Follow-up letter regarding preliminary volume review for SAC

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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