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SECTION 5 <br />WATER SUPPLY AND TREATMENT <br />A. GENERAL <br />This section will evaluate water supply and treatment alternatives for the City of Ramsey. <br />For Ramsey, two alternatives for water supply were considered — ground water sources as are <br />currently utilized, and surface water sources. The following paragraphs will summarize each of <br />these alternatives as well as the treatment required for each alternative. <br />B. WATER SUPPLY ALTERNATIVES <br />1. Ground Water Sources <br />As discussed in previous sections, the City currently obtains drinking water from <br />the fronton -Galesville aquifer system. This system is utilized extensively by <br />surrounding communities. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources staff is <br />currently exploring ways to manage this resource in the region, and have <br />requested that Ramsey look into alternate water sources, specifically surface water <br />sources. <br />As noted in previous sections, Ramsey will require up to 10 new wells to meet the <br />water demand in the next 10 years. This represents a substantial increase in the <br />local demand on the Ironton -Galesville aquifer system. <br />In order to determine whether the aquifer will support this level of development, <br />the City of Ramsey has agreed to establish a well monitoring program in <br />conjunction with constructing three new wells in the next 3 years. This program <br />is summarized as follows: <br />1. Drill a test well at the Well No. 6 site. The objective of this test well is to <br />determine aquifer availability at this site, and to determine any potential vibration <br />issues due to close proximity to the railroad lines. <br />City of Ramsey, Minnesota — M21.34343 Page 5-1 <br />Water System Study Prepared by Bolton & Menk, Inc. <br />