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SECTION 6 RECOMMENDATIONS A. GENERAL Providing sanitary sewer service to the additional areas within the 2030 MUSA will require extension of trunk sanitary sewer facilities to three general areas. The Special Area, if added to the MUSA, will require a separate trunk extension. The Comprehensive Sanitary Sewer Plan provides a guide plan for the location and sizing for the proposed extensions. B. RECOMMENDATIONS It is recommended that this Plan be adopted by the City Council. The schedule for the trunk system extensions is dependent on the rate and location of future growth. The implementation of each individual sewer extension will require a feasibility study which will evaluate the extension in more detail based on current information. The selection of the lift station/forcemain alternate for providing sewer service to the Special Area will restrict future expansion of the MUSA in the northeast portion of City. Future capacity upgrades will be needed to expand this service area. C. FINANCIAL IMPACT The locations and sizing of the trunk sewer facilities shown on Figure 1 were use to develop an approximate total cost for facilities required to service the 2030 MUSA and Special Area. The total estimated cost for the extension is $7,333,750. An analysis of the sewer connection charge policy indicates that this cost plus the balance of the reimbursement to Oakwood/21st Century Bank can be funded by connection charge revenue from the areas serviced by the extensions with some surplus. Eliminating the projected surplus in revenue would allow reduction in the current connection charge from $1,271 to $1,099 per unit. The historic policy of requiring developer to fund sanitary sewer extensions with subsequent City of Ramsey Page 6-1 Comprehensive Sanitary Sewer Plan - 2012 Prepared by Bolton & Menk, Inc.