Metropolitan Council

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Metropolitan Area Water Supply Advisory Committee
Minneapolis St. Paul Interconnection
Doug Mandy, Minnesota Department of Health
September 28, 2006
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Population Served
St. Paul Maplewood West St. Paul Falcon
Heights Lauderdale Mendota Mendota Heights Arden
Hills Little Canada Roseville
Minneapolis Columbia Heights Hilltop Crystal Golde
n Valley New Hope Bloomington (partial)
Total Population 968,000
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Estimated Project Costs (2005)

• Total cost estimate 33.8 million
• The Minnesota Department of Health requested
  grant for 10 million
• Remaining costs split 53/47 between Minneapolis
  and St. Paul, respectively (based on a weighted
  risk analysis)

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Interconnection Benefits

• Backup during emergency
• Drinking water
• Fire Protection
• Business and Industry
• Reduce maintenance and construction costs
• Allow either utility to completely shut down
  operations during maintenance or construction

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Economic Impact of Shutdown

• Minneapolis System
• 342,200 jobs
• Payroll of 78.8 million per week
• Total economic activity 382.1 million per week
• St. Paul Regional Water Services
• 289,600 jobs
• Payroll of 62.0 million per week
• Total economic activity 274.9 million per week

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Other Impacts

• Loss of property due to fire
• The need to supply about 882,000 persons in each
  of the two systems with potable water for
• drinking and cooking
• human waste disposal
• basic hygiene and food preparation, which could
  adversely affect public health