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Farmington C ity H all
430 T hird Street
Farmington, M N 55024
WAT E R B O A R D R E G U L A R M E E T I N G A G E N DA
January 25, 2021
5:00 PM
1.C A L L TO O R D E R
2.A P P R OV E M I N U T E S
(a)A pprove M inutes
3.N E W B U S I N E S S
(a)A dopt the C ity of Farmington Water S upply P lan
4.A P P R OV E B I L L S
(a)A pprove Bills
5.O P E N F O R U M
(a)P roject and I nforma(on Update
6.A D J O U R N
TO :Water Board M embers , C ity A dminis trator
F R O M :Katy G ehler, P ublic Works D irector
S U B J EC T:A pprove M inutes
DATE:January 25, 2021
I N T R O D U C TI O N
A$ached are the minutes from the November 23, 2020 Water Board mee(ng.
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MINUTES
REGULAR WATER BOARD MEETING
Monday, November 23, 2020
5:00 PM
Conference Room 170
City Hall 430 Third Street Farmington, MN
Members Present: Weierke, Snobeck
Members Absent: None
Staff Present: Katy Gehler, Public Works Director/City Engineer
Others Present: None
Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by Chair Weierke at 5:00 p.m.
1. Approve Minutes – September 28, 2020 - Motion by Weierke second by Snobeck to approve
minutes as presented. APIF, Motion Carried.
2. Water Citations – None
3. New Business
a. Approve a Contract for the AWIA Risk and Resilience Assessment and Emergency
Response Plan – Director Gehler provided an overview of the requirement for
community water systems to develop a Risk and Resilience Assessment and Emergency
Response Plan. Director Gehler also provided a summary of the solicitation process to
seek a consultant to assist with this work.
Motion by Weierke second by Snobeck to approve a contract with Bolton and Menk,
Inc. in an amount not to exceed $16,800 as presented in the proposal. APIF, Motion
Carried.
b. December Water Board Meeting – There was consensus to cancel the December Water
Board meeting as has been done for the last several years.
4. Approve Bills – Motion by Snobeck second by Weierke to approve the bills, as presented, in the
amount of $80,913.51. APIF, Motion Carried.
5. Open Forum – Project & Information Update
a. COVID-19 Impacts to Operations – Director Gehler updated the members.
b. Water Efficiency Rebate Program –Director Gehler provided an update on the program
and the board reviewed the log of rebates processed to date. About two thirds of the
grant funding has been distributed as rebates on utility bills.
c. Election Results – Director Gehler provided an update on the results of the Water Board
question that was on the November ballot and the next steps for recruiting a new
member.
6. Adjourn – Motion by Snobeck, second by Weierke to adjourn at 5:31 PM. APIF, Motion Carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Katy Gehler
Public Works Director/City Engineer
TO :Water Board M embers , C ity A dminis trator
F R O M :Ma D ecur, A s s is tant C ity Engineer
S U B J EC T:A dopt the C ity of Farmington Water S upply P lan
DATE:January 25, 2021
I N T R O D U C TI O N
P ublic water s uppliers s erving more than 1,000 people, w ater suppliers in des ignated areas, and all w ater
s uppliers in the Tw in Ci)es metro are required to prepare and submit a Water S upply P lan to the D N R.
The goal of the Water S upply P lan is to implement long term sustainability and conserva)on measures,
and to develop emergency preparedness meas ures .
D I S C U S S I O N
City s taff s ubmied the aached Water S upply P lan in A pril 2020. The P lan w as deemed to be complete
by the D N R and s ent to the Metropolitan Council and D akota C ounty for review. O n November 25, the
D N R sent the aached Water S upply P lan A pproval leer. The final s tep in the Water S upply P lan
proces s is A dop)on of the P lan by the Water Board and s ubmial of the aached Cer)ficate of A dop)on
to the D N R.
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Local Water Supply Plan Template
Third Generation for 2016 -2018
Formerly called Water Emergency & Water Conservation Plan
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For more information on this Water Supply Plan Template, please contact the DNR Division of Ecological
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Table of contents
INTRODUCTION TO WATER SUPPLY PLANS (WSP) ............................................................. 6
Who needs to complete a Water Supply Plan .......................................................................................... 6
Groundwater Management Areas (GWMA) ............................................................................................. 6
Benefits of completing a WSP ................................................................................................................... 6
WSP Approval Process .............................................................................................................................. 7
PART 1. WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM DESCRIPTION AND EVALUATION ................................ 9
A. Analysis of Water Demand................................................................................................................ 9
B. Treatment and Storage Capacity .................................................................................................... 11
Treatment and storage capacity versus demand ................................................................13
C. Water Sources ................................................................................................................................. 13
Limits on Emergency Interconnections ...............................................................................13
D. Future Demand Projections – Key Metropolitan Council Benchmark ............................................ 14
Water Use Trends ..............................................................................................................14
Projection Method ..............................................................................................................16
E. Resource Sustainability ................................................................................................................... 16
Monitoring – Key DNR Benchmark ....................................................................................16
Water Level Data ...............................................................................................................18
Potential Water Supply Issues & Natural Resource Impacts – Key DNR & Metropolitan
Council Benchmark ............................................................................................................19
Wellhead Protection (WHP) and Source Water Protection (SWP) Plans ............................22
F. Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) ...................................................................................................... 23
Adequacy of Water Supply System ....................................................................................23
Proposed Future Water Sources ........................................................................................24
Part 2. Emergency Preparedness Procedures ..........................................................................26
A. Federal Emergency Response Plan ................................................................................................. 26
B. Operational Contingency Plan ........................................................................................................ 26
C. Emergency Response Procedures ................................................................................................... 26
Emergency Telephone List ................................................................................................27
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Current Water Sources and Service Area ..........................................................................27
Procedure for Augmenting Water Supplies ........................................................................27
Allocation and Demand Reduction Procedures ..................................................................28
Notification Procedures ......................................................................................................30
Enforcement ......................................................................................................................31
PART 3. WATER CONSERVATION PLAN ...............................................................................32
Progress since 2006 ................................................................................................................................ 32
A. Triggers for Allocation and Demand Reduction Actions ................................................................. 33
B. Conservation Objectives and Strategies – Key benchmark for DNR ............................................... 34
Objective 1: Reduce Unaccounted (Non-Revenue) Water loss to Less than 10% ..............34
Objective 2: Achieve Less than 75 Residential Gallons per Capita Demand (GPCD) .........36
Objective 3: Achieve at least a 1.5% per year water reduction for Institutional, Industrial,
Commercial, and Agricultural GPCD over the next 10 years or a 15% reduction in ten
years. .................................................................................................................................37
Objective 4: Achieve a Decreasing Trend in Total Per Capita Demand ..............................38
Objective 5: Reduce Peak Day Demand so that the Ratio of Average Maximum day to the
Average Day is less than 2.6..............................................................................................38
Objective 6: Implement a Conservation Water Rate Structure and/or a Uniform Rate
Structure with a Water Conservation Program ...................................................................39
Objective 7: Additional strategies to Reduce Water Use and Support Wellhead Protection
Planning .............................................................................................................................41
Objective 8: Tracking Success: How will you track or measure success through the next ten
years? ................................................................................................................................41
A. Regulation ....................................................................................................................................... 42
B. Retrofitting Programs ..................................................................................................................... 43
Retrofitting Programs .........................................................................................................43
C. Education and Information Programs ............................................................................................. 44
Proposed Education Programs ..........................................................................................44
Part 4. ITEMS FOR METROPOLITAN AREA COMMUNITIES .................................................48
A. Water Demand Projections through 2040 ...................................................................................... 48
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B. Potential Water Supply Issues ........................................................................................................ 48
C. Proposed Alternative Approaches to Meet Extended Water Demand Projections ....................... 48
D. Value-Added Water Supply Planning Efforts (Optional) ................................................................. 49
Source Water Protection Strategies ...................................................................................49
Technical assistance ..........................................................................................................49
GLOSSARY ..............................................................................................................................50
Acronyms and Initialisms ........................................................................................................................ 52
APPENDICES TO BE SUBMITTED BY THE WATER SUPPLIER ............................................54
Appendix 1: Well records and maintenance summaries – see Part 1C ................................................. 54
Appendix 2: Water level monitoring plan – see Part 1E ........................................................................ 54
Appendix 3: Water level graphs for each water supply well - see Part 1E ............................................. 54
Appendix 4: Capital Improvement Plan - see Part 1E ............................................................................. 54
Appendix 5: Emergency Telephone List – see Part 2C ........................................................................... 54
Appendix 6: Cooperative Agreements for Emergency Services – see Part 2C ....................................... 54
Appendix 7: Municipal Critical Water Deficiency Ordinance – see Part 2C ............................................ 54
Appendix 8: Graph showing annual per capita water demand for each customer category during the
last ten-years – see Part 3 Objective 4.................................................................................................... 54
Appendix 9: Water Rate Structure – see Part 3 Objective 6 .................................................................. 54
Appendix 10: Adopted or proposed regulations to reduce demand or improve water efficiency – see
Part 3 Objective 7 .................................................................................................................................... 54
Appendix 11: Implementation Checklist – summary of all the actions that a community is doing, or
proposes to do, including estimated implementation dates – see www.mndnr.gov/watersupplyplans
................................................................................................................................................................ 54
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DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES – DIVISION OF ECOLOGICAL AND
WATER RESOURCES AND METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
INTRODUCTION TO WATER SUPPLY PLANS (WSP)
Who needs to complete a Water Supply Plan
Public water suppliers serving more than 1,000 people, large private water suppliers in designated
Groundwater Management Areas, and all water suppliers in the Twin Cities metropolitan area are
required to prepare and submit a water supply plan.
The goal of the WSP is to help water suppliers: 1) implement long term water sustainability and
conservation measures; and 2) develop critical emergency preparedness measures. Your community
needs to know what measures will be implemented in case of a water crisis. A lot of emergencies can be
avoided or mitigated if long term sustainability measures are implemented.
Groundwater Management Areas (GWMA)
The DNR has designated three areas of the state as Groundwater Management Areas (GWMAs) to focus
groundwater management efforts in specific geographies where there is an added risk of overuse or
water quality degradation. A plan directing the DNRs actions within each GWMA has been prepared.
Although there are no specific additional requirements with respect to the water supply planning for
communities within designated GWMAs, communities should be aware of the issues and actions
planned if they are within the boundary of one of the GWMAs. The three GWMAs are the North and
East Metro GWMA (Twin Cities Metro), the Bonanza Valley GWMA and the Straight River GWMA (near
Park Rapids). Additional information and maps are included in the DNR webpage at
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/gwmp/areas.html
Benefits of completing a WSP
Completing a WSP using this template, fulfills a water supplier’s statutory obligations under M.S.
M.S.103G.291 to complete a water supply plan. For water suppliers in the metropolitan area, the WSP
will help local governmental units to fulfill their requirements under M.S. 473.859 to complete a local
comprehensive plan. Additional benefits of completing WSP template:
• The standardized format allows for quicker and easier review and approval.
• Help water suppliers prepare for droughts and water emergencies.
• Create eligibility for funding requests to the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) for the
Drinking Water Revolving Fund.
• Allow water suppliers to submit requests for new wells or expanded capacity of existing wells.
• Simplify the development of county comprehensive water plans and watershed plans.
• Fulfill the contingency plan provisions required in the MDH wellhead protection and surface
water protection plans.
• Fulfill the demand reduction requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.291 subd 3
and 4.
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• Upon implementation, contribute to maintaining aquifer levels, reducing potential well
interference and water use conflicts, and reducing the need to drill new wells or expand
system capacity.
• Enable DNR to compile and analyze water use and conservation data to help guide decisions.
• Conserve Minnesota’s water resources
If your community needs assistance completing the Water Supply Plan, assistance is available from your
area hydrologist or groundwater specialist, the MN Rural Waters Association circuit rider program, or in
the metropolitan area from Metropolitan Council staff. Many private consultants are also available.
WSP Approval Process
10 Basic Steps for completing a 10-Year Water Supply Plan
1. Download the DNR/Metropolitan Council Water Supply Plan Template
www.mndnr.gov/watersupplyplans
2. Save the document with a file name with this naming convention:
WSP_cityname_permitnumber_date.doc.
3. The template is a form that should be completed electronically.
4. Compile the required water use data (Part 1) and emergency procedures information (Part 2)
5. The Water Conservation section (Part 3) may need discussion with the water department,
council, or planning commission, if your community does not already have an active water
conservation program.
6. Communities in the seven-county Twin Cities metropolitan area should complete all the
information discussed in Part 4. The Metropolitan Council has additional guidance information
on their webpage http://www.metrocouncil.org/Handbook/Plan-Elements/Water-
Resources/Water-Supply.aspx. All out-state water suppliers do not need to complete the
content addressed in Part 4.
7. Use the Plan instructions and Checklist document to insure all data is complete and attachments
are included. This will allow for a quicker approval process. www.mndnr.gov/watersupplyplans
8. Plans should be submitted electronically – no paper documents are required.
https://webapps11.dnr.state.mn.us/mpars/public/authentication/login
9. DNR hydrologist will review plans (in cooperation with Metropolitan Council in Metro area) and
approve the plan or make recommendations.
10. Once approved, communities should complete a Certification of Adoption form, and send a copy
to the DNR.
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Complete Table 1 with information about the public water supply system covered by this WSP.
Table 1. General information regarding this WSP
Requested Information Description
DNR Water Appropriation Permit Number(s) 590725
Ownership ☒ Public or ☐ Private
Metropolitan Council Area ☒ Yes or ☐ No (and county name)
Street Address 19650 Municipal Drive
City, State, Zip Farmington, MN 55024
Contact Person Name Katy Gehler
Title Director of Public Works/City Engineer
Phone Number 651.280.6841
MDH Supplier Classification Municipal
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PART 1. WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM DESCRIPTION AND EVALUATION
The first step in any water supply analysis is to assess the current status of demand and availability.
Information summarized in Part 1 can be used to develop Emergency Preparedness Procedures (Part 2)
and the Water Conservation Plan (Part 3). This data is also needed to track progress for water efficiency
measures.
A. Analysis of Water Demand
Complete Table 2 showing the past 10 years of water demand data.
• Some of this information may be in your Wellhead Protection Plan.
• If you do not have this information, do your best, call your engineer for assistance or if
necessary leave blank.
If your customer categories are different than the ones listed in Table 2, please describe the differences
below:
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Table 2. Historic water demand (see definitions in the glossary after Part 4 of this template)
Year Pop.
Served
Total
Connections
Residential
Water
Delivered
(MG)
C/I/I
Water
Delivered
(MG)
Water
used for
Non-
essential
Wholesale
Deliveries
(MG)
Total Water
Delivered
(MG)
Total Water
Pumped (MG)
Water
Supplier
Services
Percent Unmetered/
Unaccounted
Average Daily
Demand
(MGD)
Max. Daily
Demand
(MGD)
Date of Max.
Demand
Residential
Per Capita
Demand
(GPCD)
Total per
capita
Demand
(GPCD)
2005 18,023 5819 539 86 0 624 628 0.6% 1.72 4.963 Jul. 14, 2005 82 96
2006 17,495 0 734 2.01 6.005 July 12, 2006 115
2007 18,589 5629 0 807 2.21 6.554 Aug 3, 2007 119
2008 18,735 5629 649 62 0 711 788 9.8% 2.16 5.794 July 2, 2008 95 115
2009 18,959 5833 637 59 0 696 772 9.8% 2.12 4.695 Jul. 14, 2009 92 112
2010 21,086 6023 565 56 0 621 680 8.7% 1.86 4.001 Jun. 24, 2010 73 88
2011 21,369 6075 586 58 0 644 709 9.2% 1.94 5.107 Jul. 1, 2011 75 91
2012 21,792 6356 658 53 0 711 801 11.2% 2.20 6.573 Jul. 18, 2012 83 101
2013 22,051 6534 602 55 0 657 718 8.5% 1.97 6.044 Aug. 21, 2013 75 89
2014 22,386 6653 573 55 0 628 681 7.8% 1.86 5.214 Aug. 6, 2014 70 83
2015 22,451 6926 546 48 0 594 640 7.2% 1.75 4.44 Aug. 5, 2015 67 78
Avg.
2010-
2015
21,856 6428 588 54 0 643 705 8.8% 1.93 5.23 74 88
MG – Million Gallons MGD – Million Gallons per Day GPCD – Gallons per Capita per Day
See Glossary for definitions
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Complete Table 3 by listing the top 10 water users by volume, from largest to smallest. For each user,
include information about the category of use (residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, or
wholesale), the amount of water used in gallons per year, the percent of total water delivered, and the
status of water conservation measures.
Table 3. Large volume users
Customer
Use Category
(Residential,
Industrial,
Commercial,
Institutional,
Wholesale)
Amount Used
(Gallons per
Year)
Percent of Total
Annual Water
Delivered
Implementing Water
Conservation
Measures?
(Yes/No/Unknown)
1 FAA/MMAC INSTITUTIONAL 4,780,000 0.70% UNKNOWN
2 JIT POWDER COATING INDUSTRIAL 3,222,000 0.47% UNKNOWN
3 FARMINGTON HEALTH SERVICES INSTITUTIONAL 2,791,000 0.41% UNKNOWN
4 NTR MS #10 COMMERCIAL 1,979,000 0.29% UNKNOWN
5 FARMINGTON HIGH SCHOOL INSTITUTIONAL 1,741,000 0.26% UNKNOWN
6 LEVI P DODGE MIDDLE SCHOOL INSTITUTIONAL 1,521,000 0.22% UNKNOWN
7 VALMONT LEXINGTON INDUSTRIAL 1,341,000 0.20% UNKNOWN
8 CAMERON WOODS RESIDENTIAL 1,242,000 0.18% UNKNOWN
9 FARMINGTON MALL COMMERCIAL 1,162,000 0.17% UNKNOWN
10 SPRUCE PLACE APTS RESIDENTIAL 1,122,000 0.16% UNKNOWN
B. Treatment and Storage Capacity
Complete Table 4 with a description of where water is treated, the year treatment facilities were
constructed, water treatment capacity, the treatment methods (i.e. chemical addition, reverse osmosis,
coagulation, sedimentation, etc.) and treatment types used (i.e. fluoridation, softening, chlorination,
Fe/MN removal, coagulation, etc.). Also describe the annual amount and method of disposal of
treatment residuals. Add rows to the table as needed.
Table 4. Water treatment capacity and treatment processes
Treatment
Site ID
(Plant
Name or
Well ID)
Year
Constructed
Treatment
Capacity
(GPD)
Treatment
Method
Treatment
Type
Annual
Amount of
Residuals
Disposal
Process
for
Residuals
Do You
Reclaim
Filter
Backwash
Water?
N/A
Total NA NA NA NA
Complete Table 5 with information about storage structures. Describe the type (i.e. elevated, ground,
etc.), the storage capacity of each type of structure, the year each structure was constructed, and the
primary material for each structure. Add rows to the table as needed.
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Table 5. Storage capacity, as of the end of the last calendar year
Structure Name Type of Storage
Structure
Year
Constructed
Primary Material Storage Capacity
(Gallons)
1 Daisy Knoll Standpipe Ground storage 1973 Steel 670,000
2 Municipal Services Water Tower Elevated storage 1998 Steel 1,500,000
3
Total NA NA NA
Treatment and storage capacity versus demand
It is recommended that total storage equal or exceed the average daily demand.
Discuss the difference between current storage and treatment capacity versus the water supplier’s
projected average water demand over the next 10 years (see Table 7 for projected water demand):
The average day demands have reached the usable storage capacity of the systen. Given this growth over the last
ten years, a new storage tank has been identified for construction in 2019.
C. Water Sources
Complete Table 6 by listing all types of water sources that supply water to the system, including
groundwater, surface water, interconnections with other water suppliers, or others. Provide the name
of each source (aquifer name, river or lake name, name of interconnecting water supplier) and the
Minnesota unique well number or intake ID, as appropriate. Report the year the source was installed or
established and the current capacity. Provide information about the depth of all wells. Describe the
status of the source (active, inactive, emergency only, retail/wholesale interconnection) and if the
source facilities have a dedicated emergency power source. Add rows to the table as needed for each
installation.
Include copies of well records and maintenance summary for each well that has occurred since your last
approved plan in Appendix 1.
Table 6. Water sources and status
Resource Type
(Groundwater,
Surface water,
Interconnection)
Resource Name MN Unique
Well # or
Intake ID
Year
Installed
Capacity
(Gallons
per
Minute)
Well
Depth
(Feet)
Status of Normal
and Emergency
Operations (active,
inactive,
emergency only,
retail/wholesale
interconnection))
Does this Source
have a Dedicated
Emergency Power
Source? (Yes or
No)
Groundwater Well #1 – OPCJ 200932 1938 1,000 197 Active No
Groundwater Well #2 – OPCJ 200934 1952 1,000 197 Inctive No
Groundwater Well #3 – OPCJ 201154 1959 600 132 Active No
Groundwater Well #4 – CJDN 235586 1973 1,000 392 Active No
Groundwater Well #5 – CJDN 603051 1999 1,200 417 Active No
Groundwater Well #6 – CJDN 626785 2002 2,000 386 Active No
Groundwater Well #7 – CJDN 655902 2002 1,400 408 Active No
Groundwater Well #8 – CJDN 731123 2006 2,000 460 Active No
Interconnection Lakeville <1 MGD N/A Inactive No
Limits on Emergency Interconnections
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Discuss any limitations on the use of the water sources (e.g. not to be operated simultaneously,
limitations due to blending, aquifer recovery issues etc.) and the use of interconnections, including
capacity limits or timing constraints (i.e. only 200 gallons per minute are available from the City of Prior
Lake, and it is estimated to take 6 hours to establish the emergency connection). If there are no
limitations, list none.
N/A
D. Future Demand Projections – Key Metropolitan Council Benchmark
Water Use Trends
Use the data in Table 2 to describe trends in 1) population served; 2) total per capita water demand; 3)
average daily demand; 4) maximum daily demand. Then explain the causes for upward or downward
trends. For example, over the ten years has the average daily demand trended up or down? Why is this
occurring?
The population of Farmington has been increasing slightly each year while the average daily demand has remained
relatively flat which indicates a reduction in the total water per capita. The maximum daily demand has been higher
during drier and hotter summers which is likely due to irrigation.
Use the water use trend information discussed above to complete Table 7 with projected annual
demand for the next ten years. Communities in the seven-county Twin Cities metropolitan area must
also include projections for 2030 and 2040 as part of their local comprehensive planning.
Projected demand should be consistent with trends evident in the historical data in Table 2, as discussed
above. Projected demand should also reflect state demographer population projections and/or other
planning projections.
Table 7. Projected annual water demand
Year Projected
Total
Population
Projected
Population
Served
Projected Total Per
Capita Water Demand
(GPCD)
Projected
Average Daily
Demand
(MGD)
Projected Maximum
Daily Demand (MGD)
2016 22,821 22,821 74 1.69 4.56
2017 23,191 23,191 74 1.72 4.63
2018 23,560 23,560 74 1.74 4.71
2019 23,930 23,930 74 1.77 4.78
2020 24,300 24,300 74 1.80 4.86
2021 24,700 24,700 74 1.83 4.94
2022 25,100 25,100 74 1.86 5.01
2023 25,500 25,500 74 1.89 5.09
2024 25,900 25,900 74 1.92 5.17
2025 26,300 26,300 74 1.95 5.25
2030 28,300 28,300 74 2.09 5.65
2040 32,500 32,500 74 2.41 6.49
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GPCD – Gallons per Capita per Day MGD – Million Gallons per Day
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Projection Method
Describe the method used to project water demand, including assumptions for population and business
growth and how water conservation and efficiency programs affect projected water demand:
Population projections are based on Minnesota State Demographic Center population projections. The per capita
demand 5-year average of 74 gpcd was utilized from Table 2 above and the maximum to average day ratio 5-year
average of 2.7 was also used from Table 2 above as well.
E. Resource Sustainability
Monitoring – Key DNR Benchmark
Complete Table 8 by inserting information about source water quality and quantity monitoring efforts.
List should include all production wells, observation wells, and source water intakes or reservoirs. Add
rows to the table as needed. Find information on groundwater level monitoring program at:
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/waters/groundwater_section/obwell/index.html
Table 8. Information about source water quality and quantity monitoring
MN Unique Well # or
Surface Water ID
Type of monitoring
point
Monitoring program Frequency of
monitoring
Monitoring Method
200932 ☒ production well
☐ observation well
☐ source water
intake
☐ source water
reservoir
☒ routine MDH
sampling
☐ routine water
utility sampling
☐ other
☐ continuous
☐ hourly
☒ daily
☐ monthly
☐ quarterly
☐ annually
☐ SCADA
☒ grab sampling
☐ steel tape
☐ stream gauge
201154 ☒ production well
☐ observation well
☐ source water
intake
☐ source water
reservoir
☒ routine MDH
sampling
☐ routine water
utility sampling
☐ other
☐ continuous
☐ hourly
☒ daily
☐ monthly
☐ quarterly
☐ annually
☐ SCADA
☒ grab sampling
☐ steel tape
☐ stream gauge
235586 ☒ production well
☐ observation well
☐ source water
intake
☐ source water
reservoir
☒ routine MDH
sampling
☐ routine water
utility sampling
☐ other
☐ continuous
☐ hourly
☒ daily
☐ monthly
☐ quarterly
☐ annually
☐ SCADA
☒ grab sampling
☐ steel tape
☐ stream gauge
603051 ☒ production well
☐ observation well
☐ source water
intake
☐ source water
reservoir
☒ routine MDH
sampling
☐ routine water
utility sampling
☐ other
☐ continuous
☐ hourly
☒ daily
☐ monthly
☐ quarterly
☐ annually
☐ SCADA
☒ grab sampling
☐ steel tape
☐ stream gauge
626785 ☒ production well
☐ observation well
☐ source water
intake
☒ routine MDH
sampling
☐ routine water
utility sampling
☐ other
☐ continuous
☐ hourly
☒ daily
☐ monthly
☐ SCADA
☒ grab sampling
☐ steel tape
☐ stream gauge
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MN Unique Well # or
Surface Water ID
Type of monitoring
point
Monitoring program Frequency of
monitoring
Monitoring Method
☐ source water
reservoir
☐ quarterly
☐ annually
655902 ☒ production well
☐ observation well
☐ source water
intake
☐ source water
reservoir
☒ routine MDH
sampling
☐ routine water
utility sampling
☐ other
☐ continuous
☐ hourly
☐ daily
☐ monthly
☐ quarterly
☐ annually
☐ SCADA
☒ grab sampling
☐ steel tape
☐ stream gauge
731123 ☒ production well
☐ observation well
☐ source water
intake
☐ source water
reservoir
☒ routine MDH
sampling
☐ routine water
utility sampling
☐ other
☐ continuous
☐ hourly
☒ daily
☐ monthly
☐ quarterly
☐ annually
☐ SCADA
☒ grab sampling
☐ steel tape
☐ stream gauge
731134 ☐ production well
☒ observation well
☐ source water
intake
☐ source water
reservoir
☐ routine MDH
sampling
☐ routine water
utility sampling
☒ other
☐ continuous
☐ hourly
☐ daily
☐ monthly
☐ quarterly
☐ annually
☐ SCADA
☐ grab sampling
☐ steel tape
☐ stream gauge
731135 ☐ production well
☒ observation well
☐ source water
intake
☐ source water
reservoir
☐ routine MDH
sampling
☐ routine water
utility sampling
☒ other
☐ continuous
☐ hourly
☐ daily
☐ monthly
☐ quarterly
☐ annually
☐ SCADA
☐ grab sampling
☐ steel tape
☐ stream gauge
731136 ☐ production well
☒ observation well
☐ source water
intake
☐ source water
reservoir
☐ routine MDH
sampling
☐ routine water
utility sampling
☒ other
☐ continuous
☐ hourly
☐ daily
☐ monthly
☐ quarterly
☐ annually
☐ SCADA
☐ grab sampling
☐ steel tape
☐ stream gauge
759588 ☐ production well
☒ observation well
☐ source water
intake
☐ source water
reservoir
☐ routine MDH
sampling
☐ routine water
utility sampling
☒ other
☐ continuous
☐ hourly
☐ daily
☐ monthly
☐ quarterly
☐ annually
☐ SCADA
☐ grab sampling
☐ steel tape
☐ stream gauge
759589 ☐ production well
☒ observation well
☐ source water
intake
☐ source water
reservoir
☐ routine MDH
sampling
☐ routine water
utility sampling
☒ other
☐ continuous
☐ hourly
☐ daily
☐ monthly
☐ quarterly
☐ annually
☐ SCADA
☐ grab sampling
☐ steel tape
☐ stream gauge
812238 ☐ production well
☒ observation well
☐ routine MDH
sampling
☐ continuous
☐ hourly
☐ daily
☐ SCADA
☐ grab sampling
☐ steel tape
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MN Unique Well # or
Surface Water ID
Type of monitoring
point
Monitoring program Frequency of
monitoring
Monitoring Method
☐ source water
intake
☐ source water
reservoir
☐ routine water
utility sampling
☒ other
☐ monthly
☐ quarterly
☐ annually
☐ stream gauge
Water Level Data
A water level monitoring plan that includes monitoring locations and a schedule for water level readings
must be submitted as Appendix 2. If one does not already exist, it needs to be prepared and submitted
with the WSP. Ideally, all production and observation wells are monitored at least monthly.
Complete Table 9 to summarize water level data for each well being monitored. Provide the name of the
aquifer and a brief description of how much water levels vary over the season (the difference between
the highest and lowest water levels measured during the year) and the long-term trends for each well. If
water levels are not measured and recorded on a routine basis, then provide the static water level when
each well was constructed and the most recent water level measured during the same season the well
was constructed. Also include all water level data taken during any well and pump maintenance. Add
rows to the table as needed.
Provide water level data graphs for each well in Appendix 3 for the life of the well, or for as many years
as water levels have been measured. See DNR website for Date Time Water Level
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/groundwater/hydrographs.html
Table 9. Water level data
Unique Well
Number or Well ID
Aquifer Name Seasonal
Variation (Feet)
Long-term Trend in
water level data
Water level measured during
well/pumping maintenance
200932
Well #1 OPCJ <5 feet
☐ Falling
☒ Stable
☐ Rising
See Graphs
201154
Well #3 OPCJ <5 feet
☐ Falling
☒ Stable
☐ Rising
See Graphs
235586
Well#4 CJDN 20 feet
☐ Falling
☒ Stable
☐ Rising
See Graphs
603051
Well#5 CJDN <5 Feet
☐ Falling
☒ Stable
☐ Rising
See Graphs
626785
Well #6 CJDN <5 feet
☐ Falling
☒ Stable
☐ Rising
See Graphs
655902
Well #7 CJDN 5 feet
☐ Falling
☒ Stable
☐ Rising
See Graphs
731123
Well #8 CJDN 5-10 feet ☐ Falling
☒ Stable See Graphs
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Unique Well
Number or Well ID
Aquifer Name Seasonal
Variation (Feet)
Long-term Trend in
water level data
Water level measured during
well/pumping maintenance
☐ Rising
Potential Water Supply Issues & Natural Resource Impacts – Key DNR & Metropolitan Council
Benchmark
Complete Table 10 by listing the types of natural resources that are or could be impacted by permitted
water withdrawals. If known, provide the name of specific resources that may be impacted. Identify
what the greatest risks to the resource are and how the risks are being assessed. Identify any resource
protection thresholds – formal or informal – that have been established to identify when actions should
be taken to mitigate impacts. Provide information about the potential mitigation actions that may be
taken, if a resource protection threshold is crossed. Add additional rows to the table as needed. See
glossary at the end of the template for definitions.
Some of this baseline data should have been in your earlier water supply plans or county comprehensive
water plans. When filling out this table, think of what are the water supply risks, identify the resources,
determine the threshold and then determine what your community will do to mitigate the impacts.
Your DNR area hydrologist is available to assist with this table.
For communities in the seven-county Twin Cities metropolitan area, the Master Water Supply Plan
Appendix 1 (Water Supply Profiles, provides information about potential water supply issues and natural
resource impacts for your community.
Table 10. Natural resource impacts
Resource Type Resource
Name
Risk Risk Assessed
Through
Describe
Resource
Protection
Threshold*
Mitigation
Measure or
Management
Plan
Describe
How
Changes to
Thresholds
are
Monitored
☐ River or
stream
☐ Flow/water
level decline
☐ Degrading
water quality
trends and/or
MCLs exceeded
☐ Impacts on
endangered,
threatened, or
special concern
species habitat
or other natural
resource
impacts
☐ Other: _____
☐ GIS analysis
☐ Modeling
☐ Mapping
☐ Monitoring
☐ Aquifer
testing
☐ Other: ___
☐ Revise
permit
☐ Change
groundwater
pumping
☐ Increase
conservation
☐ Other
☐ Calcareous
fen
☐ Flow/water
level decline
☐ GIS analysis
☐ Modeling
☐ Revise
permit
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Resource Type Resource
Name
Risk Risk Assessed
Through
Describe
Resource
Protection
Threshold*
Mitigation
Measure or
Management
Plan
Describe
How
Changes to
Thresholds
are
Monitored
☐ Degrading
water quality
trends and/or
MCLs exceeded
☐ Impacts on
endangered,
threatened, or
special concern
species habitat
or other natural
resource
impacts
☐ Other: _____
☐ Mapping
☐ Monitoring
☐ Aquifer
testing
☐ Other: ___
☐ Change
groundwater
pumping
☐ Increase
conservation
☐ Other
☐ Lake ☐ Flow/water
level decline
☐ Degrading
water quality
trends and/or
MCLs exceeded
☐ Impacts on
endangered,
threatened, or
special concern
species habitat
or other natural
resource
impacts
☐ Other: _____
☐ GIS analysis
☐ Modeling
☐ Mapping
☐ Monitoring
☐ Aquifer
testing
☐ Other: ___
☐ Revise
permit
☐ Change
groundwater
pumping
☐ Increase
conservation
☐ Other
☒ Wetland ☒ Flow/water
level decline
☐ Degrading
water quality
trends and/or
MCLs exceeded
☒ Impacts on
endangered,
threatened, or
special concern
species habitat
or other natural
resource
impacts
☐ Other: _____
☐ GIS analysis
☐ Modeling
☐ Mapping
☒ Monitoring
☐ Aquifer
testing
☐ Other: ___
☐ Revise
permit
☐ Change
groundwater
pumping
☒ Increase
conservation
☐ Other
☒ Trout
stream
☒ Flow/water
level decline
☐ GIS analysis
☐ Modeling
☐ Revise
permit
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Resource Type Resource
Name
Risk Risk Assessed
Through
Describe
Resource
Protection
Threshold*
Mitigation
Measure or
Management
Plan
Describe
How
Changes to
Thresholds
are
Monitored
☐ Degrading
water quality
trends and/or
MCLs exceeded
☒ Impacts on
endangered,
threatened, or
special concern
species habitat
or other natural
resource
impacts
☐ Other: _____
☐ Mapping
☒ Monitoring
☐ Aquifer
testing
☐ Other: ___
☐ Change
groundwater
pumping
☒ Increase
conservation
☐ Other
☒ Aquifer ☒ Flow/water
level decline
☐ Degrading
water quality
trends and/or
MCLs exceeded
☐ Impacts on
endangered,
threatened, or
special concern
species habitat
or other natural
resource
impacts
☐ Other: _____
☐ GIS analysis
☐ Modeling
☐ Mapping
☒ Monitoring
☐ Aquifer
testing
☐ Other: ___
☐ Revise
permit
☐ Change
groundwater
pumping
☒ Increase
conservation
☐ Other
☐
Endangered,
threatened, or
special
concern
species
habitat, other
natural
resource
impacts
☐ Flow/water
level decline
☐ Degrading
water quality
trends and/or
MCLs exceeded
☐ Impacts on
endangered,
threatened, or
special concern
species habitat
or other natural
resource
impacts
☐ Other: _____
☐ GIS analysis
☐ Modeling
☐ Mapping
☐ Monitoring
☐ Aquifer
testing
☐ Other: ___
☐ Revise
permit
☐ Change
groundwater
pumping
☐ Increase
conservation
☐ Other
* Examples of thresholds: a lower limit on acceptable flow in a river or stream; water quality outside of an accepted range; a
lower limit on acceptable aquifer level decline at one or more monitoring wells; withdrawals that exceed some percent of the
total amount available from a source; or a lower limit on acceptable changes to a protected habitat.
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Wellhead Protection (WHP) and Surface Water Protection (SWP) Plans
Complete Table 11 to provide status information about WHP and SWP plans.
The emergency procedures in this plan are intended to comply with the contingency plan provisions
required in the Minnesota Department of Health’s (MDH) Wellhead Protection (WHP) Plan and Surface
Water Protection (SWP) Plan.
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Table 11. Status of Wellhead Protection and Surface Water Protection Plans
Plan Type Status Date Adopted Date for Update
WHP ☒ In Process
☐ Completed
☐ Not Applicable
March 29, 2007 Part 1 Approved
Part 2 Projected Nov. 2017
SWP ☐ In Process
☐ Completed
☒ Not Applicable
F. Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)
Please note that any wells that received approval under a ten-year permit, but that were not built, are
now expired and must submit a water appropriations permit.
Adequacy of Water Supply System
Complete Table 12 with information about the adequacy of wells and/or intakes, storage facilities,
treatment facilities, and distribution systems to sustain current and projected demands. List planned
capital improvements for any system components, in chronological order. Communities in the seven-
county Twin Cities metropolitan area should also include information about plans through 2040.
The assessment can be the general status by category; it is not necessary to identify every single well,
storage facility, treatment facility, lift station, and mile of pipe.
Please attach your latest Capital Improvement Plan as Appendix 4.
Table 12. Adequacy of Water Supply System
System Component Planned action Anticipated
Construction
Year
Notes
Wells/Intakes ☐ No action planned - adequate
☒ Repair/replacement
☒ Expansion/addition
2020, 2026
Water Storage Facilities
☐ No action planned - adequate
☐ Repair/replacement
☒ Expansion/addition
2019
Water Treatment Facilities ☒ No action planned - adequate
☐ Repair/replacement
☐ Expansion/addition
Distribution Systems
(pipes, valves, etc.)
☐ No action planned - adequate
☒ Repair/replacement
☒ Expansion/addition
Various
Pressure Zones ☒ No action planned - adequate
☐ Repair/replacement
☐ Expansion/addition
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System Component Planned action Anticipated
Construction
Year
Notes
Other: ☐ No action planned - adequate
☐ Repair/replacement
☐ Expansion/addition
Proposed Future Water Sources
Complete Table 13 to identify new water source installation planned over the next ten years. Add rows
to the table as needed.
Table 13. Proposed future installations/sources
Source Installation
Location
(approximate)
Resource
Name
Proposed
Pumping
Capacity (gpm)
Planned
Installation Year
Planned
Partnerships
Groundwater North Well Field
West of
Municipal Center
CJDN 1,000 2020
Surface Water
Interconnection
to another
supplier
Water Source Alternatives - Key Metropolitan Council Benchmark
Do you anticipate the need for alternative water sources in the next 10 years? Yes ☐ No ☒
For metro communities, will you need alternative water sources by the year 2040? Yes ☐ No ☒
If you answered yes for either question, then complete table 14. If no, insert NA.
Complete Table 14 by checking the box next to alternative approaches that your community is
considering, including approximate locations (if known), the estimated amount of future demand that
could be met through the approach, the estimated timeframe to implement the approach, potential
partnerships, and the major benefits and challenges of the approach. Add rows to the table as needed.
For communities in the seven-county Twin Cities metropolitan area, these alternatives should include
approaches the community is considering to meet projected 2040 water demand.
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Table 14. Alternative water sources
Alternative Source
Considered
Source and/or
Installation
Location
(approximate)
Estimated
Amount of
Future
Demand (%)
Timeframe
to
Implement
(YYYY)
Potential
Partners
Benefits Challenges
☐ Groundwater
☐ Surface Water
☐ Reclaimed stormwater
☐ Reclaimed wastewater
☐ Interconnection to
another supplier
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Part 2. Emergency Preparedness Procedures
The emergency preparedness procedures outlined in this plan are intended to comply with the
contingency plan provisions required by MDH in the WHP and SWP. Water emergencies can occur as a
result of vandalism, sabotage, accidental contamination, mechanical problems, power failings, drought,
flooding, and other natural disasters. The purpose of emergency planning is to develop emergency
response procedures and to identify actions needed to improve emergency preparedness. In the case of
a municipality, these procedures should be in support of, and part of, an all-hazard emergency
operations plan. Municipalities that already have written procedures dealing with water emergencies
should review the following information and update existing procedures to address these water supply
protection measures.
A. Federal Emergency Response Plan
Section 1433(b) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, (Public Law 107-188, Title IV- Drinking Water Security
and Safety) requires community water suppliers serving over 3,300 people to prepare an Emergency
Response Plan.
Do you have a federal emergency response plan? Yes ☒ No ☐
If yes, what was the date it was certified? _ February 4, 2008___
Complete Table 15 by inserting the noted information regarding your completed Federal Emergency
Response Plan.
Table 15. Emergency Preparedness Plan contact information
Emergency Response Plan Role Contact
Person
Contact Phone
Number
Contact Email
Emergency Response Lead Katy Gehler 651.280.6841 kgehler@ci.farmington.mn.us
Alternate Emergency Response
Lead
Police Chief 651.280.6701 blindquist@ci.farmington.mn.us
B. Operational Contingency Plan
All utilities should have a written operational contingency plan that describes measures to be taken for
water supply mainline breaks and other common system failures as well as routine maintenance.
Do you have a written operational contingency plan? Yes ☒ No ☐
At a minimum, a water supplier should prepare and maintain an emergency contact list of contractors
and suppliers.
C. Emergency Response Procedures
Water suppliers must meet the requirements of MN Rules 4720.5280 . Accordingly, the Minnesota
Department of Natural Resources (DNR) requires public water suppliers serving more than 1,000 people
to submit Emergency and Conservation Plans. Water emergency and conservation plans that have been
approved by the DNR, under provisions of Minnesota Statute 186 and Minnesota Rules, part 6115.0770,
will be considered equivalent to an approved WHP contingency plan.
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Emergency Telephone List
Prepare and attach a list of emergency contacts, including the MN Duty Officer (1-800-422-0798), as
Appendix 5. A template is available at www.mndnr.gov/watersupplyplans
The list should include key utility and community personnel, contacts in adjacent water suppliers, and
appropriate local, state and federal emergency contacts. Please be sure to verify and update the
contacts on the emergency telephone list and date it. Thereafter, update on a regular basis (once a year
is recommended). In the case of a municipality, this information should be contained in a notification
and warning standard operating procedure maintained by the Emergency Manager for that community.
Responsibilities and services for each contact should be defined.
Current Water Sources and Service Area
Quick access to concise and detailed information on water sources, water treatment, and the
distribution system may be needed in an emergency. System operation and maintenance records should
be maintained in secured central and back-up locations so that the records are accessible for emergency
purposes. A detailed map of the system showing the treatment plants, water sources, storage facilities,
supply lines, interconnections, and other information that would be useful in an emergency should also
be readily available. It is critical that public water supplier representatives and emergency response
personnel communicate about the response procedures and be able to easily obtain this kind of
information both in electronic and hard copy formats (in case of a power outage).
Do records and maps exist? Yes ☒ No ☐
Can staff access records and maps from a central secured location in the event of an emergency?
Yes ☒ No ☐
Does the appropriate staff know where the materials are located?
Yes ☒ No ☐
Procedure for Augmenting Water Supplies
Complete Tables 16 – 17 by listing all available sources of water that can be used to augment or replace
existing sources in an emergency. Add rows to the tables as needed.
In the case of a municipality, this information should be contained in a notification and warning
standard operating procedure maintained by the warning point for that community. Municipalities are
encouraged to execute cooperative agreements for potential emergency water services and copies
should be included in Appendix 6. Outstate Communities may consider using nearby high capacity wells
(industry, golf course) as emergency water sources.
WSP should include information on any physical or chemical problems that may limit interconnections
to other sources of water. Approvals from the MDH are required for interconnections or the reuse of
water.
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Table 16. Interconnections with other water supply systems to supply water in an emergency
Other Water
Supply System
Owner
Capacity (GPM
& MGD)
Note Any Limitations On
Use
List of services, equipment, supplies
available to respond
City of Lakeville <1 MGD Manual Valve Operation.
Requires Lakeville’s consent
GPM – Gallons per minute MGD – million gallons per day
Table 17. Utilizing surface water as an alternative source
Surface Water
Source Name
Capacity
(GPM)
Capacity
(MGD)
Treatment Needs Note Any Limitations
On Use
N/A
If not covered above, describe additional emergency measures for providing water (obtaining bottled
water, or steps to obtain National Guard services, etc.)
Allocation and Demand Reduction Procedures
Complete Table 18 by adding information about how decisions will be made to allocate water and
reduce demand during an emergency. Provide information for each customer category, including its
priority ranking, average day demand, and demand reduction potential for each customer category.
Modify the customer categories as needed, and add additional lines if necessary.
Water use categories should be prioritized in a way that is consistent with Minnesota Statutes 103G.261
(#1 is highest priority) as follows:
1. Water use for human needs such as cooking, cleaning, drinking, washing and waste disposal; use
for on-farm livestock watering; and use for power production that meets contingency
requirements.
2. Water use involving consumption of less than 10,000 gallons per day (usually from private wells
or surface water intakes)
3. Water use for agricultural irrigation and processing of agricultural products involving
consumption of more than 10,000 gallons per day (usually from private high-capacity wells or
surface water intakes)
4. Water use for power production above the use provided for in the contingency plan.
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5. All other water use involving consumption of more than 10,000 gallons per day.
6. Nonessential uses – car washes, golf courses, etc.
Water used for human needs at hospitals, nursing homes and similar types of facilities should be
designated as a high priority to be maintained in an emergency. Lower priority uses will need to address
water used for human needs at other types of facilities such as hotels, office buildings, and
manufacturing plants. The volume of water and other types of water uses at these facilities must be
carefully considered. After reviewing the data, common sense should dictate local allocation priorities to
protect domestic requirements over certain types of economic needs. Water use for lawn sprinkling,
vehicle washing, golf courses, and recreation are legislatively considered non-essential.
Table 18. Water use priorities
Customer Category Allocation Priority
Average Daily Demand
(GPD)
Short-Term Emergency
Demand Reduction
Potential (GPD)
Residential 1 1,740,000 500,000
Institutional 2 43,024 25,000
Commercial 3 116,625 88,000
Industrial 3 22,627 17,000
Irrigation 4
Wholesale NA
Non-Essential 5
TOTAL NA 1,923,000 630,000
GPD – Gallons per Day
Tip: Calculating Emergency Demand Reduction Potential
The emergency demand reduction potential for all uses will typically equal the difference between
maximum use (summer demand) and base use (winter demand). In extreme emergency situations,
lower priority water uses must be restricted or eliminated to protect priority domestic water
requirements. Emergency demand reduction potential should be based on average day demands for
customer categories within each priority class. Use the tables in Part 3 on water conservation to help
you determine strategies.
Complete Table 19 by selecting the triggers and actions during water supply disruption conditions.
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Table 19. Emergency demand reduction conditions, triggers and actions (Select all that may apply and describe)
Emergency Triggers Short-term Actions Long-term Actions
☒ Contamination
☒ Loss of production
☐ Infrastructure failure
☒ Executive order by
Governor
☐ Other: _____________
☐ Supply augmentation through
____
☒ Adopt (if not already) and
enforce a critical water
deficiency ordinance to penalize
lawn watering, vehicle washing,
golf course and park irrigation &
other nonessential uses.
☐ Water allocation through____
☐ Meet with large water users to
discuss their contingency plan.
☐ Supply augmentation through
____
☒ Adopt (if not already) and
enforce a critical water
deficiency ordinance to penalize
lawn watering, vehicle washing,
golf course and park irrigation &
other nonessential uses.
☐ Water allocation through____
☐ Meet with large water users to
discuss their contingency plan.
Notification Procedures
Complete Table 20 by selecting trigger for informing customers regarding conservation requests, water
use restrictions, and suspensions; notification frequencies; and partners that may assist in the
notification process. Add rows to the table as needed.
Table 20. Plan to inform customers regarding conservation requests, water use restrictions, and suspensions
Notification
Trigger(s)
Methods (select all that apply) Update
Frequency
Partners
☒ Short-term
demand reduction
declared (< 1
year)
☒ Website
☐ Email list serve
☒ Social media (e.g. Twitter,
Facebook)
☐ Direct customer mailing,
☐ Press release (TV, radio,
newspaper),
☐ Meeting with large water users
(> 10% of total city use)
☐ Other: ________
☐ Daily
☐ Weekly
☒ Monthly
☐ Annually
☒ Long-term
Ongoing demand
reduction
declared
☒ Website
☐ Email list serve
☒ Social media (e.g. Twitter,
Facebook)
☐ Direct customer mailing,
☒ Press release (TV, radio,
newspaper),
☐ Meeting with large water users
(> 10% of total city use)
☐ Other: ________
☐ Daily
☐ Weekly
☒ Monthly
☐ Annually
☒ Governor’s critical
water deficiency
declared
☒ Website
☒ Email list serve
☒ Social media (e.g. Twitter,
Facebook)
☐ Daily
☒ Weekly
☐ Monthly
☐ Annually
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Notification
Trigger(s)
Methods (select all that apply) Update
Frequency
Partners
☐ Direct customer mailing,
☐ Press release (TV, radio,
newspaper),
☒ Meeting with large water users
(> 10% of total city use)
☐ Other: ________
Enforcement
Prior to a water emergency, municipal water suppliers must adopt regulations that restrict water use
and outline the enforcement response plan. The enforcement response plan must outline how
conditions will be monitored to know when enforcement actions are triggered, what enforcement tools
will be used, who will be responsible for enforcement, and what timelines for corrective actions will be
expected.
Affected operations, communications, and enforcement staff must then be trained to rapidly implement
those provisions during emergency conditions.
Important Note:
Disregard of critical water deficiency orders, even though total appropriation remains less than
permitted, is adequate grounds for immediate modification of a public water supply authority’s water
use permit (2013 MN Statutes 103G.291)
Does the city have a critical water deficiency restriction/official control in place that includes
provisions to restrict water use and enforce the restrictions? (This restriction may be an ordinance,
rule, regulation, policy under a council directive, or other official control) Yes ☒ No ☐
If yes, attach the official control document to this WSP as Appendix 7.
If no, the municipality must adopt such an official control within 6 months of submitting this WSP and
submit it to the DNR as an amendment to this WSP.
Irrespective of whether a critical water deficiency control is in place, does the public water supply
utility, city manager, mayor, or emergency manager have standing authority to implement water
restrictions? Yes ☒ No ☐
If yes, cite the regulatory authority reference: ___Water Use Restriction Policy____.
If no, who has authority to implement water use restrictions in an emergency?
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PART 3. WATER CONSERVATION PLAN
Minnesotans have historically benefited from the state’s abundant
water supplies, reducing the need for conservation. There are
however, limits to the available supplies of water and increasing
threats to the quality of our drinking water. Causes of water supply
limitation may include: population increases, economic trends,
uneven statewide availability of groundwater, climatic changes, and
degraded water quality. Examples of threats to drinking water
quality include: the presence of contaminant plumes from past land
use activities, exceedances of water quality standards from natural
and human sources, contaminants of emerging concern, and
increasing pollutant trends from nonpoint sources.
There are many incentives for conserving water; conservation:
• reduces the potential for pumping-induced transfer of contaminants into the deeper aquifers,
which can add treatment costs
• reduces the need for capital projects to expand system capacity
• reduces the likelihood of water use conflicts, like well interference, aquatic habitat loss, and
declining lake levels
• conserves energy, because less energy is needed to extract, treat and distribute water (and less
energy production also conserves water since water is use to produce energy)
• maintains water supplies that can then be available during times of drought
It is therefore imperative that water suppliers implement water conservation plans. The first step in
water conservation is identifying opportunities for behavioral or engineering changes that could be
made to reduce water use by conducting a thorough analysis of:
• Water use by customer
• Extraction, treatment, distribution and irrigation system efficiencies
• Industrial processing system efficiencies
• Regulatory and barriers to conservation
• Cultural barriers to conservation
• Water reuse opportunities
Once accurate data is compiled, water suppliers can set achievable goals for reducing water use. A
successful water conservation plan follows a logical sequence of events. The plan should address both
conservation on the supply side (leak detection and repairs, metering), as well as on the demand side
(reductions in usage). Implementation should be conducted in phases, starting with the most obvious
and lowest-cost options. In some cases one of the early steps will be reviewing regulatory constraints to
water conservation, such as lawn irrigation requirements. Outside funding and grants may be available
for implementation of projects. Engage water system operators and maintenance staff and customers
in brainstorming opportunities to reduce water use. Ask the question: “How can I help save water?”
Progress since 2006
Is this your community’s first Water Supply Plan? Yes ☐ No ☒
Priority 1:
Significant water
reduction; low
cost
Priority 2: Slight
water reduction,
low costs (low
hanging fruit)
Priority 2:
Significant water
reduction;
significant costs
Priority 3: Slight
water reduction,
significant costs
(do only if
necessary)
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If yes, describe conservation practices that you are already implementing, such as: pricing, system
improvements, education, regulation, appliance retrofitting, enforcement, etc.
If no, complete Table 21 to summarize conservation actions taken since the adoption of the 2006 water
supply plan.
Table 21. Implementation of previous ten-year Conservation Plan
2006 Plan Commitments Action Taken?
Change water rates structure to provide conservation pricing ☒ Yes
☐ No
Water supply system improvements (e.g. leak repairs, valve replacements, etc.) ☒ Yes
☐ No
Educational efforts ☒ Yes
☐ No
New water conservation ordinances ☒ Yes
☐ No
Rebate or retrofitting Program (e.g. for toilet, faucets, appliances, showerheads, dish
washers, washing machines, irrigation systems, rain barrels, water softeners, etc.
☐ Yes
☒ No
Enforcement
☒ Yes
☐ No
Describe other ☐ Yes
☐ No
What are the results you have seen from the actions in Table 21 and how were results measured?
Water use trends continue to decrease
A. Triggers for Allocation and Demand Reduction Actions
Complete table 22 by checking each trigger below, as appropriate, and the actions to be taken at various
levels or stages of severity. Add in additional rows to the table as needed.
Table 22. Short and long-term demand reduction conditions, triggers and actions
Objective Triggers Actions
Protect surface water flows ☐ Low stream flow conditions ☐ Increase promotion of conservation
measures
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Objective Triggers Actions
☐ Reports of declining
wetland and lake levels
☐ Other: ______________
☐ Other: ____________
Short-term demand reduction
(less than 1 year)
☐ Extremely high seasonal
water demand (more than
double winter demand)
☐ Loss of treatment capacity
☒ Lack of water in storage
☒ State drought plan
☐ Well interference
☐ Other:
_____________
☒ Adopt (if not already) and enforce the
critical water deficiency ordinance to
restrict or prohibit lawn watering,
vehicle washing, golf course and park
irrigation & other nonessential uses.
☐ Supply augmentation through ____
☐ Water allocation through____
☐ Meet with large water users to discuss
user’s contingency plan.
Long-term demand reduction
(>1 year)
☐ Per capita demand
increasing
☐ Total demand increase
(higher population or more
industry)Water level in
well(s) below elevation of
_____
☐ Other: _____________
☐ Develop a critical water deficiency
ordinance that is or can be quickly
adopted to penalize lawn watering,
vehicle washing, golf course and park
irrigation & other nonessential uses.
☐ Enact a water waste ordinance that
targets overwatering (causing water to
flow off the landscape into streets,
parking lots, or similar), watering
impervious surfaces (streets, driveways
or other hardscape areas), and
negligence of known leaks, breaks, or
malfunctions.
☐ Meet with large water users to discuss
user’s contingency plan.
☐ Enhanced monitoring and reporting:
audits, meters, billing, etc.
Governor’s “Critical Water
Deficiency Order” declared
☒ Describe ☒ Describe
B. Conservation Objectives and Strategies – Key benchmark for DNR
This section establishes water conservation objectives and strategies for eight major areas of water use.
Objective 1: Reduce Unaccounted (Non-Revenue) Water loss to Less than 10%
The Minnesota Rural Waters Association, the Metropolitan Council and the Department of Natural
Resources recommend that all water uses be metered. Metering can help identify high use locations
and times, along with leaks within buildings that have multiple meters.
It is difficult to quantify specific unmetered water use such as that associated with firefighting and
system flushing or system leaks. Typically, water suppliers subtract metered water use from total water
pumped to calculate unaccounted or non-revenue water loss.
Is your five-year average (2005-2014) unaccounted Water Use in Table 2 higher than 10%?
Yes ☐ No ☒
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What is your leak detection monitoring schedule? (e.g. monitor 1/3rd of the city lines per year)
Leak detection is used when necessary
Water Audits - are intended to identify, quantify and verify water and revenue losses. The volume of
unaccounted-for water should be evaluated each billing cycle. The American Water Works Association
(AWWA) recommends that ten percent or less of pumped water is unaccounted-for water. Water audit
procedures are available from the AWWA and MN Rural Water Association www.mrwa.com . Drinking
Water Revolving Loan Funds are available for purchase of new meters when new plants are built.
What is the date of your most recent water audit? ___Monthly____
Frequency of water audits: ☐ yearly ☐ other (specify frequency) ________
Leak detection and survey: ☐ every year ☐ every other year ☒ periodic as needed
Year last leak detection survey completed: ___Leak detection by meter system and other as needed__
If Table 2 shows annual water losses over 10% or an increasing trend over time, describe what actions
will be taken to reach the <10% loss objective and within what timeframe
Metering -AWWA recommends that every water supplier install meters to account for all water taken
into its system, along with all water distributed from its system at each customer’s point of service. An
effective metering program relies upon periodic performance testing, repair, maintenance or
replacement of all meters. AWWA also recommends that water suppliers conduct regular water audits
to ensure accountability. Some cities install separate meters for interior and exterior water use, but
some research suggests that this may not result in water conservation.
Complete Table 23 by adding the requested information regarding the number, types, testing and
maintenance of customer meters.
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Table 23. Information about customer meters
Customer
Category
Number of
Customers
Number of
Metered
Connections
Number of
Automated
Meter
Readers
Meter testing
intervals
(years)
Average
age/meter
replacement
schedule (years
Residential 6,496 6,697 NA NA ___ / ___
Irrigation meters 57 57 NA NA ___ / ___
Institutional 28 30 NA NA ___ / ___
Commercial 117 119 NA NA ___ / ___
Industrial 13 13 NA NA ___ / ___
Public facilities NA NA ___ / ___
Other NA NA ___ / ___
TOTALS 6,711 6,916 NA NA
For unmetered systems, describe any plans to install meters or replace current meters with advanced
technology meters. Provide an estimate of the cost to implement the plan and the projected water
savings from implementing the plan.
Table 24. Water source meters
Number of
Meters
Meter testing
schedule
(years)
Number of Automated
Meter Readers
Average age/meter
replacement schedule
(years)
Water source
(wells/intakes)
7 As needed 4 20 / As needed
Treatment plant NA ___ / ___
Objective 2: Achieve Less than 75 Residential Gallons per Capita Demand (GPCD)
The 2002 average residential per capita demand in the Twin Cities Metropolitan area was 75 gallons per
capita per day.
Is your average 2010-2015 residential per capita water demand in Table 2 more than 75? Yes ☐ No ☒
What was your 2010 – 2015 five-year average residential per capita water demand? 74 GPCD
Describe the water use trend over that timeframe:
Decreasing from 83 gpcd to 67 gpcd
Complete Table 25 by checking which strategies you will use to continue reducing residential per capita
demand and project a likely timeframe for completing each checked strategy (Select all that apply and
add rows for additional strategies):
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Table 25. Strategies and timeframe to reduce residential per capita demand
Strategy to reduce residential per capita demand Timeframe for completing work
☒ Revise city ordinances/codes to encourage or require water
efficient landscaping.
Complete
☐ Revise city ordinance/codes to permit water reuse options,
especially for non-potable purposes like irrigation,
groundwater recharge, and industrial use. Check with
plumbing authority to see if internal buildings reuse is
permitted
☐ Revise ordinances to limit irrigation. Describe the restricted
irrigation plan:
☒ Revise outdoor irrigation installations codes to require high
efficiency systems (e.g. those with soil moisture sensors or
programmable watering areas) in new installations or system
replacements.
Complete
☒ Make water system infrastructure improvements As needed
☐ Offer free or reduced cost water use audits) for residential
customers.
☐ Implement a notification system to inform customers when
water availability conditions change.
☐ Provide rebates or incentives for installing water efficient
appliances and/or fixtures indoors (e.g., low flow toilets, high
efficiency dish washers and washing machines, showerhead
and faucet aerators, water softeners, etc.)
☒ Provide rebates or incentives to reduce outdoor water use
(e.g., turf replacement/reduction, rain gardens, rain barrels,
smart irrigation, outdoor water use meters, etc.)
☐ Identify supplemental Water Resources
☒ Conduct audience-appropriate water conservation education
and outreach.
Ongoing
☐ Describe other plans
Objective 3: Achieve at least a 1.5% per year water reduction for Institutional, Industrial,
Commercial, and Agricultural GPCD over the next 10 years or a 15% reduction in ten years.
Complete Table 26 by checking which strategies you will used to continue reducing non-residential
customer use demand and project a likely timeframe for completing each checked strategy (add rows
for additional strategies).
Where possible, substitute recycled water used in one process for reuse in another. (For example, spent
rinse water can often be reused in a cooling tower.) Keep in mind the true cost of water is the amount
on the water bill PLUS the expenses to heat, cool, treat, pump, and dispose of/discharge the water.
Don’t just calculate the initial investment. Many conservation retrofits that appear to be prohibitively
expensive are actually very cost-effective when amortized over the life of the equipment. Often
reducing water use also saves electrical and other utility costs. Note: as of 2015, water reuse, and is not
allowed by the state plumbing code, M.R. 4715 (a variance is needed). However several state agencies
are addressing this issue.
Table 26. Strategies and timeframe to reduce institutional, commercial, industrial, and agricultural and non-revenue use
demand
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Strategy to reduce total business, industry, agricultural demand Timeframe for completing work
☐ Conduct a facility water use audit for both indoor and outdoor
use, including system components
☐ Install enhanced meters capable of automated readings to
detect spikes in consumption
☐ Compare facility water use to related industry benchmarks, if
available (e.g., meat processing, dairy, fruit and vegetable,
beverage, textiles, paper/pulp, metals, technology, petroleum
refining etc.)
☐ Install water conservation fixtures and appliances or change
processes to conserve water
☐ Repair leaking system components (e.g., pipes, valves)
☐ Investigate the reuse of reclaimed water (e.g., stormwater,
wastewater effluent, process wastewater, etc.)
☒ Reduce outdoor water use (e.g., turf replacement/reduction,
rain gardens, rain barrels, smart irrigation, outdoor water use
meters, etc.)
Complete
☐ Train employees how to conserve water
☐ Implement a notification system to inform non-residential
customers when water availability conditions change.
☐ Rainwater catchment systems intended to supply uses such as
water closets, urinals, trap primers for floor drains and floor
sinks, industrial processes, water features, vehicle washing
facilities, cooling tower makeup, and similar uses shall be
approved by the commissioner. Proposed plumbing code
4714.1702.1 http://www.dli.mn.gov/PDF/docket/4714rule.pdf
☐ Describe other plans:
Objective 4: Achieve a Decreasing Trend in Total Per Capita Demand
Include as Appendix 8 one graph showing total per capita water demand for each customer category
(i.e., residential, institutional, commercial, industrial) from 2005-2014 and add the calculated/estimated
linear trend for the next 10 years.
Describe the trend for each customer category; explain the reason(s) for the trends, and where trends
are increasing.
The trends for all customer categories are decreasing. The reason for the trends might be accounted for
by the commonly available low water using appliances and lower irrigation need.
Objective 5: Reduce Peak Day Demand so that the Ratio of Average Maximum day to the
Average Day is less than 2.6
Is the ratio of average 2005-2014 maximum day demand to average 2005-2014 average day demand
reported in Table 2 more than 2.6? Yes ☒ No ☐
Calculate a ten year average (2005 – 2014) of the ratio of maximum day demand to average day
demand: 2.7
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The position of the DNR has been that a peak day/average day ratio that is above 2.6 for in summer
indicates that the water being used for irrigation by the residents in a community is too large and that
efforts should be made to reduce the peak day use by the community.
It should be noted that by reducing the peak day use, communities can also reduce the amount of
infrastructure that is required to meet the peak day use. This infrastructure includes new wells, new
water towers which can be costly items.
Objective 6: Implement a Conservation Water Rate Structure and/or a Uniform Rate
Structure with a Water Conservation Program
Water Conservation Program
Municipal water suppliers serving over 1,000 people are required to adopt demand reduction measures
that include a conservation rate structure, or a uniform rate structure with a conservation program that
achieves demand reduction. These measures must achieve demand reduction in ways that reduce
water demand, water losses, peak water demands, and nonessential water uses. These measures must
be approved before a community may request well construction approval from the Department of
Health or before requesting an increase in water appropriations permit volume (Minnesota Statutes,
section 103G.291, subd. 3 and 4). Rates should be adjusted on a regular basis to ensure that revenue of
the system is adequate under reduced demand scenarios. If a municipal water supplier intends to use a
Uniform Rate Structure, a community-wide Water Conservation Program that will achieve demand
reduction must be provided.
Current Water Rates
Include a copy of the actual rate structure in Appendix 9 or list current water rates including
base/service fees and volume charges below.
Volume included in base rate or service charge: __0___ gallons or ____ cubic feet ___ other
Frequency of billing: ☐ Monthly ☐ Bimonthly ☒ Quarterly ☐ Other: _________________
Water Rate Evaluation Frequency: ☒ every year ☐ every ___ years ☐ no schedule
Date of last rate change: _____2016______
Table 27. Rate structures for each customer category (Select all that apply and add additional rows as needed)
Customer
Category
Conservation Billing Strategies
in Use *
Conservation Neutral
Billing Strategies in Use **
Non-Conserving Billing
Strategies in Use ***
Residential ☐ Monthly billing
☒ Increasing block rates
(volume tiered rates)
☐ Seasonal rates
☐ Time of use rates
☐ Water bills reported in
gallons
☐ Individualized goal rates
☐ Excess use rates
☐ Uniform
☒ Odd/even day watering
☐ Service charge based on water
volume
☐ Declining block
☐ Flat
☐ Other (describe)
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Customer
Category
Conservation Billing Strategies
in Use *
Conservation Neutral
Billing Strategies in Use **
Non-Conserving Billing
Strategies in Use ***
☐ Drought surcharge
☐ Use water bill to provide
comparisons
☐ Service charge not based on
water volume
☐ Other (describe)
Commercial/
Industrial/
Institutional
☐ Monthly billing
☒ Increasing block rates
(volume tiered rates)
☐ Seasonal rates
☐ Time of use rates
☐ Water bills reported in
gallons
☐ Individualized goal rates
☐ Excess use rates
☐ Drought surcharge
☐ Use water bill to provide
comparisons
☐ Service charge not based on
water volume
☐ Other (describe)
☐ Uniform ☐ Service charge based on water
volume
☐ Declining block
☐ Flat
☐ Other (describe)
☐ Other
* Rate Structures components that may promote water conservation:
• Monthly billing: is encouraged to help people see their water usage so they can consider changing
behavior.
• Increasing block rates (also known as a tiered residential rate structure): Typically, these have at least
three tiers: should have at least three tiers.
o The first tier is for the winter average water use.
o The second tier is the year-round average use, which is lower than typical summer use. This rate
should be set to cover the full cost of service.
o The third tier should be above the average annual use and should be priced high enough to
encourage conservation, as should any higher tiers. For this to be effective, the difference in
block rates should be significant.
• Seasonal rate: higher rates in summer to reduce peak demands
• Time of Use rates: lower rates for off peak water use
• Bill water use in gallons: this allows customers to compare their use to average rates
• Individualized goal rates: typically used for industry, business or other large water users to promote
water conservation if they keep within agreed upon goals. Excess Use rates: if water use goes above an
agreed upon amount this higher rate is charged
• Drought surcharge: an extra fee is charged for guaranteed water use during drought
• Use water bill to provide comparisons: simple graphics comparing individual use over time or compare
individual use to others.
• Service charge or base fee that does not include a water volume – a base charge or fee to cover universal
city expenses that are not customer dependent and/or to provide minimal water at a lower rate (e.g., an
amount less than the average residential per capita demand for the water supplier for the last 5 years)
• Emergency rates -A community may have a separate conservation rate that only goes into effect when
the community or governor declares a drought emergency. These higher rates can help to protect the city
budgets during times of significantly less water usage.
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**Conservation Neutral**
• Uniform rate: rate per unit used is the same regardless of the volume used
• Odd/even day watering –This approach reduces peak demand on a daily basis for system operation, but
it does not reduce overall water use.
*** Non-Conserving ***
• Service charge or base fee with water volume: an amount of water larger than the average residential
per capita demand for the water supplier for the last 5 years
• Declining block rate: the rate per unit used decreases as water use increases.
• Flat rate: one fee regardless of how much water is used (usually unmetered).
Provide justification for any conservation neutral or non-conserving rate structures. If intending to adopt
a conservation rate structure, include the timeframe to do so:
Objective 7: Additional strategies to Reduce Water Use and Support Wellhead Protection
Planning
Development and redevelopment projects can provide additional water conservation opportunities,
such as the actions listed below. If a Uniform Rate Structure is in place, the water supplier must provide
a Water Conservation Program that includes at least two of the actions listed below. Check those actions
that you intent to implement within the next 10 years.
Table 28. Additional strategies to Reduce Water Use & Support Wellhead Protection
☐ Participate in the GreenStep Cities Program, including implementation of at least one of the 20
“Best Practices” for water
☐ Prepare a master plan for smart growth (compact urban growth that avoids sprawl)
☐ Prepare a comprehensive open space plan (areas for parks, green spaces, natural areas)
☐ Adopt a water use restriction ordinance (lawn irrigation, car washing, pools, etc.)
☐ Adopt an outdoor lawn irrigation ordinance
☐ Adopt a private well ordinance (private wells in a city must comply with water restrictions)
☐ Implement a stormwater management program
☐ Adopt non-zoning wetlands ordinance (can further protect wetlands beyond state/federal laws-
for vernal pools, buffer areas, restrictions on filling or alterations)
☐ Adopt a water offset program (primarily for new development or expansion)
☐ Implement a water conservation outreach program
☐ Hire a water conservation coordinator (part-time)
☐ Implement a rebate program for water efficient appliances, fixtures, or outdoor water
management
☐ Other
Objective 8: Tracking Success: How will you track or measure success through the next ten
years?
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Tip: The process to monitor demand reduction and/or a rate structure includes:
a) The DNR Hydrologist will call or visit the community the first 1-3 years after the water supply plan is
completed.
b) They will discuss what activities the community is doing to conserve water and if they feel their
actions are successful. The Water Supply Plan, Part 3 tables and responses will guide the discussion.
For example, they will discuss efforts to reduce unaccounted for water loss if that is a problem, or go
through Tables 33, 34 and 35 to discuss new initiatives.
c) The city representative and the hydrologist will discuss total per capita water use, residential per
capita water use, and business/industry use. They will note trends.
d) They will also discuss options for improvement and/or collect case studies of success stories to share
with other communities. One option may be to change the rate structure, but there are many other
paths to successful water conservation.
e) If appropriate, they will cooperatively develop a simple work plan for the next few years, targeting a
couple areas where the city might focus efforts.
A. Regulation
Complete Table 29 by selecting which regulations are used to reduce demand and improve water
efficiencies. Add additional rows as needed.
Copies of adopted regulations or proposed restrictions or should be included in Appendix 10 (a list with
hyperlinks is acceptable).
Table 29. Regulations for short-term reductions in demand and long-term improvements in water efficiencies
Regulations Utilized When is it applied (in effect)?
☒ Rainfall sensors required on landscape irrigation systems ☒ Ongoing
☐ Seasonal
☐ Only during declared Emergencies
☐ Water efficient plumbing fixtures required ☐ New development
☐ Replacement
☐ Rebate Programs
☒ Critical/Emergency Water Deficiency ordinance ☒ Only during declared Emergencies
☒ Watering restriction requirements (time of day, allowable days, etc.) ☒ Odd/even
☐ 2 days/week
☐ Only during declared Emergencies
☐ Water waste prohibited (for example, having a fine for irrigators
spraying on the street)
☐ Ongoing
☐ Seasonal
☐ Only during declared Emergencies
☐ Limitations on turf areas (requiring lots to have 10% - 25% of the
space in natural areas)
☐ New development
☐ Shoreland/zoning
☐ Other
☒ Soil preparation requirement s (after construction, requiring topsoil
to be applied to promote good root growth)
☒ New Development
☐ Construction Projects
☐ Other
☐ Tree ratios (requiring a certain number of trees per square foot of
lawn)
☐ New development
☐ Shoreland/zoning
☐ Other
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Regulations Utilized When is it applied (in effect)?
☐ Permit to fill swimming pool and/or requiring pools to be covered (to
prevent evaporation)
☐ Ongoing
☐ Seasonal
☐ Only during declared Emergencies
☐ Ordinances that permit stormwater irrigation, reuse of water, or
other alternative water use (Note: be sure to check current plumbing
codes for updates)
☐ Describe
B. Retrofitting Programs
Education and incentive programs aimed at replacing inefficient plumbing fixtures and appliances can
help reduce per capita water use, as well as energy costs. It is recommended that municipal water
suppliers develop a long-term plan to retrofit public buildings with water efficient plumbing fixtures and
appliances. Some water suppliers have developed partnerships with organizations having similar
conservation goals, such as electric or gas suppliers, to develop cooperative rebate and retrofit
programs.
A study by the AWWA Research Foundation (Residential End Uses of Water, 1999) found that the
average indoor water use for a non-conserving home is 69.3 gallons per capita per day (gpcd). The
average indoor water use in a conserving home is 45.2 gpcd and most of the decrease in water use is
related to water efficient plumbing fixtures and appliances that can reduce water, sewer and energy
costs. In Minnesota, certain electric and gas providers are required (Minnesota Statute 216B.241) to
fund programs that will conserve energy resources and some utilities have distributed water efficient
showerheads to customers to help reduce energy demands required to supply hot water.
Retrofitting Programs
Complete Table 30 by checking which water uses are targeted, the outreach methods used, the
measures used to identify success, and any participating partners.
Table 30. Retrofitting programs (Select all that apply)
Water Use Targets Outreach Methods Partners
☐ Low flush toilets,
☐ Toilet leak tablets,
☐ Low flow showerheads,
☐ Faucet aerators;
☐ Education about
☐ Free distribution of
☐ Rebate for
☐ Other
☐ Gas company
☐ Electric company
☐ Watershed organization
☐ Water conserving washing machines,
☐ Dish washers,
☐ Water softeners;
☐ Education about
☐ Free distribution of
☐ Rebate for
☐ Other
☐ Gas company
☐ Electric company
☐ Watershed organization
☐ Rain gardens,
☐ Rain barrels,
☐ Native/drought tolerant landscaping, etc.
☐ Education about
☐ Free distribution of
☐ Rebate for
☐ Other
☐ Gas company
☐ Electric company
☐ Watershed organization
Briefly discuss measures of success from the above table (e.g. number of items distributed, dollar value
of rebates, gallons of water conserved, etc.):
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C. Education and Information Programs
Customer education should take place in three different circumstances. First, customers should be
provided information on how to conserve water and improve water use efficiencies. Second,
information should be provided at appropriate times to address peak demands. Third, emergency
notices and educational materials about how to reduce water use should be available for quick
distribution during an emergency.
Proposed Education Programs
Complete Table 31 by selecting which methods are used to provide water conservation and information,
including the frequency of program components. Select all that apply and add additional lines as
needed.
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Table 31. Current and Proposed Education Programs
Education Methods General summary of
topics
#/Year Frequency
Billing inserts or tips printed on the actual bill ☐ Ongoing
☐ Seasonal
☐ Only during
declared emergencies
Consumer Confidence Reports Drinking water quality 1 ☒ Ongoing
☐ Seasonal
☐ Only during
declared emergencies
Press releases to traditional local news
outlets (e.g., newspapers, radio and TV)
☐ Ongoing
☐ Seasonal
☐ Only during
declared emergencies
Social media distribution (e.g., emails,
Facebook, Twitter)
Water conservation ☐ Ongoing
☒ Seasonal
☐ Only during
declared emergencies
Paid advertisements (e.g., billboards, print
media, TV, radio, web sites, etc.)
Water conservation 6+ ☐ Ongoing
☒ Seasonal
☐ Only during
declared emergencies
Presentations to community groups ☐ Ongoing
☐ Seasonal
☐ Only during
declared emergencies
Staff training ☐ Ongoing
☐ Seasonal
☐ Only during
declared emergencies
Facility tours ☐ Ongoing
☐ Seasonal
☐ Only during
declared emergencies
Displays and exhibits ☐ Ongoing
☐ Seasonal
☐ Only during
declared emergencies
Marketing rebate programs (e.g., indoor
fixtures & appliances and outdoor practices)
☐ Ongoing
☐ Seasonal
☐ Only during
declared emergencies
Community news letters ☐ Ongoing
☐ Seasonal
☐ Only during
declared emergencies
Direct mailings (water audit/retrofit kits,
showerheads, brochures)
☒ Ongoing
☐ Seasonal
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Education Methods General summary of
topics
#/Year Frequency
☐ Only during
declared emergencies
Information kiosk at utility and public
buildings
☐ Ongoing
☐ Seasonal
☐ Only during
declared emergencies
Public service announcements ☐ Ongoing
☐ Seasonal
☐ Only during
declared emergencies
Cable TV Programs ☐ Ongoing
☐ Seasonal
☐ Only during
declared emergencies
Demonstration projects (landscaping or
plumbing)
☐ Ongoing
☐ Seasonal
☐ Only during
declared emergencies
K-12 education programs (Project Wet,
Drinking Water Institute, presentations)
Water conservation and
the water cycle
2 ☐ Ongoing
☒ Seasonal
☐ Only during
declared emergencies
Community events (children’s water festivals,
environmental fairs)
☐ Ongoing
☒ Seasonal
☐ Only during
declared emergencies
Community education classes ☐ Ongoing
☐ Seasonal
☐ Only during
declared emergencies
Water week promotions ☐ Ongoing
☐ Seasonal
☐ Only during
declared emergencies
Website (include address: ) ☐ Ongoing
☐ Seasonal
☐ Only during
declared emergencies
Targeted efforts (large volume users, users
with large increases)
☐ Ongoing
☐ Seasonal
☐ Only during
declared emergencies
Notices of ordinances ☐ Ongoing
☐ Seasonal
☐ Only during
declared emergencies
Emergency conservation notices ☐ Ongoing
☐ Seasonal
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Education Methods General summary of
topics
#/Year Frequency
☐ Only during
declared emergencies
Other: ☐ Ongoing
☐ Seasonal
☐ Only during
declared emergencies
Briefly discuss what future education and information activities your community is considering in the
future:
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Part 4. ITEMS FOR METROPOLITAN AREA COMMUNITIES
Minnesota Statute 473.859 requires WSPs to be completed for all local units of
government in the seven-county Metropolitan Area as part of the local
comprehensive planning process.
Much of the information in Parts 1-3 addresses water demand for the next 10 years. However,
additional information is needed to address water demand through 2040, which will make the WSP
consistent with the Metropolitan Land Use Planning Act, upon which the local comprehensive plans are
based.
This Part 4 provides guidance to complete the WSP in a way that addresses plans for water supply
through 2040.
A. Water Demand Projections through 2040
Complete Table 7 in Part 1D by filling in information about long-term water demand projections through
2040. Total Community Population projections should be consistent with the community’s system
statement, which can be found on the Metropolitan Council’s website and which was sent to the
community in September 2015.
Projected Average Day, Maximum Day, and Annual Water Demands may either be calculated using the
method outlined in Appendix 2 of the 2015 Master Water Supply Plan or by a method developed by the
individual water supplier.
B. Potential Water Supply Issues
Complete Table 10 in Part 1E by providing information about the potential water supply issues in your
community, including those that might occur due to 2040 projected water use.
The Master Water Supply Plan provides information about potential issues for your community in
Appendix 1 (Water Supply Profiles). This resource may be useful in completing Table 10.
You may document results of local work done to evaluate impact of planned uses by attaching a
feasibility assessment or providing a citation and link to where the plan is available electronically.
C. Proposed Alternative Approaches to Meet Extended Water Demand
Projections
Complete Table 12 in Part 1F with information about potential water supply infrastructure impacts (such
as replacements, expansions or additions to wells/intakes, water storage and treatment capacity,
distribution systems, and emergency interconnections) of extended plans for development and
redevelopment, in 10-year increments through 2040. It may be useful to refer to information in the
community’s local Land Use Plan, if available.
Complete Table 14 in Part 1F by checking each approach your community is considering to meet future
demand. For each approach your community is considering, provide information about the amount of
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future water demand to be met using that approach, the timeframe to implement the approach,
potential partners, and current understanding of the key benefits and challenges of the approach.
As challenges are being discussed, consider the need for: evaluation of geologic conditions (mapping,
aquifer tests, modeling), identification of areas where domestic wells could be impacted, measurement
and analysis of water levels & pumping rates, triggers & associated actions to protect water levels, etc.
D. Value-Added Water Supply Planning Efforts (Optional)
The following information is not required to be completed as part of the local water supply plan, but
completing this can help strengthen source water protection throughout the region and help
Metropolitan Council and partners in the region to better support local efforts.
Source Water Protection Strategies
Does a Drinking Water Supply Management Area for a neighboring public water supplier overlap your
community? Yes ☐ No ☒
If you answered no, skip this section. If you answered yes, please complete Table 32 with information
about new water demand or land use planning-related local controls that are being considered to
provide additional protection in this area.
Table 32. Local controls and schedule to protect Drinking Water Supply Management Areas
Local Control Schedule to
Implement
Potential Partners
☐ None at this time
☐ Comprehensive planning that guides development in
vulnerable drinking water supply management areas
☐ Zoning overlay
☐ Other:
Technical assistance
From your community’s perspective, what are the most important topics for the Metropolitan Council to
address, guided by the region’s Metropolitan Area Water Supply Advisory Committee and Technical
Advisory Committee, as part of its ongoing water supply planning role?
☐ Coordination of state, regional and local water supply planning roles
☐ Regional water use goals
☐ Water use reporting standards
☐ Regional and sub-regional partnership opportunities
☐ Identifying and prioritizing data gaps and input for regional and sub-regional analyses
☐ Others: ___________________________________________________________________
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GLOSSARY
Agricultural/Irrigation Water Use - Water used for crop and non-crop irrigation, livestock watering,
chemigation, golf course irrigation, landscape and athletic field irrigation.
Average Daily Demand - The total water pumped during the year divided by 365 days.
Calcareous Fen - Calcareous fens are rare and distinctive wetlands dependent on a constant supply of
cold groundwater. Because they are dependent on groundwater and are one of the rarest natural
communities in the United States, they are a protected resource in MN. Approximately 200 have been
located in Minnesota. They may not be filled, drained or otherwise degraded.
Commercial/Institutional Water Use - Water used by motels, hotels, restaurants, office buildings,
commercial facilities and institutions (both civilian and military). Consider maintaining separate
institutional water use records for emergency planning and allocation purposes. Water used by multi-
family dwellings, apartment buildings, senior housing complexes, and mobile home parks should be
reported as Residential Water Use.
Commercial/Institutional/Industrial (C/I/I) Water Sold - The sum of water delivered for
commercial/institutional or industrial purposes.
Conservation Rate Structure - A rate structure that encourages conservation and may include increasing
block rates, seasonal rates, time of use rates, individualized goal rates, or excess use rates. If a
conservation rate is applied to multifamily dwellings, the rate structure must consider each residential
unit as an individual user. A community may have a separate conservation rate that only goes into
effect when the community or governor declares a drought emergency. These higher rates can help to
protect the city budgets during times of significantly less water usage.
Date of Maximum Daily Demand - The date of the maximum (highest) water demand. Typically this is a
day in July or August.
Declining Rate Structure - Under a declining block rate structure, a consumer pays less per additional
unit of water as usage increases. This rate structure does not promote water conservation.
Distribution System - Water distribution systems consist of an interconnected series of pipes, valves,
storage facilities (water tanks, water towers, reservoirs), water purification facilities, pumping stations,
flushing hydrants, and components that convey drinking water and meeting fire protection needs for
cities, homes, schools, hospitals, businesses, industries and other facilities.
Flat Rate Structure - Flat fee rates do not vary by customer characteristics or water usage. This rate
structure does not promote water conservation.
Industrial Water Use - Water used for thermonuclear power (electric utility generation) and other
industrial use such as steel, chemical and allied products, paper and allied products, mining, and
petroleum refining.
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Low Flow Fixtures/Appliances - Plumbing fixtures and appliances that significantly reduce the amount
of water released per use are labeled “low flow”. These fixtures and appliances use just enough water to
be effective, saving excess, clean drinking water that usually goes down the drain.
Maximum Daily Demand - The maximum (highest) amount of water used in one day.
Metered Residential Connections - The number of residential connections to the water system that
have meters. For multifamily dwellings, report each residential unit as an individual user.
Percent Unmetered/Unaccounted For - Unaccounted for water use is the volume of water withdrawn
from all sources minus the volume of water delivered. This value represents water “lost” by
miscalculated water use due to inaccurate meters, water lost through leaks, or water that is used but
unmetered or otherwise undocumented. Water used for public services such as hydrant flushing, ice
skating rinks, and public swimming pools should be reported under the category “Water Supplier
Services”.
Population Served - The number of people who are served by the community’s public water supply
system. This includes the number of people in the community who are connected to the public water
supply system, as well as people in neighboring communities who use water supplied by the
community’s public water supply system. It should not include residents in the community who have
private wells or get their water from neighboring water supply.
Residential Connections - The total number of residential connections to the water system. For
multifamily dwellings, report each residential unit as an individual user.
Residential Per Capita Demand - The total residential water delivered during the year divided by the
population served divided by 365 days.
Residential Water Use - Water used for normal household purposes such as drinking, food preparation,
bathing, washing clothes and dishes, flushing toilets, and watering lawns and gardens. Should include all
water delivered to single family private residences, multi-family dwellings, apartment buildings, senior
housing complexes, mobile home parks, etc.
Smart Meter - Smart meters can be used by municipalities or by individual homeowners. Smart
metering generally indicates the presence of one or more of the following:
• Smart irrigation water meters are controllers that look at factors such as weather, soil, slope,
etc. and adjust watering time up or down based on data. Smart controllers in a typical summer
will reduce water use by 30%-50%. Just changing the spray nozzle to new efficient models can
reduce water use by 40%.
• Smart Meters on customer premises that measure consumption during specific time periods and
communicate it to the utility, often on a daily basis.
• A communication channel that permits the utility, at a minimum, to obtain meter reads on
demand, to ascertain whether water has recently been flowing through the meter and onto the
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premises, and to issue commands to the meter to perform specific tasks such as disconnecting
or restricting water flow.
Total Connections - The number of connections to the public water supply system.
Total Per Capita Demand - The total amount of water withdrawn from all water supply sources during
the year divided by the population served divided by 365 days.
Total Water Pumped - The cumulative amount of water withdrawn from all water supply sources during
the year.
Total Water Delivered - The sum of residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, water supplier
services, wholesale and other water delivered.
Ultimate (Full Build-Out) - Time period representing the community’s estimated total amount and
location of potential development, or when the community is fully built out at the final planned density.
Unaccounted (Non-revenue) Loss - See definitions for “percent unmetered/unaccounted for loss”.
Uniform Rate Structure - A uniform rate structure charges the same price-per-unit for water usage
beyond the fixed customer charge, which covers some fixed costs. The rate sends a price signal to the
customer because the water bill will vary by usage. Uniform rates by class charge the same price-per-
unit for all customers within a customer class (e.g. residential or non-residential). This price structure is
generally considered less effective in encouraging water conservation.
Water Supplier Services - Water used for public services such as hydrant flushing, ice skating rinks,
public swimming pools, city park irrigation, back-flushing at water treatment facilities, and/or other
uses.
Water Used for Nonessential Purposes - Water used for lawn irrigation, golf course and park irrigation,
car washes, ornamental fountains, and other non-essential uses.
Wholesale Deliveries - The amount of water delivered in bulk to other public water suppliers.
Acronyms and Initialisms
AWWA – American Water Works Association
C/I/I – Commercial/Institutional/Industrial
CIP – Capital Improvement Plan
GIS – Geographic Information System
GPCD – Gallons per capita per day
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GWMA – Groundwater Management Area – North and East Metro, Straight River, Bonanza,
MDH – Minnesota Department of Health
MGD – Million gallons per day
MG – Million gallons
MGL – Maximum Contaminant Level
MnTAP – Minnesota Technical Assistance Program (University of Minnesota)
MPARS – MN/DNR Permitting and Reporting System (new electronic permitting system)
MRWA – Minnesota Rural Waters Association
SWP – Source Water Protection
WHP – Wellhead Protection
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APPENDICES TO BE SUBMITTED BY THE WATER SUPPLIER
Appendix 1: Well records and maintenance summaries – see Part 1C
Appendix 2: Water level monitoring plan – see Part 1E
Appendix 3: Water level graphs for each water supply well - see Part 1E
Appendix 4: Capital Improvement Plan - see Part 1E
Appendix 5: Emergency Telephone List – see Part 2C
Appendix 6: Cooperative Agreements for Emergency Services – see Part 2C
Appendix 7: Municipal Critical Water Deficiency Ordinance – see Part 2C
Appendix 8: Graph showing annual per capita water demand for each
customer category during the last ten-years – see Part 3 Objective 4
Appendix 9: Water Rate Structure – see Part 3 Objective 6
Appendix 10: Adopted or proposed regulations to reduce demand or improve
water efficiency – see Part 3 Objective 7
Appendix 11: Implementation Checklist – summary of all the actions that a
community is doing, or proposes to do, including estimated implementation
dates – see www.mndnr.gov/watersupplyplans
Ecological and Water Resources
1200 Warner Road
St. Paul, MN 55106
November 25, 2020
Katy Gehler, Director of Public Works
City of Farmington
19650 Municipal Drive
Farmington, MN 55024
RE: Water Supply Plan Approval, City of Farmington, Appropriation Permit No. 1959-0725
Dear Mr. Gehler:
In accordance with Minnesota Statutes, Section 103G.291, Subdivision 3, and on behalf of the
Commissioner of the DNR, I hereby approve your Water Supply Plan that was submitted to the DNR
on April 24, 2020.
Please complete the following action items to comp lete the water supply planning process:
Certificate of Adoption
We encourage the City of Farmington to complete the attached "Certification of Adoption"
form. Please upload the form to MPARS as an attachment as soon as the City officially adopts
the Plan.
DNR and Metropolitan Council Comments
Attached to this letter is a copy of a Water Supply Plan review checklist containing comments
by both the DNR and the Metropolitan Council. These comments should be used to imp rove
the management of the City of Farmington water supply system and improve the next City of
Farmington Water Supply Plan.
The Metropolitan Council has requested that the following comments be sent to City of Farmington.
The City of Farmington’s water supply fulfills the Metropolitan Council minimum water supply
requirements for the comprehensive plan, and the Council commends the City of Farmington
for its commitment to sustainable water supply planning.
If changes are made to this water supply plan resulting from the DNR’s review of the plan, or
from changes during the full comprehensive plan update – such as changes to forecasts - the
City of Farmington will need to provide the Metropolitan Council and DNR with the updated
information when it submits its 2018 comprehensive plan .
Within 30 days following the adoption of the City of Farmington’s local comprehensive plan, of
which this local water supply plan is a part, please adopt and submit copies of the local controls
identified in the water supply plan to the Metropolitan Council, as required by Minnesota
Statutes 473.865.
If your city has any question about the Council’s review comments or process, please feel free
to contact Ali Elhassan at (651) 602-1066 or Brian Davis at (651) 602-1519.
The DNR particularly would like the City of Elko New Market to:
Track the non-essential water use and water supplier service use of the City of Farmington .
Obtain an emergency power source for at least one well in the City of Farmington.
In the next edition of the water supply plan, the City of Farmington should set resource
protection thresholds and describe how monitoring will track the resource.
The City of Farmington should construct new wells into the Tunnel City – Wonewoc Aquifer as a
means of diversifying its water supply source.
A leak detection survey should be conducted of the older portions of the City of Farmington
water system on a regular basis.
The American Water Works Association recommends that residential meters be tested every
ten years. This is due to meters gradually drifting from accuracy and under reporting the
volume of water used.
The City of Elko New Market should consider establishing an emergency interconnection with
Empire Township.
Monitoring
In the DNR Groundwater Technical Review of the City of Farmington water system, the DNR
Groundwater Specialist states that the City of Farmington’s groundwater monitoring is
adequate.
Please submit the water level information to the DNR on an annual b asis along with your water
use report. The City of Farmington may submit the water level data on a more frequent basis, if
the Excel file are too large to easily use. The DNR requests that the water level information be
submitted to the DNR at: region3s_waterdata.dnr@state.mn.us using the Ground Water Level
Monitoring Spreadsheet (available on the DNR Water Appropriations webpage) on an annual
basis.
The ordinance that was submitted as the City of South Paul Criti cal Water Deficiency Ordinance in
Appendix 7 of the draft water supply plan does not meet the requirements for a Critical Water
Deficiency Ordinance. Attached to this letter is a model Critical Water Deficiency Ordinance that was
compiled by the League of Minnesota Cities and the Minnesota Rural Water Association. The City of
Farmington is required to adopt a Critical Water Deficiency Ordinance within six months of the
approval of the City of Farmington water supply plan.
The approval of the City of Farmington Water Supply Plan is not a pre-approval of the proposed wells
listed in Tables 12 and 13. We require a DNR preliminary well construction assessment submittal 6-12
months before a new well is constructed. The DNR will evaluate the preliminary well assessment
against the most current laws and geologic information available at the time before making a decision
on the proposal.
Thank you for your efforts in planning for the future of the City of Farmington water supply and for
conserving the water resources of the State of Minnesota. If you have any questions or need additional
assistance with the City's water appropriation permit, please contact me at (651) 259 - 5877.
Sincerely,
Joe Richter
District Appropriations Hydrologist
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
joe.richter@state.mn.us
CC: Mathew Decur, City of Farmington
Ali Elhassan, Metropolitan Council
Carmelita Nelson, DNR Water Supply Plan Coordinator
Jeanne Daniels, EWR South District Manager Sara Mielke, DNR Hydrologist
Jack Gleason, EWR Hydrologist Supervisor Taylor Huinker, EWR Area Hydrologist
Equal Opportunity Employer
9/6/17
CERTIFICATE OF ADOPTION
WATER SUPPLY PLAN
City or Water System Name: City of Farmington
Name of Person Authorized to Sign
Certificate on Behalf of the System: Katy Gehler
Title: Public Works Director / City Engineer
Address: 430 Third Street, Farmington, MN 55024
Telephone: (651) 280-6841
E-mail: kgehler@farmingtonmn.gov
I certify that the Water Supply Plan approved by the Department of Natural Resources has been
adopted by the city council or utility board that has authority over water supply services.
Signed: Date:
Submit Certificate of Adoption through MPARS
Or mail this certificate to: DNR Waters
Water Permit Program Supervisor
500 Lafayette Road
St. Paul, MN 55155-4032
TO :Water Board M embers , C ity A dminis trator
F R O M :Katy G ehler, P ublic Works D irector
S U B J EC T:A pprove Bills
DATE:January 25, 2021
I N T R O D U C TI O N
The bills from November 19, 2020 to January 20, 2021 are a(ached for review and approval.
D I S C U S S I O N
N/A
B U D G E T I M PA C T
N/A
A C T I O N R EQ U E S T E D
Review, dis cus s , and approve the bills.
AT TA C H M E N TS :
Type D escrip-on
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06500 08640173.50 6502BAC-T SAMPLE (7)189448 1063501 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
73.50
153592 12/23/2020 100377 PREMIER LIGHTING, INC
06500 08624054.95 6502LIGHT BULBS: 1ST STREET GARAGE 189969 56652 BUILDING SUPPLIES & PARTS WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
54.95
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Check #AmountDate Supplier / Explanation PO#Doc No Inv No BU Obj Sub Subledger Account Description BU Description Co Dept Div
153634 12/31/2020 116827 JOHNSON LITHO GRAPHICS OF EAU CLAIRE LTD
06500 086450743.75 6502WINTER'20 CURRENTS PRINTING 190340 101508 OUTSIDE PRINTING WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
743.75
153655 1/1/2021 100030 CORE & MAIN, LP
06500 0862201,091.84 6502HYDRANT PARTS 190035 N433057 EQUIP SUPPLIES & PARTS WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
06500 086220493.07 6502HYDRANT PARTS 190278 N433163 EQUIP SUPPLIES & PARTS WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
1,584.91
153658 1/1/2021 100115 DAKOTA SUPPLY GROUP
06500 086220275.69 6502HYDRANT METER STAND 190178 S100606667.001 EQUIP SUPPLIES & PARTS WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
275.69
153673 1/1/2021 113442 METERING & TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS
06500 0869506,353.26 6502HYDRANT METER 189799 18364 MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT & TOOLS WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
6,353.26
153678 1/1/2021 100070 MINNESOTA VALLEY TESTING LABORATORIES
06500 08640168.00 6502BAC-T SAMPLE (6) & MTHLY REPRT 189800 1064677 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
68.00
153682 1/1/2021 101254 ORKIN EXTERMINATING, LLC
06500 08651520.42 6502DEC'20 PEST CONTROL CMF 190281 205378357/28367911 BUILDING REPAIR/MAINTENANCE WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
06500 086515106.06 6502DEC'20 PEST CNTRL -5446 195TH 190380 205377893/28454299 BUILDING REPAIR/MAINTENANCE WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
126.48
153697 1/8/2021 100112 BADGER METER INC
06500 086505414.96 6502DEC'20 BEACON MBL HOSTING SERV 190555 80066061 EQUIPMENT REPAIR/MAINTENANCE WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
414.96
153706 1/8/2021 100025 CINTAS CORP LOC 754
06500 08629043.31 6502DEC'20 WEEKLY UNIFORM SERVICES 189693 4069016455 UNIFORMS & CLOTHING WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
06500 08629043.31 6502DEC'20 WEEKLY UNIFORM SERVICES 189956 4069620099 UNIFORMS & CLOTHING WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
06500 08629043.31 6502DEC'20 WEEKLY UNIFORM SERVICES 190225 4070849021 UNIFORMS & CLOTHING WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
06500 08629043.31 6502DEC'20 WEEKLY UNIFORM SERVICES 190370 4070272019 UNIFORMS & CLOTHING WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
06500 08629043.31 6502DEC'20 WEEKLY UNIFORM SERVICES 190476 4071526760 UNIFORMS & CLOTHING WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
216.55
153723 1/8/2021 117940 KILLMER ELECTRIC
06500 08650511,000.00 6502ELECT. WORK ON GENERATOR/WELL8 190562 J001176 EQUIPMENT REPAIR/MAINTENANCE WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
11,000.00
153726 1/8/2021 100070 MINNESOTA VALLEY TESTING LABORATORIES
06500 08640173.50 6502BAC-T SAMPLE (7)190022 1065820 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
73.50
153732 1/8/2021 113031 NRG RELIABILITY SOLUTIONS LLC
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Check #AmountDate Supplier / Explanation PO#Doc No Inv No BU Obj Sub Subledger Account Description BU Description Co Dept Div
06500 086422290.61 6502NOV'20 ELEC CMF 190489 3347-2012 ELECTRIC WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
290.61
153735 1/8/2021 100093 PELLICCI HARDWARE & RENTAL
06500 08624212.72 6502GLADE SPRAY/SCOURPADS/GLOVES 189945 K40917/F CLEANING SUPPLIES WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
06500 0862203.34 6502VIDEO COAXIAL CABLE 189955 K40657/F EQUIP SUPPLIES & PARTS WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
06500 086240.60 6502SPRAY PAINT AND TAPE 190279 40968/F BUILDING SUPPLIES & PARTS WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
06500 0862421.75 6502TRASH BAGS 190282 40992/F CLEANING SUPPLIES WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
06500 08695049.99 6502MILK HOUSE HEATER 190383 41117/F '20 MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT & TOOLS WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
06500 08622044.97 6502HYDRANT METER PARTS 190464 K41240/F EQUIP SUPPLIES & PARTS WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
113.37
153745 1/8/2021 100099 STAR TRIBUNE MEDIA COMPANY, LLC
06500 08628045.50 65022021 STAR TRIB SUBSCRIPTION 190424 10158201 JAN'21 BOOKS & SUBSCRIPTIONS WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
45.50
153746 1/8/2021 112307 T-MOBILE USA INC
06500 0864126.67 6502DEC'20 GPS SERVICE 190445 823329497 DEC'20 CELLULAR SERVICES WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
6.67
153767 1/15/2021 100030 CORE & MAIN, LP
06500 086220100.47 6502CURB STOP BOX PARTS 190462 N498905 EQUIP SUPPLIES & PARTS WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
100.47
153790 1/15/2021 100070 MINNESOTA VALLEY TESTING LABORATORIES
06500 08640173.50 6502BAC-T SAMPLE (7)190275 1066921 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
73.50
153795 1/15/2021 108094 PAPCO INC
06500 08622026.76 6502FLOOR SCRUBBER PARTS 190488 219172 EQUIP SUPPLIES & PARTS WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
26.76
153805 1/15/2021 109843 SPOK, INC.
06500 0864122.68 6502JAN'21 PAGER CONTRACT 190567 E0317419M CELLULAR SERVICES WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
2.68
20201111 11/19/2020 108980 MINNESOTA ENERGY RESOURCES CORPORATION
06500 08642340.38 6502OCT'20 GAS 1ST STREET GARAGE 189127 0505547424 OCT'20 NATURAL GAS WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
06500 086423181.61 6502OCT'20 GAS CMF 189129 0502362190 OCT'20 NATURAL GAS WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
06500 08642329.87 6502OCT'20 GAS WELL HOUSE 1 OAK ST 189189 0506788875 OCT'20 NATURAL GAS WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
251.86
20201115 11/23/2020 100085 DAKOTA ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION
06500 08642253.47 6502OCT'20 ELEC WELL#9 189174 200010028004
OCT'20
ELECTRIC WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
53.47
20201203 12/7/2020 100085 DAKOTA ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION
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Check #AmountDate Supplier / Explanation PO#Doc No Inv No BU Obj Sub Subledger Account Description BU Description Co Dept Div
06500 0864221,811.92 6502OCT'20 ELEC WELL #8 189163 200004199709
OCT'20
ELECTRIC WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
06500 0864222,689.92 6502OCT'20 ELEC WELL #6 189164 200001550151
OCT'20
ELECTRIC WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
06500 08642226.36 6502OCT'20 ELEC DAISY KNOLL TOWER 189165 200001318518
OCT'20
ELECTRIC WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
06500 0864222,199.33 6502OCT'20 ELEC WELL #4 189166 200001318526
OCT'20
ELECTRIC WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
06500 0864221,164.78 6502OCT'20 ELEC WELL #7 189167 200003490737
OCT'20
ELECTRIC WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
06500 086422129.57 6502OCT'20 ELEC 195TH WATER TOWER 189169 200002587095
OCT'20
ELECTRIC WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
06500 0864223,127.47 6502OCT'20 ELEC WELL #5 189170 200002785533
OCT'20
ELECTRIC WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
11,149.35
20201206 12/7/2020 100394 XCEL ENERGY
06500 086422113.37 6502OCT'20 ELEC CITY GARAGE 189214 51-4874005 OCT'20 ELECTRIC WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
06500 0864222,363.43 6502OCT'20 ELEC WELL #1 & 3 189214 51-4874005 OCT'20 ELECTRIC WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
2,476.80
20201209 12/11/2020 114654 INVOICE CLOUD
06500 086545614.60 6502OCT'20 IC PYMT PROCESS FEES 189931 819-2020_10 PYMT PROCESSING FEES WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
614.60
20201210 12/15/2020 108980 MINNESOTA ENERGY RESOURCES CORPORATION
06500 08642382.34 6502NOV'20 GAS WELL #5 189586 0507120636 NOV'20 NATURAL GAS WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
82.34
20201213 12/17/2020 114654 INVOICE CLOUD
06500 086545458.20 6502NOV'20 IC PYMT PROCESS FEES 189918 819-2020_11 PYMT PROCESSING FEES WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
458.20
20201214 12/18/2020 111046 VOYAGER FLEET SYSTEMS INC
06500 0862722.59 6502NOV'20 FUEL JANITORIAL 189695 869088237048
JANITOR
FUEL WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
06500 086272121.17 6502NOV'20 FUEL WATER 189702 869088237048 WATER FUEL WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
06500 0862721.58 6502NOV'20 FUEL BLDG MAINT 189949 869088237048 BLDG
MAINT
FUEL WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
125.34
20201216 12/22/2020 108980 MINNESOTA ENERGY RESOURCES CORPORATION
06500 08642363.91 6502NOV'20 GAS 1ST STREET GARAGE 189689 0505547424 NOV'20 NATURAL GAS WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
06500 08642337.98 6502NOV'20 GAS WELL HOUSE 1 OAK ST 189698 0506788875 NOV'20 NATURAL GAS WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
101.89
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Check #AmountDate Supplier / Explanation PO#Doc No Inv No BU Obj Sub Subledger Account Description BU Description Co Dept Div
20201218 12/23/2020 108980 MINNESOTA ENERGY RESOURCES CORPORATION
06500 086423417.53 6502NOV'20 GAS CMF 189713 0502362190 NOV'20 NATURAL GAS WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
417.53
20201221 12/28/2020 100085 DAKOTA ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION
06500 08642262.73 6502NOV'20 ELEC WELL#9 189590 200010028004
NOV'20
ELECTRIC WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
62.73
20201223 12/28/2020 102160 CARDMEMBER SERVICES
06500 08622047.65 6502CMF DOOR OPENERS 189813 3387-7199-11/18 EQUIP SUPPLIES & PARTS WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
47.65
20210102 1/4/2021 100085 DAKOTA ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION
06500 086422203.06 6502NOV'20 ELEC 195TH WATER TOWER 190025 200002587095
NOV'20
ELECTRIC WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
06500 0864222,261.55 6502NOV'20 ELEC WELL #7 190027 200003490737
NOV'20
ELECTRIC WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
06500 0864221,287.83 6502NOV'20 ELEC WELL #5 190029 200002785533
NOV'20
ELECTRIC WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
06500 08642230.07 6502NOV'20 ELEC DAISY KNOLL TOWER 190030 200001318518
NOV'20
ELECTRIC WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
06500 0864221,711.34 6502NOV'20 ELEC WELL #4 190031 200001318526
NOV'20
ELECTRIC WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
06500 0864222,525.31 6502NOV'20 ELEC WELL #8 190032 200004199709
NOV'20
ELECTRIC WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
06500 0864221,941.30 6502NOV'20 ELEC WELL #6 190033 200001550151
NOV'20
ELECTRIC WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
9,960.46
20210106 1/5/2021 100394 XCEL ENERGY
06500 086422117.23 6502NOV'20 ELEC CITY GARAGE 190379 51-4874005 NOV'20 ELECTRIC WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
06500 0864222,838.75 6502NOV'20 ELEC WELL #1 & 3 190379 51-4874005 NOV'20 ELECTRIC WATER UTILITY EXPENSE
2,955.98
Report Totals 85,645.26
TO :Water Board M embers , C ity A dminis trator
F R O M :Katy G ehler, P ublic Works D irector
S U B J EC T:P roject and I nforma on Update
DATE:January 25, 2021
I N T R O D U C TI O N
S taff w ill provide an update on the following items :
C O V I D -19 impacts to opera ons
Water Efficiency Rebate P rogram
Joint Work S ession with C ity C ouncil on New Water Tow er
O ther
AT TA C H M E N TS :
Type D escrip on
Backup M aterial Water Rebates Log
2020-2021 Water Efficiency Rebate Grant Tracking
$8,000 Max $6,000 Max
Row#
Date
Application
Received
Application
Approved/
Denied
Date
Application
Approved/
Denied
Date Rebate
Credited to UB
Account
UB
Account #
UB
Customer #Account Holder Name Property Street Address and Zip Code
Property
Type
(Select):
Water Device Replaced
(Select):
Cost per
Device:
# of
Devices
Rebate or
Grant per
device
Est. Annual
Water Saved
per Device
(Gallons)
Total Rebate
or UB Credit
Municipality
Contribution
Eligible Grant
Amount
Estimated
Annual Water
Saved
(Gallons)
Cumulative
Rebate Total
Cumulative
Municipality
Contribution
Cumulative
MCES Grant
Amount
1 6/1/2020 Approved 6/1/2020 6/3/2020 498237629 17570 Thomas Strese 4737 - 198th St. W., 55024 Residential Irrigation Controller $189.00 1 $94.50 7600 $94.50 $23.63 $70.88 7600 $94.50 $23.63 $70.88
2 6/10/2020 6/12/2020 324025104 18535 Julie Martin 3251 - 224th St. W., 55024 Residential Clothes Washer $648.00 1 $200.00 2000 $200.00 $50.00 $150.00 2000 $294.50 $73.63 $220.88
3 6/11/2020 6/12/2020 161065905 21157 John Fogliano/Madison Currie 18659 English Ave.Residential Clothes Washer $649.99 1 $200.00 2000 $200.00 $50.00 $150.00 2000 $494.50 $123.63 $370.88
4 6/11/2020 6/12/2020 430563106 21682 Matthew Childs 20631 East Oaks Drive Residential Irrigation Controller $196.88 1 $98.44 7600 $98.44 $24.61 $73.83 7600 $592.94 $148.24 $444.71
5 6/15/2020 Approved 6/15/2020 6/22/2020 185007801 7906 Jason Sanders 5078 - 185th St. W.Residential Clothes Washer $579.99 1 $200.00 2000 $200.00 $50.00 $150.00 2000 $792.94 $198.24 $594.71
6 6/18/2020 Approved 6/18/2020 6/22/2020 446085904 7311 Dean Hyytinen 19859 Executive Path Residential Irrigation Controller $169.99 1 $85.00 7600 $85.00 $21.25 $63.75 7600 $877.94 $219.48 $658.45
7 6/18/2020 Approved 6/19/2020 6/22/2020 192085009 468 Diane Berdan 4850 - 192nd St. W.Residential Irrigation Controller $199.00 1 $99.50 7600 $99.50 $24.88 $74.63 7600 $977.44 $244.36 $733.08
8 6/25/2020 Approved 6/25/2020 7/17/2020 498237769 17665 Amy Hayes 19812 Dover Dr.Residential Irrigation Controller $189.00 1 $94.50 7600 $94.50 $23.63 $70.88 7600 $1,071.94 $267.98 $803.95
9 6/29/2020 Approved 6/30/2020 7/17/2020 498238669 Craig Moen 19874 Deerbrooke Path Residential Irrigation Controller $219.99 1 $110.00 7600 $110.00 $27.50 $82.50 7600 $1,181.93 $295.48 $886.45
10 6/29/2020 Approved 6/30/2020 7/17/2020 321061206 6999 Craig Hussman 612 Ash St Residential Clothes Washer $484.38 1 $200.00 2000 $200.00 $50.00 $150.00 2000 $1,381.93 $345.48 $1,036.45
11 6/30/2020 Approved 7/13/2020 7/17/2020 301071303 2469 Roger Christensen 713 Main St.Residential Clothes Washer $989.99 1 $200.00 2000 $200.00 $50.00 $150.00 2000 $1,581.93 $395.48 $1,186.45
12 7/2/2020 Approved 7/13/2020 7/17/2020 141086807 21869 Ashley VanderWyst 18868 Embers Ave.Residential Clothes Washer $677.70 1 $200.00 2000 $200.00 $50.00 $150.00 2000 $1,781.93 $445.48 $1,336.45
13 7/6/2020 Approved 7/13/2020 7/17/2020 301441206 11870 Septimia Filip 412 - 14th St.Residential Clothes Washer $579.99 1 $200.00 2000 $200.00 $50.00 $150.00 2000 $1,981.93 $495.48 $1,486.45
14 7/10/2020 Approved 7/13/2020 7/17/2020 498238129 7483 Jennifer Hogan 19858 Deerbrooke Path Residential Clothes Washer $699.99 1 $200.00 2000 $200.00 $50.00 $150.00 2000 $2,181.93 $545.48 $1,636.45
15 7/21/2020 Approved 7/21/2020 9/9/2020 126548605 21871 Nancy Skupas 19486 Ellington Trail Residential Toilet $179.00 2 $50.00 2000 $100.00 $25.00 $75.00 4000 $2,281.93 $570.48 $1,711.45
16 7/27/2020 Approved 7/27/2020 9/9/2020 309032802 21388 Brian Dale 3328 - 209th St. W.Residential Clothes Washer $548.00 1 $200.00 2000 $200.00 $50.00 $150.00 2000 $2,481.93 $620.48 $1,861.45
17 7/31/2020 Approved 8/3/2020 9/9/2020 491076000 15864 Wesley Hyduke 5760 - 191st St. W.Residential Clothes Washer $699.99 1 $200.00 2000 $200.00 $50.00 $150.00 2000 $2,681.93 $670.48 $2,011.45
18 7/31/2020 Approved 8/3/2020 9/9/2020 190071001 11493 Bruce Nelson 4710 - 190th St. W.Residential Clothes Washer $498.00 1 $200.00 2000 $200.00 $50.00 $150.00 2000 $2,881.93 $720.48 $2,161.45
19 8/4/2020 Approved 8/4/2020 9/9/2020 203082109 15276 Sackett Properties 821 - 3rd St.Commercial Toilet $276.29 1 $50.00 2000 $50.00 $12.50 $37.50 2000 $2,931.93 $732.98 $2,198.95
20 8/6/2020 Approved 8/5/2020 9/9/2020 443554803 2789 John E Frank 20548 Eastview Curve Residential Toilet $149.00 1 $50.00 2000 $50.00 $12.50 $37.50 2000 $2,981.93 $745.48 $2,236.45
21 8/6/2020 Approved 8/6/2020 9/9/2020 111099102 13039 Darin Montgomery 19991 Dover Dr.Residential Irrigation Controller $249.99 1 $125.00 7600 $125.00 $31.25 $93.75 7600 $3,106.93 $776.73 $2,330.20
22 8/6/2020 Approved 8/6/2020 9/9/2020 498235479 5126 Greg Rudrud 19864 Devrie Path Residential Clothes Washer $799.98 1 $200.00 2000 $200.00 $50.00 $150.00 2000 $3,306.93 $826.73 $2,480.20
23 8/19/2020 Approved 8/19/2020 9/9/2020 498235689 4237 Clark Johnson 4796 - 198th St. W.Residential Toilet $152.10 1 $50.00 2000 $50.00 $12.50 $37.50 2000 $3,356.93 $839.23 $2,517.70
24 8/26/2020 Approved 8/26/2020 9/9/2020 141527206 5148 Mark Tilc 18272 Emerald Trail Residential Toilet $215.21 1 $50.00 2000 $50.00 $12.50 $37.50 2000 $3,406.93 $851.73 $2,555.20
25 8/28/2020 Approved 8/28/2020 9/9/2020 426043007 13625 William Poore 19430 Elmwood Circle Residential Irrigation Controller $179.99 1 $90.00 7600 $90.00 $22.50 $67.50 7600 $3,496.93 $874.23 $2,622.69
26 9/1/2020 Approved 9/2/2020 9/9/2020 189070501 11641 Jeff Allbee 4705 - 189th St. W.Residential Clothes Washer $799.99 1 $200.00 2000 $200.00 $50.00 $150.00 2000 $3,696.93 $924.23 $2,772.69
27 9/1/2020 Approved 9/2/2020 9/9/2020 430566703 7249 Jay Rinke 20667 East Oaks Drive Residential Irrigation Controller $179.99 1 $90.00 7600 $90.00 $22.50 $67.50 7600 $3,786.92 $946.73 $2,840.19
28 9/1/2020 Approved 9/2/2020 9/9/2020 121686908 9961 Michael Handley 18869 Dupont Way Residential Irrigation Controller $59.97 1 $29.99 7600 $29.99 $7.50 $22.49 7600 $3,816.91 $954.23 $2,862.68
29 9/1/2020 Approved 9/2/2020 9/9/2020 421001501 15269 Roger Thelen 15 Walnut St.Residential Toilet $89.98 1 $44.99 2000 $44.99 $11.25 $33.74 2000 $3,861.90 $965.47 $2,896.42
30 9/10/2020 Approved 9/9/2020 10/6/2020 124044708 21295 Andrew Prusaczyk 18447 Eldorado Way Residential Clothes Washer $628.00 1 $200.00 2000 $200.00 $50.00 $150.00 2000 $4,061.90 $1,015.47 $3,046.42
31 9/22/2020 Approved 9/22/2020 10/6/2020 484082106 5666 Melody Larson 5821 - 184th St. W.Residential Toilet $357.50 1 $50.00 2000 $50.00 $12.50 $37.50 2000 $4,111.90 $1,027.97 $3,083.92
32 9/22/2020 Approved 9/23/2020 10/6/2020 472030104 21689 Michael Leubner 20301 Erickson Path Residential Irrigation Controller $180.99 1 $90.50 7600 $90.50 $22.62 $67.87 7600 $4,202.39 $1,050.60 $3,151.79
33 9/22/2020 Approved 9/23/2020 10/6/2020 465030509 9860 Ron Stafford 20305 Enright Way Residential Toilet $178.00 2 $50.00 2000 $100.00 $25.00 $75.00 4000 $4,302.39 $1,075.60 $3,226.79
34 9/22/2020 Approved 9/23/2020 10/6/2020 493074102 9697 John Tracy 5741 - 193rd St. W.Residential Toilet $129.00 2 $50.00 2000 $100.00 $25.00 $75.00 4000 $4,402.39 $1,100.60 $3,301.79
35 9/22/2020 Approved 9/23/2020 10/6/2020 493074102 9697 John Tracy 5741 - 193rd St. W.Residential Clothes Washer $699.98 1 $200.00 2000 $200.00 $50.00 $150.00 2000 $4,602.39 $1,150.60 $3,451.79
36 9/22/2020 Approved 9/23/2020 10/6/2020 488093208 6329 Theresa Powers 5932 - 188th St W Residential Toilet $99.00 1 $49.50 2000 $49.50 $12.38 $37.13 2000 $4,651.89 $1,162.97 $3,488.92
37 9/28/2020 Approved 9/29/2020 10/6/2020 141527206 5148 Mark Tilc 18272 Emerald Trail Residential Toilet $229.00 1 $50.00 2000 $50.00 $12.50 $37.50 2000 $4,701.89 $1,175.47 $3,526.42
38 9/28/2020 Approved 9/29/2020 10/6/2020 498237594 19950 William Bernhjelm 18578 Dunbury Knoll Residential Irrigation Controller $325.00 1 $150.00 7600 $150.00 $37.50 $112.50 7600 $4,851.89 $1,212.97 $3,638.92
39 9/29/2020 Approved 9/29/2020 10/6/2020 498237999 21966 Christopher Lewis 19839 Embers Ave.Residential Toilet $181.04 1 $50.00 2000 $50.00 $12.50 $37.50 2000 $4,901.89 $1,225.47 $3,676.42
40 10/12/2020 Approved 10/12/2020 11/16/2020 498237689 17561 Daniel McKane 19819 Devrie Path Residential Irrigation Controller $110.99 1 $55.50 7600 $55.50 $13.87 $41.62 7600 $4,957.39 $1,239.35 $3,718.04
41 10/28/2020 Approved 10/28/2020 11/16/2020 442564300 20793 Paul Zerba 18643 Explorer Way Residential Irrigation Controller $99.00 1 $49.50 7600 $49.50 $12.38 $37.13 7600 $5,006.89 $1,251.72 $3,755.16
42 10/28/2020 Approved 10/28/2020 11/16/2020 442564300 20793 Paul Zerba 18643 Explorer Way Residential Toilet $402.00 3 $50.00 2000 $150.00 $37.50 $112.50 6000 $5,156.89 $1,289.22 $3,867.66
43 11/10/2020 Approved 11/10/2020 11/16/2020 302000009 21635 Kimberly Erickson 1000 2nd St.Residential Toilet $189.00 1 $50.00 2000 $50.00 $12.50 $37.50 2000 $5,206.89 $1,301.72 $3,905.16
44 11/10/2020 Approved 11/10/2020 11/16/2020 302000009 21635 Kimberly Erickson 1000 2nd St.Residential Toilet $170.10 1 $50.00 2000 $50.00 $12.50 $37.50 2000 $5,256.89 $1,314.22 $3,942.66
45 12/4/2020 Approved 12/4/2020 12/14/2020 440585901 8588 Bill Sundt 18859 Excalibur Trail Residential Irrigation Controller $214.15 1 $107.08 7600 $107.08 $26.77 $80.31 7600 $5,363.96 $1,340.99 $4,022.97
46 12/4/2020 Approved 12/4/2020 12/14/2020 498235414 21565 Raymond Salisbury 19820 Dawson Lane Residential Clothes Washer $629.99 1 $200.00 2000 $200.00 $50.00 $150.00 2000 $5,563.96 $1,390.99 $4,172.97
47 12/16/2020 Approved 12/16/2020 203082109 15276 Sackett Properties 821 - 3rd St.Commercial Toilet $276.29 1 $50.00 2000 $50.00 $12.50 $37.50 2000 $5,613.96 $1,403.49 $4,210.47
48 12/16/2020 Approved 12/16/2020 442055408 18946 Jason Oberg 18554 Exodus Ave Residential Toilet $279.00 1 $50.00 2000 $50.00 $12.50 $37.50 2000 $5,663.96 $1,415.99 $4,247.97
49 1/14/2021 Approved 1/14/2021 190076505 11412 Rhonda Doheny 4765 - 190th St. W.Residential Irrigation Spray Sprinker
Body $379.55 1 $150.00 0 $150.00 $37.50 $112.50 0 $5,813.96 $1,453.49 $4,360.47
50 1/14/2021 Approved 1/14/2021 190076505 11412 Rhonda Doheny 4765 - 190th St. W.Residential Irrigation Controller $162.89 1 $81.45 7600 $81.45 $20.36 $61.08 7600 $5,895.41 $1,473.85 $4,421.55