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./ <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />DATE: <br />RE: <br /> <br />Lloyd Schnelle, City Adm. <br /> <br />Pete Raatikka, City Engineer & <br />Merle Mevissen, Street Supt. <br /> <br />March 11, 1982 <br /> <br />Drainage Problems <br />City of Ramsey <br /> <br />As requested on February 25, 1982 we made a cursory review of the drainage <br />problems within the City of Ramsey. <br /> <br />In review of the drainage problems which the city was made aware of during the <br />spring thaw of 1980, we found that a majority of these had been corrected. <br />There were, however, three homes which are subject to flooding and would require <br />storm sewer construction to eliminate the problems. These homes are located in <br />the following areas: <br /> <br />1) <br />2) <br />3) <br /> <br />South of 166th Lane along Yttrium St. N.W. <br />North of 150th Lane along Xkimo St. N.W. <br />South of 153rd Ave. along Waco St. N.W. <br /> <br />An alternate to storm sewer construction would be the installation of dry wells. <br />However, dry wells cannot be guaranteed as a fail safe solution to prevent <br />flooding. Also the purchase of easements would not prevent flooding. <br /> <br />In review of the overall drainage in the city, there are numerous drainage ease- <br />ments which the city should acquire. The areas which lack drainage easements are <br />generally located in the metes and bounds subdivided area. <br /> <br />To acquire all the drainage easements needed by the city would be a very costly <br />undertaking which could cost the city hundreds of thousands of dollars. <br /> <br />Therefore, we would recommend that the city deal with these problems on an <br />individual basis. The city maintenance department should monitor problem areas <br />and take mitigative measures to alleviate flooding during periods of heavy rains <br />and spring runoff. <br /> <br /> <br />