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DEPARTMENT INFORMATION
Request for
City Council Action
ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT:
REQUESTOR:
MEETING DATE:
Utilities
Utility Manager, Neidermeier
March 27,2017
PRESENTER(s):
REVIEWED BY:
ITEM #:
Consent
Interim Administrator, Flaherty
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AGENDA ITEM DETAILS
RECOMMENDATION:
The Public Works Subcommittee reviewed the Wellhead Protection Plan report of progress at the March
meeting and recommends acceptance of the report.
ARE YOU SEEKING APPROVAL OF A CONTRACT?
IS A PUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED?
No
No
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
The City maintains a Wellhead Protection Plan, (Plan) established in 2005 and recently amended in 2016
and ongoing every ten years to incorporate changes in municipal wells and related water demands. The
Plan reviews source water origination and movement to establish Drinking Water Supply Management
Areas. Protection of these source waters are complete through the management strategies and efforts
identified in the Plan.
Attached is the annual report of status and plan progression and maps of the Drinking Water
Management Areas.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS: ATTACHED NONE
Annual Wellhead Protection Update x
POSSIBLE MOTION
Please word motion as you would like it to appear in the minutes.
Motion to accept the 2017 Wellhead Protection Plan progress report.
BUDGET INFORMATION
FUNDING: BUDGETED: ❑ YES
❑ NO
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TO:
Mayor, Otsego City Council
FROM:
Kurt Neidermeier
DATE:
March 27, 2017
RE:
Wellhead Protection Plan annual update
The Wellhead Protection Plan (WHP) serving the Otsego Public Water System received
Minnesota Department of Health approval in 2016. The approved plan assessed source
water vulnerability and provides management strategies to protect these sources
effective through 2025. Included is the annual review of management strategies and
report of status.
Reporting and Evaluation Action Items:
Complete an annual report and brief the Council on management priorities for the
upcoming year and the status of implementation.
Due annually — This report
Conduct a self-evaluation every 2.5 years on the wellhead protection progress and
submit the report to the MDH Planner.
Due 2018, 2021 & 2024
Status — in Progress
Inner Wellhead Management Zone (IWMZ) Action Items:
Assist MDH staff in completing the Inner Wellhead Management Zone Inventory for the
Public Water Supply wells.
Due 2021
Status — as Required
Follow all setback requirements for new potential contaminant sources within the
IWMZ.
Due as Needed
Status — Continuously monitored and followed
Implement the WHP Measures and Findings in the IWMZ inventory and requirements of
the Sanitary Survey Report.
Due as Needed
Status — Continuously monitored
Contact the MDH Planner if changes to the locations or construction of potential
contaminant sources are proposed in the IWMZ.
Due Continuous
Status — Continuously monitored
Land Use Controls and Management Action Items:
The City will explore options to strengthen language in the cross -connection ordinance.
Due 2019
Status - cross -connection ordinances are in place and properly regulate cross
connections.
The City will evaluate their zoning ordinances and make necessary changes to
strengthen controls in regards to properly managing wells and storage tanks within City
limits and the Drinking Water Supply Management Areas.
Due 2016, 2017, 2018
Status — zoning ordinances are in place and properly support management areas.
Data Collection Action Items:
Work in cooperation with MDH, collect tritium sample from the public supply wells as
directed by MDH.
Due as Needed
Status — not requested at this time
Incorporate instrumentation within Well#6 in order to provide more detailed water
quantity information.
Due 2018
Status — Completed 2016
Cooperate with MDH to ensure the City manages radium levels providing safe drinking
water to their residents.
Due — Continuous
Status — Ongoing; operations staff conducts routine monitoring supporting safe
drinking water. An agreement is in place and reviewed annually for radium
concentrations to limit influence and maintain water quality within set standards.
Staff reviews and supports actions to reduce dependency on wells with higher
radium levels.
The City will contact the MDH Hydrologist and ask for their assistance in helping to
select an alternative site for drilling a new public supply well in the case one is needed
in the future. The City can apply for MDH grants to help offset the cost of exploratory
drilling and water quality sampling etc....
Due as Needed
Status — not required at this time
Potential Contaminant Source Management Action Items:
The City will apply for a grant via MDH to secure funds to seal any unused, unsealed
wells located within the DWSMAs. If funding is not available via MDH, the City will work
cooperatively with local units of governments to provide as much cost share as possible
to help seal the wells. The City will request MDH Well Management assistance with
locating wells on properties where the City feels there might be unused unsealed wells.
Due as Needed
Status — not required at this time
The Wellhead Protection Team/Manager will continually attempt to locate potential
contaminant sources in the DWSMA. This will be accomplished through direct contact
with landowners and through visual observation as the WHP team travels through the
DWSMA.
Due Continuous
Status - Ongoing
Cooperate with MDH & DNR Hydrologists as requested to help assess any potential
impacts on the public water supply well(s) or 1.5 miles of the DWSMA boundary. If
impacts are identified cooperatively work with the high capacity well owner, DNR and
MDH Hydrologist to identify and resolve any potential negative impacts.
Due as Needed
Status — Ongoing
The City will share information regarding the location of any potential Class V well(s)
with the MDH if any well(s) are located within the DWSMA in the future. At the current
time no Class V wells were identified by the WHP team.
Due as Needed
Status — Ongoing
The City will contact the MPCA tank program and ask MPCA to update them on the
Leaky Underground Storage Tanks (LUST) site located within their Central DWSMA and
communicate the risk this site may have on the city's drinking water supply.
Due 2017
Status — communications with MPCA and official request for information is
complete.
It is always difficult to foresee or plan for the future. If a critical issue or potential
contaminant threat becomes an issue in the future for the City, the city will promptly
take actions to prevent this contaminant source from polluting their drinking water
supply.
Due as Needed
Status — Continuous
Public Education and Outreach Action Items:
The City will provide a short summary of the new wellhead protection amendment in
the City's newsletter and direct residents to the City's website for detailed education
materials.
Due 2016
Status — Preparing for inclusion in 2017
Post WHP educational materials on the city website dealing with proper well
management, water conservation etc......
Due 2016
Status — water conservation ideas and suggestions are posted on the City
website; additional well management items will be added this year.
Provide the MRWA Essay and Poster contest information to the school yearly and
encourage participation.
Due annually
Status — Poster contest information and classroom activities are distributed to the
4t" grade students each winter.
Members of the Wellhead Protection Team include Ron Wagner, Seth Wilkes, Reese
Carstens, Robert Small and Kurt Neidermeier.
Attached:
Drinking Water Supply Management Area Maps
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