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White Bear Lake Comprehensive Workgroup <br />•The court ordered the DNR to amend existing groundwater permits <br />within a five-mile radius of White Bear Lake with the following <br />stipulations: <br />•Require a residential irrigation ban when the water level of White Bear <br />Lake drops below 923.5 feet. The ban remains in effect until the water <br />level reaches 924 feet. <br />•Require all permittees to develop a per capita water use plan to reduce <br />residential per capita water use to 75 gallons per day and total per <br />capita water use to 90 gallons per day. <br />•Require public water suppliers to develop a contingency plan to shift <br />their source of water from groundwater to surface water. <br />•Require all permittees to report to the DNR annually on collaborative <br />efforts with other north and east metro communities to develop per <br />capita water use plans.