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K-■V #v ;>i ; r‘ •',,-^y i]if '- e u I; Viv'- ■K-..^v-V=^ S-’= ■r. /V‘ :''-:rA« ,'•: ■■ V- . i-A'.-- •,T .r •:, '• 'V-r' . ■-•'■V' i ! . ./ v^■ ;r._ Vr ■' ' >• ' '■ ^■ ■-^j; V- ipII. *■ft VV.-VV 1 MlniMsota Oapartment of HaalthDivision of Environmental Health 92S Osiaware Street Southeast P.O. Box 59040 Minneapolis. MN 55459-0040 (612) 627 5100 J DATE: TO : FROM: June 10, 1992 (^•|ty Councils, Townsjnp Boards, Rural Water Districts i4 1 2 i3-- Marlene E. Marsc Coinroissioner a ^ ^ 4 Protectln^^the health of people consuming water waterjuppli« is a ™;lbtlit; ^hii thrMinneiotro^partSent of Health (HDH) assumes from the federal flovSnient. In Minnesota, the MOH must enforce the requirements of the federal Safe SrInkInG Water Act and regulations developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection SStllcy ?or pJovidiAg safe drinking water. The federal government has determined that t?e nuaoers of parameters monitored should increase from 2j to 3o parame.er^. the 1992 state legislative session, the MOH was authorized to assess a fee of $5.21 pe water service connection to cover the total state costs of the program. The fee is to he paid by a public water supply owned or operated by a city, town or water user district. (Laws of Minnesota 1992, Chapter 513, Article 6, Section 2.) This Is to notify you of the following: K You must collect $5.21 annually from every service connection ^erved by your water supply as of July 1 of that year. 2.You must pay the Department of Revenue one fourth of the total yearly fee each calendar quarter. The first quarterly payment is due on or before September 30, 1992. A water supply with fewer than 50 service connections may make one payment annually starting no later than June 30, 1993. y 3.If you do not submit payment within 30 days of the due date, you must P«y «" additional late fee. The late fee is 5 percent of the actual amount of the fees collected on service connections. To assist with the payment of the fee, the MDH will soon be distributing coupon booklets that will aid you in returning the fee amount to the Department of Revenue. To Inform the MOH of the number of service connections served by your water supply,^ drinking water testing program mandated by federal law." We hope to make collection of this fee as simple as possib.s. Public ^ Staff are available to answer questions concerning the fee collection requirements 612/627-5170. of this fee at this time. Thank you for your cooperation in this effort. We know you share our concern that safe l^ifdHng water continue to be provided to the citizens of Minnesota. MEMtViR:mjk cc: Water Operator