Agenda - Council - 05/07/2019 - Special

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The City plans to mix the water in its wells to dilute the manganese levels. This may lower the levels below 300 ppb (safe for adult and child consumption). Formula -fed infants should continue to be fed using bottled water. The Ramsey City Council is in the process of finding a long-term solution to provide safe drinking water to its residents. Several options are being considered. Some of which include: • Constructing a water treatment plant • Drilling new wells • Filtration • Establish pipe connection to a neighboring City and purchase water from its system • Hire a consultant to make a recommendation There are several things you can do to filter manganese out of your drinking water. Certain types of home water treatment units remove or reduce manganese. Visit the Minnesota Department of Health's website: www.health.state.mn.us and search Home Water Treatment for details. If you already have a home water treatment device that removes or reduces manganese, you may want to test the water levels coming from your tap. If you do not have a home water treatment device that removes or reduces manganese, you may want to consider installing one or using bottled water that is labeled as distilled or purified for drinking, cooking and preparing infant formula. If you have your own well, you may want to test your drinking water for manganese, especially if infants drink your tap water. Homeowners with private wells are responsible for having their wells tested. Learn more on the Minnesota Department of Health's website: www.health.state.mn.us and search Owner's Guide to Wells. The Anoka County Community Health and Environmental Services (ACCHES) Department accepts water samples. Free test kits are available at Ramsey City Hall, however, ACCHES will charge a lab fee of $30 at the time of processing. For questions, contact ACCHES at 763-324-4260. For more information, visit our website at: www.cityoframsey.com or call City Administrator Kurt Ulrich at 763-433-9845 or Utilities Supervisor John Nelson at 763-433-9861. City of Ramsey Well Testing Results from Minnesota Department of Health City Location Element Result Unit Lab Ramsey Well #1 Manganese 320 ppb Minnesota Ramsey Well #3 Manganese 229 ppb Minnesota Ramsey Well #4 Manganese 371 ppb Minnesota Ramsey Well #5 Manganese 21.8 ppb Minnesota Ramsey Well #6 Manganese 22.6 ppb Minnesota Ramsey Well #7 Manganese 51.5 ppb Minnesota Ramsey Well #8 Manganese 223 ppb Minnesota * Well #2 is exclusively used for irrigation Department Department Department Department Department Department Department of Health --Env. Laboratory of Health --Env. Laboratory of Health --Env. Laboratory of Health --Env. Laboratory of Health --Env. Laboratory of Health --Env. Laboratory of Health --Env. Laboratory It is our mission to work together to responsibly grow our community, and to provide quality, cost-effective and efficient government services.