Agenda - Public Works Committee - 09/16/2008

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~. Assist well owners with collecting well water samples to ensure that this is done correctly, 6, ~e involved in coordinating local efforts to properly seal unused wells, 7, Assist well owners with obtaining funding for well sealing. 8. Review well records contained in the County Well Index and- county water plans to target wells for reconstruction ar sealing. 9. Review water connection information to identify properties that are not served by t1~e public water. supply system to identify wells which may need to be reconstructed or sealed. 10. Review. building permits to identify homes or businesses that were supplied by a well when they were hrst connected, to further identify unused wells. 11. Identify businesses or homes that existed before the water distribution system was constructed or extended into that part of town to further identify wells. 12. Mail a survey to residents to determine the status of wells iri the WHP area. 13, Conduct adrive-through survey to identify wells in the WHP area. 14. Conduct aDouse-ta-house survey to identify wells in the WPIP area. 1S. Conduct compliance inspections, 1 ~, contact the. MDH when wells are found which are obvious health and safety hazards. 17. For inadequate well conditions that pose. less immediate hazards, pass along information to the well owner can the risks of such conditions and passible solutions, 18. Monitor planning. and zoning activities relative to wells that may affect the WHP area, 19. Request notification of proposed land uses that may result in the installation ofwells in the WHP area. ' 2Q. Work with local planning and Zoning commissions to address wells that do not meet the construction standards specified in the State Well Code. 21. Evaluate the water quality testing results ofwells within the WHP area to identify potential problems. 22. Use well owner surveys or request well sealing records on file at the MDH to monitor behavior-changes within the WHP area to determine if best well management practices for wells are being adopted. 23. Request that MDH inform you when.: permits are. granted for new wells or maintenance of unused existing wells, existing wells are disclosed as a result of property transfer, ar abandoned wells are sealed within the WHP area. 2~, Financially assist well owners to ensure that wells are properly sealed. 2S, Act as an infarmation,and referral resource to identify existing sources of fnao,cial assistance such as grants, loans, and cost-share programs, 2fi. Seek funding for the community so it may provide financial assistance to well owners through cost-sharing or loans. 27. Consider buying certain wells that are strategically located for groundwater. monitoring or pose a threat of funneling contaminants to the aquifer used by the public water supply, 28. Pay for the sealing of certain wells and the connection to the public water supply system.