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Minutes for the NE Water Summit on August 25,2016 <br /> Page 6 of 6 <br /> water quality issues. There is also a septic loan program available through the County State <br /> lowered contamination levels and now homes are contaminated. There are 400-500 more private <br /> wells that need testing in the County. The County is also working with schools on water <br /> conservation efforts. <br /> Forest Lake is working on a water reuse project in their school district, and they have applied for <br /> a water efficiency grant. <br /> Centerville recently celebrated their 26h annual Fete des Lacs Celebration. <br /> Scandia has replaced the toilets in their building to low-flow toilets,and they have seen a <br /> difference in water usage. <br /> Lino lakes is working on a large residential development in the northeast corner of the City. <br /> They will be using surface water to irrigate, and are interested to see how well it work. <br /> Rice Creek Watershed District is obtaining the DNR permit for the drawdown on Peltier Lake. <br /> The three-foot drawdown will take approximately 50 days. <br /> Columbus owns three wells, and there is not a whole lot they can do to conserve 17%. <br /> Circle Pines has applied for Legacy Funds to put Alum in the lake to control algae. <br /> MN House Rep Linda Runbeck had worked with Hugo in the last Legislative session trying to <br /> get funding to upgrade the shortline rail. She was glad Hugo found revenue for the Water reuses <br /> project. <br /> MN House Rep Peter Fischer informed the group that MN Legislative Water Commission Barb <br /> Huberty puts out a lot of good information on their website at http://www.Icc.leg.mn/lwc/ . Barb <br /> invited everyone to sign up to receive email updates. <br /> Adiournment <br /> Mayor Weidt adjourned the meeting at 9:07 p.m. <br /> Respectfully Submitted, <br /> Michele Lindau <br /> City Clerk <br />