7A - Wellhead Protection Plan Update

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Chapter 6 - Issues, Problems, and Opportunities `-- 6.1 Identification of Issues, Problems and Opportunities The City of Pequot Lakes has identified water and land use issues and problems and opportunities related to 1)the aquifer used by the city water supply wells,2)the quality of the well water, or 3)land or water use within the DWSMA. The city assessed input from public meetings and written comments it received,the data elements identified by MDH during the scoping meetings, and the status and adequacy of the city's official controls and plans on land and water uses,in addition to those of local, state, and federal government programs. The results of this effort are presented in the following table, which defines the nature and magnitude of contaminant source management issues in the city's DWSMA. Identifying issues,problems and opportunities, including resource needs, enables the city to 1)take advantage of opportunities that may be available to make effective use of existing resources, 2) set meaningful priorities for source management and 3) solicit support for implementing specific source management strategies. 6.2 Comments Received There have been several occasions for local governments, state agencies,and the general public to identify issues and comment on the city's WHP plan. At the beginning of the planning process,local units of government were notified that the city was going to develop its WHP plan and were given the opportunity to identify issues and comment. A public information meeting was held to review the results of the delineation of the wellhead protection area, DWSMA, and the vulnerability assessments. The meetings of the city's wellhead protection team were open to the public. Also, a public hearing was held before the completed WHP plan was sent to MDH for state agency review and approval. At this time,no comments have been received on the Pequot Lakes WHP Plan. Table 5 -Issues,Problems,and Opportunities Impacted Problem Opportunity Adequacy of Existing Issue Identified Associated with the Associated with the Controls to Address Feature Identified Issue Identified Issue the Issue There may be The aquifer and Any unused,unsealed City educates the public The MDH is responsible unused,unsealed city wells could wells may potentially about the dangers of for enforcing the State wells in the Pequot potentially be impact the aquifer and unused,unsealed wells. well code and well Lakes DWSMA. impacted. city water supply. Funding may be available sealing. MDH can assist to assist with well sealing the city as needed. Early in the planning Excavation and process the City informed MN State Highway movement of soils MNDOT about the The city has an extractive 371 will be re- The aquifer and protecting the aquifer. DWSMA and WHP use overlay district. No routed through the city wells could There is the potential concerns such as storm extractive uses(i.e.sand prevention spill p east side of the potentially be for petroleum spills or water, and gravel mining for Pequot Lakes impacted. a contaminant release and clean-up to*ninimi�e road construction)are DWSMA. associated with new impacts. The city will allowed in the DWSMA. road construction. continue reminding MNDOT of these issues and others. The potential exists More potential Planning staff have The City has up to date for new commercial The aquifer and identified this issue&are local controls&maps �. development along city wells could contaminants such as educating the planning reflecting WHP.Existing a new realigned potentially be tanks,etc.would be commission on ways to Ag,RR zoning districts State Highway 371 impacted. located in the minimise impacts presently minimise in the DWSMA. DWSMA. through local controls. impacts in the DWSMA. 8