Agenda Item 9.2 - Groundwater Monitoring Well

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MPCA PROPERTY ACCESS AGREEMENT WITH Citv of Peauot Lakes (Property Owner) 1. Purpose of Agreement. As part of its duties under state law, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) maintains a network of groundwater monitoring wells to monitor the quality of the groundwater in Minnesota. Information on the groundwater monitoring network is available at http://www.pca.state.mn.us/index.php/water/water-types-and- programs/groundwater/groundwater-monitoring-and-assessment/index.html. The MPCA is seeking to install additional wells to add to its netwark in Crow Wing County. The City of Pequot Lakes owns property in the targeted area that the MPCA has determined would be suitable for the installation of groundwater monitoring wells that would be part of the MPCA's groundwater monitoring network. 2. Parties. This agreement is between the MPCA and the City of Pequot Lakes (the "Property Owner") where the MPCA would like to install monitoring wells. 3. Authority. The MPCA is authorized to enter any property, public and private, for the purpose of conducting surveys under Minn. Stat. § 115.04, subd. 3. The Property Owner has the duty to cooperate with the MPCA under Minn. Stat. § 115.06. 4. Consent to access. The Property Owner hereby authorizes the MPCA, its employees and agents, to enter the Properties shown on attachment 1(maps of well locations) for the purpose of: 1) installing a single groundwater monitoring well and/or protective posts at each location shown on attachment 1; and 2) collecting groundwater samples from the monitaring wells on an annual basis until this Agreement is terminated. 5. Pre-installation meeting. The MPCA or its designated representative will meet with the designated Property Owner's designated contact person at least two weeks before the installation. At this time, the MPCA or its designated representative will provide the Property Owner with the name of the MPCA's contractor, and the Property Owner will provide the MPCA with information concerning any hours or operation restrictions or other policies that might be applicable. The MPCA or its designated representative will ensure that its contactor is aware of and complies with Property Owner ordinances on noise and hours of operation. At the meeting, the MPCA or its designated representative and the Property Owner will identify a specific mutually agreeable location within each designated property on attachment 1 for the monitoring well. 6. Contacts. The MPCA's project manager and contact is Sharon Kroening (phone: 651- 757-2507, email: sharon.kroening@state.mn.us). The contact person for the Property Owner shall be the Pequot Lakes City Public Works Supervisor, currently Mike Loven (218-831- 3086, mloven@pequotlakes-mn.us) or his designee.