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MINUTES OF THE ' <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING f <br /> Monday,Apri122,2013 <br /> 7:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> (3. WELLHEAD PROTECTIONPLAN,PART 2, Continued) <br /> Phase I of the plan requires communities to delineate the wellhead protection area, identify the drinking <br /> water supply management area boundaries,and perform the well and drinking water supply management <br /> area vulnerability assessment. Due to the size of Orono's system,the state provided assistance to <br /> complete Phase I. Cities with public water systems are required to delineate inventory and manage an <br /> inner wellhead management zone,create a formal wellhead protection plan. Part I has already being <br /> completed by the City. <br /> Part II involves the creation of the wellhead protection plan itsel£ In order to complete Part II of the <br /> City's Wellhead Protection Plan, a public hearing is required to be held. The purpose of the hearing is to <br /> allow members of the public to comment on the report before it is submitted to the Minnesota Department <br /> of Health for final approval. <br /> Wellhead protection is an ongoing process,the plans need to be periodically reviewed and updated by the <br /> City. It is mandatory that every ten years the City update its plan to make sure it reflects current <br /> conditions. Other required amendments include if another public well is added or if there are overlapping <br /> boundaries with the wellhead management area and an adjacent jurisdiction. <br /> The purpose of the plan is to provide some specific action or controls that the City intends to take to <br /> control potential contaminant sources. In broad terms,the City is required to educate its citizens about <br /> how well water is used and how wells can impact local water supply and quality. It also requires the City <br /> locate any missing or unknown wells, seal unused or abandoned wells, raise well owner awareness and <br /> prevent contamination of city water supply via private wells, identify new private wells for location <br /> within the City's management area, identify new high-capacity wells that are proposed for construction in <br /> the management area,effectively manage the inner wellhead management zone to reduce the likelihood <br /> of contaminants from entering the well at a level that could cause human health impacts, effectively <br /> manage the water supply system to minimize unaccounted for water, collect and tabulate additional data <br /> such as ground water elevations,well driller logs, and data relative to the local ground water,report and <br /> evaluate the data collected in order to ensure that the City's drinking water supply is protected, and then <br /> make any adjustments to the plans as conditions change over time. <br /> The City currently has three wells. Wells one and two are located in the Navarre area and well number <br /> three is east of City Hall down by Willow Road and Old Highway 12. A hard copy of the draft report has <br /> been provided for the public to view at City Hall and an electronic copy is available on the City's website. <br /> McMillan asked how this might impact citizens. <br /> Martini indicated it should not have any direct impact on the vast majority of the citizens unless their well <br /> is connected to the City's drinking water supply. From a land use perspective, if a well is located within <br /> the management areas,the City may be interested in knowing whether there is gasoline or chemicals <br /> stored on the property,but in general there will not be any impact to the residents. <br /> McMillan opened the public hearing at 7:11 p.m. <br /> There were no comments regarding this item. <br /> Page 2 of 18 <br />