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Council leans toward larger water treatment build; staff to seek contractor cost estimate and continue design
Summary
Minnetrista city staff and the water-system consultant presented planning options for a new south-system water treatment plant, including treatment capacity, storage and cost trade-offs tied to demand assumptions.
Minnetrista city staff and the water-system consultant presented updated planning options for a new south-system water treatment plant, including projected demand, peaking-factor assumptions, filter and storage configurations and preliminary cost estimates.
Staff said the system's historical peak-day factor (the ratio of max-day to average-day demand) has averaged about 3.6 for the south zone between 2019 and 2023. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) typically recommends a design peaking factor of about 2.6; using 2.6 would reduce near-term capacity needs, staff said. Using the city's current 3.6 peak factor leads to a larger recommended treatment capacity and storage.
Staff presented options that bracket capacity and storage: a smaller expansion scenario that would…
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