2025-03-11 Resolution 12305City of Richfield March 11, 2025
County of Hennepin
State of Minnesota
Michelle Friedrich, City Clerk
RESOLUTION NO. 12305
Motion by: Christensen
Seconded by: Hayford Oleary
RESOLUTION APPROVING WEST METRO MULTI-COMMUNITY WELLHEAD
PROTECTION PLAN (PART 1) AND AUTHORIZING CONTINUED PARTICIPATION IN THE
DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REMAINDER OF THE PLAN (PART 2)
WHEREAS, the City recognizes the importance of its groundwater supply as a natural
resource used for drinking water; and
WHEREAS, the City also recognizes the importance of protecting groundwater and
drinking water on a sub-regional scale, especially in areas like the west Twin Cities metropolitan
area where many communities utilize the same water supply aquifer and have drinking water
supply management areas previously approved by the Minnesota Department of Health that
overlap one another; and
WHEREAS, it is within the responsibility of the City, as a public water supplier, to
consider the health, safety, and welfare of its customers; and
WHEREAS, the City has been presented the locations of the wellhead protection areas
and drinking water supply management area, as well as the vulnerability assessments for the
City’s wells, neighboring Cities’ wells, and the sub-regional water supply aquifer; and
WHEREAS, this information encompasses Part 1 of the West Metro Multi-Community
Wellhead Protection Plan.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Richfield that:
1.The City of Richfield does hereby agree to take action to protect their wells and the
area within their jurisdiction of the drinking water supply management area that has
been approved by the Minnesota Department of Health.
2.The City of Richfield does hereby approve the wellhead protection area, drinking water
supply management area, and vulnerability assessments for the City’s wells and water
supply aquifer.
3.The City of Richfield does hereby agree to continue the wellhead protection planning
process by completing and implementing a multi-community Part 2 plan with the other
communities that participated in the Part 1 plan.
VOTING AYE VOTING NAY
Supple, Mary Supple, Mary
Burk, Walter Burk, Walter
Christensen, Sharon Christensen, Sharon
Coleman-Woods, Rori Coleman-Woods, Rori
Hayford Oleary, Sean Hayford Oleary, Sean
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota, this 11th day of March, 2025.
Mary B. Supple, Mayor
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