Joint Water Commission Reports and Technical Information

Peer Review Report, January 2004
Prepared by Environmental Financial Group, Inc
The Peer Review Report involved a peer review workshop conducted December 2003. The reason for the study was to confirm the engineerng assumptions, conclusions, and recommendations of the June 2003 report prepared by TKDA. A particular focus of the peer review was treatment technologies, finished water quality, and capital costs of a bew water treatment facility to provide equal or better water quality to customers. Complete Peer Review Report Executive Summary - 159 KB

Aquifer Test and Groundwater Model Report, November 2003
Prepared by BArr Engineering Co
The Aquifer Test and Groundwater Model study tested the ability of the Prairie du Chien/Jordon aquifer to provide the water needed by the JWC without imppacting neighboring wells and surface water bodies. The study concluded that a groudwater system could be developed with little or no impacts on neighboring wells and surface water bodies. Complete Aquifer Test Report Executive Summary - 144 KB

Full report is available in either CD or hard copy by contacting the Golden Valley Public Works Department
at 763-593-8030.

Environmental Fact Sheet, Fall 2003
The Environmental Fact Sheet summarizes some of the conclusions and recommendations that arose from the aquifer testing and groundwater modeling completed in the fall of 2003. Complete Environmental Fact Sheet - 56K

TKDA Report, June 2003
The TKDA Report was authorized by the three cities and JWC early in 2003. The three city councils directed the JWC to conduct additional engineering evaluations to determine the most appropriate treatment technology and update project cost estimates. Complete TKDA Report - 1.9 MB

Water System Feasibility Study, September 2002
Prepared by Environmental Financial Group, Inc
The Water Feasibility Study revisited the assumptions, conclusions, and recommendations from the original 1997 Alternate Water Supply Study. The study was prompted by the increasing cost of purchasing water from Minneapolis and concern that the agreement had expired. The study concluded that the Prairie du Chien/Jordon aquifer was the most viable alternate source of water for the three cities, and that membrane softening was a slightly more cost-effective treatment technology than lime softening. Complete Executive Study - 2.6 MB   Complete Report - 4.6 MB

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