Metropolitan Council Environmental Services (MCES) Stakeholder Open House
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board sent this bulletin at 08/09/2013 05:18 PM CDTSouthwest Minneapolis Interceptor Rehabilitation Project
Metropolitan Council Environmental Services (MCES), operator of the metro-area wastewater collection and treatment system, will hold a stakeholder open house to discuss upcoming rehabilitation work on aging and deteriorating regional sanitary sewers in the East Harriet Farmstead Neighborhood of Minneapolis. This open house will focus on work that will occur where the sanitary sewer crosses the Thomas Sadler Roberts Bird Sanctuary and the Lyndale Park Peace (Rock) Garden.
Stakeholder Open House Details:
Time/Date: 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Location: Lyndale Farmstead Recreation Center, 3900 Bryant Ave. S., Minneapolis
Format: Open house format, during which MCES staff and consultants and Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board staff will discuss the background and need for the sewer rehabilitation; coordinated efforts of MCES and MPRB; special investigations of trees, wetlands and birds; design drawings for the project; and efforts to mitigate potential impacts from the sewer work.
Where and When Will the Work Take Place?
Regional sewer rehabilitation project areas in the East Harriet Farmstead Neighborhood are located as follows (shown as Phase 2 on the enclosed map):
The work is scheduled to be done in various stages from early 2014 through mid-2015.
How Will the Work Be Done?
Liners will be installed in the existing sewers using trenchless technology, which will help reduce the amount of excavation required. Sewer maintenance holes will be repaired or replaced as needed, and some maintenance holes will be removed from service. The sewer rehabilitation work will require diversion of wastewater through temporary pipes that generally will be above ground, but they will be buried at driveway entrances and roadway crossings. Except as allowed by the Minneapolis Traffic Department, these temporary sewer pipes will not block any roadways. Small excavations will be needed at all maintenance holes and at several additional locations for the temporary sewer pipes.
Who Pays for the Work?
The cost of these regional sewer repairs will not be assessed to adjacent property owners. The cost is spread out among all of MCES’s sewer customers in the metro area.
For More Information:
Additional information about the Southwest Minneapolis Interceptor Rehabilitation Project will be posted and updated periodically on the Metropolitan Council’s website:
MCES staff are available to review this project with you and answer your questions in person or by phone or e-mail. Please feel free to contact:
