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C ITY OF P LYMOUTH
R ESOLUTION N O. 2018-303
R ESOLUTION A PPROVING S UBMITTAL OF THE W ELLHEAD P ROTECTION P LAN – P ART 2
TO THE M INNESOTA D EPARTMENT OF H EALTH
WHEREAS, the City of Plymouth has completed developing its Wellhead Protection Plans
pursuant to the requirements of Minnesota Rules 4720.5100 to 4720.5590; and
WHEREAS, the goal of the Wellhead Protection Plan is to prevent human-caused contaminants
from entering the water supply wells and to protect all who use the water supply from adverse health
effects associated with groundwater contamination; and
WHEREAS, Part 1 of the Wellhead Protection Plan is a technical exercise that uses groundwater
modeling to delineate the wellhead protection area (WHPA), Drinking Water Supply Management Area
(DWSMA) and includes a well and aquifer vulnerability assessment; and
WHEREAS, Part 1 was approved by the Minnesota Department of Health in March 2015; and
WHEREAS, Part 2 of the Wellhead Protection Plan describes how the results of the Part 1 can be applied
to best protect a community’s water supply, through the evaluation of several data elements, including physical
environment, land use, public utilities, water quantity, water quality, an inventory of potential contaminants,
and the preparation of a management portion of the plan; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held, as required by Minnesota Rules (part 4720.5350, subpart 4) on
August 28, 2018 for review of Part 2 prior to submittal to the Minnesota Department of Health for approval.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH,
MINNESOTA that Part 2 of the Wellhead Protection Plan is accepted for submittal to the Minnesota
Department of Health for approval.
APPROVED by the City Council on this 28th day of August, 2018.