7A - Wellhead Protection Plan Update

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7.2 Local Government Controls and Programs The following departments or programs within Crow Wing County may be able to assist the city with issues relating to potential contamination sources that 1)have been inventoried or 2)may result from changes in land and water use within the DWSMA: Table 7-Local Agency Controls and Programs Government Name of Control/Program Program Description Unit Protects the health, safety&welfare in the unincorporated and township areas of the county through local controls. Crow Wing Water Management Plan Crow Wing County Land Services administers a number of County (Land other environment and land related services. The Services: Solid Waste/Household Environmental Services division administers the county Environmental water plan which supports local drinking water and wellhead Services) Hazardous Waste,Recycling protection implementation efforts. Environmental Services also provides solid waste and household hazardous waste programs throughout the county. Crow Wing Promotes and implements many of the activities in the county County Soil& water plan to protect and improve water resources. Water State Cost Share Program Administers State Cost Share funds provided for private Conservation landowner implementation for certain water quality related District(SWCD) practices(Example: Well Sealing Cost Share for private wells) 7.3 State Agency and Federal Agency Support MDH will serve as the contact for enlisting the support of other state agencies on a case-by-case basis regarding technical or regulatory support that may be applied to the management of potential contamination sources. Participation by other state agencies and the federal government is based on legal authority granted to them and resource availability. Furthermore, MDH 1)administers state regulations that affect specific potential sources of contamination and 2) can provide technical assistance to property owners to comply with these regulations. The following table identifies the specific regulatory programs or technical assistance that state and federal agencies may provide to the City of Pequot Lakes to support implementation of the WHP plan. It is likely that other opportunities for assistance may be available over the 10-year period that the plan is in effect due to changes in legal authority or increases in funding granted to state and federal agencies. Therefore,the table references opportunities available when the city's WIT plan was first approved by MDH. 10