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� COUNCIL COMMUNICATION FORM Engineering & Infrastructure Memorandum NO. 2003-54 September 9, 2003 TO: Honorable Mayor Osborne and City Council FROM: Steve Garman, City Manager �, Stephen Swanson, P.E., Director of Engineering& Infrastructure �)�/ Matthew C. Newell,P.E., City Engineer N,,,� SUBJECT: Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of Decatur and the Sanitary District of Decatur SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: An item on the agenda for the September 15, 2003, City Council meeting is the acceptance of an Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of Decatur and the Sanitary District of Decatur (SDD) for the preparation of a facilities plan amendment for the Big Creek and Lost Bridge Waste Water Service Areas. It is recommended by staff that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement and the City Clerk to attest. BACKGROUND: The SDD operates the waste water treatment facility and interceptor lines that receive the City's sanitary sewer discharges. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) requires that a facilities plan be in place detailing the service area draining to the District's facilities. The plan was last updated in 1986 and updates are required prior to any expansion of facilities that may use loans or grants issued by the IEPA. The area draining to the Lost Bridge Pump Station has expanded to the point of requiring additional capacity if growth and development on the southeast side of the City are to continue. The City is attempting to address the removal of excessive storm water inflow into its sanitary sewer system in this area in an effort to regain some of the lost capacity. A long term solution will likely require an additional interceptor to conduct waste water from the area to the treatment plant.