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per day design capacity. Manager Lavin reported that on April 7, 1995, RWQCB held a Board meeting to consider a Cease and Desist Order enforcement action against the City of Colton and approved Cease and Desist Order #95- 36. Staff and RWQCB have agreed to postpone LEMNA and proceed with the proven technology of the conventional secondary wastewater treatment. Manager Lavin stated that on July 3, 1992, RWQCB inspected the secondary Wastewater Treatment Plant and required various upgrades to the existing facilities. To comply with Regional Board's directives letter and to stop the Cease and Desist Order, Manager Lavin said the City of Colton will need to raise the sewer rates, separate the sewer fees from the General Fund investment pool and expand the secondary Wastewater Treatment Plant and complete the various upgrades to the existing facilities. Manager Lavin indicated that on October 5, 1992, the Utilities Commission reviewed a five-year plan prepared by Krieger and Stewart which contained the proposed rate increases which would have been $26.05/mo. as of January 1, 1995 and would be $27.00/mo. as of July 1, 1995. The proposal was not approved by the City Council. Manager Lavin submitted staff's recommendation that the rate increase of $27.00/mo. residential, and $27.00/100 students, be implemented at this time, as the residential sewer rate increase would provide $3,330,577 in revenue for the 1 million gallon expansion. The commercial rate at $1.18/ccf would provide $649,396 for the various upgrades to the existing facilities. The connection fees are determined by construction trends therefore there are no estimates available. He explained that Krieger and Stewart had previously been authorized to prepare a 2 million gallon conventional wastewater treatment plant expansion and suggested that the plans could be modified to accommodate a 1 million gallon project. He listed the engineering cost estimate - including engineering redesign fees, for the one million gallon conventional wastewater treatment plant expansion at $3,100,000. Manager Lavin projected that the residential increase will result in an additional $666,115 for FY94-95 and the commercial increase will result in an additional $150.317. For FY95-96, the residential increase will result in an additional $2,664.732 and the commercial increase will result in an additional $639,396. The grand total anticipated is $4,120,560. As to environmental impact, Manager Lavin reported that the City must comply with the directives set by the RWQCB in order to continue operating the Secondary Wastewater Treatment Plant in compliance with the NPDES Permit. He cautioned that non-compliance may result in a forced sewer moratorium for all future sewer