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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Council member Sather asked about the feasibility of a pipe <br />connection to Shoreview at County Road E as an alternative to the <br />water tower. Engineer Liebenow explained that the Shoreview <br />water connection would not take the place of the proposed tower <br />noting that at an approximate cost of $300,000.00 per well it <br />would not make economic sense to make this connection. He <br />pointed out to the Council that the City would have to buy into <br />the Shoreview well system and that in order to achieve a rate of <br />3,000 gallons of water per minute, the City would need three <br />wells plus a back-up well for its water needs. <br />Engineer Liebenow explained to the Council that the City's <br />water system was originally designed for two towers back in the <br />1960' s. Upon being queried, he advised that the majority of <br />water consumption--on peak days--is in the southern part of the <br />City. <br /> <br />Council member Hansen compared Shoreview water ("hard") <br />with the City's water ("soft"). She felt that any possible water <br />connection to Shoreview would be for emergency water only; <br />Shoreview would not be a general water source. <br />Thomas Mulcahy, a former Council member, admonished the <br />Council to analyze the need for another water tower before <br />deciding to construct one. He felt that the City should obtain a <br />second engineer's opinion and explore alternate ways to store <br />water. He pointed out that the Roseville-Arden Hills water <br />contract permits the purchase by the City of water from others. <br />He expressed his concern about the City's spending a large amount <br />of money for a water tower without adequate data. <br /> <br />- 2 - <br />