2019-2024 Economic Development Strategic Plan

In the case of Employment: a. Establishes employment targets for the future b. Uses an analysis of employees per acre (existing and projected) based on industrial segment c. Goes through steps C - G like the housing analysis above Infrastructure, Utilities & Planning

Pages 89 and 90 General Observations

Infrastructure (and the cost of developing new infrastructure) capacities are a limiting factor in putting together an economic development strategy unless one of said strategies is expanding infrastructure capacity. In reviewing your comprehensive plan, we know that best estimates for water and sewer capacity at this time are:  Water plant capacity remaining at peak demand is approximately 1.1 million gallons per day (mgpd)  Sewer plant capacity remaining at peak demand is approximately 1.2 mgpd Further, specific sewer capacity issues are present as follows: 1. The southside lift station at 10 th Avenue SE and 11st Street SE is operating close to capacity, potentially limiting development that would take place south of the bridge. 2. The sewer line from 32 nd Avenue W to Country Club land is limited in capacity, which limits potential development at Tech Park South. This could also impact development at the airport. 3. Sewer service to the NW would have a minimum price tag of $1,000,000, including the need to install a lift station. Looking at water and sewer capacities, it may be helpful to understand the following usage projections: 1. Future Residential Growth. For planning purposes, we generally assume that residential use accounts for 190 gallons per day of water and 150 gallons per day of sewer. Based on the need to add 523 housing units by 2030 (page 44 of the comprehensive plan) we believe that a residential allocation of 99,370 gallons of water capacity and 78,450 gallons of wastewater capacity be deducted from the capacity to understand the capacity available to support economic growth. 2. Future Employment/Economic Growth. After reducing the available water and sewer capacity by an amount associated with future population growth, the City has approximately 1 mgpd of water and 1.1 mgpd of sewer capacity. As “target industries” are developed for purposes of an economic development strategy, it is important to consider the water and wastewater needs of a variety of potential industrial uses. For example: Micro-brewery: Based on information from the Brewer’s Association Wastewater Management Guidance, they cite the following figures:

Brewery Annual Production = 10,000 bbls/yr Daily Production (250 days/yr) = 40 bbls/day Water Usage = 8 bbl/bbl Wastewater/Water Ratio = 0.6 Wastewater Flow = 6,000 gal/day

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