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COMPREHENSIVE WATER PLAN UPDATE <br />IN COORDINATION WITH <br />2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE <br />CITY OF RAMSEY, MINNESOTA <br />A. PURPOSE <br />The purpose for this report is to update the City's 2012 Comprehensive Water Plan based on <br />current (2017) population and land use projections. The 2012 Comprehensive Water Plan <br />included a plan for meeting the City's needs based on development projected within the City's <br />2030 Comprehensive Plan. The 2012 Comprehensive Water Plan outlined infrastructure needs <br />and included an implementation schedule based on the anticipated development. <br />City staff has identified development which has occurred since the 2012 study was completed and <br />has provided projections for development which is likely to occur in the next 23 years (Year <br />2040). This report evaluates the impact of the recent and projected development on the proposed <br />schedule for water infrastructure implementation. <br />Typically water system improvements are funded through a combination of Water Availability <br />Charges, trunk charges, and water usage fees. We have prepared one option for funding the water <br />system which should be reviewed and discussed with the City's financial advisor prior to setting <br />or adjusting any charges or fees. <br />B. SUMMARY OF INFRASTRUCTURE REVISIONS TO 2012 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br />Infrastructure expenditures were based on the City's Capital Improvement Plan for the years 2017 <br />to 2020. We also identified several capital improvement projects which will need to be <br />implemented between 2021 and 2040. <br />1. Water Distribution System <br />The water distribution system is depicted on Figure 1. Water wells, towers and existing <br />and proposed water mains are shown on the graphic. A summary of revisions (when <br />compared to the 2012 map) is as follows: <br />1. Removed both alternative Water Treatment Facility locations and related surface <br />water pipes. <br />2. Updated the existing water main locations to match the current City water map. <br />3. Loop #1 <br />a. Revised to reflect the Bowers Drive water main as a lateral main rather than <br />a trunk facility. <br />b. Added a loop along Puma Street and Alpine Drive. <br />c. Added a water main on Riverdale Drive, west of Armstrong Boulevard to <br />complete the loop in that area. <br />d. Removed the small loop east of Armstrong Boulevard on 142' Avenue. <br />e. Revised the segment east of Armstrong Boulevard, on Riverdale Drive, from <br />proposed to existing. <br />4. Loop #4 was revised to connect from one existing 12" main to another. The southern <br />existing 12" pipe appears to have been installed since the 2012 report. <br />City of Ramsey, Minnesota — R16.110056 Page 1 <br />Comprehensive Water Plan Update Prepared by Bolton & Menk, Inc. <br />