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7 To: Mayor Butler Mark E. Bernhardson, City Administrator Orono Council Members Planning Commission Members �'•� �,Ff� From: Jeanne A. Mabusth, Zoning Administrator 11 Date: September 17, 1986 Subject: #1039 William J. Ulrich, 1535 Bohn's Point Road - Conditional Use Permit/variance List of Exhibits ExhibitA- Noble Letter Exhibit B - Hanson Letter Exhibit C - Lynch Repor, All action on this application was tabled pending either resolve of specific issues or receipt of opinions or additional input from other reviewing agents or agencies. Dr. Hanson has reviewed the specific Ulrich application for a geo-thermal heating and cooling system. His letter (Exhibit B) forewarns that uncontrolled, intense, multiple uses of our groundwater reserves will not only deplete 2/3's of the fr sh- water supply of our nation but will leave the remaining 113 of surface water severely contaminated requiring increased costs for recovering the water. In the same letter, he voices major concern with the greenhouse effect that results with comhustion of fossil fuels and natural gas. Geo-thermal energy would partially reverse the trend also the use of solar energy, energy saving construction and nuclear energy. Hanson concedes that a single City cannot fight this Lattle and suggests a national policy with standards for groundwater uses to asure that we are not creating an irreversible crisis. John Noble has submitted a list of various experts involved with groundwater - please review Exhibit A. Staff has asked Mike Lynch (Bonestroo, Anderlick & Associates) to contact as many of these experts and report back to the City. Lynch was able to contact 3 of the 5 experts - Kanavetski of the Minnesota Geological Survey, Schoenberg of the U.S. Geological Survey and Gabanski of Tw.'.n City Testing.