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Approximately 150 water well samples were tested for nitrates during the clinic with only one sample <br />exceeding 10 parts per million (ppm). Nitrate levels less than 10 ppm are considered safe according to the <br />U.S. Drinking Water Standard. <br />Due to the success of the clinic, the MDA has agreed to provide the testing equipment to the Land <br />Services Department on a permanent basis to continue testing well water in Crow Wing County. Please direct <br />citizens to the Land Services Department if they want to get their well water tested. <br />Land Use Workshoos <br />We conducted four workshops designed for citizens to have a better understanding of what the County <br />Land Use Ordinance requires for permits. Workshops were held on September 12, 2011 at the Ideal Town Hall <br />from 9:00 am to 11:00 am and at the Lake Edward Town Hall from1:00 pm to 3:00 pm and on September 16, <br />2011 at the Deerwood Town Hall from 9:00 am to 11:00 am and at the Maple Grove Town Hall from 1:00 pm <br />to 3:00 pm. <br />The primary change in the law is the creation of performance standards for lake lots that need to be <br />adhered to as a condition for receiving land use permits from the County. These site -based performance <br />standards apply practical approaches based on the actual characteristics of a property and are designed to <br />achieve measurable results in achieving the goal of keeping our lakes healthy. Rather than a one size fits all <br />approach to land use, site specific performance standards such as stormwater management, vegetated buffers <br />and septic system maintenance are part of the new ordinance. <br />The workshop was an opportunity for folks to learn and understand the new rules and regulations for <br />developing and improving their property. Due to the success of the workshops, plans are in place to hold <br />further workshops in 2012. The workshops were generally well attended as listed below: <br />Deerwood Township - 18 Citizens <br />Lake Edward Township - 13 Citizens <br />Permits Issued in 2011 <br />Ideal Township - 13 Citizens <br />Maple Grove Township - 0 Citizens <br />2011— Permit Data by Township <br />*As of 9 -21 -11 <br />*2Date <br />TOTAL <br />Irfi <br />_ <br />m <br />u& <br />Bay Lake <br />1 <br />1 <br />2 <br />5 <br />6 <br />3 <br />9 <br />2 <br />6 <br />35 <br />Center <br />0 <br />1 <br />1 <br />5 <br />5 <br />4 <br />1 <br />4 <br />0 <br />21 <br />Daggett Brook <br />0 <br />1 0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />1 <br />1 <br />0 <br />2 <br />Deerwood <br />0 <br />0 <br />1 <br />1 <br />5 <br />5 <br />9 <br />5 <br />5 <br />31 <br />Fairfield <br />0 <br />1 <br />1 <br />1 <br />1 <br />0 <br />2 <br />4 <br />2 <br />12 <br />Fort Ripley <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />2 <br />4 <br />4 <br />2 <br />4 <br />0 <br />16 <br />Gail Lake <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />1 <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />1 <br />2 <br />Garrison <br />0 <br />0 <br />1 <br />3 <br />5 <br />7 <br />6 <br />3 <br />4 <br />29 <br />Ideal <br />1 <br />1 <br />6 <br />11 <br />17 <br />8 <br />13 <br />10 c <br />11 <br />78 <br />Jenkins <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />2 <br />2 <br />6 <br />0 <br />2 <br />0 <br />12 <br />Lake Edward <br />2 <br />2 <br />1 <br />6 <br />8 <br />13 <br />8 <br />5 <br />3 <br />48 <br />Little Pine <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />2 <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />2 <br />Long Lake <br />0 <br />2 <br />0 <br />5 <br />1 <br />1 <br />2 <br />2 <br />4 <br />17 <br />Maple Grove <br />0 <br />0 <br />3 <br />1 <br />1 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />1 <br />18 <br />Mission ` <br />1 <br />1 <br />0 <br />4 <br />7' <br />4 <br />5 <br />8 <br />2 <br />32 <br />Nokay Lake <br />0 <br />0 <br />3 <br />3 <br />2 <br />7 <br />1 <br />3 <br />3 <br />22 <br />