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Roseville Public Works, Environment and <br />Transportation Commission <br />Agenda Item <br />Date: February 24, 2015 Item No: 5 <br />Item Description: Sanitary Sewer Ordinance Update <br />Background: <br />At the January meeting we discussed potential changes to the Sanitary Sewer Code to bring the <br />language up to date and to make modifications to the access to premises language. These <br />changes are recommended prior to commencing the sump pump inspections as we install the <br />remaining 5500 plus AMR radios/water meters. Data collected will help focus a program to <br />reduce inflow and infiltration. <br />Inflow and infiltration (I/1) reduction and elimination continues to be a priority for the City. The <br />Metropolitan Council Environmental Services (MCES) requires communities with excess I/I to <br />invest in local reduction remedies such as disconnecting sump pumps and foundation drains from <br />sanitary sewers and repairing leaky sanitary sewer pipes. To urge compliance, MCES <br />incorporated surcharges for communities with excess I/I. Roseville, along with 74 other cities, <br />was identified as a contributor of excess I/I. <br />Completing sump pump inspections in residential homes will provide staff preliminary <br />information on how many illegal connections there are, and whether this is a major contributing <br />factor to the City's I/I problem. Staff will use the collected data to develop further I/I reduction <br />plans in the City for recommendation to the City Council. <br />Since the last meeting, staff has refined the draft ordinance language and reviewed it with the <br />City Attorney. Staff expects to review the proposed changes with the City Council at their March <br />3, 2015 meeting. Attached is the draft ordinance language. <br />Recommended Action: <br />Review and motion recommending revised ordinance. <br />Attachments: <br />A: Revised Ordinance <br />