1992-04-21 CC Minutes Special
Albertville City Hall
7:30 PM
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ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING
April 2l, 1992
PRESENT: Mayor Jim Walsh, Councilmen Mike Potter, Duane
Berning, Donatus Vetsch, and Mark Barthel, City Clerk Linda
Houghton, City Engineers Thore Meyer and Norm Gartner, City
Attorneys Bill Radzwill and Mike Couri, MPCA representatives Tom
Holstrom and Faye Sleeper
Mayor Walsh called the special meeting to order. The purpose
of the meeting is to discuss the Ci ty' s options for wastewater
treatment expansion with the PCA representatives.
The Council reviewed the letter dated April 21, 1992, from
Gbol ahan I. Gbadamosi of the MPCA. The 1 et ter corrects the
effluent limitations for continuous discharge into Mud Lake that
were disclosed in a letter from the MPCA dated November 25, 1991.
The engineer and the Council have been working under the erroneous
assumption that the City could not meet the effluent limitations
for continuous discharge into Mud Lake.
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Norm Gartner told the Counci 1 that wi th the new discharge
1 imi ts the Ci ty can convert to a continuous discharge wi thout
expanding or adding to the existing ponds, without the sand filters
that would have been necessary to get continuous discharge into the
Crow River, and without the outfall line to the Crow River. The
engineers will now work on a design to add aeration to the existing
ponds to get continuous discharge to Mud lake. The engineers will
evaluate the problem of phosphorous treatment during the winter
months and how the non-degradation standards of the receiving lake
will be affected.
Tom Holstrom of the MPCA told the Council that the proposal
discussed by the engineers (adding aeration to the existing ponds
to speed the treatment process to allow continuous discharge) is
feasible with the new discharge levels stated in the April 21st
letter. He believes this proposal will expand the City's capacity
from 115,000 gallons per day to 315,000 gallons per day.
The engineers were directed to begin a feasibility study on
this proposal and present it to the Council as soon as possible.
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Holstrom explained that the PCA has a 90-ninety day average
turnaround time for approval of pI ans and specs. I f the Ci ty
attempts to secure an MPCA loan for construction, the process is
slowed down and becomes "qui te cumbersome". Because the Ci ty
currently is unable to get additional sewer extensions, Attorney
Radzwill asked Holstrom to personally work with the City in order
to speed up the process as much as possible.
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Upon questions from the audience, Holstrom indicated that he
would guess that additional sewer extensions could be granted by
the MPCA once it has reviewed the plans and specs for the expansion
of the wastewater facility.
Vetsch made a motion to adjourn at 8:30 PM. Barthel seconded
the motion. All voted aye.
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