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Summary of Wellhead Protection Implementation Action Steps <br />1. Sponsor an exhibit at the City's annual Environmental Expo to educate the public <br />about the system's Wellhead Protection Plan. <br />2. Obtain a video from the MDH or Minnesota Rural Water Association concerning <br />the well maintenance and presenting it through the local cable station. <br />3. Mail MN Department of Health brochures and pamphlets relating to proper <br />maintenance and the importance of proper well sealing to all properties within each <br />DWSMA. <br />4. Continue mailing to all water system users the annual City of Ramsey Water Utility <br />Consumer Confidence Report that provides information about the system water <br />quality levels. <br />5. Create newsletter articles about proper well management and include them in the <br />Ramsey Resident, the City' s periodic newsletter. <br />6. Locate individual wells appearing in MDH and County Well records using GIS <br />7. Monitor potential funding sources for assisting owners for replacing and sealing <br />wells. Notice any available programs in the Ramsey Resident <br />8. Request that MN Department of Health inform the WPA manager of permits <br />granted for any new wells within the DWSMAs. <br />9. Work cooperatively with staff in the Source Water Protection Unit in the MDH and <br />the Waters Appropriation Unit in MN DNR to identify'changes in high capacity <br />wells in the DWSMAs. The WHP manager will review and update the current <br />Inner Wellhead Management Zone (IWMZ), a distance of 200 feet from each well. <br />10. Continue to monitor setbacks for all new potential sources of contamination located <br />within the IWMZ. <br />11. Monitor any nonconforming potential contaminant source currently documented <br />within the IWMZ. <br />12. Work to abate and minimize the impact of nonconforming potential contaminants <br />within the IWMZ. <br />13. Notify owners of properties within the West DWSMA that own regulated <br />underground storage tank advising them that they are located within a wellhead <br />protection area and reminding them of the monitoring requirements and the <br />advantages of early leak detections. <br />14. Notify owners of properties within the West DWSMA that use, handle or store <br />large quantities of chemicals used for agricultural purposes that their facility is <br />located within a sensitive DWSMA and of the vulnerability of the aquifer to <br />contamination from such chemical sources. The letter will also contain information <br />about the Minnesota Technical Assistance Program (MNTAP), a non profit <br />organization that assists businesses in proper waste handling and management. <br />