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PLAN The current Thoroughfare Plan for the City of Champlin recommends realignment of the following intersections with Highway 169: Douglas Drive North, 109th Avenue North and Winnetka Avenue North. The realignment will provide for perpendicular intersections which wi11 improve safety and traffic capacity. The Champlin plan also recommends realignment of County Road 12 on Goodrich Avenue North, which would involve straightening out the existing roadway. UTILITIES Inventory - Champlin provides municipal water and sewer services to certain areas. All sewage is treated at the Anoka Wastewater Treatment Plant which provides a secondary level of treatment. The plant is not expected to reach capacity until 1985, but the Metropolitan Waste Controt Commission is currently studying whether or not it should be phased out. This issue is currently being examined as part of the 2~8 Wastewater Management Plan. The alternative to expanding the Anoka plant is the construction of the Champlin-Anoka-Brooklyn Park interceptor (CAB). Approximately half of Champlin's Critical Area is served with public utilities. The major drainage way in Champlin is Elm Creek. systems which drain into the Mississippi River. also include several ponding basins. Champlin has storm sewer The storm sewer systems There are several utilhity crossings, but of most concern from an aesthetic standpoint is power line crossings. Northern States Power and Anoka Power and Light provide services to this area (See Map). Of the four transmission line crossings, two are submerged cables on the floor of the river. Anoka Municipal Electric presently has plans for one more submarine line across the Mississippi River which will effect Champlin. -39-