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<br />, . <br /> <br />A.! ~( <br />( II <br />_yof-ru <br />.r:ll{ River <br /> <br />ITEM 9 <br /> <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />PLANNING COMMISSION <br />STEVE ACH .-4d- <br />FEBRUARY 22, 1994 <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />SUBJECT: CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT <br />REQUEST BY ELK RIVER <br />MUNICIPAL UTILITIES, PUBLIC <br />HEARING, CASE NO. CU 94-3 <br /> <br />REQUESTED ACTION <br /> <br />Elk River Municipal Utilities is requesting a conditional use permit to <br />operate a new filtration plant and back wash pond at 18586 Gary Street. <br /> <br />LOCATION <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />The new facility is located south of Highway 10 and immediately west of <br />Gary Street (north of Orono Road). <br /> <br />ATTACHMENTS <br /> <br />Location Map, Zoning Map, Site Plan, List of Property Owners <br /> <br />ANALYSIS <br /> <br />A water filtration plant was constructed and completed this past summer. <br />The building measures 32 feet by 48 feet (1,536 square feet) and is <br />constructed of tip-up precast concrete panels. The buildings appearance will <br />be similar to that building between UPA Drive and Highway 10 that is also <br />utilized by Elk River Utilities. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />The buildings purpose is to house equipment for filtering iron and <br />magnesium from the water supply. The iron and magnesium is then <br />discharged through a 12 inch PVC pipe to a 10,000 square foot back wash <br />pond located approximately 195 feet west of the filtration building. The pond <br />collects the iron and magnesium sediment and is cleaned approximately <br />every 10 years. <br /> <br />P.O. Box 490 · 13065 Orono Parkway · Elk River, MN 55330 · (612) 441-7420 · Fax: (612) 441-7425 <br />