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2008 - 2017 Capital Improvement Program

Facilities of the MCES are expanded, upgraded, or rehabilitated, by capital projects in a systematic Capital Improvement Program. The MCES' Capital Improvement Program is a ten-year plan for improvements to the regional wastewater system. It represents the best present estimate of expenses and capital projects necessary to accommodate growth in regional wastewater service, to meet more stringent treatment standards, and to rehabilitate/replace facilities as they age.

On December 12, 2007, the Metropolitan Council adopted the MCES' 2008 - 2017 Capital Improvement Program. As shown below, the projected Capital Improvement Program projects expenses for the ten-year period are $1.55 billion. The approved 2008 Capital Program includes $72 million of new multi-year capital program authorizations and appropriates $188 million as its 2008 Capital Expense Budget.

The expenses under the approved program were utilized in the development of the debt service numbers for the MCES' Annual Budget and 5-Year Plan. In addition to the yearly totals for the 2008-2017 timeframe, Total Project Expenses provides a summary of the total capital costs associated with each of the projects in the CIP. The summary includes Pre-2008, 2008-2017, Post-2017, and the Contingency amounts for each project.

MCES Financial Plan

The MCES 2008-2017 Capital Improvement Program and 2008 Capital Budget is one of four chapters of the MCES Financial Plan. All of the MCES' capital costs shown above have been included in our capital financing plan, and the debt service from them included in our annual budget. Please click on the financial plan books to link to the Financial Plan home page.

2008 Capital Program: Funding Authorization Adjustments

There were no new projects authorized for initiation in 2008. The projects that had their funding authorization adjusted are as follows:

Project #	Project Name	Authorization Adjustment
8061	MWWTP Solids - Odor/Centrifuge/Storage	$11,400,000
8028	Blue Lake System Improvements	$18,000,000
8041	Hopkins System Improvements	$6,000,000
8055	Lift Station Improvements	$2,500,000
8056	Meter Improvements	$8,000,000
8003	Mpls/St Paul Interceptor Improvements	$19,500,000
8026	Rural Area Acquisitions & Improvements	$6,000,000
8017	Septage Mangement	$1,000,000
	Subtotal Authorization Adjustments:	$72,400,000
	Projects Deleted from the Capital Budget:	-$29,400,000
	Total Net Authorization Adjustments:	$43,000,000

 

Projects Moving to the Construction Phase

Authorization for the construction phase was approved for the following projects:

Project Name

• Hopkins System Improvements
• Lift Station Improvements
• Meter Improvements

Deleted Projects

The following major projects were completed in 2007 and deleted from the 2008 Capital Budget:

Project Name

• Anoka L-42 Lift Station and Forcemain
• Interceptor 7023/6904 Rehabilitation
• Interceptor 1-VH-422 Improvements
• Lift Station L-11 Improvements
• LS Supervisory Control & Field Telemetry
• Regional Maintenance Facility Improvements
• Regulator Modifications