District 1
Capital Program & Projects
District 1 includes, in Hennepin County, the cities of Corcoran, Dayton, Greenfield, Independence, Loretto, Maple Grove, Maple Plain, Medicine Lake, Medina, Plymouth, and Rogers.
This project provides improvements to meet the long-term conveyance capacity, reliability, and
rehabilitation/replacement needs of the Blue Lake Interceptor System. This system includes gravity sewers, 29 lift stations, and forcemains from each lift station. The major project areas are located in Victoria, Excelsior, Orono, and Deephaven.
Capacity and condition assessments are being conducted along with regulatory reviews to identify system-wide lift station upgrades. These upgrades extend the life of facilities, reduce the risk of spills, and improve the safety of staff who operate and maintain lift stations.
This program provides funding to upgrade Environmental Services' ability to measure flows for billing, operational, and planning purposes and standardize meter equipment at similar facilities. Meter improvements include meter rehabilitation or replacement, planning meter installation, and new meter installation.
This program provides funding to complete planning activities and near-term capital improvements (not otherwise included in a separate program) at 8 regional Water Resource Recovery Facilities (WRRF).
The interceptor systems in Blaine, Brooklyn Park, Champlin, Circle Pines, Coon Rapids, Forest Lake, Fridley, Hugo, Lexington, Lino Lakes, Maple Grove, Mounds View, Spring Lake Park, and other north area communities need rehabilitation and/or replacement. The project will rehabilitate existing interceptor facilities, including gravity sewers, forcemains, lift stations, and meter stations.
This program includes miscellaneous projects to rehabilitate failing facilities, address inflow and infiltration (I/I)
sources, and address general needs of the interceptor system not programmed into a region- or facility-specific
program. This program also includes additional condition assessment work to complement the internal inspections work completed by Operations, odor control improvements, city coordination for street improvement projects, and office space planning and design to accommodate all staff assigned to the Regional Maintenance Facility.
This program provides funding for planning activities needed to support the Council’s overall wastewater reuse initiative.
The Crow River WRRF is needed to free up capacity for urban core growth in the Elm Creek interceptor, which currently serves a rapidly expanding portion of Rogers. This facility will serve 2050's projected growth in the communities of Rogers, Dayton, Corcoran, and the surrounding area.