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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM 6B STAFF ORIGINATOR: Diane Hankee, City Engineer MEETING DATE: January 14, 2019 TOPIC: Consider Resolution No. 19-04 Adopt Water Supply Plan VOTE REQUIRED: 3/5 INTRODUCTION Staff is requesting City Council consideration to adopt the City's Water Supply Plan. BACKGROUND Every ten years, public water suppliers in Minnesota that serve more than 1,000 people are required to have a water supply plan approved by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). This requirement, in place since the 1990s, is designed to encourage communities to proactively provide sustainable drinking water for citizens, businesses and industry. The Water Supply Plan is also a required component of the City's 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update. The Water Supply Plan generally includes: 1. Review and evaluation of our existing water system 2. Emergency Response Procedures 3. Water Conservation Plan 4. Capital Improvement Plan The City's Water Supply Plan update was submitted to the DNR in December of 2016. Since then, the DNR has been reviewing the plan and requested some minor modifications. The modifications included identification of natural resources that may be monitored to assess the impact of groundwater withdrawals, acknowledgement of the possibility of surface water and groundwater interaction, and an update of the proposed water improvements list based on the latest progress with the Comprehensive Plan. The natural resource impact concern is driven in part by the ongoing White Bear Lake litigation. The DNR published a technical analysis demonstrating the sustainability of groundwater use in the area in October 2018 and is awaiting a ruling on an appeal of the original Ramsey County District Court ruling, expected in the first half of 2019. The City's Water Supply Plan was approved by the DNR on January 2, 2019. As part of the approval, the City is required to officially adopt the plan. RECOMMENDATION Staff is recommending that the City Council approve Resolution 19-04 adopting the Water Supply Plan.