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OCT-21-93 THU 8:26 MSA CONSULTING ENGINEERS FAX NO. 6126449446 P. 02/03 e I~ &1erlJ Pm Drive St. Palll, HI 5511lS.32lI! &12-544-4389 e hI: &l2.&H.9H& 9SIIlSlMdPliway,8te. ~ J1iDueQOliB.I~ ~4J.5451 &J241&.um Fit 5]2.544-&39& October 20, 1993 File: 230-199-20 Mr. Steve Ach City Planner City of Elk River 3065 Orono Parkway Elk River, MN 55330 RE: Hillside Estates 2nd Addition Sanitary Sewer Capacity Dear Mr. Ach: As requested, I have prepared this correspondence which is intended to summarize the issues relative to sanitary sewer capacity in the areas of Cherryhill Bluffs 2nd Addition and the Hillside Estates Addition. This summary is from my recollection of the events that took place. I have not taken the time to research all the files to document the specific dates of each action. I recall that Mr. Foster brought in a preliminary plat of Hillside Estates and subsequently brought in a final plat of Hillside Estates 1 st Addition which contained 50 lots. During the construction of this project, he subsequently brought in Cherryhill Bluffs 1st Addition which added an additional 10 lots, bringing the total of new platted lots in the area to 60. At that point in time, the Elk River Municipal Utilities, through Bob McCartney, indicated that there was no more additional water capacity, therefore no additional lots would be allowed to be platted in this area. Mr. Foster later attempted to bring in the plat of Cherryhill Bluffs 2nd Addition, which was denied due to the lack of water capacity. The Municipal Utilities were proceeding on a course to construct a new elevated water tower and other necessary water improvements to add the necessary capacity to this developing area. At that point in time, Mr. Foster brought Cherryhill Bluffs 2nd Addition back in and the preliminary plat was approved. At about the same time the City authorized a study of the sanitary sewer in the area to determine how much additional capacity was left in that line. In a letter from myself to Pat Klaers dated Apri115, 1993, I summarized the findings. The conclusion was that the existing sanitary sewer line did have enough capacity to serve additional flow from the Cherryhill Bluffs 2nd Addition, the MnDOT garage, the area south of the MnDOT garage, and the Elk Hills area. We also concluded that with these projected additional flows, the sanitary sewer in the area would be at its effective capacity and any additional extension should be carefully evaluated.