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• CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM 6A STAFF ORIGINATOR: Michael Grochala MEETING DA1E: March 9, 2015 TOPIC: Public Hearing, Consider Resolution No. 15-25, Accepting Part II of Wellhead Protection Plan and Authorization to Submit to Dept. of Health VOTE REQUIRED: 3/5 INTRODUCTION Staff will present information for the public hearing and is requesting City Council acceptance of Part II of the Wellhead Protection Plan (WI -IPP) and authorization for the submittal to the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH). BACKGROUND The preparation of the City's WHPP is a requirement of Minnesota Rules 4720.5100 to 4720.5590. The goal of the Plan is to prevent human -caused contaminants from entering the water supply wells and to protect all who use the water supply from adverse health effects associated with groundwater contamination. These Plans fall under the jurisdiction of the MDH and consist of two parts (Part 1 and Part 2). Part 1 Part 1 of Lino Lake's W1 -IPP was approved by MDH in December 2013. Part 1 is a technical exercise that uses groundwater modeling to delineate the wellhead protection area (WHPA), Drinking Water Supply Management Area (DWSMA) and includes a well and aquifer vulnerability assessment. Part 1 addresses the five municipal water supply wells used by the City (Wells No. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5) and the associated source water aquifers (the Prairie du Chien and Jordan -the aquifers from which the municipal wells pump water). Portions of the DWSMA extend into the cities of Hugo, Circle Pines, arid Centerville. Part 2 Part 2 of the WHPP describes how the results of the Part 1 can be applied to best protect a community's water supply. The scope of Part 2 included: • Evaluation of several data elements including physical environment, land use, public utilities, water quantity, and water quality; • Inventory of potential contaminants; and • Preparation of a management portion of the plan. Data elements were collected and interpreted, impacts of changes in land and water use were assessed, and issues, problems, and opportunities were identified and included in the WI -IPP. A