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1! w <br /> FM <br /> e W <br /> .M <br /> ling"hton.. <br /> O <br /> ' N <br /> Cctober 4 , 1084 <br /> v <br /> C <br /> ;; Chairman, Resolutions Committee <br /> Z National Leacue of Cities <br /> _ 1301 Pennsvl•rar:ia ;;venue , N.W. <br /> Washington , D.C . 20004 <br /> z <br /> r ' <br /> RE: Cat/ of New cr:.:-tcn , Minnesota <br /> Dear Sir: <br /> The Citv cf New 9r:^' 'C.^, , Minnesota ( "Cit'J" I sut-TL`_s tL1 <br /> J e! C1CSeC crcn CSec' d^P. ^eflt to _: P Na`_i-.Ral i.e?C.L'F Cr <br /> Z <br /> r "=eac_ue" ) Va __cna- !! ..__c:tea_ Fciic any a - rszcsed rpsc_..- <br /> t:cn ccncern_nc t`:e necess_ty For reaut`:er_zat:,_r. a <br /> z federal Surer`, nd ..-l_ . The pro=csed amer.Qi.en+- ana _es:`_:1- <br /> '=' t:cn are sutmitted for review b•., the Leaque ' s Polic•: ^e=mit- • <br /> Z tee and P.escluticrs Cz=..ittee at ti-.e Annual Cc--cress o` <br /> `-' Cities in Tndianacc-is , Indiana , Novemr-er 24-29 , 1°F.4 . <br /> I . <br /> _ In. :u1•., icr t`.e Y_-nescta Lecartmen , of F'e- lth nc•t- - -°'- <br /> x <br /> the Cit•• that six cf its municisal weds were <br /> ? The ma- r co: _am:na^t affect-na. the put__c water suzziv was <br /> tr_ch'_crcet!:%' l_ne . As a result of tie e <br /> C:`' has taken re=f-c: __.i measures suc`: as reccnst_ uc-:nc_ tw'c <br /> the C:t ' s er:., _na _ wei_s , ccr.str,u. z_nv_ new well._ , an.. <br /> ccnst:uctinc a carton filtration system. The cost cf t`:e <br /> remedial measures to date exceeds S3 , COO , 000 ; the C;tj <br /> z excects to ir.c;:r additional expenses exceeding S5 , OCO , �Oc , <br /> for a total of over SE , 300 , 000 . <br /> V <br /> The Minnesota Pollution Control Aeenc•. ("MPCa" ) has deter- <br /> mined that the contamination is rot limited to the City' s <br /> water supply. Trichloroethvlene and other toxic chemicals <br /> have been found in the Prairie du Chien-Jcrdan Aquifer , <br /> which supplies 75 percent of the groundwater used in the <br /> Twin Cities Metropolitan area. The MPCA, the United States <br /> Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") , and Department of <br /> Army contractors have sampled area wells and have found <br /> contamination in neighboring communities. The contamination <br /> presents a potential threat to the health and safety of a <br /> . large number of residents in the . area. The contamination <br /> situation is listed on the National Priorities List <br />