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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES DECEMBER 3, 1991 2 4. PUBLIC INQUIRIES: ReAPP REPORT: Margaret Carlson reported that REAPP is meeting the first Sunday of every month. ReApp is meeting with members representing other communities that have proposed landfill sites in their cities to discuss the alternative siting process which is being considered. Colley & McVoy, public relations firm, won a public service award for their efforts in the Lake Elmo campaign against the landfill and the Lake Elmo video. Cimarron Water Problem: Cimarron residents voiced their concern on if their water was safe to drink again at the Cimarron mobile home park. Residents were advised Friday to boil their drinking water while the park's water system was being cleaned of bacteria. Councilman Johnson asked Bonestroo Eng, firm if the source of the contamination is known, is the contamination still there and are we just getting rid of the contamination by adding more chlorine. He had a concern of contamination getting to the aquifer and requested technical details and operation of this system. Tom Noyce, Bonestroo Assoc., responded they did not know how it happened and are still looking for possible sources of contamination. They did flush the entire system, chlorinated to a chlorine residual so that the water supply is safe. The tests that were taken were from the well in addition to the distribution system itself and all are clear at this point. The sample from the well is unchlorinated and if there is any contamination there it would show up. Dan Krawczyk, NHD, stated the samples that were positive were taken from the child care center and from the club house. The second set of samples were from the child care center. Councilman Mottaz: Is there going to be an investigation to determine where the contamination came from? Noyce: we may never know where the contamination came from. This Park has been in existence a long time and as long as he has been involved (11 years) this is the first time this has ever happened. Mark Sieke, Bonestroo & Assoc., stated we don't operate water systems or waste water plants routinely because that is not the business we are in. Because we had someone leave for a period of time, month or two, we are in the process of interviewing candidates and getting someone to replace him. We try to fill in while they get a replacement and this usually speeds up the process because we are expensive. We are now writing a calendar of happenings and had just received a verbal clear of nitrates and coliform bacteria on samples that were taken at the well.