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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFollow-up letter regarding preliminary volume review for SAC Metropolitan Council Working for the Region, Planning for the Future Environmental Services January 31, 2000 Chuck Guerin Flamingo Wire, Inc. 2687 Wayzata Boulevard Orono, MN $5356 Dear Mr.Guerin: This letter is a follow-up to the letter sent on June 7, 1999 regarding a preliminary volume review for the Service Availability Charge (SAC) system for Permit Number 1052 located at 2687 Wayzata Boulevard. In that letter, you were notified that your firm has increased its wastewater discharge to the sanitary sewer and potentially could be subject to a SAC purchase of $2,100 (2 units at the 1999 rate of $1,050 per SAC unit) at the time your Industrial Discharge Permit is renewed. At this point, you have two options. First you may purchase SAC equivalent to the inrrease'in discharge to the sanitary sewer based on the preliminary volume inview. N you choose this option, a SAC Purchase Form will be enclosed with your renewed Industrial Discharge Permit. The form must be brought to the City of Orono and be completed by a city representative indicating that SAC has been purchased. A permit condition in your renewed permit allows 30 days for the SAC purchase. Your second option is to conduct a 30-day wastewater volume study. If you choose this option, please inform the engineer referenced below. The study must be completed and results submitted to the Metropolitan Council Tnvironmegtal Services (MCES) by With 31, 2000. Guidelines for completing the wastewater volume study are attached. Based on-the results of the study, the MCES will determine a current SAC equivalent of your wastewater flow. The SAC rate applied to the current SAC egpiWalent will be the rate in.effect at the start sof the 30-day wastewater volume study. The 2000 SAC rate is$1,100 per unit. The SAC rate is subject to change every January. To determine your firm's SAC liability, the MCES will use the lesser SAC equivalent of the preliminary. volume rBvl.pw *W the 30-day wastewater volume study. If a SAC purchase is required, a SAC Purehase Form will be enclosed with your d Industrial � Pennit, and the above described method for completing the form and purchasing SAC will be applied. It should be ,,noted that some cities use SAC determinations to assess municipal impact or connection fps which are exclusive of the SAC charge. If you are unsure as to whether.or not these fees are.applicable in your city, you should call the city offices to inquire. At this time, no money should b�sent to our offices. SAC payment shall be made to the city at the time of permit renewal using the.SAC Purchase Form. 230 East Fifth Street St.Paul,Minnesota 55101-1626 (651)602-1005 Fax 602-1183 TDD/TTY 229-3760 An Equal Opp-haft Employer Chuck Guerin January 31, 2000 Page 2 During December, 1998, the Metropolis Council ad changes require legislative approval prior to implementation,candg uch the SAC program, These g Y� 2000 legislative session. Please be aware of the fact thatthe�v� w11 guested m this letter is accurate under the current SAC information contained change in Policy. You will be notified in the future of any Policy which might effect the status of this or future SAC reviews. Minnesota Technical Assistance pro Prevention concerns �n (MnTAP) offers assistance to industries with including the reduction of wastewater volumes. If Pollution discharge volume of your facility, the You are able to reduced ore ' Potential SAC liabilityreduce the fid. The services provided b indicated in this letter could be MnTAP at (612) 624-1300. y MnTAP are free. For more information, call Please direct any questions to Roger S. Tan at(651) 602-4736. Sincerely, O�0 Leo H. Hermes, P.E. Industrial Waste Manager MCES Industrial Waste Section Attachment cc: Lyle Oman, City of Orono S. Selby, MCES Roger S. Tan, MCES LHH:rjg f Metropolitan Council Environmental Services Guideline for SAC Volume Study Contact the engineer in charge of your permit before commencingwith volume study option. Special conditions, other than those specified in this to your facility. h the wastewater guideline, may apply - The wastewater volume study shall consist of a minimum of 30 continuo data acquired from the use of incoming water meter(s) and/or from a us days of volume measuring device. wastewater effluent flow - Deduct meters shall also be used when losses to lawn sprinkling, evaporation, etc., exist at the facility. If these losses cannot be accounted for by meter, e submit to the MCES engineering calculations estimating these to product loss, flow measuring from an MCES approved monitoring site. he Permittee shall sses and/or conduct effluent g - All values used to determine the actual or calculated daily wastewater fl be submitted for each day of the study. facility during the stud Y Also, indicate the daily activity taking placeow at the Y(e.g. full operation, cooling water clean up). - Please account for any unusual events, such as a spill, that may have occurred during the volume study time frame. The results of this study shall be submitted to the MCES byM arch 31 2 calculate a SAC equivalent based on an average of the 5 highest dail y w000. MCES staff will MCES reserves the right to conduct additional volume monitorin if deemed flows. The Monitoring ed necessary. Metropolitan Council Building communities that work Environmental Services January 3, 2002 Lyle Oman Building Administrator City of Orono P.O. Box 66 Crystal Bay, MN 55323-0066 01-FY Or Dear Mr. Oman: The Metropolitan Council Environmental Services Division has determined SAC for the Western Steel Erection to be located at 2687 Wayzata Blvd. within the City of Orono. This project should be charged no additional SAC Units, as determined below. SAC Units Charges: Office 1548 sq. ft. @ 2400 sq. ft./SAC Unit 0.64 Vehicle Storage 33 vehicles x 1 driver/vehicle @ 28 drivers/SAC Unit 1.18 Total Charge: 1.82 Credits: Industrial Discharge Adjustment (paid 6/97) 2.00 Net Credit: 0.18 or 0 If you have any questions, call me at 602-1113. Sincerely, J. duD'-C�' Jodi L9—C . Edwards Staff Specialist Municipal Services Section JLE: (425) 020103S7 Cc: S. Selby, MCES www.metrocouncil.org Metro Info Line 602-1888 230 East Fifth Street • St.Paul,Minnesota 55 10 1-1626 • (651)602-1005 Fax 602-1138 TfY 291-0904 An Equal Opportunity Employer