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Mr. Bruce Westby, P.E. April 10, 2019 Page 2 April 4, 2019 Scoping 2 Decision Notice from the MDH that you provided to John Greer of Barr via email. The Scoping 2 Decision Notice specifies that the Part 2 WHPP amendment must be submitted to MDH by October 6, 2019. Scope of Work Tasks and Assumptions Barr Engineering's proposed scope of work is presented below. Task 1: Wellhead Protection Plan Part 2 Preparation Barr Engineering will prepare, in consultation with the City, an initial draft of the Part 2 WHPP amendment to meet the requirements of the Wellhead Protection Rules. When complete, the draft plan will be sent to you for City review. After addressing any City comments on the initial draft, Barr will provide a copy of the draft Part 2 WHPP amendment via electronic means (i.e., email or ftp site) to the MDH for preliminary review. The Wellhead Protection Rules require that potential contaminant sources within a DWSMA be inventoried. Types of potential contaminant sources that must be inventoried depend upon the aquifer vulnerability classification(s) within the DWSMA. It is our understanding that the aquifer vulnerability classification in both of the City's newly delineated DWSMAs is "moderate". It is also our understanding that the MDH will require that potential contaminant sources within the DWSMA be inventoried according to Department guidance for DWSMAs with this aquifer vulnerability classification. Identification and verification of these locations is known as a potential contaminant source inventory (PCSI). It is possible that not all potential contaminant source types that MDH guidance identifies to be inventoried are present in the DWSMAs. After the draft Part 2 WHPP amendment, including PCSI, is completed and reviewed by the City, it will be submitted to the MDH for preliminary review. Barr Engineering will review any MDH comments that come from the Department's preliminary review of the draft Part 2 WHPP amendment. Typically, any comments we receive on a draft Part 2 WHPP can be easily addressed. We will discuss the MDH comments with City staff and make any necessary changes to the draft that result from MDH comments. Per your discussion with John Greer, Barr Engineering will, on behalf of the City, send copies of the draft Part 2 Plan to local governmental units (LGUs) whose jurisdictions overlaps the DWSMAs. Please note that the Wellhead Protection Rules require that the LGUs be given 60 days to review the draft Part 2 Plan. Barr Engineering will address, in consultation with the City, any comments received from the LGUs and prepare a final Part 2 WHPP amendment. Following the LGU review and prior to submittal of the Part 2 WHPP amendment to the MDH for approval, the City must hold a Public Hearing on the WHPP. We have assumed that John Greer of Barr Engineering will attend the Public Hearing to discuss the Part 2 WHPP amendment.