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9113/21, 2.59 PM Protecting Gem Lake residents from contaminated drinking water I Minnesota Pollution Control Agency <br />MINNESOTA POLLUTION <br />CONTROL AGENCY <br />Protecting Gem Lake residents from <br />contaminated drinking water <br />Recent water sampling from private wells in this area has revealed the presence of the chemical <br />14-dioxane above state health risk limits. Where results are above the health -risk. limit residents. <br />have been provided bottled water as a short-term,solution. The agency will work to ide <br />ntify and <br />implement the best long-term solution to providing clean safe drinking water. Municipal wells <br />supplying White Bear Township were tested and 1,4-dioxan.e was not detected. <br />Residents within the community of Gem Lake generally rely on private wells for their water <br />supply, with the exception of one residential development <br />In the southern portion of Gem Lake <br />served by the municipal. water system from Vadnais Heights. Properties in the business district <br />have municipal water from White Bear Lake available. <br />Source of contamination remains under <br />investigation <br />The Minnesota. Pollution Control Agency (M.PCA) and. the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) <br />are actively investigating in this area to determine the impacted area and source of <br />contamination, The study area shown on the figure .below is the focus of the investigation,. <br />Residents within the study area have .received requests from the MDH, MPCA, or a consultant to <br />.sample their well. Households with wells that have been sampled with results in excess of the <br />MDH health risk limit (HRL) have been notified and are currently receiving bottled water. <br />Stay engaged. State agencies will be providing additional information as it becomes <br />available. Virtual public meetings are also being scheduled to share additional information. <br />For questions or additional information about private well sampling contact Michael <br />Ginsbach at the MPCA, 651-757-2329 or michael.gi.nsbach@state.rnn.us, <br />h tt p s;//www. Pca, sta te. m n; us/wa ste7p rote cti n g-gem-1a ke-residents-contaminated-drinking-wate r <br />112 <br />