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3.7. Groundwater Resources <br />The City is located over very substantial ground water reserves. The major aquifers include: glacial sand <br />and gravel, the Prairie -du- Chien/Jordan aquifer, and the Mt. Simon - Hinckley aquifer. The Prairie -du- <br />Chien/Jordan aquifer supplies much of the ground water pumped in the Twin City metropolitan area, <br />while the Mt. Simon - Hinckley aquifer provides a smaller portion. Bedrock ground water in the northern <br />portion of the Watershed District generally flows toward the west; in the southern portion, the ground <br />water flows to the southwest. Ground water recharge areas are not well known in the Rice Creek <br />Watershed District (RCWD). Glacial sand and gravel aquifers are generally recharged locally. The Mt. <br />Simon - Hinckley aquifer is recharged outside the watershed. It has generally been documented that the <br />Prairie -du -Chien aquifer does recharge within the watershed. Additional information on groundwater <br />resources is available for Anoka County in their Water Resources Management Report (2009). In <br />addition, the Department of Natural Resources' Minnesota Geologic Survey prepared a Regional <br />Hydrogeologic Assessment for the Anoka Sandplain (1993), an area which includes Lino Lakes, and is <br />working on an Anoka County Geologic Atlas. <br />In 2009 the RCWD completed a Groundwater Planning & Management Program; the report identifies <br />information such as groundwater contours, recharge and discharge areas, groundwater dependent natural <br />resources, and areas where infiltration is not recommended. The report indicates that groundwater flows <br />from the southeast and northwest toward the lakes in the center of the City (Figure 7) and similarly that <br />the Chain of Lakes are groundwater discharge points with surrounding areas of recharge (Figure 8). The <br />identified groundwater dependent natural resources include areas around Rondeau and Peltier Lakes <br />(Figure 9). In addition, a few locations within Lino Lakes are identified as areas where infiltration is not <br />recommended unless precautions are taken to protect the City's drinking water supply. These areas are <br />located around public well fields. <br />The City's Wellhead Protection Plan includes Wellhead Protection Areas, Drinking Water Supply <br />Management Areas, a Vulnerability Assessment, Potential Contaminant Source Management Strategy, an <br />Evaluation Program and an Alternative Water Supply /Contingency Plan. The Drinking Water Supply <br />Management Area includes guidelines related to stormwater infiltration. <br />The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has an active ground water monitoring system in and <br />near the City. The purpose of the MPCA monitoring program is to characterize the physical, chemical, <br />bacteriological, and organic properties of each water source. Data is available to the public through the <br />MPCA's Environmental Data Access system. <br />The Metropolitan Council Water Supply Plan (2010) indicates that with expected population growth, the <br />aquifers in the Twin Cities metropolitan area will show lower aquifer water levels, but will still have the <br />water supply and recharge capability needed to meet expected water uses. The model completed for the <br />study indicates that aquifer water levels may decrease by about 100 feet in outer ring suburbs, especially <br />in the south metro. The Anoka County Water Resources Management Report (2009) summarizes a 2007 <br />Metropolitan Council report and indicates that surface water features in Anoka County are more likely to <br />be impacted by groundwater drawdown than in other areas. <br />City of Lino Lakes SWMP 1 February 8, 2013 Draft 1 18 <br />
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