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<br /> City of Centerville
<br /> 11,880 IlMaiiin,Stireet
<br /> Ceinterville,, IM 5503E.?>
<br /> HoiinoirabilIe Mayor a rid My( oii.xnc'H1 Mernibeirs.,
<br /> i am a esklent 'in the (Ity of Centevviifle with a weil. I firstvii 'to thank oii,,ir City AdiiinWstraltor for his comirnf,:)n siense
<br /> %ithe City Code K's alm,:)st :impossible r1ir,::it l'.0 r:xeate a health issue H'a resident'swell goes bad and they have t1r)
<br /> hook up to city water. "rhank you, Mr.St,qkl`or lof.:Wng otrt,for the City andits re.sidents
<br /> Fbe'fievethat ,a Ir1ty, may 'impose joust and equitaft-ole rharges for the aviJiJability of water facillfies,bLit larks the authority
<br /> tic) require.a property ownerta t..ise,rnunk,:JpaI,wate,,r_ in t.he.;M,:)senrx;-.i showing,that the,use of well water is,in,Jurious W
<br /> PlLiblic he,Mth, the City Lacks the �:Hjthortty to require a private well ownier 'to n.,u,sir..!r 'wa"ter, ,sii,,nr.)plled by the City and deMst
<br /> fircirn r,,iislrig a private well,
<br /> I beflieve Ipublic utilities are fin the best [inteirest of a city in new developments. lts -then "pairt of the deal" whein -the
<br /> dievelopeir sefis a lot. 11-kWEWeiir,wheiii,iii iresideiints,Ihave%hhells prIlloir,rto the they shot ulid have a C1116GCe Of
<br /> hocWirig ii.,iljptotN.�.101[ty cii iniat. I'Ve igo'll'.1ten, It.",s molrecostlyto hinink i crtywateir that n to i weR in
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<br /> Mir. Statz !is irig[ft whein sayfirig-the best Llime -for residents with w0s-to change 'tau city water is upon the salle of a hoirne.
<br /> This is whein -the cost can The worked in-to -the Imortgagie. However, l think that the new resident Should stlill haveinn
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<br /> i ,.flso'have anlsst.te witi-i tl--m City cliar gingaabwiic i is niat �iiva Ay e in a , ll,F,,nWe. Itis also
<br /> in o L rigwf rt,fairthe i kewiep a ii psu Mrn lien this area ,firoirn repaiii1iriig or, dirillin,ga inew,wiell.,'This isa nay. hier health issue i
<br /> Mr. Statz expressed a cioincerri ab0i.rt Wili hold Ibad and contaminating the ;.-,iquifar. Our State has orie ir)fthe most
<br /> e)r.tf:.,nsNe and regulated'WeH ICodes in the United States to protect our ground,water and aquifers.
<br /> Mir—Statz -also expressed a coiniceirn Wboiut circuss•-ic.oiriii,ta;llrnlirinii,ticnniirN ff both wateir,are avail-able lin a hoirne
<br /> T�h[s is a Food concerii*l We don"'t wairit c1ty wat-eir Corltalrrfl'iir�at[ng olisir weills, h(:!irc.,! are iifunif Iii,i 1.; col des tWs, so
<br /> voii..j shoUld get a p[LjirnI,:)!eir`.,.;airwd a well diidlHeir�115 cipiii 0oin oii nth[s. T`heire,M mulid b,e aiirn knspectir:uii Whein dity wateir is birn.ujight
<br /> in and this should be looked at.,
<br /> It's tlw State of INAInrieso-ta 01°no has w.,rthioirfty to re'giWate the way in whlich a well is i stir uicted. The DNR has tl,ne
<br /> autl,iioiiI,N ,to rejgtuilate 1:1-iiiie aimotAii ot- of war ter PUrInpied out Hof i I o rny (Iron Wiedge, Iino (Fed eir,M or State ageirwicy (has t]ile
<br /> aiuthorfty to prohibilt ia lar-sidowner froirn their, Riparian water rights to, access, water, i.iindieV.r their properIt. State of
<br /> Mlininesota Statute 412,211,givesthe citilestime Might to r loin t ^tll e iuse of wells. I ne definition of "iregulate" is rlear'IV
<br /> deic iffinied �iini the I'MinniesiDT'a Supireirne (..buirt Case oVORRvs. City of: Rochester. Itstales ,�poweir t� reguliate does not
<br /> priii::iipedy irichijide the powler to suppress or-,prohilblt,for the very essence of regulation is the existence of something tnio be
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