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page 9 NOTE: For silica sand projects, the EAW must include a hydrogeologic investigation assessing the potential groundwater and surface water effects and geologic conditions that could create an increased risk of potentially significant effects on groundwater and surface water. Descriptions of water resources and potential effects from the project in EAW Item 11 must be consistent with the geology, soils and topography/land forms and potential effects described in EAW Item 10. 11. Water resources: a. Describe surface water and groundwater features on or near the site in a.i. and a.ii. below. i. Surface water - lakes, streams, wetlands, intermittent channels, and county/judicial ditches. Include any special designations such as public waters, trout stream/lake, wildlife lakes, migratory waterfowl feeding/resting lake, and outstanding resource value water. Include water quality impairments or special designations listed on the current MPCA 303d Impaired Waters List that are within 1 mile of the project. Include DNR Public Waters Inventory number(s), if any. The DNR’s Public Waters Inventory and National Wetlands Inventory maps were reviewed and there are no surface water features within the project area (Figure 12). There are no listed MPCA 303d Impaired waters within 1 mile of the project; however, the Mississippi River (approximately 2.3 miles west) is listed as impaired for bacteria, and water from this area of Saint Anthony drains to the river. ii. Groundwater – aquifers, springs, seeps. Include: 1) depth to groundwater; 2) if project is within a MDH wellhead protection area; 3) identification of any onsite and/or nearby wells, including unique numbers and well logs if available. If there are no wells known onsite or nearby, explain the methodology used to determine this. Based on data gathered from well logs (Appendix C), the depth to groundwater varies between 68 - 125 feet across the project area. Based on the preliminary findings from the developer’s environmental consultant, water is present approximately 6 feet below the surface in some areas. This is most likely a perched groundwater condition. The project is not located in a MDH wellhead protection area. The project is in Minneapolis’s Drinking Water Supply Management Area for Surface Water. The wells listed below in Table 5 and shown in Figure 13 are within or adjacent to the project area: Table 5: Wells within 350 feet of Project Area Well ID Type Status Static Water Level (below land surface) 256760 Domestic Inactive 68 ft. 276877 Domestic Active 109 ft. 247102 Other Abandoned unknown 257353 Unknown Sealed 107 ft. 507600 Monitor Sealed unknown 233267 Commercial Active 125 ft. 233887 Domestic Active unknown 44