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Lake Elmo Agenda Section: Planning, Land Use and Zoning No. 9C City Council March 6, 2006 Agenda Item: Ordinance Relating to Private Wells/Resolution Declaring Potential Hazard Background Information for March 6, 2006: The Minnesota Department of Health has advised the City that insuring the absolute containment of the PFOA/PFOS that has been detected in some Lake Elmo wells requires abandonment and sealing of all private wells within the area of the City where those chemicals have been detected in some wells, and may appear later in the others. While there may not be conclusive evidence at this point that those chemicals are a public health risk, there is sufficient concern by the Minnesota Health Department that there may be such a risk that it is unwise for the City to allow water from wells with present detections or those that are in proximity that may have future detections to be used for any purpose — including lawn/garden irrigation and similar non -drinking water applications. To that end the City Attorney has drafted an ordinance that requires the sealing of any well in the City which has been declared a health hazard by resolution of the City Council; and, a Resolution that declares all private wells within the West Central Lake Elmo Area (WCLE), as defined by the Minnesota Department of Health, to be a known or potential health hazard, and ordering that all such wells be sealed upon the availability of a City water system. Person. responsible: Action items: C- 6 �In'er/City 1. Motion to adopt Ordinance #97 — Relating to private wells Ci Adnunistrator/City 2. Motion to adopt Resolution #2006eclaring the WCLE Attorney area wells to be a potential health hazard and ordering said wells to be sealed Attachments: Time Allocated: 1. Draft Ordinance #97 — Relating to Private Wells 2. Draft Resolution #2006 — Declaration & Order cis