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10/4/91 RAMSEY - WASHINGTON METRO WATERSHED DISTRICT MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT FOR ABANDONED WELL SEALING COST -SHARE FUNDING THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into this 4th day of October , 1991, by and between the Ramsey - Washington Metro Watershed District (hereinafter referred to as the "District ") and City of I ittle Canada (herinafterreferred to as the "Landowner "). WHEREAS, the Minnesota Groundwater Protection Act (Minn. Stat. Chapter 1031) requires the sealing of selected priority wells; and WHEREAS, the Minnesota Groundwater Protection Act encourages landowner participation by providing for a county cost -share sealing program for priority wells. NOW, THEREFORE, the parties to this Agreement agree as follows: 1. The District will pay the Landowner an amount equal to 50 percent of the direct cost for sealing the well located on Landowner's property, but not to exceed $1,000 per well. If grant funds are also received from another agency, the District may limit its grant to provide a total of 50% grant funds from all sources. Costs for locating a well or site restoration are not eligible. Other costs associated with well sealing, such as water sampling or geophysical logging, may be included in the direct cost for well sealing, but only with the prior written approval of the District. 2. In order to be eligible for cost sharing: a. The sealing must be done in accordance with the requirements of Minn. Stat. Chapter 103I and the rules established by the Commissioner of Health relating to the sealing of unused wells. b. Payment will be made to the Landowner after the well is sealed by a contractor licensed under Minn. Stat. Chapter 103I. c. The contractor must file a sealed well report and a copy of the well record with the Commissioner of Health and the District. d. The Landowner must use a licensed well water contractor or a limited well contractor who previously provided a bid submitted to the District with the landowner's initial application. Any new bids must be approved in writing by the District before the Landowner is entitled to proceed with the sealing and receive cost -share payment. The District reserves the right to reject a bid. e. The Landowner will contact the District's Administrator at least 24 hours before the work is to be performed and the Landowner will allow authorized representatives of the District, Minnesota Department of Health, or Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources to inspect the work. Page 6