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<br />THE WATER UTIUTY OF THE CITY OF ST. PAUL
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<br />'.[en," ,'.. Hickok {> A&&oc.
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<br />June 20, 1979
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<br />'rho oocrcJ halt " Ion:; history of coo!,~ratiug vtth oo,mell$ of privati3 p~perty. u:,,~
<br />jlt( ec.t tD Board OWIl.6G lall:eshcre, "llWing tbel:, to Gract boRt doclcs on 3o./fl,'1i proporty.
<br />In "dditiOll, t1l<< ~rt! laG been t'Qceptiw to adjAcent pnvatc 1M'" owners re!l\lellt6 to
<br />n'!kG dUttlt;ell on !>o:lrd P'ftll'ert). "hidl would ealancc thll l1<.ittMtic ali'l"oarancc of their
<br />prope~ty.
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<br />7nc llo::l'c. (l.f courlUl, 1''''8 taker. II l",adarship pos1Ucm in .attl!lllJ?t1ng to coopa1"ll.te
<br />with other ,;Q\"ll.J:I1lll\mtal llgencies in the ltrM to p~te th4 pub!1c gooii. ~"or _lml"2ple.
<br />th.:> ~1"J has lUlled. fOr H/ye&-c. approld.mately 90 8CI'$S of lad 4D<! 3,00-0 fMt of
<br />BhoreUn,. on the south &horo of Centuvl.lle Lake to lltJdi;.a County fen. paD: pUrpolu.
<br />'iithil'l thr) plisl two (2) years ~ Soar,l haG iltVflsted ew~uly $13.000 11.1 ~r$'
<br />coots for U.;J purpose of dur1fy1tllJ tOO locnUon of: llollll'd OIi'D.IlQ properties wf.thin thlol
<br />.u'aa 4rollnC Centervill13 Lake. ThJ.s ;>rejoct. lIhould btmllfit -,- private PZ:"p6lty 0lft1el:l!
<br />in addition to help1n.. t.he Board. ,10 expaet t.h.is project to cODtu\U/l for -1 yean
<br />in t:....~ futu~e. Durin!; the put two _r pni~thil 8041"<\ ha' II trute<l both (4t,t.cr-
<br />vll.l c al\<1 ,'&iLiar l.<cl> for lll!2;IOIG CCllltrol, wh1ch etly eahanee<l the aesthetic
<br /><jlllll!ty of tho l~es for l'.\<:1jocant property _en., f erman. boaten, etc. '!'he COllI:
<br />of t1\b tre&tllIlmt. well bome 1;>, the 5ollro.
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<br />)udng the p<!r1od from 1885 to IS1l9, 4d eonIltruetarl an intall structlfre.
<br />"ells, <Ill<1 " pu:lIp1.n[. Gtat10n on tOO IIOUtheast sborel1De of Cecttet'V111e Lake f<<r the
<br />?urpose of appropriating _t'n: f_~M:'ViU4 l.ske and thIl \lI:Idtlrground .'luthl'tl.
<br />Tho pU'l:lp1n~ atation IlUd bk.. intllkoa st111 OpllrGted and lire llIl ~rt4tlt p.l!rt of
<br />the UtiUtyls ovenll supply Ii,..t=- ~lh are not opont:1onal at thb tillle. Tho:!
<br />l>o.art: hfl$ :1l prosent ".....i""ll:' stllt!on PUIilptna rate of 42 m111tOl1 ~l~& jl(f1' ,'Ly. The
<br />idee Creek cbaU\ of l~, ~lCiPUl1Y Clllltftvfllo cu~ :eltler ~.t, $~ {J. ctlel
<br />t:unett01l in the \illter I1tU1t -can supply '1Sum. Cent.lU'Vilh c.d )"e!Uer Lake.
<br />.'Ire <:Oa8idend to 6Jl1ctien 1'1'1 l.paUy as Il. re.c~ 1Npp1y Ittth oonal periodic. '1'1tl>*
<br />d.-"'tnlll _de to re",ui~nt.. dictated l>1 l!IUC:b infl1Ull:\Cing fa~ 1111 hich or 1<<( l'tll>off
<br />Craln the watershed. IIHec:t.s 011 tlw: 1.nk4&l Goorol.to<lS, s~ flOOd nmoff ItoRte. neef'
<br />for ';'1r.; Illll1nt_CG, fAlIiPtn{; p_r flteton, and inteZllltttlUl.t short term \I8C. The.nth-
<br />':rllW81 par_tl\ln utllbl!u by t1n. Bollrd are nurac%'(IUS, hoo.nIver, the lake l~l f"lr_ttl'l's
<br />-arc normally to control CentilrVil1e ~ to ,,'ithin one foot above and below the dlll1\
<br />~'rellt. ~;\!ptiow: ,,'ill occur ~. the rCUl4t:VG C4padty is neeood to f.au n critical
<br />situation. M.t.ached for your in1'ot'lllat1on is .. $1'llph of C<lZlt~llo ~ kvat:! for tll",
<br />\"'1'10': 1974 to April 1919. t,s you can ~!'. ft'QII thill l);1'ltpb t.m. UtiUty hag been 'lrel:Y
<br />e.n'Nful. snd $ucc.eallful, 11'1 opar"ting the lake be1.'WlWl'l thlUile pa~te\'ll. nd.lI has
<br />,;;mera.lly been lIcUlr!Jplis.hcd by &:im.tna pwping w1tbdrawab and Uypaaa1n[; tho ,{,'n ",h~.
<br />t;ec~ery. v1.a It gate coutrolliad 36 1nch oc>r.du.1t. "~e beUeve that !l lake Cluct'JaUon
<br />vith thue limits is eortainly ",i"i""l IUl.C uithout th:o&f1 cODt:rols tl16 lnk" ll'!Vall:
<br />variationB lIQuId w:ry likely 1:>.. CVlIlU grQ&t~r. l'bo only receut period wfIlilt"G th" Ot;'~
<br />toot? r=tlOtQr woos; exeoed4d c0UII1<l1!lnbly \.IIU dlu:-1ll.f> apl'~tQly Jllly 15. 1916 tt>
<br />'.pdl 15, an. /I.S ~ n(M l'ul1zea, this period pW the <l!<tlt1re II:tlg10ll ~l'ililtlCll
<br />the wont dJ:'OUght ill. 40 )'OO.rl: or I'~QC" the duat bowl t1:ll&S. Uoww.:r. avea with th1s
<br />!';lOst $ev~ dro!.lilht the lloarcl did not .'ithdrat Ceutft'Vtlle ~ tit L 1_1 that. Cent~r-
<br />vl1le Lake would be at if tha daI= :ad not "'ld.at, $00 r.ttll~ gnph.
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