District 2
Capital Program & Projects
Note: Capital Program districts are based on the former Met Council district boundaries (2013-2023) and will be updated in 2024 to reflect the current Met Council district boundaries adopted in 2023. District 2 includes, in Anoka County, the cities of Columbia Heights, Fridley, Hilltop, and Spring Lake Park and in Hennepin County, the cities of Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Champlin, and Osseo. Excluded is the Ramsey County portion of the city of Spring Lake Park.
Lift Station Rehabilitation: Program 8055
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.
Meter Improvements: Program 8056
This program provides funding to upgrade MCES’s 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.
North Area Interceptor Rehabilitation: Program 8086
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.
Regional Plant Improvements: Program 8090
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. Office space planning and design to accommodate all the staff assigned to the Regional Maintenance Facility, and property transfer between Council and municipalities for public benefit.
Minneapolis Interceptor System Rehabilitation - Phase 2: Program 8092
This program includes facility planning and new projects to address aging infrastructure within or contributing to the City of Minneapolis. Potential projects include Interceptor 1-MN-340 Capacity Relief Study and Interceptor 1-MN-320 Replacement.
Brooklyn Park-Champlin Interceptor Renewal: Program 8093
This Program provides for the rehabilitation of concrete gravity interceptor in the cities of Champlin, Brooklyn Park, and Osseo. The interceptor will be rehabilitated using Cured-In-Place-Pipe (CIPP) technology.
Brooklyn Park L32: Program 8094
This Program provides the construction of a new Lift Station 32 (L32) on the east side of the Mississippi River on Council property. This program will determine facilities which will remain on the west side of the river at the existing L32 site.
In addition to the major projects, there will be interceptor rehabilitation, lift stations, and meter improvement projects located in the district.
Program Information Sheets