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• Page 3 1 VIII. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH COMMENTS ON ST. ANTHONY'S WATER 2 SUPPLY. 3 Larry Hamer, Public Works Director reported to the City Council that a water 4 conservation plan and an emergency potable water plan had been submitted to the 5 State for review and comment. He also indicated that he had asked Bruce Olson 6 from the Department of Health to report to the Council on the City's water 7 situation. 8 Mr. Hamer continued to report that the submitted plan was returned to the City by 9 the Department of Natural Resources for additional information as it was 10 determined that the City's report did not contain enough information. When Mr. 11 Hamer spoke to Mr. James Japp, it became clear that the City's report had not been 12 read. The main issue that Mr. Japp maintained that the plan did not address was 13 that the City had no fee structure to penalize water users who did not conserve 14 water. Mr. Hamer reported that he informed Mr. Japp that the City Council was 15 not in favor of imposing financial penalties on water users, but rather provided 16 information and education through various sources about the conservation of water. 17 Mr. Japp indicated that as the result of their conversation, he would consider St. 18 Anthony's water plan adequate. 09 Mr. Olson was introduced and reported to the City Council on the wellhead 20 protection plan. He indicated that the wellhead protection plan was intended to 21 protect users of water in communities of 25 or more water users. Mr. Olson said 22 that his department looks at areas that supply water and assess the contamination of 0 23 wells or the vulnerability of wells to potential contamination sources. Mr. Olson 24 indicated that the Plan allows a community two (2) years to develop a wellhead 25 protection plan. It was his opinion that St. Anthony may be granted an extension 26 due to the fact that the City has many wells and two (2) counties are involved. 27 In July, 1996, the City will receive a letter from his department stating what will be 28 needed to put a plan together. St. Anthony will have another year from that date 29 to begin working on the City's plan. Mr. Olson indicated that there are funds 30 available to help pay for the designation of the 'capture zones' around the wells in 31 St. Anthony. 32 Mr. Olson reported that the major source of contamination were old domestic wells 33 that haven't been properly sealed. He indicated that residents may be eligible for 34 county funds available for capping old wells. He also reported that the Soil & 35 Water Conservation District for Hennepin and Ramsey Counties is another 36 potential source of funds for this purpose. 107 Mr. Olson indicated that much of the work for the City's wellhead protection plan 8 could be provided by resident advisory committees or task forces. It had been his