15-061RESOLUTION NO. 15 -061
RESOLUTION PART 2 OF OF !, / 1D
WELLHEAD PROTECTION !, TO THE MINNESOTA
CITY PROJECT NO. 13 -11
WHEREAS, the City of Shorewood has completed developing its Wellhead
Protection Plans pursuant to the requirements of Minnesota Rules 4720.5100 to 4720.5590; and
WHEREAS, the goal of the Wellhead Protection Plan is to prevent human - caused
contaminants from entering the water supply wells and to protect all who use the water supply
from adverse health effects associated with groundwater contamination; and
WHEREAS, Part 1 of the Wellhead Protection Plan is a technical exercise that uses
groundwater modeling to delineate the wellhead protection area (WHPA), Drinking Water
Supply Management Area (DWSMA) and includes a well and aquifer vulnerability assessment;
and
WHEREAS, Part 1 was approved by the Minnesota Department of Health in October
2011; and
WHEREAS, Part 2 of the Wellhead Protection Plan describes how the results of the Part
1 can be applied to best protect a community's water supply, through the evaluation of several
data elements, including physical environment, land use, public utilities, water quantity, water
quality, an inventory of potential contaminants, and the preparation of a management portion of
the plan; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held, as required by Minnesota Rules (part 4720.5350,
subpart 4) on August 24, 2015 for review of Part 2 prior to submittal to the Minnesota
Department of Health for approval; and
NOW THERFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Shorewood
that Part 2 of the Wellhead Protection Plan is accepted for submittal to the Minnesota
Department of Health for approval.
day of August, 2015.
Scots erby lA+ray r
Jean Panchyshyn, City Clerk