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other properties to the west that ultimately drain to the trunk sewer line. No additional costs were levied against the Main Street properties for the benefit of stubbing new services to the property line. Those costs were included in the total trunk assessment and spread out as a trunk cost against all properties in the service area. The project to accomplish the abandonment of the river line is expected to be completed in three phases. Phase 1 will involve the 16 properties with direct access to sewer service on Main Street. We will work with these properties to establish a timeline for them to complete service improvements on their property to get connected to the services that have been stubbed to their property off of Main Street. These improvements will be completed on private property at the direct expense of the property owners. We are not recommending a public contract to complete the improvements proposed in Phase 1 due to all of the improvements being completed on private property. Phase 2 will involve obtaining easements and constructing sewer upgrades to serve four residential properties very near the river behind the Elk River Municipal Utilities building. These improvements would be constructed within easements via a City contract and assessed against the properties. Phase 3 will involve the abandonment of the majority of the river line and slip lining one section that is to remain on the east end between Nile Place and Norfolk Avenue. The costs for this slip lining will be assessed against the four properties that will remain connected to this line. Schedule We will be beginning communication with the affected property owners during the next few months. We axe looking for direction on establishing a realistic time line to require property owners affected in Phase 1 to be disconnected from the river line. We will work on Phase 2 concurrently with Phase 1. Phase 3 will be completed only after Phase 1 and 2 have been fully completed. 14) WWTF Beneficial Reuse of Effluent Water We have completed an application fora 50% match to study the beneficial reuse of our treated effluent water. Our effluent would be used by Great River Energy in some of their plant processes. The intention of the grant is to provide funding to study, design, and construct improvements that will reduce the amount of potable water used for industrial purposes. We have conducted a meeting with Great River Energy to brainstorm some ideas that might benefit them and us. Schedule If we axe selected for the funding match we would complete a Facility Plan update to study the water effluent stream leaving the WWTF. This Facility Plan update would be complete by June of 2011 and at that time we will evaluate the findings and make a recommendation as to whether the project should be continued into final design. N:\Public Bodies\Ciry Council\Council RCA\Agenda Packet\1-10-2011\Engineer Update.docx