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. Page 1 <br /> DESIGNING- SERVICE, CHARGES FOR STORM SEWER MANAGEMENT <br /> The idea -of storm drainage utilities is not, new..- It began over ten .years ago <br /> on the west coast following -the "Proposition 13" taxpayer revolt. A storm <br /> drainage utility is quite similar to those which are common in most cities. <br /> This- would include water, electric, and sanitary sewer utilities. <br /> z I <br /> A storm drain utility is probably closest in many ways .to that of a sanitary <br /> sewer. utility. This is true because it' deals with a substance that is normally <br /> -unmeasured as far as volume, produces a byproduct which affects others off the <br /> site, and frequently requires some type of treatment or-control after it leaves <br /> the site. Also, the property owner can affect the situation by providing <br /> partial treatment on site through his own private actions, which ultimately <br /> will help others off the site. <br /> BACKGROUND OF ROSEVILLE <br /> The establishment of a storm water utility is not the sort of action which is <br /> only useful -or possible in large communities. Roseville is a first tier suburb <br /> of Minneapolis and St. Paul, but is relatively small. It contains only 13 1/2 <br /> square miles and approximately 37,000 people. It developed in the 150s and <br /> 160s and now has fully developed with very little unused land. <br /> It has a mixture of residential land uses making, up over half of the community. <br /> Approximately 40P of the land, however, is used for. commercial and industrial <br /> activities. There are three major lakes, a dozen. minor lakes, plus numerous <br /> ponding areas in the community. approximately 70P has storm sewers inplace and <br /> the remainder uses overland flow techniques. <br /> WHY HAVE A STORM DRAI`]AGE UTILITY? <br /> . Although the answer may be different in every city, in the case of Roseville, <br />