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Riverstone South EAW Draft — December 2020 Sanitary wastewater production for the project was estimated using methods described in the Sewer Availability Charge (SAC) Procedure Manual (Metropolitan Council 2017). Metropolitan Council has established 274 gallons per day (GPD) as the average daily wastewater production from a typical residential unit. Based on this residential equivalent, the project is expected to generate a maximum of 66,582 gallons of wastewater per day. Sanitary sewer will be extended from Riverdale Drive to serve the development area. The project will be served by a sanitary sewer lift station that will be installed along Pearson Boulevard in the southeastern part of the site. This lift station will also serve future residential development east of the site and future commercial development north of the site. Domestic wastewater from the project will be routed through the City of Ramsey sanitary sewer system and ultimately to the Metropolitan Wastewater Treatment Plant (MWWTP) located on the Mississippi River near Pig's Eye Lake in St. Paul. With the capacity to treat 251 million gallons of wastewater per day (MGD), this is the largest wastewater treatment facility in Minnesota. The MWWTP is owned and operated by Metropolitan Council. The Metropolitan Council's 2040 Water Resources Policy Plan includes a specific plan to serve the region's projected growth through 2040 and a general plan to serve the region's growth far beyond 2040. The City of Ramsey and Metropolitan Council have planned for increased capacity to convey and treat sanitary wastewater. The proposed project is not expected to require expansion of wastewater treatment infrastructure or raise wastewater treatment capacity concerns. 2) If the wastewater discharge is to a subsurface sewage treatment systems (SSTS), describe the system used, the design flow, and suitability of site conditions for such a system. Wastewater will not be discharged to subsurface sewage treatment systems. 3) If the wastewater discharge is to surface water, identify the wastewater treatment methods and identify discharge points and proposed effluent limitations to mitigate impacts. Discuss any effects to surface or groundwater from wastewater discharges. Wastewater will be treated in the MWWTP described above and then discharged to the Mississippi River. The MWWTP is an advanced secondary wastewater treatment plant located on the east bank of the Mississippi River, approximately three miles south of downtown St. Paul. Treatment capability is maintained during times of flood by a levee and floodwall that protect the plant treatment area. The plant uses an activated sludge process to remove phosphorus and ammonia nitrogen from wastewater prior to discharge to the Mississippi River. Sludge is processed by thickening, centrifugal dewatering, and fluidbed incineration with energy recovery (steam and electricity). These processing facilities were completed in 2004 as part of a major rehabilitation and upgrade program at the plant, which included state-of-the-art air pollution control systems and an alkaline stabilization system that produces biosolids for agricultural utilization. Ash from incineration is disposed of in a landfill. 13