HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-026 Council ResolutionCITY OF LINO LAKES
RESOLUTION NO. 16-26
RESOLUTION ADOPTING AND IMPLEMENTING THE CITY OF LINO LAKES'
WELLHEAD PROTECTION PLAN
WHEREAS the City of Lino Lakes is a municipal corporation, organized and existing under the
laws of the State of Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lino Lakes has completed developing its Wellhead
Protection Plans pursuant to the requirements of Minnesota Rules 4720.5100 to 4720.5590; and
WHEREAS, the goal of the Wellhead Protection 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; and
WHEREAS, Part I of the Wellhead Protection Plan is a technical exercise that uses ground
water modeling to delineate the wellhead protection area (WHPA), Drinking Water Supply
Management Area (DWSMA) and includes a well and aquifer vulnerability assessment; and
WHEREAS, Part 1 was developed and approved by the Minnesota Department of Health in
August of 2012; and
WHEREAS, Part 2 of the Wellhead Protection Plan describes how the results of the Part 1 can
be applied to best protect a community's water supply, through the evaluation of several data
elements, including physical environment, land use, public utilities, water quantity and water
quality, an inventory of potential contaminants, and the preparation of a management portion of
the plan; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held, as required by Minnesota Rules (part 4720.5350, subpart
4) on March 9, 2015 for review of Part 2 prior to submittal to the Minnesota Department of
Health for approval; and
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Department of Health has found that the plan provides an adequate
assessment of the City's source waters and contains goals, objectives and action strategies for the
potential sources covered by the plan; and is consistent with Minnesota's wellhead protection
rules; and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Lino Lakes that
Part 1 and Part 2 of the Wellhead Protection Plan are formally adopted.
Adopted by the Council of the City of Lino Lakes this 11th day of April, 2016.
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was introduced by Council Member
Kiusterman and was duly seconded by Council Member Maher and upon
vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof:
Kusterman, Maher, Manthey, Rafferty, Reinert
The following voted against same:
none
Jeff Reinert, ► i a or
ATTEST:
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