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cor ulting en©ineer, diversified inc, <br /> p.o. box j. osseo, minnesota 55369 o (612) 425-2181 <br /> <br />civil <br />municipal <br />planning <br />environmental <br />land surveying <br />geotechnics <br /> <br /> Novem. ber 14, 1978~ <br /> <br />Mr. Lloyd Schnelle, City Admtnistrator <br />City of Ramsey <br />15153 Nowthen Boulevard N.W. <br />Anoka, Minnesota 55303 . <br /> <br />t <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Schnelle: . .. .............. :.,~_%,.. ,...,es.., ~- <br /> <br />This letter is in response to-your request for the rationale for establishing t~'~ <br />Rural Service Area in the city's 1976 planning effort ~and the impact of removing.. <br />that designation... <br />The boundary between the Rural Service Area and the Transition Area approximate~:~, <br />the boundary of the Metropolitan Waste Control Commi <br /> ssion Service Area No. 3, <br />outside boundary of the Commission's sanitary sewer service area. (See Maps 3 <br />5, 1978 Report on Comprehensive S~er Plan). The area, consequently, has been <br />eliminated from any long-range planning for conventional sanitary sewer service <br />through the MI~CC system. · <br /> <br />In the city's Comprehensive Sewer Plan it was. also determined that the capacity <br />allocation proposed in the Anoka In~erceptor for Ramsey will accommodate full <br />development of the urban and transition areas, but only the already-developed <br />portions of the Rural Service Area. - <br /> <br />Accordingly, the major negative impact of eliminating the Rural Service Area <br />designation is that, if and when sanitary sewer service'is required to currently <br />undeveloped portions of that area, it will be necessary to provide.either storage <br />and discharge of sewage to the city system during off-peak periods or separate <br />treatment facilities with effluent discharge to Trott Brook or the Rum River. This <br />is not felt to be an insurmountable problem, however, and must be weighed'against <br />any positive impacts of the change, -' <br /> <br />it can be concluded that storage and off-peak discharge will result in a cost to <br />property developed in that area that will be somewhat higher than costs in the <br />remainder of the city. If separate treatment facilities are permitted by the <br />appropriate regulatory agencies, the city may be required to ovm and operate them, <br />if the area remains outside the MWCC service area. <br /> <br />keith caswell jr. t~ darrell schneider ~1 richard sha <br /> <br /> <br />