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~~IS <br />CONSCLTING ENGINEERS September 8, 1995 <br />File: 230-265-30 <br />1326 Energy Park Drive <br />St. Paul, MN 55108 <br /> Mr. Pat Klaers <br />612-644-4389 <br />Ciry Administrator <br />t-Boo-s8e-2923 Ciry of Elk River <br />Fax: 612-644-9446 13065 Orono Parkway <br /> P.O. Box 490 <br /> Elk River, MN 55330 <br />RE: EARL HOHLEN'S PROPERTY <br />SANITARY SEWER SERVICE <br />Dear Mr. Klaers: <br />This letter is intended to clarify the situation with sanitary sewer service to the Earl Hohlen <br />clvl~ ENGINEERNG: property located on the west side of TH 169. As you are aware, Mr. Hohlen contends that <br />ENV~RONMENTAI lri the early 60's when the sanitary sewer line in Main Street was originally installed, it was <br />MuNICIPAi installed too high. Therefore, his property is unable to connect to the sanitary sewer by <br />PLANNING gravity. I am certainly not prepared to say that a mistake was made in the 1960's. It is <br />SOLID WASTE unclear to me what thought process was gone through in the original layout of the sewer. <br />sTRUauRA~ With the substantial amount of fill that Mr. Hohlen has placed on his property, perhaps in <br />suevEVING the early 60's that property was deemed to be unbuildable, or it could have been deemed <br />TRAFFIC too costly to install the sewer that deep and that a lift station was a better alternative. <br />TRANSPORTATION <br />Mr. Hohlen's property could certainly be served by a lift station and then pumped to the <br />EtEaRICAL~MECHANICAL sewer in Main Street. There are several examples of property which have had to use a lift <br />ENGINEERING: <br />Hv,ac station to provide service. A recent example of this would be Royal Oaks where a lift <br />PowER DISTRisuTloN station was needed for the entire 40 acres due to its low elevation. Another example is the <br />scADA portion of Mississippi Heights located adjacent to the river which will require a lift station. <br />svsTErn coNreots It would have been cost prohibitive to put the trunk sewer in deep enough to serve this <br />property. Another similar example is a portion of Hillside Estates which will also need a <br />lift station due to the fact that it would have been cost prohibitive to lower the trunk line <br />deep enough to provide gravity service. <br />When we were negotiating with Mr. Hohlen for the storm sewer easement for the Main and <br />Evans drainage project, he indicated a desire to have a sewer service installed at a lower <br />elevation that would provide service to his property. Steve Rohlf and I discussed this with <br />him and indicated that we would lay out a sewer service and bid it in the project as an <br />OFFICES IN: alternate. He could then decide whether or not he would like to pay for this to be installed. <br />MINNEAPOLIS It was clear from the very beginning that any installation would be at his cost. <br />PRIOR LAKE <br />ST. PAUL <br />WASECA <br />An Equal Opportunity Employer <br />