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Environmental Policy Board (EPB) 5. 1. <br />Meeting Date: 01/13/2020 <br />By: Chris Anderson, Community <br />Development <br />Information <br />Title: <br />Update on Multiple Water Treatment Studies <br />Purpose/Background: <br />In November of 2019, City Staff provided a brief update to the Environmental Policy Board (EPB) that there were <br />multiple water supply system studies underway. Staff noted that in the coming months, the City Engineer offered to <br />attend an EPB meeting to provide further updates and answer any questions the Board may have. City Engineer <br />Bruce Westby will attend the January EPB meeting to provide an update on the two water system supply studies <br />currently in progress. Below are high level summaries of the status of both studies. <br />Northwest Metro Regional Surface Water Supply Feasibility Study <br />Short Elliott Hendrickson (SEH, Inc.) is currently studying the feasibility of constructing and operating a regional <br />surface water supply facility in the Northwest Twin Cities Metropolitan area using the Mississippi River as source <br />water. The cities of Corcoran, Dayton, Ramsey and Rogers are members of the study team and are leading the <br />study. The Metropolitan Council is paying for the study using Clean Water Funds. Completion of this study is <br />anticipated by February 2020. <br />Analyze Source Water, Develop Water Model, and Prepare Preliminary Design Report for Centralized <br />Water Treatment Facility <br />SEH, Inc. is; a) analyzing the capacity and water chemistry of the groundwater aquifer the City of Ramsey uses for <br />our municipal water supply system, b) developing a computerized model for our water supply system, and c) <br />preparing a preliminary design report for a centralized water treatment facility. This work is being driven by a <br />desire to reduce Manganese concentrations in our groundwater supply to meet new Secondary Health Risk Limits <br />for Manganese as mandated by the Minnesota Department of Health in 2019. Completion of this work is <br />anticipated in May 2020. <br />Action: <br />No action is necessary. This is for informational purposes only. <br />No files) attached. <br />Attachments <br />Form Review <br />Inbox Reviewed By Date <br />Tim Gladhill Tim Gladhill 01/07/2020 02:48 PM <br />Form Started By: Chris Anderson Started On: 01/03/2020 09:57 AM <br />Final Approval Date: 01/07/2020 <br />