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The northeast corner of Hugo is part of the Carnelian -Marine St. Croix Watershed and surface flows to the east to May Township. The southeast corner of Hugo is part of the Brown's Creek Watershed and surface flows south and east into May Township and the City of Grant. Intercommunity flows will be monitored for these two watersheds as areas develop. 2.7. Groundwater Various agencies are responsible for groundwater management and protection. The DNR regulates groundwater usage rate and volume as part of its charge to conserve and use the waters of the State. The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is the official State agency responsible for addressing all environmental health matters, including groundwater protection. The MPCA administers and enforces laws relating to pollution of the State's waters, including groundwater. The Minnesota Geological Survey provides a complete account of the State's groundwater resources. The RCWD serves an advisory and educational role in cooperating and assisting the DNR, MDH, and the MPCA in their groundwater protection efforts. The City of Hugo currently has six wells in service, which draw ground water from the Jordan Aquifer. They are designated Well No. 1, Well No. 2, Well No. 3, Well No. 4, Well No. 5, and Well No. 6. Locations of the wells are identified in Figure 9, Appendix A. Well No. 2 serves the southern water system and is located west of Trunk Highway 61 and south of County Road 8. Well No. 3 and Well No. 4 serve the northern water system. Well No. 5 along Oneka Parkway serves the northern water system. Well No. 6 was completed in 2013 and serves the southern portion of the water system. Groundwater studies which include the City of Hugo were completed or were in the process of being completed during the time this WRMP was written. Those studies include the following: • Washington County Groundwater Plan • Minnesota DNR Draft Groundwater Management Program Strategic Plan • USGS Groundwater and Surface -Water Interactions near White Bear Lake, Minnesota, through 2011. • Metropolitan Council Draft Water Resource Policy Plan. • North and East Metro Groundwater Management Plan • Groundwater Management and Planning Program Final Report • City of Hugo Wellhead Protection Plan — Appendix G The City's Wellhead Protection Plan identifies locations and strategies for managing Drinking Water Supply Management Areas (DWSMAs) and Wellhead Protection Areas. These locations are shown in Figure 10, Appendix A. The North and East Metro Groundwater Management Area Plan was approved by the DNR in 2015 and included the City of Hugo in its analysis. The purpose of the plan is to identify resources, especially groundwater, at risk due to growing demands of water supply due to development. A statewide analysis of groundwater resources identified the north and east metro region, including Hugo, as an area of concern. The City itself has many surface waters connected to and affected by groundwater levels, as shown in Figure 11, Appendix A. As the City's population and water use increase, these factors could affect groundwater levels and other connected surface water features. This plan promotes water conservation and reuse, the protection of surface waters and water quality, improving the groundwater appropriations permitting process, and resolving any conflicts from coordination. SECTION 2 ' . •