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<br /> STAFF REPORT <br />DATE: August 6, 2025 <br /> CONSENT <br /> <br />TO: City Council <br />FROM: Jack Griffin, Sr. Project Manager <br />AGENDA ITEM: Authorize Engineering Services for the North Water Treatment Plant Site <br />Study <br />REVIEWED BY: Nicole Miller, City Administrator <br /> Clarissa Hadler, Finance Director <br /> Marty Powers, Public Works Director <br /> Nate Stanley, City Engineer <br /> <br /> <br />CORE STRATEGIES: <br /> <br />☐ Vibrant, inclusive, connected community ☐ Efficient, reliable, innovative services <br />☐ Responsive, transparent, adaptive governance ☐ Balanced Finances now and future <br />☒ Managed Growth ☒ Resilient Infrastructure <br /> <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: The City is seeking to conduct a preliminary design and site acquisition plan for a <br />water treatment plant to treat PFAS at Wells 4 and 5. The planning efforts are consistent with the revised <br />Water System Supply Plan adopted by Lake Elmo in April 2024, to construct and operate a systemwide <br />water supply delivery system with North Wells (Wells 4, 5, and 2) and South Water Treatment Plant for <br />Wells 6, 7, and 8. The revised plan is detailed in a Technical Memorandum dated April 2, 2024 as Option <br />A1 that has been previously submitted and reviewed by the MPCA. <br /> <br />ISSUE BEFORE COUNCIL: Should the City Council approve the preliminary layout and site acquisition <br />engineering services for the North Water Treatment Plant Site Study? <br /> <br />PROPOSAL DETAILS/ANALYSIS: Wells 4 and 5 are key wells for the City’s water production and <br />distribution system, are relatively new infrastructure investments having been constructed in 2014 and 2021 <br />and are planned to remain in service as part of the long-term comprehensive water infrastructure system. <br /> <br />Due to the migration of the groundwater PFAS plume in the vicinity of Wells 4 and 5, the City is <br />commencing planning efforts to determine the optimal location for a future water treatment plant (the North <br />WTP) to serve these Wells. The intent of the site acquisition study is to identify a preferred site for the <br />future North WTP that can treat water from both wells and serve as a combined entry point from the wells <br />to the water distribution system, along with the necessary easements for the utility piping corridors to <br />support the facility, including raw watermains for each well, distribution watermains and sanitary sewer <br />mains. <br /> <br />FISCAL IMPACT: The total estimated engineering fees of $48,000 will be funded through a new MPCA <br />Grant Agreement.