City Council South Water Work Session 11-18-2025

Friday, December 12, 2025

Areas of Interest (4)

City of Dayton faces a massive infrastructure bill for water independence, exceeding $60 million for North systems alone.
Uncertainty remains regarding the future of the 30-year water contract with Maple Grove as it approaches a 2036 expiration.
City staff push for early decision-making by 2026 to allow Maple Grove and Dayton to plan infrastructure capacity.
Residents in South Dayton paying dual water connection charges (Dayton and Maple Grove) causes ongoing administrative tension.

Our ultimate goal from city staff's perspective is to give an answer or information back to Maple Grove by the end of next year.
— Zach

Project TimelineOpening the meeting to discuss the timeline for water system decisions.

If you have the system I mean the economy is scale it's just the additional revenue for them.
— Jason Quisber

Maple Grove PartnershipAnalyzing Maple Grove's potential interest in extending the current water supply contract.

ZachMayor

Leading the work session and focusing the discussion on the South Dayton water system.

Jason QuisberCity Staff / Presenter

Presenting data on water supply systems, treatment methods, and cost projections.

2 quotes

“The big ones are treatment and then softening. The treatment will I'll say with relative certainty the treatment will happen.”

Discussing the requirements for the South Dayton water system build-out.

“The payment terms... each time a connection is made to the city system that is supplied with Maple Grove, Maple Grove whack charges are paid.”

Explaining the financial mechanism between Dayton and Maple Grove.

Chris LeonUnspecified

Collaborator regarding the water supply distribution decisions.

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