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• DATE: .February 17, 2004 RESOLUTION NO.: 04-32
MOTION BY: Bellows SECONDED BY: Wulff
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A BENEFICIAL WATER SUPPLY TO REDUCE
APPROPRIATION OF GROUNDWATER AND PROTECT NATURAL RESOURCES
WHEREAS, the.. City of Lakeville ("City") obtains its municipal water supply from
groundwater resources, which aquifer is, in addition, the source of municipal water
supply for the Cities of Savage, .Burnsville, Shakopee, Apple Valley, Farmington, and
Eagan; and
WHEREAS, the City is in need of additional sources of municipal water supply to
accommodate growth and desires to obtain additional .water without increasing the.
current use of groundwater; and
WHEREAS, significant municipal groundwater pumping can cause domestic well
interference; and
WHEREAS, the Savage Fen and the Black Dog .Fen are calcareous fens
• established as surface expressions of groundwater and could suffer adverse .affects
from increased appropriation of groundwater in their vicinity; and
WHEREAS, Edward Kraemer and. Sons, Inc. ("EKS") currently operates an
appropriation of water for its mining activities, which could be made available to provide
City an additional municipal water supply that would not require additional groundwater
appropriations; and
WHEREAS, in order to divert this appropriation to the municipal water supply, it
is necessary to construct additional infrastructure to meet increased health. department
performance standards requiring significant additional expense beyond the typical-cost
of municipal water supply,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City of Lakeville:
1. That .the City desires to participate in development of a state/local,
public/private partnership for the establishment of this beneficial water supply
to reduce appropriation of groundwater and protect natural resources.
2. The City staff is directed. to request state funding to help defray increased
.costs related to the treatment plant development and related infrastructure.
• 3. That to implement this beneficial water supply project, City staff is directed to
develop appropriate arrangements with other local units of government, EKS
and the State of Minnesota.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 17th day of February, 2004.
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CITY F AKEVILLE
BY:
Rob rt D. Johnso ,Mayor
ATT ST:
Charlene Fri ges, City Clerk
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