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MiDEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PROTECTING, MAINTAINING & IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF ALL MINNESOTANS January 29, 2019 Mr. Bruce Westby, Engineer City of Ramsey 7550 Sunwood Drive Northwest Ramsey, Minnesota 55303 Dear Mr. Westby: RECEIVE FEB - 4 2019 BY: We are writing to notify you that the Minnesota Department of Health has approved the amended 1) delineation of the wellhead protection areas, 2) delineation of the drinking water supply management areas, and 3) assessments of well and aquifer vulnerability for your public water supply wells, as submitted. The approval pertains to the following public wells: Well No. 1 Unique Well No. 161441 Well No. 2 Unique Well No. 416183 Well No. 3 Unique Well No. 580303 Well No. 4 Unique Well No. 580313 Well No. 5 Unique Well No. 593672 Well No. 6 Unique Well No. 706840 Well No. 7 Unique Well No. 743832 Well No. 8 Unique Well No. 743833 Procedurally, you must submit a copy of the amended delineated wellhead protection areas, drinking water supply management areas, and assessments of well and aquifer vulnerability to local units of government that are wholly or partially within these areas. Notification must occur within 30 days after receiving this letter. If you need assistance getting this information out, please contact Mr. John Freitag of the Minnesota Department of Health at (651) 201-4669. The wellhead protection rule also requires the city of Ramsey to hold a public information meeting regarding the amended delineations and vulnerability assessments within 60 days of receiving approval by the health department. This meeting can be held solely for this purpose or it can be incorporated into another public meeting, such as a meeting of the city council. If you would like a representative of the state's wellhead protection program to be present at the public information meeting, please contact Mr. Freitag. In closing, we commend the city of Ramsey for moving ahead to amend its wellhead protection plan. Mr. Freitag will be contacting you shortly to go over procedural issues in preparing the remainder of your wellhead protection plan amendment. Please contact me at (651) 201-4577 if you have any questions regarding this letter. Sincerely, Amal M. Djerrari, Hydrologist Source Water Protection Unit Environmental Health Division P.O. Box 64975 St. Paul, Minnesota 55164-0975 AMD:TVW cc: Mr. Leonard Linton, Civil Engineer, City of Ramsey Mr. John Freitag, Planner, Source Water Protection Unit, Metro Office Farm Service Agency An equal opportunity employer