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<br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Council Meeting Minutes <br />November 14, 1989 <br /> <br />Page 9 <br /> <br />Council Business, continued <br /> <br />Benke mentioned the need for New Brighton and neighboring cities to <br />discuss enforcement of the penalty ordinance in a coordinated <br />manner. <br /> <br />Benke requested that staff present the second read i ng of the <br />ordinance at the December 12th Council meeting. <br /> <br />Proper presented for consideration a request for new water supply <br />to the City. <br /> <br />Water usage by New Brighton water customers during the summer of <br />1989 showed the need for increased pumping capacity. On several <br />occasions during July, August, and September, water usage exceeded <br />pumping capacity to the extent that water in storage was reduced to <br />a critical minimum. This occurred in spite of near normal rainfall <br />and aggressively enforced odd/even lawn watering restrictions. <br /> <br />Violators of the odd/even watering restrictions are given a warning <br />and reminder for the first violation and a $30.00 fine for <br />subsequent violations. <br /> <br />The City's minimym storage volume is one million gallons or one half <br />of the City's effective water storage of two million gallons. The <br />critical minimum is the volume which must be maintained at all times <br />for fire protection. Storage levels are closely monitored during <br />periods of high water usage, and if the storage level drops below <br />the critical minimum, a water emergency is declared. In 1988, an <br />unusually dry year, water emergencies were declared on two <br />occasions. <br /> <br />The new permanent granular activated carbon water purification plant <br />(PGAC) will go into operation in the spring of 1990, but will not <br />provide the needed additional pumping capacity. There will be very <br />little increase in the pumping capacity with the PGAC unless the <br />City continues to rely on old Well 7. <br /> <br />The use of old wells 5 and 6 were possible because of the temporary <br />granul ar acti vated carbon faci 1 i ty. 01 d well 7 was used because <br />contamination levels have not exceeded the 5.5 parts per billion <br />drinking water standard. The contamination level in Well 7 has <br />continued to increase with use, however, and it may be removed from <br />servi ce in 1990. Wi th the loss of Well 7, the net increase in <br />pumping capacity with the PGAC will be only 400 gallons per minute. <br /> <br />Council Business <br /> <br />Cigarette Vending <br />Machine Ordinance <br />Report 89-278 <br />Ordinance 572 <br /> <br />Request for Additiona <br />Water Supply <br />Report 89-279 <br />