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! <br />I <br />I <br />i <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />! <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />! <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />Findings of Fact <br />River's Bend <br />page 7, July, 1984 <br /> <br />A EAW has been completed on the Ramsey Second Connection <br />covering the regional wastewater facilities in detail. This EAW <br />did not find any potentially significant environmental impacts. <br />Water for domestic use within the development will be obtained <br />from a municipal well developed in the Ironton Galesville <br />formation. The maximum pumping rate projected for the well is <br />500 gallons per minute and the well is located approximately 2 <br />miles from the fill area at the Ramsey Sanitary Landfill. <br /> <br />B. Alternatives <br /> <br />The MWCC in its Northwest Area Study (June, 1980) studied 49 <br />different wastewater treatment alternatives for the Cities of <br />Anoka, Champlin, Ramsey, Andover, and Brooklyn Park. They <br />included upgrading the Anoka Plant, land application, upgrade or <br />individual septic tanks and drainfields and construction of the <br />CAB interceptor to service the communitees. The recommended <br />alternative was construction of the CAB with treatment at the <br />Metro Plant. It was later decided that Ramsey and Anoka would <br />use the existing Anoka Treatment Plant on an interim basis until <br />it reached its maximum capacity. Therefore, Ramsey adopted its <br />Comprehensive Plan which stated that future development in the <br />Urban Area of the City would utilize MWCC facilities for <br />wastewater disposal. Ordinances were later adopted to require <br />existing developments that were polluting groundwater and <br />creating a health hazard to connect to the municipal sewer <br />system. <br /> <br />In September, 1981, C.E.D. Inc. completed a Comprehensive Water <br />Plan for the City of Ramsey which concluded that wells would be <br />a feasible source of water supply in Ramsey. The City had <br />considered the continued use of private wells for future <br />development in Ramsey. The City selected to proceed with a <br />municipal water system for the following reasons: <br /> <br />1. Most cost effective from a capital cost perspective. <br />2. Provides better fire protection <br />3. Easier to monitor the impacts from the landfill. <br />4. Municipal wells are constructed to greater depths than <br /> private wells and are less subject to impacts from the <br /> landfill. <br /> <br /> <br />