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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
City Council Regular Meeting: June 21, 2016
AGENDA ITEM: Hawkins Sewer Meter Agreement AGENDA SECTION:
Consent
PREPARED BY: Patrick Wrase, PE, Director of Public
Works / City Engineer AGENDA NO: 6.m.
ATTACHMENTS: Draft Agreement, Equipment Plan and
Specification APPROVED BY: ddj
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approval of Sanitary Sewer Metering Agreement
BACKGROUND
Hawkins Incorporated is a water and sewer customer of the City of Rosemount. As a part of their
business operation, Hawkins is involved with the blending of chemical products with domestic water to
achieve the desired concentration of its various product offerings. As a result of this blending, a
significant proportion of the water metered to the Hawkins site at 13005 Courthouse Blvd, does not pass
through the facility and into the Rosemount municipal sanitary sewer collection system.
Hawkins has proposed using an alternative to the City water meter measurements to determine the volume
of sewage leaving the facility and entering the municipal collection system. In consultation with local
representatives of Hach Flow Metering equipment, it was determined that the Hach Flo-Dar equipment
would be an appropriate choice for this installation. The Hach equipment is used frequently for this type
of installation, is durable, and is accurate to +-5%.
Rosemount Engineering and Legal staff have developed an agreement for the installation and utilization of
the sewer metering equipment. The agreement requires that Hawkins be solely responsible for all costs of
initial installation and ongoing maintenance and operational expenses. There are additional provisions for
backup metering and agreement cancellation should the need arise.
Staff is supportive of the installation for the sewer metering equipment at Hawkins and subsequent
utilization for billing purposes. This installation will provide a more accurate measurement of the actual
Hawkins contribution of sanitary sewage and related expenses to the Rosemount collection system.
SUMMARY
Staff is seeking Approval of Sanitary Sewer Metering Agreement with Hawkins, Inc.