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Sampling of Surrounding Community Well and Municipal Water Connection Ordinances At the City's request the Project Engineer for our Well head protection plan conducted a survey of neighboring Cities' ordinances. (http://mn.�ov/lawlib/ordinance.html)—Some required connection and prohibited private wells, some required connection but allowed private wells, some just prohibited cross-connection, and some didn't mention private wells at all.The results are below. Requires Connection Chanhassen—City Code Section 19-10 Use required;welts prohibited (https://www.municode.com/library/mn/chanhassen/codes/code of ordinances?nodeld=CICO CH19W ASESEDI ARTIIMUWASUDISY) Medina—City Code Section 710.02 Private Water Supply Wells where City Water Supply System is Available Subd. 2 Private Water Supply Wells Prohibited where City water Supply System is Available (http://medinamn.us/wq-content/uploads/2010/08/710.pdf) Minnetonka—City Code 1200.015 Connections Required (http://www.amle�al.comJnxt/�ateway.dll/Minnesota/minneton/citvofminnetonkaminnesotacodeofor dinance?f=templates$fn=default.htm$3.0$vid=amle�al:minnetonka mn$anc=) Watertown—City Code Sec 58-260.1 Mandatory connection to municipal water system (https://www.municode.com/library/mn/watertown/codes/code of ordinances?nodeld=MUCO CH58 UT ARTIIIWA) Delano—City Code Section 613.01 Subd. 1 Water Connection requires connection, and Section 618.01 Private Water Supplies; Connection Prohibited prohibits cross-connection (http://www.delano.mn.us/City Codes and Ordinances/General Code/Chapter6/Section613.Ol.pdf) Waconia—City Code 410.02 Subd. 1 Connections requires connection, but Subd. 2 does not prevent drilling of private wells(http://www.waconia.or�/DocumentCenter/Home/View/145) Hopkins—City Code Section 710.25 Private Water Supplies Subd. 1 prohibits cross-connection and Subd. 2 requires connection (http://www.hopkinsmn.com/WebLink8/DocView.aspx?id=67515&dbid=0) Doesn't Require Connection or poesn't Mention Private Wells Plymouth—they don't seem to require a connection, but they do prohibit cross-connection: City Code 720.33 Private Water Supplies (http://plymouthmn.gov/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=751) New Hope—they don't seem to require a connection—City Code Chapter 5, Section 4 Water regulations (https:J/www.municode.com/librarv/mnJnew hope/codes/code of ordinances?nodeld=CD ORD CH5 WASEDR S5-4WARE) St Louis Park—they don't seem to require a connection, but they do prohibit cross-connection:Section 32-205 Private water supplies(http://www.stlouispark.or�/webfiles/file/city- code/Ch32Utilities Updatedl2-14.pdf) Shorewood—allows construction and use of wel�s even if connected to city water—City Code 903.03 Private Wells (http:;/www.amlegal.com/nxt/gatewav.dll/Minnesota/shorewood mn/cityofshorewoodminnesotacode ofordinances?f=templates$fn=default.htm$3.0$vid=amle�al:shorewood mn) Victoria- Chapter 26,Article 2 doesn't mention private wells at all (https://www.municode.com/library/mn/victoria/codes/code of ordinances?nodeld=COOR CH26UT A RTI I WA) Minnetrista—City Code 700.03 Private Water Supplies prohibits cross-connection but doesn't require connection to city water(http://www.ci.minnetrista.mn.us/vertical/sites/%7B4D81CC6D-EB97-4B3E- BCE8-OC281A21CCCC%7D/uploads/Chapter 7 - Public Utilities 08.18.2014 .pdf) Wayzata—City Code Section 805.43 Water Supply says private wells may be constructed if permitted by City Council (http://www.wayzata.or�/DocumentCenter/View/69) Maple Grove—Section 34-61 Cross Connections prohibits cross-connections (https://www.municode.com/library/mn/maple �rove/codes/code of ordinances?nodeld=C00R CH3 4UT ARTIIWASY)