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INCORPORATED WELl. DRILLING FOR FIVE GENERATIONS 15688 JARVIS STREET N.W. / ELK RIVER, MN 55330 PHONE: (763) 427-6100 / FAX: (~763) 427-0533 CIT'Y OF RAMSEY ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY TASK FORCE Past President Past President ,Jllllt~ / , 2{}t}4 ~ nart=ional Most of today's both public and private sources of water in Anoka County and the City of Ramsey come from ground water with very little if any detectable influence on surface water that may affect the wetlands. In other words, we do not see any detectable changes in the wetlands, ponds, or lakes from the heavy pumping of the Ramsey municipal or (public water supply) system or the irrigational needs of the golf courses and agricultural industry. We had in the news a few months ago talk on the news concerning the Savage Fen. The geology in the Savage area has the drift over Shakopee dolomite. This dolomite can be only a few feet down in some .areas and completion of high capacity water wells in the Pdc/Jordan formation causes the wetlands, and ponds to dry up. This lowering of the water levels in the wells and wet land affects the vegetation, aquatic, and bird life in the area affected. Much of this protection here in Ramsey was made possible by a thick glacial overburden on top of the underlying bedrock formations. For the most part, most of the City of Ramsey has 120-160ft of glacial outwash of sand and gravel with layers of Wisconsin red or grey clay. Most of the lakes and wet lands have either a clay basin or decayed vegetation "muck" that keeps the rain water and mn off to form the pond, lake, or wetland. The ground water industry typically penetrates by drilling ~hrough this upper surface water zone and completes most of its wells in the lower glacial outwash or into the FIG (Franconia, Ironton, & Galesv/lle) sandstone or bed rock formation. An Equal Opportunity Employer