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WSB <br />Associates Inc. Infrastructure x <br />Engineering I Planning t Construction . <br />701 Xenia Avenue South <br />• Suite 300 <br />Minneapofisr*MN 55416 <br />Tei: 763-541-4800 <br />May 16; 2006 Fax: 763541-1700 <br />Honorable Mayor, St. AnthonyVillage y g City Co u,n cxr and Staff <br />clo: Mike Mornson, City Manager <br />330 ' g <br />Z silver .lake .Road <br />St. Anthony Village, MN 55418_1699 <br />.Re: Proposed Ordinance 06-00.2 �• <br />'rohlh ted Discharges into Sanitarys <br />W�S`B .Project No. 1065-57ewer System <br />Dear Honorable Mayor, Ci Council and 8taff.- <br />The <br />purpose of this letter is to discuss t - <br />he content o f the attached Ordinance Q 6. • <br />prohibited dischar �es into the 002, addressing <br />g City's sanitary sewer system. This ordinance address the inflow and infiltration ance was created to <br />( entering the City's sanitarysewers t • . <br />connections to the sewer. through ilhcit private <br />As you are aware, efforts to reduce I/� a initiated <br />in attern t to ad , have, been initiated by the Cit <br />dress a sanitary sewer surcharge and Y <br />metro oiztan g potential demand charge imposed b � the <br />� Council Environmental Services(MCES).� The 2006 St..A.i�.thon. � <br />Pian identified .illicit private co Y Reduction <br />. p connections as the primary source of � rn ' <br />recommended that action be t the City and <br />alien to eliminate such connections. TMs . <br />authority to the Cit so that ' ordinance provides legal <br />Y t it can administer a program. to eliminate such ' <br />. h coi�a.ections. <br />The ordinance contains the following: <br />g <br />o Defines allowable dxschar es into the <br />sanitary anztary sewer system. <br />defines illicit co is <br />to the sanitary. <br />sewer that typically contribute to I/I. <br />Defines the -proper wa to disconnect ` <br />.. Y t air illicit connection and states the <br />configuration for utilizing a sung um.. Proper <br />States that the City has a right to inspect . <br />g � private property for illicit connections. <br />States that the property owner of an illicit connection must correct the problem . <br />sp ecifi c timeframe or be, subjected to a utility P m within a <br />,� utility surcharge enforced by the <br />Allows the Cit to conduct � City, <br />Y ct follow-�up inspections to ' verif that th <br />compliant with these rules.. �e grapey retains <br />Defines a ci zm. ased sure <br />tY-p barge of $100 er month and • <br />Permits if residents P prohibits the issuance -of cit <br />P dents do not allow inspections to be erfo Y <br />disconnect illicit p lied by the City or if they do not <br />connections. <br />Allows waivers for parcels not able to meet the requirement renent -due tconcernso public safety <br />Allows property owners a naeans to a for . <br />pay r disconnection work over 5 eats b us • <br />assessment to the parcel. Y y using an <br />� States that Violations of this section area a misdemeanor and could be prosecuted b t <br />City in a criminal court. y he <br />22 <br />