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Coordinated efforts of the Wellhead Protection Group include: <br /> Well Sealing Workshop (April 15, 2015) <br /> The Wellhead Protection Group sponsored a workshop for local officials (e.g. building officials, <br /> utilities, community development, parks and highway dept.) that included Minnesota <br /> Department of Health Well Management Program staff. The workshop covered well <br /> construction standards, disclosure of wells at the time of property sale, techniques for locating <br /> abandoned wells and well sealing requirements (by a licensed contractor only). <br /> Well Sealing Cost-Share Grant Program <br /> Members of the Wellhead Protection Group (Blaine, Circle Pines, Lexington and Lino Lakes) <br /> obtained a Source Water Protection competitive grant (October 2014) to encourage residents <br /> and property owners within their wellhead protection areas to seal unused (abandoned) wells <br /> to protect the quality of the municipal well from pollution. The municipalities established a <br /> system to accept and approve applications for cost-share grants. Anoka County acted as the <br /> fiscal agent for the group to receive the state grant and disburse the cost-share grants <br /> approved by each city. 23 wells were sealed using the grant funds. <br /> Sealing Your Well (YouTube video) <br /> Members of the Wellhead Protection Group collaborated with the Minnesota Department of <br /> Health to produce a video that is posted on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=- <br /> iuRilDNrbo) presenting state requirements to seal unused wells. The Wellhead Protection <br /> Group is using this video to encourage property owners to remove potential drinking water <br /> contaminant sources from their wellhead protection areas. <br /> Drinking Water Protection (Private Wells) <br /> There are approximately 25,000 private home and cabin wells in Anoka County serving over <br /> 80,000 residents. The safety of drinking water from these private wells is the responsibility of <br /> the homeowner. Since 1972, CHES has provided water testing and consultation to private well <br /> owners. During that time, over 20,000 water tests have been performed by Anoka County. <br /> CHES has around 600-700 water tests completed each year. <br /> In 1999, CHES and 14 municipal and county agencies launched the Well Water Wise program to <br /> encourage private well owners to maintain their well water system in good working order and <br /> annually test the safety of their drinking water. Each year cooperators join to promote Well <br /> Water Wise week (the first full week of May) that is celebrated as Drinking Water Week by the <br /> American Water Works Association (AWWA). Well Water Wises week compliments the AWWA <br /> program to offer services to private well owners helping them to protect their drinking water as <br /> well. 150 water samples were tested during the WWW promotion week in 2016. <br /> Page 4 of 5 <br />