storm sewer flows at this location. <br />f. Such an acquisition of the vacant lot and development of a joint storm water <br />feature is beyond the scope of this project to rehabilitate Woodcrest Drive. It is <br />more appropriate to be addressed under a separate action jointly entered into by <br />both the City and County. <br />g. However, as part of this 2005 Street Improvement Project, there is space available <br />within the public right-of-way along the south side of Woodcrest Drive. While a <br />pond that meets the volume requirement of the Watershed District can not be <br />achieved, a pond can be installed that maximizes the use of the land available at <br />this time. Construction of such a feature is proposed as part of this project.