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~ecial Meeting-Council <br />Aprit ..30~ .1979... t~iage 7 <br /> <br />M. Gallagher - what is the depth of the monitoring wells? <br /> <br />Mr. Otter - 10 to 15 feet below highest known ground water level which is <br />about 32 feet. <br /> <br />M. Gallagher - asked about the well on the northwest side, nitrates now that are <br />traceable in it. <br /> <br />Mr. Otter - recent hydro-geologic tests, passed on ground water flow, there <br />were some nitrates in the well. The ground water flow to the southwest <br />gradient and it can be affected by several different things. <br /> <br />M. Gallagher - Is there a big change in this well? <br /> <br />Mr. Otter - He turned this question over to Anoka County and State because they <br />have charted water quality of that well. <br /> <br />Mr. Hutchison - the nitrate that was pre~ent tn that ~ell ~arl'ed ~ro~ 3~tlli~ <br />grams per liter to a high 0f'20 'in January-of'.th~.year ~ ~n April ~t w~ <br />down to 6.8. These wells are instal'led onl~ for'~urpose'-Qfl~onitor~ng ft'rst <br />ground water encountered,' The sample' Comes right.off the~top~ It doln~t <br />necessarily mean Ct is coming from'the landf~ll-, 'Sulfer tn the'well s~stem. <br />creates a routine .egg smell. <br /> <br />Mr. Sha - suggests disinfectilng the well once a ~ear to get rid o% the black <br />water. <br /> <br />Mr. Hutchison,-th. is problem doesn't necessariljr haVe to De'related to the <br />landf~ll it can even be found in.muni, ct~al.~ellS:' ' <br /> <br />M. Gallagh.er - asked Cf the Swamps ~ere tested? <br /> <br />Mr. Knudson (DNR) said he did not test the'swamps-but PCA may have tested <br />wetland areas~. He has observed Woodduck~ and ~all'a-rd on's~Famps nearest'tEe <br />landfill. <br /> <br />Mr. Hutchison - data was. given to Mr. Si~a, so many. things that can happen to the <br />swamp unrelated to the l'andfill~ everS.year there i~.a.s 'been at least one <br />famtly of ducks there, he never sa~La.dead ducE:'' <br /> <br />M. Gall.agher ~ asked Cf the~· could request that the s~amps be tested at least <br />once a year. <br /> <br />Mr. Knudson said the s~amps getrunoff from.placeS'ot~er than~t'he'landftll <br />and tf there ~as any pollut'Ion the~woUld ha?e.to %tnd where ~.t'S coming <br />from, Dut Ct ts a. good idea to ch.e6k tt peptodtcall, y, ' <br /> <br />The citizens did not feel enough testing:ts Eetng done, thePe are contaminates <br />that could filter into the water systems. <br /> <br />Mr. Otter - there are two ground water lisymeters test tubeS tn the'ground to <br />determine what would be l'eachi, ng thro. ugh the ground. TheS-e haVe De'eh concerns <br />of the regulatory lagencies. <br /> <br /> <br />