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Page Two- Grant Program Descriptions There are a number of grant programs available to assist in funding potential GLWMO projects, however, at this point in time it appears that the BWSR Clean Water Assistance Grant and the MN Dept. of Health Well Sealing Grant will be the best match for our needs. Timing for the BWSR CWL fund grants is as follows: ✓ BWSR staff issued the RFP process on August 8, 2011 ✓ Sept. 20 — Submittal deadline ✓ Dec. 15 — BWSR Board Approval ✓ Early Winter — Grant Agreements sent out ✓ Apr. 30 — Execute Grant agreements The following are general- descriptions of the projects for- which I suggest we seek funding: Please note- the exact logistics needed to implement will be detailed in the MOA agreed to with each city. 1. Sealing Abandoned and Unused Water Wells to Protect Groundwater The applicant will be the City of Roseville with the GLWMO serving to administrate the grant. A MOA will be developed between the City and GLWMO specifying the details of the working agreement. Utilizing either MDH Well Sealing Grant funding and /or BWSR Clean Water Assistance Grant funding, Seek $40,000 in well sealing cost -share dollars to encourage local landowners /water well owners to seal their abandoned and unused water wells. Funding could be utilized watershed -wide or targeted to specific geographic areas/conditions. For example, known areas of groundwater contamination, areas sensitive to contamination, or Wellhead Protection /Drinking Water Supply Areas. A water well sealing cost -share program can also serve as a "gateway" to increase the groundwater resource "IQ" of the general public. That is to say, public awareness of groundwater and its vulnerability to contamination. The average residential water well within GLWMO is 2 to 3 inches in diameter and is between 75 and 150 feet deep. Depending on where the well is located within the property/structure, sealing costs can range from $500 to $1,500, with an average of $1,000. Based on a 1995 well survey conducted by the Ramsey Conservation District, anywhere from 1,000 to 2,000 water wells exist in the GLWMO area. Much of the area was developed prior to city water being supplied and thus properties had wells for potable water.