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Project Assessments for a Pressure Sewer System with Residential Grinder Pumps This pressure sewer system will consist of individual residential grinder pumps that discharge into a force main located in the street. A service stub with a shut off valve will be installed to the property line. The property owner is then responsible for the connection between the service stub and the house, and abandoning the existing septic system. The property owners are also responsible for the purchase, installation, operation, and maintenance of their own grinder pump. This pumping system consists of a pump and a tank located in the yard, similar to the pump and tank for a mound system. Grinder pumps grind up the solids in the flow versus a mound system pump that pumps clear wastewater, so g»’mder pumps may require more maintenance and repairs. The estimated assessment is $14,300 per unit payable over a fifteen-year period. There is also an option for the residents to receive an allowance of $4,500 for the purchase of their grinder pump. This grinder pump allowance would then be added to the $14,300 assessment for a total assessment of $18,800. Installation of the grinder pump would be completed by the licensed plumber hired by the property owner to complete the sewer service connection to the house. The assessment amount assumes that in addition to the nine properties in the Fox Ridge neighborhood, three properties along South Brown Road will choose to participate in the project. There is a total of ten eligible properties along South Brown Road. If more properties participate in the project, the assessment will be reduced. If less participate, the assessment will increase. Options for prepayment of the assessment are available. Based on several projects recently completed, the estimated interest rate is 6.25 %. Based on a 15-year assessment at 6.25 % interest, the annual assessment payments, for a $18,800 assessment, will be approximately $2,000. The property owner is also responsible for payment of a SAC (Sewer Availability Charge) at the time the permit for connection is issued. The 2000 SAC charge will be $1,150 per unit. This money is collected by the City and then forwarded to the Metropolitan Council Environmental Services Division. This money is used to pay for the additional capacity built into the MCES sewer interceptor pipes, and treatment plants, for future connections to the sewer system. This is a standard charge for new sewer units for the entire MCES system in the metro area. The year 2(XX) quarterly sewer rate for the entire City is a flat fee of $81.85. Sincerely; Gregory A. Gappa Director of Public Services