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October 18, 2013 <br />Mr. Mike Loven <br />Public Works Supervisor <br />City Pequot Lakes <br />4638 County Road 11 <br />Pequot Lakes, MN 56472 <br />Re: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Ambient Ground Water Monitoring Network <br />Request for Property Access: City of Pequot Lakes Owned Parcels Ash Street <br />Mr. Loven: <br />The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) monitors the quality of the groundwater of <br />the State of Minnesota. In order to effectively monitor groundwater, the MPCA is installing <br />groundwater monitoring wells in commercial/ industrial areas in Crow Wing County. A parcel <br />of property owned by the City of Pequot Lakes has been identified as suitable location for a <br />groundwater quality monitoring well. <br />Currently groundwater provides approximately 75% of all drinking water in the State of <br />Minnesota. To ensure the protection of drinking water, the State of Minnesota has designated <br />funds for a groundwater quality monitoring network consisting of groundwater monitoring wells <br />situated in various locations throughout the State. <br />The MPCA has contracted with Widseth Smith Nolting (WSN) to oversee the installation of the <br />monitoring wells in your area. WSN has identified a location on your property that meets the <br />MPCA requirements for installation of the groundwater monitoring well. <br />The MPCA is requesting permission to install a groundwater monitoring well on your property. <br />The procedure consists of installing a 2-inch diameter well approximately 15 feet into the <br />ground (depth varies with location). The well will be protected by a 6-inch diameter, three foot <br />tall, steel casing. The total installation procedure usually takes 2-3 hours. There are no costs <br />to you related to this work. Once the well is installed the MPCA, Minnesota Department of <br />Natural Resources, or one of their sister State agencies, will periodically contact you to allow <br />them to access the well and collect groundwater samples for laboratory analysis. <br />The well will be installed in a location so as not inhibit use of the property. The proposed well <br />location would be outside of the road right-of-way, likely on the most northern pacel. <br />If the MPCA's activities disturb any portion of the property, the MPCA will restore the property <br />to as close to its original condition as reasonably possible. <br />J:\0264B-MPCA\0264B0095-Ambient Groundwater Monitoring\ <br />026460095.005-Ambient Monitoring Wells FY2014\Reports\ <br />Well 202 (Pequot) SR\Correspondence <br />