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TO: Mayor Knutson
Councilmembers Napper
Tucker
Walsh
Willard
FROM: Stephan Jilk, Administrator/Clerk
DATE: October 2, 1987
RE: University of Minnesota/Rosemount - Rural Water System
Gentlemen:
I have received information from Mark Longsden of Delta Environmental,
Inc., the company retained by the University of Minnesota for the rural
water project relative to our "fourth alternative" water system
proposal. Mark advised me that Dr. Faye Thompson has taken the position
that our fourth alternative proposal is the best way to proceed and is
in the process of getting the approval for that proposal from the
University.
Gordon Krause, the consulting engineer, is in the process of putting
together cost estimates for that proposal and as approval is received we
will be advised.
According to the article in the Minneapolis paper this week, copy
attached; the university has some preliminary costs and is apparently
ready to proceed with the system. I have not received anything official
from the university on this.
I believe our posture should be that it is being considered, everything
looks positive and we should be looking at the next step of putting
together a final design concept and a solid agreement to take over the
system.
I will keep you informed as I can on this matter.
smj
Attachment A
22a. Storm water runoff will be delivered under County
Highway 42 to a permanent ponding area of 31.5 acre
feet which is part of a larger storm water system in
Section 31 (See Figure 8). The quality of runoff should
improve due to the reduction in concentrations of
pesticides, herbicides and fertilizer when the site is
removed from agricultural production.
22b. 128 homes @ 3 persons/ household and a maximum of 300
gallons/ household equals 38,400 gallons/day.
23. Dust and noise generated by the project will be limited
to levels normally associated with subdivision
construction. Both conditions are temporary. Dust may
be suppressed by watering, by limiting the amount of
exposed soil and use of the erosion control measures
described in Item 21. Noise can be limited by use of
properly muffled equipment and limiting construction to
daytime hours. Due to the sites location abutting County
Highway 42, the City of Rosemount is evaluating noise
mitigation techniques to ensure that decibel levels at the
southern boundary of the development meet state
requirements. Currently a 5-7 foot berm is in place
along Highway 42. - The City is considering requiring
enhancement of this noise barrier either by doubling its
height or combining an increase in height with
landscaping. It is recognized that landscaping is much
less effective then the earth berm as a noise barrier.
27. Construction of this subdivision will result in the loss of
prime farmland. The site is bordered to the east and
west by urban development and has had access to
utilities for many years. It is a logical progression for
infill development to be allowed on the site. Efforts to
protect other areas with prime farmlands are being
implemented by the City.
28. The proposed 128 home development will not significantly
impact traffic conditions on the highway network serving
the project. Vehicle trips will be well distributed
between an -existing local collector street (Dodd
Boulevard) and a collector street currently being
constructed (Shannon Parkway). Approximately 1,280
ADT will be generated by the project. County Road 42,
a minor arterial bordering the project to the south has a
current traffic volume of 12,300 ADT (1985). It is
estimated that the traffic volume of Shannon Parkway
will be 6,000 ADT. Current traffic counts are not
available for Dodd Boulevard, however volume is assumed
to be relatively low and will be reduced with the
construction of Shannon Parkway. The amount of
vehicles traveling on Dodd Boulevard from the site will
not significantly impact its traffic volume.
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The. Universily of Minnesota is
preparing to build a $700,000 rural
water system for 28 Dakota County
households whose private wells
were contaminated by toxic chemi-
cals front the university's Rose-
nwunt Research Center.
Officials said Monday that the sys-
tem could be completed next surn-
ner, which, firr the affected fam-
ilies in Rosculounl and Coates,
would end 16111 years of drinking
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mount ( •ily Council nrentbei and a
stale legislator, also hope that the
system will restore their property
values, which have sullcred as-
sessed reductions of up to 50 per-
cent since the Contamination was
discovered in 1984.
While the estimated cos( ofcorrecl-
ing the university's damage to the
28 homes works out to $25,0(Nl per
household, the syslcnl may eventu-
ally serve another 250 homes
whose owners would pay connec-
tion charges.
The, families whose wells were
tainted with chlorolorm, a chemi-
cal suspected of' causing cancer,
will pay nothing to hook up to the
system. The cost of solving their
water problems will be borne by
the university, probably with lax
money that will be sought lions the
Legislature, officials said.
I he Legislature already has granted
the university $2 million for plan-
ning and engineering studies to
clean up toxic PUBS and dioxins
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uis." added Ozment. a hfeionc res-
o` the area who has one of nt
tamirated wells. "People have
been iooiong for the universin tee
come up with a reasonable solution.'
twat- companies that leasee space
a-.Ihe research center in the 196Gs
2nd'70s dumped the PCBs and diox-
ins. which apparently 'nave no.
m24;et on the 3.000 -acre universi-%
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vw-csal Of laboratory chemicals
pzusec the pollution. of ground uvater
flowing into wells in a rural area
oiong Iiuti_ 52 north and east of the
restarcr center. The affected homes
are in the undeveloped eastern end of
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Rosemount. which isn't served by
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"The university knows (that; they
have contaminated ground water."
said Vernon Dapper, a Rosemount
council member and spokesman for
the affected residents. "It's a black
eve the\'d like to ge: rid of. 1 believe
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they will do evething in their power
to put this whole thing behind
them."
That aireadv has included drilling a
520.000 tesi well at one of the affect-
ed homes to see if all 2F could be
giver new private wells at universin
expense. The test well, which tapped
a deep aquifer below the contaminat-
ed one. yielded water that was loaded
with iron and had "a disunct. offen-
sive odor." Napper said.
weekend and said she is leaving
town. Rice did no,. say where she
is going or what she will be doing
Then the universitN' proposed build-
ing the rural water system. modeled
after those often found in farming
areas. and giving it to the city of
Rosemount. Six such systems have
been built in western, Minnesota, but
the Dakota Counn system would be
among the first in a metropolitan
area. Rural water systems use plastic
pipes and relative] low pressure that
is sufficient for household use but
not for industry or fire hydrants.
Now the universit. is prepared to
accept design changes that will cut
the residents' water bilis to the same
rate as that paid by households on
Rosemount',,, municipal system.
Rosemount officials have proposed
the changes. which include building a
bigger storage iznk and hooking the
Dakota County Technical Institute to
the system.. The institute nou buys
its water from the university.
"My guess is this plan will fly, if the
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cost is not too great." said Fay ing and cooking and their well water
Thompson. the universin's assistant for washing and bathing.
director of environmentai health and
sale'}. "I cuss the university ever time I
have to cam, a 5 -gallon, lug up from
The universin also will survey the ' the basement to put or, the water
anected residents to make sure they cooler." Napper said. "I do that dai-
al' want the cin -backed design before K. But I'm not concerned about the
ani fining is built. she said. Such time we've taken to get to this point.
agreement alread. exists. Ozment I'm concerned with obtaining the
said. best solution to the problem."
During the three years that officials
have sought solutions to the well
problems. the university has deliv-
ered bottled water to the residents at
a cos: of S 11.000 a year. The resi-
dents use the bottled water for drink -
Pane{ considers
banning lawn darts
Associates Press
Riverside. Calif.
David Snow's crusade to ban to\ -
lawn dans has forced a showdown on
the issue less than six months after
his i-year-oid daughter was killed by
one.
Or, Thursday, the three-member fed-
eral Consumer Product Safety Com-
mission will meet in Washingion.
D.C. to decide if a bar, is appropriate.
Snow, 39, didn't want the meta; -
tipped. one -pound dans when he
bought them in April, but the\ were
pan of a package that included a
volleyball set he did want.lt 'Alas a
mis-throuT dan over the back -yard
fence that killed his daughter.
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