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APPROVE WELLHEAD PROTECTION PROGRAM
COUNCIL INITIATIVE ADDRESSED:
Provide sustainable water quality & environmental infrastructure
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
The Mint Farm Regional Water Treatment Plant (MFRWTP) is under construction and scheduled to be commissioned in October, 2012. To protect the new groundwater source and comply with Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 246-290-135 (3), the City has developed a Wellhead Protection Program (WHPP) to include in its Water System Plan. The elements of the WHPP include:
· Susceptibility assessment for each well.
· Wellhead Protection Area (WHPA) delineating the 6-month, 1-year, 5-year and 10-year time of travel zones.
· Inventory of known and potential groundwater contaminant sources within the WHPA.
· Notification of the WHPP to owners/operators of the potential contaminant sources identified within the WHPA.
· Notification to regulatory agencies and local governments of the WHPP and potential contaminant source inventory.
· Notification and coordination with local emergency responders regarding the WHPP.
· Contingency plan to ensure an adequate drinking water supply in the event of temporary or permanent loss of water due to contamination.
The Department of Health approved the draft Wellhead Protection Plan in March 2010 with approval of the final Preliminary Design Report for the MFRWTP. The final WHPP will be incorporated into the City's updated Water System Plan, currently scheduled to be submitted to the DOH for approval in February, 2012. Following approval of the Water System Plan and WHPP, staff will propose a water supply protection ordinance to further protect the water supply aquifer resource.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Motion to approve the Wellhead Protection Program.
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