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Major Improvements Expected <br /> <br />The earliest major improvement expected for the City of Lino Lakes is the installation of a new 1.5 million gallon <br />water tower. This third tower will help the City provide adequate water storage and ensure that sufficient fire flow will <br />be available through 2040. <br /> <br />Furthermore, the City of Lino Lakes will likely install at least one new well with a capacity of at least 1,000 gallons per <br />minute before 2025. This new well is necessary, as it is anticipated that the projected maximum daily demand will <br />exceed the firm capacity of the system’s existing wells between 2025 and 2030. <br /> <br />The City of Lino Lakes continues to plan for the construction of a water treatment plant. The City’s raw well water has <br />concentrations of iron and manganese that exceed the EPA’s recommended secondary levels. Secondary levels are <br />non-health related standards for drinking water that cities are not required to follow, but water that complies with <br />secondary levels is better received by customers. The City has been adding polyphosphate to the water at the well <br />head in an effort to reduce iron and manganese precipitation, but a water treatment plant would be able to reduce the <br />concentration of these contaminants below recommended secondary levels. Elevated concentrations of iron and <br />manganese in the water supply have the potential to cause aesthetic inconveniences, such as mild discoloration of <br />clothes in the washing machine. But more often, iron and manganese in water is simply associated with “hard water,” <br />which is a harmless aesthetic characteristic that has been reasonably accepted by customers. <br /> <br />White Bear Lake Lawsuit <br /> <br />The Ramsey County District Court issued a ruling on August 30, 2017 that the Minnesota Department of Natural <br />Resources (DNR) allowed over-pumping of the groundwater aquifer in the region of White Bear Lake. The judge <br />ordered the DNR to review groundwater appropriation permits within five miles of the lake and to enforce a residential <br />lawn watering ban when the lake water level drops below 923.5 feet above sea level. On September 26, 2017, the <br />DNR issued a news release stating that it will appeal the Court’s ruling. The DNR contends that restricting permits <br />within five miles of the lake will halt important development, and that the watering ban will impose an undue burden <br />on 500,000 White Bear Lake area residents. <br /> <br />A portion of southeastern Lino Lakes falls within five miles of White Bear Lake, so the City is closely following <br />developments in this case and will coordinate with the DNR to ensure that it is complying with regional and state <br />guidelines. Furthermore, the initial development of District 4 is proposed to be temporarily supplied by White Bear <br />Township via an 8’’ water line along the southern border of Lino lakes, and this may be an issue depending on the <br />outcome of this lawsuit. The City of Lino Lakes will review and adjust its Water Capital Improvement Plan as <br />definitive conclusions become available and will continue water conservation and efficiency programs in an effort to <br />reduce its consumption throughout this process.