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8 IV. Sustainability <br />2013 Annual Report · Public Works Department · St. Anthony Village, Minnesota <br />SUSTAINABILITY <br />FESTIVAL <br />In November the City collaborated with the <br />Cities of Falcon Heights and Lauderdale <br />and the University of Minnesota to hold <br />a Sustainability Festival to educate <br />citizens on sustainability practices that <br />can be done on their property. The <br />event showcased student projects on <br />implementatable projects for residents, <br />connected residents to agencies and <br />groups with sustainability goals and <br />initiatives, and provided an opportunity <br />for residents to hear from Ellen Anderson, <br />the Senior Advisory to the Governor on <br />Energy and Environment at the State of <br />Minnesota. <br />REGIONAL INDICATOR’S <br />INITIATIVE <br />The City of St. Anthony Village is now a participant in the <br />Regional Indicators Initiative Project which is a collaborative <br />effort invovling other metropolitan cities towards the <br />common goal of being more energy efficient. The City of St. <br />Anthony will be compiling data regarding energy consumption <br />(residential and commercial/industrial) and will assess and <br />evaluate ways to reduce areas which seem to be in excess. <br />SALO PARK ALUM SYSTEM <br />MPCA, RCWD, and City Grand Funded Project to be <br />constructed in Spring of 2014- The Salo Park stormwater <br />pond improvements will include modifying the existing <br />two cell stormwater pond system by drawing water from <br />the north pond into an underground treatment cell, treating <br />the stormwater with alum, discharging it to an underground <br />settling basin, and then discharging it into the south pond. <br />Integrating alum into the treatment system will bind additional <br />dissolved phosphorus and small particulate phosphorus into a <br />floc that can be settled into the underground storage basin. <br />SA <br />V <br />E <br /> <br />T <br />H <br />E <br /> <br />D <br />A <br />T <br />E <br />Thursday, November 14th <br />5:30-8:00 PM <br />Sustainability Festival: <br />Action for Sustainable Cities <br /> St. Anthony Village · Falcon Heights · Lauderda l e <br />Silverwood Park <br />2500 County Road E W · St. Anthony, MN 55421 <br />Come learn about what sustainable practices you <br />can be doing to contribute to the efforts already <br />being done by others! <br />With guest Speaker Ellen Anderson, Senior Advisor <br />to the Governor on Energy and Environment