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CITY COUNCIL <br />AGENDA ITEM 1E <br /> <br /> <br />STAFF ORIGINATOR: Diane Hankee, City Engineer <br /> <br />MEETING DATE: April 11, 2016 <br />TOPIC: Consider Resolution No. 16-26, Adoption and Implementation of <br />Wellhead Protection Plan Part II <br /> <br />VOTE REQUIRED: 3/5 <br /> <br /> <br />INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />Staff is requesting City Council consideration for the Adoption and Implementation of <br />Wellhead Protection Plan Part II. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />On February 26, 2016, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) notified the City of Lino <br />Lakes that its Part 2 Wellhead Protection Plan (WHPP) was officially approved. The <br />preparation of the City’s WHPP is a requirement of Minnesota Rules 4720.5100 to 4720.5590. <br />The goal of the Plan is to prevent human-caused contaminants from entering the water supply <br />wells and to protect all who use the water supply from adverse health effects associated with <br />groundwater contamination. The Plan falls under the jurisdiction of the MDH and consists of <br />two parts (Part 1 and Part 2). <br /> <br />Part 1 <br />Part 1 of Lino Lakes’ WHPP was completed in 2014. Part 1 is a technical exercise that uses <br />groundwater modeling to delineate the wellhead protection area (WHPA), Drinking Water <br />Supply Management Area (DWSMA) and includes a well and aquifer vulnerability assessment. <br />Part 1 addresses the three municipal water supply wells used by the City and the associated <br />source water aquifer. <br /> <br />Part 2 <br />Part 2 of the WHPP describes how the results of the Part 1 can be applied to best protect a <br />community’s water supply. Data elements were collected and interpreted, and then impacts of <br />changes in land and water use were assessed. This allowed issues, problems, and opportunities <br />to be identified and included in the WHPP. <br /> <br />Next Steps <br />The goals and objectives of the Part 2 WHPP focus on managing potential contaminant sources <br />within the DWSMA, reducing the potential contaminant pathways to the source water aquifer <br />that may be provided by private wells, educating property owners and water supply users, and <br />working with the cities within the DWSMA to ensure proper management of the portion within <br />their respective community. Once adopted, the City must begin implementation of these <br />objectives. Specific goals outlined in Chapter 5 of the Part 2 Plan fall under the following <br />categories: