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4.8 Utilities

Water so the remaining capacity may be available for use by a new Figure 4.33, Redevelopment Area A: Marquette Mall Alternative No. A1 Utilities Improvements
development in this area. If there is not enough capacity in this
There is an extensive water main network already in place lift station, then a new lift station would need to be installed to
throughout the project study area. Because of this, extending reach the 12” dia. sanitary sewer on the east side of Franklin CONNECT NEW SANITARY SEWERS IN 12"
MARQUETTE MALL AREA INTO
service to the proposed redevelopment areas will not pose any Street. EXISTING 12” SANITARY SEWER ON
specific challenges. Additionally, as this area has already seen EXISTING 18” SANITARY SEWER ST. JOHNS ROAD AS NECESSARY.
significant development, a water booster station has already EXISTING 12” TAP INTO EXISTING 10” AND
been installed immediately north of the intersection of Pahs Storm Sewer St. Johns Rd. SANITARY SEWER 12" WATER MAIN AS
NECESSARY FOR
Road and Lindsey Lane which provides adequate water pressure All development in this project area will be required to abide REDEVELOPMENT IN 12"
and volume for industrial, commercial, and residential use in the by the stormwater management requirements set forth in the MARQUETTE MALL AREA.
project study area. 12"
zoning ordinance as well as any additional requirements set PROVIDE 10"
forth by the SDMC. Provided the ordinance is followed, there are NEW SANITARY SERVICE SANITARY SEWER
SEWERS AS
Sanitary Sewer no specific challenges to providing adequate drainage in most of NECESSARY. EXISTING 12”
the redevelopment areas.
The sanitary sewer network in a large portion of the project area CONSIDER RE-ROUTING SOME Kintzele Rd.
was assessed in 1997 by the Michigan City Sanitary District for The area south of 400 North has two depressions that may STORMWATER FROM MARQUETTE 1 2 "
future capacity needs. Because of this, most of the proposed cause some restrictions to development. These areas may MALL TO THIS DITCH.
redevelopment areas within the project study area are already be wetlands which would require significant mitigation if Ohio St.
served with sanitary infrastructure that will accommodate the development was desired. Additionally, these low areas would 12" EXISTING FIBER OPTICS S. Franklin St.
proposed development. most likely require significant fill in order to be developed which ALREADY SERVING
may be a significant factor in development. MARQUETTE MALL. EXISTING STORM NETWORK Alderson Ct.
CAN CONTINUE DRAINING
The redevelopment area south of 400 north will likely require a EXPAND NETWORK AS INTO STRIEBEL ARM 12" 1 2 "
new lift station as the land in this area drops to a lower elevation NECESSARY. UNDER US HIGHWAY 20.
making connection to existing sanitary sewers via gravity flow Fiber Optics
unlikely. This area, and the new lift station and force main, could 10" SERVICE SERVICE
connect to the existing 18” dia. sanitary sewer located in the There are no specific challenges preventing expansion of the 12" 12" 12" 10" 12" 12" 12"
Westwind Drive corridor. The MCSD is currently metering flows in existing fiber optic network in any of the redevelopment areas.
this sewer to determine its actual available capacity, but in the This network is privately owned, but informal discussion with the 20
meantime, the remaining capacity in this sewer is estimated to owner suggests that they would not be opposed to expanding 12" 12" 20"
be approximately 750 gpm during peak flow periods. A new lift the network to all of the proposed redevelopment areas. SERVICE
station would be limited to less than this pumping rate during 10" 12"
peak flow periods. A more detailed assessment of available
capacity must be completed prior to development in this area 12" CONNECT NEW SANITARY SEWER
and/or construction of a new lift station.
In regard to the redevelopment area south of the Dunes Plaza Water
development, there is a lift station located immediately east of 0 200 400
the Dunes Plaza development which pumps to the existing 12” Proposed Sanitary Sewer
dia. sanitary sewer along the east side of Franklin Street. The
design pumping capacity of this station is 643 gpm. The Dunes Existing Sanitary Sewer
Plaza development does not currently utilize all of this capacity,
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4.0 Redevelopment Scenarios Adopted: August 16, 2016