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- 2 - expanded Anoka plant is the better alternative for service should be able to be made by mid-1980. This decision could then be reflected in an amendment to the 1980 MWCC Development Program. Anoka Interceptor Plans and Specifications Plans and specifications for the Anoka interceptor are currently being reviewed by'the Metropolitan Council. PCA has indicated the facility would be placed on the FY 1980 (October 79-October 80) project list if it is determined to be grant eligible. Cost effective analysis infor- mation from the 201 Northwest Area Study and other data, including information about existing pollution problems that would be abated by the facility, will be provided to PCA by MWCC staff probably during August. PCA will evaluate this information and indicate the extent of grant eligibility. If the interceptor is grant eligible, construction would probably begin in late 1979 or early 1980, depending on when' the grant is secured. If the interceptor is not grant etigib!e,~ the MWCC would use metropolitan funds'to finance its construction. This decision would probably occur in conjunction with Metropolitan Council review of the MWCC Capital Budget early this fall. If metropolitan dollars are used, the facility may Be under construction by late fall 1979. The plans and specifications that have been ~prepared for the Anoka interceptor do not include an extension from TH 47 to the Rum River. Anoka feels strongly that this extension should be built now since the city will be instal%ing utilities in the corridor (local streets) proposed for the interceptor. Metropolitan Council staff feeling is that the extension will not be needed to serve Andover until 1990, and that it does not seem logical to spend $600~000 at this time to build a facility that will not be needed until 1990. This position is based on the premise that other acceptable corridors are available for the extension in the future. The CAB Committee felt they could not take a position on this issue until they had more details on the availability of alternative corridors and the timing of Andover's service needs from the Anoka interceptor. Service to Ramsey was also discussed. Basically, Ramsey must document the type and timing of service it desires from the west end of the Anoka interceptor, and the second Ramsey connection through plans prepared under the Land Planning Act. This planning would assume the second Ramsey connection would be built by 1984. In regard to interim service to Ramsey through the existing Anoka plant, Champlin indicated they would oppose any proposed service to Ramsey that would occur before southern Champlin received service. The next meeting of the CAB Study Committee will address the Metropolitan Council review report on the Anoka interceptor plans and specifications and related issues, including the proposed interceptor extension to the Rum River. LS:im