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r CL CITY of ORONO CITY Post Oftice 66 • Crystal Bay. Minnesota 55323 • Municipal Offices OF ORONO On the North Shor*> of Lake Minnetonka December , 1989 Raymond W. Thron Director. Divirinn Environmental Health Minnesota Depamnent of Health 717 Delaware Street Southeast P.O. Box 9441 Minneapolis, MM 55440 Re: Article 3, 1989 Ground Water Protection Legislation Dear Mr. Thron: Having received your iremorandum regarding local regulation of wells and borings, I am greatly concerned that after January 1, 1990 the City of Orono will have a drastically reduced authority to control and monitor well drilling activity. We view this as a potential threat to effective land use managemt..'t in the Citv. Currently, the City of Orono requires permits for water well construction and abandonment. Permits are issued only to state licensed well drillers. The City requires a predrilling site ’■ nsc^ction to verify with the c ler that isolation distances art -aet, and more critic th* 'ells will be located so as to not affect developmer. 'jat . t vacant lots by conflicting with approved sewage t ;t system sites. The City requires ^r*llers to call in for a test pump inspection, although actual test pump inspections are often waived if the inspector is not available within the time frame requested. The City has required since 1978 t''^t the driller submit a copy of the State Water Well Record the City upon completion of each well. Approximately 80 wells per year are drilled within the City of Orono, virtually all being private residential wells. The rural areas within the City of Orono are developing at a i acre minimum lot size density with wells and r^otic systems. It is critical that in order for such a developme olan to work effectively, well and septic system location and nstruction must be closely monitored. BIUDING & ZONING - 473-7357 ASSESSING A(iMINISTR.MION 4 finance - 473-735* FAX - 4734)510 PUBLIC WORKS - 473-7359