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ElkBAver <br /> <br />Municipal Utilities <br /> <br />13069 Orono Parkway <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br /> <br />phone: 765.441.2020 <br />Fax: 763.441.8099 <br /> <br />August 16, 2004 <br /> <br />To: <br /> <br />Elk River City Council <br />Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission <br /> <br />From: Bryan Adams <br /> <br />Subject: <br /> <br />Water Service Connection Areas <br /> <br />When waste water and water utilities are installed in established areas, the City Council <br />would often times give customers a two year grace period to connect or sometimes there <br />would be no connection time frame at all. Enclosed is the following information for your <br />review. <br /> <br />1) A map of Elk River reflecting the year when sewer/water improvements <br /> were made. <br /> <br />2) Section 102 Water Service Connections of our Water Rules. This section <br /> reflects when connecting to the water system is required. This section was <br /> adopted on April 10, 2001 when the city codes were modified and updated. <br /> <br />My research indicates the Elk River Municipal Utilities did not address requiring <br />customers to connect to the water system before April 10, 2001, although the city had <br />such requirements for sewer connections. The Elk River Municipal Utilities cannot go <br />back farther than April 2001 and require customers to connect. From a practical <br />perspective, it is very difficult to force customers to connect and even track customers <br /> <br />who have not connected. <br /> <br />Because private wells present the largest risk of contaminating municipal wells, it is in <br />Elk River Municipal Utilities best interest to eliminate as many private wells as possible <br />and have customers connect to the municipal water system. Connecting to the Municipal <br />Water System will cost in the area of $3500 to $6000 for the average residential <br />customer. Customers who do not connect to the municipal water system receives an <br />immediate benefit from an increase in fire protection. <br /> <br /> <br />