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<br />CITY COUNCIL <br />AGENDA ITEM 6B <br /> <br /> <br />STAFF ORIGINATOR: Diane Hankee, City Engineer <br /> <br />MEETING DATE: March 12, 2018 <br /> <br />TOPIC: Consider Resolution No. 18-26 Objecting Amendments to Water <br />Appropriations Permit 1985-6168 <br /> <br />VOTE REQUIRED: 3/5 Vote Required <br /> <br />INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />Staff is requesting Council consideration objecting to amendments to the City’s Water <br />Appropriations Permit 1985-6168. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />The Ramsey County District Court ordered a judgement 62-CV-13-2414 on August 30, 2017 <br />regarding the groundwater management of White Bear Lake and the Prairie du Chein-Jordan <br />Aquifer. The City of Lino Lakes’ Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Water <br />Appropriation Permit 1985-6168 has been amended to include provisions resulting from the <br />Court Order. Adhering to the provisions of the amended permit are not easily undertaken, <br />enclosed permit. <br /> <br />Amended permit summary: <br />1. Plan to Convert to Surface Water <br />2. Residential Irrigation Ban <br />3. Per Capita Water Use Plan <br />4. Report on Collaborative Efforts <br /> <br />Staff is seeking Council authorization to submit an appeal regarding permit items 1-3 to the <br />Minnesota Department of Natural Resources by the March 31, 2018 deadline. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br /> <br />Staff recommends adoption of Resolution No. 18-26 Objecting Amendments to Water <br />Appropriations Permit 1985-6168 <br /> <br />ATTACHMENTS <br /> <br />1. Resolution No. 18-26 <br />2. Amended Permit <br />