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