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AGENDA ITEM NO. 2A <br />1110 STAFF ORIGINATOR: Tim Hil!esheim, Utility Supervisor <br />COUNCIL MEETING DATE: March 25, 2002 <br />TOPIC: Public Information Meeting — Wellhead Protection <br />Plan <br />VOTE REQUIRED: None <br />• <br />• <br />BACKGROUND: <br />The Federal Safe Drinking Water and Minnesota Groundwater Protection Acts have <br />mandated that all municipal well operators develop a wellhead protection plan. The <br />purpose of the plan is to address the long term and chronic health effects of human <br />caused contaminates to the groundwater supply. The first portion of the plan requires us <br />to delineate the wellhead protection area, the drinking water supply management area, <br />and assess the vulnerability of each well. The delineation identifies a specific land area <br />that must be managed by the public water supply to protect its wells from possible <br />contamination. The vulnerability assessment indicates the level of potential for <br />contamination of the aquifer. The Minnesota Department of Health has approved the <br />delineation of our wellhead protection area, the drinking water supply management <br />area, and the vulnerability assessments for our wells and aquifer. <br />A component of the wellhead protection planning process requires a public information <br />meeting so the general public can review the approved wellhead protection area, the <br />drinking water supply management area, and the vulnerability assessments. Mr. Bart <br />Biernat from Anoka County Environmental Services, who along with the Minnesota <br />Department of Health, has been working with us on our plan, and is in attendance this <br />evening to help answer any questions that may arise. Copies of part one of the <br />wellhead protection plan are available to the public. <br />3/14/02 <br />RD /utilitites /greensheet wellhead public hearing <br />