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<br />6.0Wellhead Protection Goals <br />In accordance with Minnesota Rules chapter 4720.5240, this section discusses the goals for present and <br />future water use and land use to provide a framework for WHPP objectives and related actions. <br />Goals presented in this section were selected based on the information gathered and compiled from the <br />data elements, delineations of the WHPAs and DWSMAs, results of the vulnerability assessments, results <br />of the PCSI, expected future land and water uses, identified issues, problems, and opportunities, and <br />evaluation of this information. <br />Through the years, the City has met water demands with a sufficient and safe water supply. Ramsey <br />intends to continue providing a safe water supply to its customers into the future by implementing this <br />WHPP. Implementation of this WHPP will help ensure that the City will meet this goal. <br />As shown in Table 1, Ramsey Wells 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 8 are classified as being vulnerable to contamination. <br />The aquifer vulnerability is classified as Moderate throughout both DWSMAs (Figure 1). The goals and <br />objectives of this WHPP will focus on reducing the potential contaminant pathways to the source water <br />aquifer that may be provided by private wells, educating property owners and water supply users, and <br />working with the neighboring jurisdictions, to the extent practicable, to ensure proper management of the <br />portion of the East DWSMA the lies outside the Ramsey city limits. <br />Ramsey has identified the following goals for implementation of this WHPP: <br />The City will work to maintain or improve the current level of water quality so that the municipal <br /> <br />water supply will continue to meet or exceed all applicable state and federal water quality <br />standards. <br />Work with other cities in the ACMWPG to protect the source water aquifer. <br /> <br />The City will provide information and promote activities that protect the source water aquifer that <br /> <br />provides water to the municipal system. This will include increasing public awareness of the <br />Wellhead and Source Water Protection Program and groundwater-related issues, and <br />management of the identified potential contaminant sources within the DWSMAs. <br />The City will continue to collect data to support future wellhead and source water protection <br /> <br />efforts. <br /> <br /> <br /> 19 <br /> <br />19 <br /> <br />