Laserfiche WebLink
<br />-- <br />. Clean waierJ:lot <br />welcome in sewers <br /> <br />Homeowners who hook up <br />gutters and foundation drains <br />to the sanitary sewer system <br />beware: Your city's public works <br />director may soon be coming <br />after you. <br /> <br />The Metropolitan Council is <br />pressing cities throughout the, <br />Twin Cities to cut downprtb~ <br />amount of <;Iean water,~h~t'yi;,,\,"",' <br />ge~~ into.the sanitary.sewersys~, <br />ter~} H()usehold and~omfl1eTcial <br />draIns, sU'mp pumps and other. <br />equipment that route rain and <br />groundwater into the sewers ~ <br />as well as leaky local sewer lines <br />- are among the main culprits. <br /> <br />.,he Met Council adopted a plan <br />last month to begin charging <br />cities in 2007 for allowing too <br />much clean water into sanitary <br />~ewers, The fee in 5t, Paul would <br />be$6.S million per year. Much of <br />the fee could be passed on to <br />homeowners and businesses. <br /> <br />On Tuesday, the coupcil""i11 <br />host a pubqc forym qn itsfee <br />plan. The meeting will be froil) <br />2:30 to 4 p.m. at ... ... <br />145 W. University Ave. in St. Paul. <br /> <br />, - Pioneer Press <br /> <br />~I <br /> <br />'I'. <br /> <br />'''1 <br /> <br />'. <br />.,,",1' <br />