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CHAPTER 6 COMMUNITY FACILITIES 116 INTRODUCTION The Community Facilities Plan section of the Comprehensive Plan reviews those areas of governmental activity which have or can have major physical facility implications for the City. In each functional area, a discussion of present facilities provides a basis for a set of recommended policies and implementation measures. New Brighton's community facilities are generally complete. While there are some issues to be confronted, there are relatively few new facilities that may have to be constructed, yet existing facilities are sufficiently new that replacement is not a concern in most cases. SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM EXISTING CONDITIONS AND NEEDS Except for a small percentage of undeveloped land and a few small underdeveloped areas, the New Brighton sanitary sewer system is completed. The system presently consists of approximately 70 miles of mains, over 1,500 manholes and 5 lift stations. The smaller 8 and 10 inch diameter sewers which are generally located in the centers of the City streets and serve the properties along each side are known as lateral sewers. These small sewers were installed at the time the various areas they serve were developed. Most of the lateral sewers were paid for by special assessment against the areas which received service. The City's lateral sewer system is more than 90 percent complete. The larger 12 inch through 42 inch diameter sewers are known as trunk sewers. The trunk sewer system is the backbone of the City's sewer system and collects the sewage flow from the smaller laterals. New Brighton's trunk sewer system flows in a northwesterly direction, generally along the surface drainage routes of County Ditch No. 2, Long Lake and Rice Creek. As opposed to the laterals, the trunks are generally located in low land areas on easements. New Brighton's trunk sewer system was constructed in 1967 and 1968 and is 100 percent complete. The 42" sewer located along the south and east sides of Long Lake and Rice Creek was acquired by the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission (M.W.C.C.) in 1987, when an extension was constructed along the north side of I-694 to service portions of Arden Hills. Final treatment and disposal of New Brighton sewage is handled on a metropolitan level. New Brighton is in the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission Service Area No. 2. The sewage flows from New Brighton discharge into the 42" interceptor sewer. The City's sewage is metered at the northwest corner of the City by the M.W.C.C. for billing purposes.