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. � Page 36 Metropolitan 47aste Control Commission April 10 , 1980 Page Three modification . In 1986 , we will then d�cide ��hether or not to replace or upgrade the plant or to replace it with an interceptor or to make further improvements . " We apologize for any inadvertent misrepresentation of r;r . Dougherty' s statement. t•7e believe that the above recommenda- . tion is sound for several reasons : 1. The Maple Plain Sewage Treatment Plant is and should be a decentralized and regionalized plant that can and should continue. 2. There is no reason to eliminate the Maple Plain Sewage Treatment Plant and thereby increase the pumping and treatment costs downstream forever . 3 . Recent population projections show there is no need to provide an interceptor across rural Orono. These projections �vill be confirmed by the results of the 1980 census. 4 . The phosphorous discharge can be eliminated at little cost, approximately $30 , 000 . 5. With the lack of federal monies, the high interest rates , and the increased tax load on our citizens , it does not make economic sense to waste our few dollars on this proposed ' interceptor. b . If the interceptor ��ere built, its adverse effect on the environnent ��ould be greater than the present adverse effect of the �hosphorous discharge , which discharge can be easily eliminated for $30 , 000 . Because we believe you are tamiliar with reasons 1 through 5 , we will briefly discuss only reason number 6 . The 1971 Harza study that was undertaken for the PCA shows that presently the Maple Plain Sewage Treatment Plant is dis- charging 3 . 3 mg. of phosphorous per liter and the proposal is to reduce that discharge to 1 mg . per liter. The PCA staff has stated that 1 mg , per liter standard is applied to the effluent because of its discharge to Lake Minnetonka,