05-07-2012 Tri-City Council Agenda Packet1 . Call to Order
JOINT CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
(Crystal, Golden Valley, and New Hope City Councils)
AGENDA SUMMARY
MAY 7, 2012
6:30 P.M.
Crystal Community Center
4800 Douglas Drive
Crystal A -B Room
Open for public observation
2 . Attendance (list of attendees on back of agenda)
3. Update on the Feasibility of Backup Water Supply
4. Update on Surface Water Issues in the Vicinity of Winnetka Avenue and Medicine Lake
Road, Terra Linda Drive, and the DeCola Ponds Neighborhood
5. Other Business
6. Adjournment
Participants may include the following:
CRYSTAL COUNCIL:
ReNae Bowman, Mayor
Dave Anderson, Council Member
Julie Deshler, Council Member
Joe Selton, Council Member
Mark Hoffmann, Council Member
John Budziszewski, Council Member
Janet Moore, Council Member
CRYSTAL STAFF:
Anne Norris, City Manager
Tom Mathisen, Director of Public Works
Randy Kloepper, Water Superintendent
NEW HOPE COUNCIL:
Kathi Hemken, Mayor
John Elder, Council Member
Eric Lammle, Council Member
Dan Stauner, Council Member
And Hoffe, Council Member
NEW HOPE STAFF:
Kirk McDonald, City Manager
Guy Johnson, Director of Public Works
GOLDEN VALLEY COUNCIL:
Shep Harris, Mayor
DeDe Scanlon, Council Member
Paula Pentel, Council Member
Mike Freiberg, Council Member
Joanie Clausen, Council Member
GOLDEN VALLEY STAFF:
Tom Burt, City Manager
Jeannine Clancy, Director of Public Works
Sue Virnig, Finance Director
Jeff Oliver, City Engineer
Bert Tracy, Public Works Maintenance Manager
Pat Schutro , Recording Secretary
OTHERS:
Sandra Colvin Roy, Minneapolis Council Member
Bernie Bullert, Minneapolis Director, Water Treatment and
Distribution Services
Bonnie Morey, SEH, Inc., Facilitator
Brian LeMon, Barr Engineering Company
Karen Chandler, Barr Engineering Company
Todd DeJournett, Barr Engineering Company
Jennifer Koehler, Barr Engineering Company
5/3/2012
Inform you of risks associated with your water supply
Update on emergency supply work since last year
Obtain direction for next steps
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Why are we doing this?
To ensure a water supply under emergency conditions where
Minneapolis supply to the J WC is interrupted
* Fire protection, health, safety & welfare during an emergency
Peace of mind for residents during an emergency
* Secure business viability during an emergency
Identified action item in your Comp Plan
Purpose
of this
work session
Inform you of risks associated with your water supply
Update on emergency supply work since last year
Obtain direction for next steps
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Why are we doing this?
To ensure a water supply under emergency conditions where
Minneapolis supply to the J WC is interrupted
* Fire protection, health, safety & welfare during an emergency
Peace of mind for residents during an emergency
* Secure business viability during an emergency
Identified action item in your Comp Plan
Where are wLgoing...
* JWC System Facts
• Risks
* Current Emergency Responses
* Current Planning Results
* Cost Considerations
* Next Steps
JWC System
* Supply&treatment by
Minneapolis
* Crystal reservoir -19 MG
* Golden Valley res. -9 MG
• Elevated storage-3.5MG
. Limited emergencysupply
New Hope Well
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* JWC System Facts
• Risks
* Current Emergency Responses
* Current Planning Results
* Cost Considerations
* Next Steps
JWC System
* Supply&treatment by
Minneapolis
* Crystal reservoir -19 MG
* Golden Valley res. -9 MG
• Elevated storage-3.5MG
. Limited emergencysupply
New Hope Well
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[M:in:neapoIis SLlpply
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* Supply: Mississippi River via
single intake
* Treated at Fridley & Columbia
Heights facilities
* Softened and filtered
• No current emergency supply
Emergency supply being
planned now
Water Quality
Softened filtered water
Low in iron & manganese
Variable in temperature
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Water Use
JWC Avg. Day-6.8MGD
Winter low use day -5.5 MGD
Peak day—t8 MGD
2.2 BG/year
JWC Water Facts
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Who is using our water?
Residential: 76.8%(5.q MGD)
Commercial: 18.1%(t.3 MGD)
Industrial: 5%(0.3 MGD)
Future Trends
Stable to declining use trends
Stable population (slight
increase projected)
Decline due to:
Conservation (80 to 75 gpcd)
Leak detection and repair
Fixture replacement
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JWC Risks os ---
Risk
* Mechanical failure
Power failure
Major reservoir failure
Short tern supply
interruptions
+
Longterm supply interruption
Mitigation
Existing redundant systems
+ Multiple distant delivery points
+ Emergency power generator at the
Golden Valley Reservoir
Multiple reservoirs
- Three days supply in storage
New Hope well: -1/5 JWC avg. day
Long Term Interruption: Risks
Higher Probability Risks
Drought (30's, 88, 07)
+
Flooding (65, 69, n)
+ Tornado(65,11)
+ Lossof Power
+ Bottleneck
+ Color means this has occurred but
without long term interruption
Other Risks
* Fire/explosion
Spill
* Work Stoppage
* Chemical Reaction/Spill
* Terrorism and Cyber attacks
* Operator Error
*
Water Hammer(supply main
failure)
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Demand Reduction Mei
Stage 1: Voluntary Reduction Measures
Stage 2: Mandatory Reduction Measures
Stage 3: Mandatory Water Allocation Restrictions
based on priority uses
MN Statutes: 103G.261 Water allocation priorities
Domestic water supply, excluding industrial and
commercial uses of municipal water supply, and use for
power production that meets the contingency planning
provisions
a use of water that involves consumption of less than
10,000 gallons of water per day
agricultural irrigation, and processing of agricultural
products involving consumption in excess of 1o,000
gallons per day (JWC has no 3rd priority water users)
Priority Uses
power production in excess of the use provided for
in the contingency plan (JWC has no 4 I priority
water users)
uses, other than agricultural irrigation, processing of
agricultural products, and power production,
involving consumption in excess of to,000 gallons
per day (List of 5 I priority water users on next slide)
nonessential uses, lawn sprinkling, car washing etc
Golden Valley (9):
Courage Center
Mermaid Car Wash
General Mills (Main Campus)
Liberty Carton
Honeywell
General Mills (JFB)
Tennant
New Hope
Minneapolis Die Casting
Dakota Growers
Crystal
Regal Car Wash
5/3/2012
5/3/2012
Finish preparing New Hope Well for emergency use
Drill three new wells
One near the Crystal Reservoir
One near the Golden Valley Reservoir
One -t/4 mile from one of the reservoirs
Total supply -5.5 to 6.8 MGD
Work Since Last Ye`
New Hope Well Emergency Reactivation Request
January of 2012 (Regulatory requirement to allow use
of existing New Hope well)
Water Interaction Study to determine impacts of
adding unsoftened groundwater to current system
Cost estimate for emergency supply
interactionhy the
Study?
Minneapolis Water
Well Water
Softened
Unsoftened
Low in iron and manganese
Relatively high in iron and
Variable temperature (upper
manganese
30's to lower 7o's F)
- Constant temp (-50's F)
pH 8 t 8.3
pH 6.7 to 7.5
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Two -phased study
Computer Model of Chemical Interactions
„ Identify potential management methods
Lab Tests to Verify Model Results
Evaluate what management methods will be needed
Look for unexpected results
Identify what users would notice
Sample
Locations
for Lab Work ,
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What would you notice?
Move from soft to hard water (more soap use)
Winter Emergency: move from very cold to cool water
Summer Emergency: move from warm to cool water
Some might notice more iron taste than now
Remember this is an emergency and you have water!
Results
Chemical addition to manage iron from well water
Monitor pH during transition to all groundwater
pH adjustment not likely needed for emergency
Lab Setup
Approximate Costto Implement
* Wells: —$2.9 M
+ Finish preparing New Hope well for emergency use
+ Adding three new wells
. Minor chemical treatment to disinfect and control iron
* Piping: —$1.3 M
* Piping wells to reservoir
4 Connection into reservoir
* Total: —$4.2 M to design and build
Rate Implications: Basis
2009 1,006,879,000 659,025,497 705,329,948 2,371,234,445
2010 887,880,000 617,138,892 637,204,200 2,142,223,092
2011 934,773,000 575,591,136 624,889,300 2,135,253,436
Average billed consumption per year 2,216,236,991
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$4.2 M over t year
Adds$,gojt000 gaffo (43°[incre11e)
Average per connection increase -Sit to $i5hnonth for one year
$4.2 M over 6 yean:
Adds so.3zjt000 gallons ()X iruease}
Average per —cti—itcrease - $7 to $2 50/month for 6 years
$4.2 M over to years:
Adds So.r9jt000 gallons (4.3%MC ase}
Average per connection hc,-- s,— to 5,.5.1—th for to years
Interruption of water supply is a risk to JWC & MpIs
Minimal emergency supply in place: New Hope Well
Mpls is currently planning emergency supply
5th priority users at risk
Emergency supply is a Comp Plan action item
JWC emergency supply cost: 44.2M
Could be coordinated w/Mpls emergency supply plan
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Options
* Authorize feasibility study to site and drill new wells
that includes coordination with Minneapolis Water
Works
M Wait on Minneapolis study
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Medicine Lake Road & DeCola Ponds 2ARR
Flood Mitigation Analysis
• More recent flooding
(2006 & 2010):
o Terra Linda Drive &
Medicine Lake Road
— property damage
o Rhode Island Ave
• Long-standing issue
in Golden Valley and
New Hope
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V1hy is •' • •
•me history...
• 1970's — significantflooding
around
around
DeCola Ponds E & F
• 1984 — settlement;
property owners
control and operate A`
the DeCola Pond F
outlet
,— E
• More recent flooding
(2006 & 2010):
o Terra Linda Drive &
Medicine Lake Road
— property damage
o Rhode Island Ave
• Long-standing issue
in Golden Valley and
New Hope
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City of New Hope
— 2006: Terra Linda Drive
feasibility study
— 2008: construction of
improvements
City of Golden Valley
— 2011: DeCola Ponds Area
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Flood Mitigation Study
— Held two public meetings to
'
present analysis results
— Staff meetings: Crystal,
od o,aPo„nF
Golden Valley, New Hope
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• Preliminary analysis
— 11 alternatives analyzed
— Results used to identify alternatives for more
study
• More detailed analysis of seven more
detailed alternatives — diversion, storage,
capacity, case-by-case mitigation
DeCola Ponds flooding:
— To reduce flooding on DeCola Ponds E & F
requires diversion of stormwater flows away from
Pond F, additional downstream storage &
increased downstream capacity
— Not reasonable to resolve with upstream storage
— Not reasonable to reduce flooding to
completely eliminate flooding of homes
— Alternative: mitigate on a case-by-case
basis
Medicine Lake Rd flooding:
— Solution will require significant amount of
additional flood storage (33 ac -ft)
— Not reasonable to provide all of the storage
downstream, some must be provided at Medicine
Lake Rd.
— Not reasonable to resolve with additional
downstream capacity (very expensive to divert)
— Reducing flooding at Medicine Lake Rd does not
affect the flood levels on DeCola Ponds E & F
• Study results — extensive flooding, complex
system, expensive to resolve, intercommunity
watershed
• Costs to reduce flooding at DeCola Ponds
and Medicine Lake Rd:
— $3.7 - $24.5 million cost
range
— $5.8 - $6.8 million for the
most promising alternatives
— Costs do not include land &
easement acquisition or
wetland mitigation costs
Floodirgel e L ntla Dive, New Hoye
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• New Hope brought the flooding
issue to Golden Valley's
attention in 2006 (Terra Linda
Drive study)
• Golden Valley moved the
DeCola Ponds study up in CIP
to 2011 based on New Hope's
study results
• The cities are now aware of this
Pwoane.iT eLindeD,ive.NewHope flooding issue and the causes,
and need to address the
associated liabilities:
— Property damage
— Public safety
• All cities contribute runoff to
the flooding problem
• It's standard practice for all
contributors to participate
• All cities are responsible for
the runoff leaving their
community
• Without cooperation, actions
taken by one city may have
negative impacts on the
others
DeCola PondD
Phase II study:
• Task 1 — initial assessment of alternatives
— Cost to acquire flood -prone properties
— Assess risk and costs of flooding
— Identify alternatives, incorporating
long-term land use changes
• Task 2 — conduct a cost -
benefit analysis of the
recommended flood mitigation
alternatives
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• Each city enter into a
cooperative agreement for
Phase II study
• Adopt strategies for resolution
of flooding issues
• Implement!
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