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An equal opportunity employer. Protecting, Maintaining and Improving the Health of All Minnesotans April 23, 2026 Scott Anderson, Public Works Director City of Hugo 8220 140th Street North Hugo, Minnesota 55038 Dear Scott Anderson, Subject: Scoping Decision Notice No. 1 for the City of Hugo, PWSID 1820007 This letter provides notice of the results of the Scoping 1 Meeting held between you, Shibani Bisson (City of Hugo), Abby Shea, and me (Minnesota Department of Health) on April 8, 2026, regarding wellhead protection planning. In general, the preparation of Part 1 of a Wellhead Protection Plan (WHPP) that will document the 1) delineation of a wellhead protection area, 2) delineation of a drinking water supply management area, and 3) assessments of well and aquifer vulnerability related to these areas for the primary water supply wells that are used by the study area communities. The wellhead protection area is the surface and subsurface area surrounding public water supply wells through which contaminants are likely to move and affect drinking water supply. The drinking water supply management area is the area delineated using identifiable landmarks that reflect the wellhead protection area boundaries as closely as possible. Scoping Decision Notice Table 2 lists all Public Water Supply wells addressed by the WHPP. The primary wells are included within this notice and the emergency wells are exempt. However, the community must manage an inner wellhead management zone that is defined by a 200-foot radius around each emergency standby well. The community will have until March 31, 2029, to complete the amendment of its entire Wellhead Protection Plan, Part 1 and Part 2. The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) highly recommends that half of the time be dedicated to completing Part 2 of the plan. The community will be responsible for the completion of Parts 1 and 2 of the Wellhead Protection Plan, with technical assistance provided by MDH. The Wellhead Protection Plan must be prepared in accordance with Minnesota Rules, parts 4720.5100 to 4720.5590. General wellhead protection requirements and criteria for delineating the wellhead protection area and data reporting are presented in Minnesota Rules, parts 4720.5500 to 4720.5510. The enclosed Scoping Decision Notice No. 1 formally identifies the information necessary to meet rule requirements for preparing Part 1 of the Wellhead Protection Plan. The wellhead rule refers to the existing information required for wellhead planning as data elements. Much of this information is