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WOOD HILL COUNTRY CLUB
200 WOODHILL ROAD
WAYZATA, MINNESOTA 55391 l
473-7333
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December 14, 1990
To: Mark E. Bernhardson, City Administrator
From: Mark Albrecht, Woodhill Country Club
Subject: Consideration of connecting Woodhill's clubhouse
sewer line to Orono's sewer.
At the November 26, 1990 Orono City Council meeting, issues were
raised about connecting Woodhill Country Club's sewer line into
Orono's sewer line at Russell Ave. At issue is - Why does
Woodhill, which is located in Wayzata, need to hook their sewer
line into Orono's line? During the past two years we have been
studying all of our alternatives, which I have listed below.
1. Drain Fields - In order to accommodate our useage, we
would need to construct about 10 drain fields. Many of
these would end up in Orono since the majority of our
property rests in Orono. Also, some would in-turn be
in Wayzata because of the unusual property line. In
order for Woodhill to construct this many drain fields,
considerable damage would be done to our golf course.
Also encountered would be many lift stations and other
technical problems.
2. Connect Woodhill's sewer line into Wayzata's line. We
have met with Wayzata's City Engineer and the nearest
connecting point would be about 4000 feet from our
clubhouse. In order to connect into Wayzata, it would
be necessary to go under the Burlington Northern
Railroad line, under existing Highway 12 , and thru some
marsh area. We question getting approval for this, as
well as construction problems for the line. We find
many obstacles to this alternative.
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WOODHILL COUNTRY CLUB
200 WOODHILL ROAD
WAYZATA, MINNESOTA 55391
473-7333
3 . Connect Woodhill's sewer line directly into the MUSA
line. This line runs down County Road 15 and is the
closest connecting point for Woodhill. In order to
connect to the MUSA line, it would require going under
the railroad and County Road 15. There is also serious
doubt that approval could be received because of the
pressure in the MUSA line and problems of a direct
hook-up. This has been discussed, but not pursued
because of technical problems and questionable
approval.
4 . This brings us to the existing alternative of
connecting Woodhill's sewer line into Orono's. The
approximate distance for this is 4200 feet. For
Woodhill to reach Russell Ave. we would go thru our
property until we get to either the Tom Carpenter
property or the property on the corner of Russell Ave.
We would request a Deed Easement from either one (or
both) to cross their property and connect into Orono's
line at one of two places. As I understand, a
connection could be made by the railroad area or about
200 yards up Russell Ave.
I believe this covers the alternatives which were looked into by
Woodhill. If there are other suggestions as to what Woodhill can
do with our sewer lines, we would be more than willing to look at
them.
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