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related to land use will be relied upon for the management of the portion of Ramsey's East DWSMA that extends into the city of Anoka. The Wellhead Protection Manager will, to the extent feasible and practicable, communicate the goals and objectives of this Plan to the other local governmental units whose jurisdictions overlap the Ramsey DWSMAs. The City of Ramsey will continue to rely on Federal, State, County, and local agencies and regulations and programs to handle issues outside of the City's boundaries regarding water conservation, water appropriations, and well drilling. City staff will look to the MDH for continued regulation of the installation of wells and proper sealing and abandonment of old wells. In addition, The City recognizes that the MDNR plays a role in the approval of applications for construction of new high capacity wells as well as administering water appropriations. The programs identified above have proven to be effective. City staff will cooperate with the identified agencies, to the extent practicable, as issues arise in the future. 4.2.3 Administrative, Technical, and Financial Considerations The City expects to have adequate resources available over a multi -year period to manage their source water aquifer within their DWSMAs. Funds to support ongoing wellhead and source water protection efforts will come from the City's water utilities budget. Wellhead and source water protection activities will be evaluated periodically per MDH requirements and any changes in the focus of the tasks will also be evaluated to determine if additional funding will be necessary to accommodate the changes. When appropriate and to assist in funding of activities, the City may apply for grants from the MDH Source Water Protection Grant Program to fund implementation of management activities described later in this Plan. For this WHPP to be effective, the City will need to keep the public aware of the issues affecting the public water supply through public educational programs. Therefore, the wellhead and source water protection actions described later in this Plan will include public education. Routine administrative duties will be directed or performed by the Wellhead Protection Manager. Specific tasks and strategies will be performed by the Wellhead Protection Manager or delegated by the Manager to City staff or outside resources. If new high capacity wells are installed in or near the DWSMAs in the City's source water aquifer or appropriations are increased for existing wells, it is possible that the changes may affect the size and shape of Ramsey's WHPAs and DWSMAs. The City intends to amend and update its Wellhead Protection Plan, as required by the Wellhead Protection Rules, at least every 10 years or as specified by the MDH. 14