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Rice Creek Watershed District — 2020 Budget and Levy Several cities have now expressed their concerns over the large proposed budget increase. We continue to participate in the process of adopting their budget. Rice Creek Watershed District — Watershed Management Plan The Rice Creek Watershed Draft Water Resources Management Plan is not available for review. This document is much like a city's "Comprehensive Plan". This is our opportunity to comment on their 10-year plan. The plan includes a cost estimate for both operational and capital projects. It is important for the Council to remember that Rice Creek Watershed Board Members are not elected officials. Your influence on this Board's initiatives, expenditures and programs is limited and now is one of the times that our comments are most easily addressed. The document can be viewed here: https://www.ricecreek. org/index. asp? SEC=1F67C316-9E90-4FDF-A43D- 7FEF 164E5EDA&Type=B BASIC SEWER AND WATER Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) System The SCADA system is now updated and fully functional again. Wellhead Protection Plan As part of work on Part 2 of the Wellhead Protection Plan we have sent out surveys to potential well owners. A half dozen or more of those who have responded requested info on sealing their wells. Due to this response, we are pursuing a grant, through the Minnesota Department of Health for up to $10,000 to cover those costs and help get them sealed. This is a great way to help protect our aquifer. Downtown Water Main and Street Reconstruction A Public Improvement Hearing was held on September 11 and the preparation of plans and specifications was ordered. Plans will be presented to the Council towards the end of October in preparation for a December bid. Water Main Interconnect Construction of the water main interconnect as part of the Watermark development is complete. Bacteria and pressure tests will need to be completed before the system is opened and "live". This interconnect will be our second such facility with Lino Lakes and makes both cities' water systems more resilient. Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Park Reserve Maintenance Facility Sewer Hook-up County parks staff has contacted the city requesting an extension of their sewer service to some new office space at their maintenance facility in the regional park. The facility would simply hook to the existing sewer line serving other buildings in the park. We have received their SAC calculation from the Met Council. The building will create one