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<br />REC'D JUN 2 ~ LOOg <br /> <br />~ Metropolitan Council <br />n <br /> <br />r <br /> <br />Environmental Services <br /> <br />June 19,2009 <br /> <br />Steven Jankowski <br />Assistant City Engineer <br />City of Ramsey <br />7550 Sunwood Drive NW <br />.Ramsey, MN 55303 <br /> <br />RE: City of Ramsey Wellhead Protection Plan <br />Metropolitan Council District 9 <br />Referral File No. 20627-1 <br /> <br />Dear !'vir. Jankowski: <br /> <br />The Metropolitan Council (Council) received Part 2 of the City of Ramsey Wellhead Protection (WHP) Plan on <br />June 5. Council staff have 60 days. to review this plan, along with Part 1 of the plan, as an amendment to the <br />public facilities section of the local comprehensive plan, under the provisions of Minnesota Statute ~473.859, <br />Subd.3 (4) (vii). This WHP Plan provides a good overview of the supply source and measures to protect it. The <br />following are some brief comments on Part 2. <br /> <br />The vulnerability assessment conducted for Part I of the Wellhead Protection Plan found that, because-of the <br />physical setting, the drinking water supply management area (DWSMA) was determined to have moderate <br />vulnerability in the West DWSMA and low vulnerability in the East DwsMA to contamination from the <br />activities at the land surface. This. determination allows the city to focus protection efforts on activities that <br />penetrate the land surface. However, the city should remain cognizant of activities at the land surface in the <br />DWSMAs as contaminants could [md existing or undiscovered pathways to the units that supply water to the <br />wells. <br /> <br />In chapter 6, the city outlines its evaluation program for determining the city's progress toward implementing its <br />wellhead protection plan, which includes publishing an annual wellhead protection progress report. Council <br />staff request the city provide the Council with a copy of each of the progress reports. <br /> <br />This letter completes the. Council's review process. On behalf of the Council, 1 thank you for your effort in <br />preparing this plan. Once revisions are complete, please send us a copy of the f"malizedWHPPlan. Should any <br />questions arise on the Council's review comments or on the process it followed,piease'feel free to contact Sara <br />Smith of the Council's Environmental Services Division at (651) 602-1035 or at Sara.smith@metc.state.mn.us. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />~~ <br /> <br />Keith Buttleman <br />Assistant General Manager, Environmental Quality Assurance <br /> <br />Cc: . . Natalie Steffen, Metropolitan Council District Member, District 9 <br />Art Persons, Minnesota Department of Health u. <br />Susan Hoyt, Metropolitan Council Sector Representative <br /> <br />www.metrocouncil.org <br /> <br />390 Robert Street North. St. Paul, MN 55101-1805 . (651) 602-1005 . Fax (651) 602-1477 . TrY (651) 291-0904 <br /> <br />An Equal Opportunity Employer <br />