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626 <br />Mr. Freihammer noted there was always the potential that this could change, if an <br />627 <br />adjacent community changed its area and drilled a well, it could potentially affect <br />628 <br />a larger area <br />629 <br />630 <br />At the request of Member Wozniak, Mr. Freihammer reported the city was aware <br />631 <br />of twenty residences still hooked to private wells or private wells still in use and <br />632 <br />not connected to city water. Member Wozniak also asked if by the city tracking <br />633 <br />that data, if it played into this goal at all. <br />634 <br />635 <br />Mr. Johnson advised that the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and other <br />636 <br />agencies had data on abandoned wells on properties; and if they were still open and <br />637 <br />active (e.g. not sealed) and their direct connection to the aquifer. Acknowledging <br />638 <br />that there were twenty known active wells yet in Roseville, Mr. Johnson noted there <br />639 <br />may be hundreds across the city that had been abandoned but not sealed. <br />640 <br />641 <br />At the request of Member Wozniak, Mr. Johnson advised that the data could be <br />642 <br />researched through the MDH and Soil & Water district. Member Wozniak opined <br />643 <br />the city should quantify active and inactive/not sealed wells to protect the <br />644 <br />groundwater as a resource. As an example, Member Wozniak referenced a property <br />645 <br />across the street from the City Hall campus currently under discussion as a potential <br />646 <br />development expansion that may be one of those sites needing a well abandoned. <br />647 <br />648 <br />This suggestion was duly by Mr. Johnson. <br />649 <br />650 <br />Goal 4—Public Education and Outreach <br />651 <br />Chair Cihacek noted the need to remember to have hard copies available for <br />652 <br />residents for their access to education and public outreach, not just online options <br />653 <br />(e.g. stormwater pollution prevention plan). <br />654 <br />655 <br />In Item #4, the PWETC asked that all public comment be sought, including from <br />656 <br />the City Council and across city advisory commissions. <br />657 <br />658 <br />Member Wozniak suggested the education and outreach include "information <br />659 <br />boards" such as at the aerator on Bennett Lake to explain to the public what was <br />660 <br />happening and why, and tie it into the city's overall stormwater management plan; <br />661 <br />providing opportunities to increase the involvement of the public in the overall <br />662 <br />picture. <br />663 <br />664 <br />Chair Cihacek noted Item #7, modeling interpretative sites; with Member Lenz <br />665 <br />suggesting such an interpretative site could be the boardwalk at the Harriet <br />666 <br />Alexander Nature Center (HANC) to educate people on the value of having <br />667 <br />swamps. <br />668 <br />669 <br />At the request of Chair Cihacek, Mr. Freihammer clarified the intent in using the <br />670 <br />term "city," to mean the city as a whole, the City Council and staff inclusive. <br />671 <br />Page 15 of 20 <br />