Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 144 - Health Department
Chapter 4720 - PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES
CONTENT OF WELLHEAD PROTECTION PLAN
Part 4720.5250 - OBJECTIVES AND PLAN OF ACTION

Universal Citation: MN Rules 4720.5250

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024

Subpart 1. Objectives.

A wellhead protection plan must have measurable objectives for the well and drinking water supply management area.

Subp. 2. Plan of action.

A wellhead protection plan must state a plan of action. A plan of action must:

A. address the problems and opportunities identified in the wellhead protection plan;

B. identify and prioritize the wellhead protection measures that will be used;

C. identify proposed changes in well construction, maintenance, and use; and

D. identify a time frame for the implementation of the action identified in the plan.

Subp. 3. Establishing priorities.

A public water supplier must establish priorities in the plan of action that:

A. address:
(1) any substance that exceeds the maximum contaminant level specified in Code of Federal Regulations, title 40, part 141 (1995 and as subsequently amended); and

(2) a quantifiable level of a contaminant in the well water resulting from human activity; and

B. reflect:
(1) the number of each potential contaminant source identified and the nature of the potential contamination associated with each source;

(2) the location of each potential contaminant source in relation to:
(a) the public water supply well;

(b) the isolation distances; and

(c) a one-year time of travel emergency response time;

(3) the capability of the geologic material to absorb a contaminant;

(4) the effectiveness of existing controls;

(5) the time required to obtain cooperation from other public water suppliers, and local, state, and federal agencies and programs; and

(6) the administrative, legal, technical, and public and private financial resources needed.

Subp. 4. Implementation responsibilities.

A plan of action must:

A. describe those actions that will be taken by the public water supplier alone;

B. describe those actions that will require the cooperation of a local unit of government or state and federal agencies; and

C. state whether the public water supplier has received commitments for the cooperation described in item B.

Statutory Authority: MS s 103I.101

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