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The MPCA and BNSF Railroad will be educated regarding the boundaries of the Ramsey DWSMAs and the <br />management actions that are planned. <br />Success criterion: Emergency responder and BNSF Railroad awareness of the City's DWSMAs. <br />7.5 General Public Education <br />Public education concerning the DWSMAs associated with the City's municipal wells will include: inclusion <br />of Wellhead and Source Water Protection Program information in the City's Ramsey Resident newsletter, <br />distribution of the Ramsey Annual Water Quality Report (aka, Consumer Confidence Report) to residents <br />of Ramsey, providing information on the City of Ramsey website (http://www.ci.ramsey.mn.us/) and the <br />Know the Flow website (http://www.knowtheflow.us/) and inclusion of wellhead and source water <br />protection into the City's planning process. The Know the Flow website is a cooperative water resources <br />management website established by the ACMWPG. <br />7.5.1 Wellhead Protection Information <br />The City will develop information regarding the Wellhead and Source Water Protection Program for <br />inclusion in the City's Ramsey Resident newsletter. The newsletter is available to all City residents. <br />7.5.1.1 Source of Action <br />City staff will prepare information on wellhead protection for the City's newsletter one to two times per <br />year. If necessary, the Wellhead Protection Consultant will be contacted for assistance in preparing this <br />information for the newsletter. The newsletter is distributed to Ramsey residents and businesses six times <br />per year and is available on the City's website. <br />7.5.1.2 Cooperators <br />City staff and, if necessary, the Wellhead Protection Consultant <br />7.5.1.3 lime Frame <br />One to two times per year beginning in year two after approval of this WHPP <br />7.5.1.4 Estimated Cost <br />Approximately $500 - $2,500 each time information is prepared for the newsletter. Costs will include City <br />staff time for preparing the information, and costs for Wellhead Protection Consultant assistance (as <br />needed). <br />7.5.1.5 Goals Achieved <br />The information in the newsletter will be intended to educate owners of properties within the DWSMAs, <br />and the general public, about the City's Wellhead and Source Water Protection Program, groundwater <br />protection principles, and steps that everyone can take to protect the City's municipal water supply. <br />Success criterion: At least annual distribution of information related to groundwater and wellhead <br />protection via the City's newsletter per section 7.5.1.3. <br />30 <br />