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Item No: 6B _ Meeting Date: September 23, 2613 Type of Business: SpecialOrder of w:MODNtILY AdministratorRevie/A ULJ City of Mounds View Staff Report MENEr— To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Nick DeBar, Public Works Director Item Title/Subject: Public Information Meeting for Wellhead Protection Plan (Part 2) Background/Discussion: In accordance with Minnesota Rules, Chapter 4720, all public water suppliers are mandated to implement wellhead protection measures through a Wellhead Protection Plan (WHPP). The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is in charge of enforcing these rules and notified Mounds View in 2009 that we were included in the next phase of municipalities required to perform this planning work based on our vulnerability to potential contamination. WHPP is broken into two general parts. Part 1 includes detailed analysis of each well and pumping aquifer characteristics, groundwater flow models, delineating WHP areas, vulnerability assessments, and identifying the types of potential contamination. Part 2 involves inventorying potential sources of contamination and developing management strategies for addressing the potential sources of contamination. Barr Engineering Company was hired by the City to prepare Part 1 of the WHPP and has been coordinating the work with the City's designated Wellhead Protection Manager, Nick DeBar, and MDH staff. The Part 1 Report was submitted to the MDH in December 2011, and subsequently approved in a letter to the City dated February 1, 2012, with a public information meeting conducted on March 12, 2012. Barr was authorized to prepare Part 2 of the WHPP on April 23, 2012. This part of the WHPP is tedious work and includes the following components: 1. The inventory of potential contaminant sources of concern within the Drinking Water Supply Management Area (DWSMA); 2. The data that was considered in this portion of the plan; 3. Issues, problems, and concerns within the DWSMA; 4. Goals, objectives, and action strategies to address the issues and concerns within the DWSMA; 5. A Plan evaluation strategy; and 6. A contingency strategy in the event of water system disruption. A draft report was completed and sent to stakeholders on July 22, 2013 for a mandated 60 -day review period. A Public Hearing to review and discuss the WHPP (Part 2) was schedule for September 23, 2013 consistent with the Wellhead Protection Rules (4720.5350, subpart 4). This public hearing was published in the Sun Focus on August 29, 2013. An executive summary from the Part 2 report is attached for City Council review. John Greer, a Professional Geologist with Barr Engineering who performed and prepared the WHPP, will be present to review the WHPP Part 2 report for the public hearing. No official adoption by City Council is necessary at this time, but will be needed after MDH final approval. Respectful submitted, Nick DeBar -Public J((wWo�— Works Director / Wellhead Protection Manager