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AGENDA ITEM NO. 5A • STAFF ORIGINATOR: Tim Hillesheim, Utility Supervisor COUNCIL MEETING DATE: October 25, 2004 TOPIC: Public Hearing, Consideration of Resolution 04 -144, Accepting WellHead Protection Plan • • VOTE REQUIRED: Simple Majority BACKGROUND: The Federal Safe Drinking Water and Minnesota Groundwater Protection Acts have mandated that all municipal well operators develop a Wellhead Protection Plan. The purpose of the plan is to address the long term and chronic health effects of human caused contaminates to the groundwater supply. The first part of the plan was completed in July of 2001 and encompasses the delineation of the Wellhead Protection Areas (WHPA) and the vulnerability assessments of each well and its corresponding Drinking Water Supply Management Area (DWSMA). Municipal wells 1, 3, and 4 were determined to be non - vulnerable due to adequate protection from confining layers between the aquifer and the land surface. Well 2, however, lacks geologic protection and is considered to be vulnerable to potential contaminants from the land surface. The second part of the Plan requires the following: • A review of the data elements. • The results of the potential contaminant source inventory. • A review of changes, issues, problems, and opportunities related to the public water supply and the identified potential contaminant sources. • A detailed discussion of the potential contaminant source management strategies and corresponding goals, objectives, and action plans. • A review of the wellhead protection program and alternative water supply contingency strategy. The information and data within part two of the Plan provide a basis for the development of strategies to manage identified potential contaminant sources within the DWSMA of each municipal well. Due to its vulnerable status, the emphasis of the Plan is to address and manage the potential contaminant sources within the Well 2 DWSMA. The Plan also introduces the educational opportunities for residents and businesses pertaining to wellhead protection. The City of Lino Lakes has historically provided a safe, reliable, and sufficient supply of high quality groundwater to its residents. It is the City's intention, through the implementation of this Wellhead Protection Plan, to protect the water supply for its residents well into the future.