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• • CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM 6A STAFF ORIGINATOR: Michael Grochala, Community Development Director MEETING DATE: December 23, 2019 TOPIC: Consider Second Reading of Ordinance No. 11-19, Amending City Code Chapters 401 and 402 Related to Connection to Municipal Water and Sewer Systems and Private Wells, Michael Grochala VOTE REQUIRED: 3/5 INTRODUCTION The City Council is being asked to consider amending City Code section 401 and 402 relating to requirements for connection to municipal water and sanitary sewer system and discontinuance of private wells. BACKGROUND Currently City Code Section 401.02 requires that a property owner hook up to city water, if available in a street, when a pre-existing on -site water system (well) fails. Consideration to allow for the installation of a private well requires an amendment to Chapter 401 of City Code. The prohibition on new wells where municipal services are available is, in part, to recoup the City's infrastructure investment and to protect the City's source drinking water supply. The City Council approved the First Reading of Ordinance No. 11-19 on December 9, 2019. The ordinance allows for installation of a private well, at the City Council's discretion, subject to the following conditions: 1. A private well existed on the property prior to availability of municipal water services. 2. The private well is not located within an area defined as a high vulnerability or very high vulnerability area in the City's Drinking Water Supply Management Area (DWSMA) as amended. 3. The property is connected to the municipal sanitary sewer system or the Individual Sewage Treatment System (ISTS) is determined to be in conformance with the provisions of City Code and Minnesota Rules regarding ISTS systems. The applicant is required to provide a compliance inspection report completed by a licensed inspector. If the ISTS system is determined to be noncompliant and municipal services are provided to the site, connection to municipal sanitary sewer system required. All applicable sanitary sewer connections charges would be due and payable with the connection.