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Minnesota Department of Natural Resources <br />Central Region Waters - 1200 Warner Road, St. Paul, MN 55106-6793 <br />Telephone: (651) 772-7910 Fax: (651) 772-7977 <br />July 17,2007 <br />Elk River Municipal Utilities <br />Bryan Adams, General Manager <br />13069 Orono Parkway <br />EIk River, Minnesota 55330 <br />RE WATER EMERGENCY AND CONSERVATION PLAN APPROVAL; AND AMENDMENT OF <br />PERMIT NO. 1975-3215 <br />Dear Mr. Adams; <br />The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has reviewed the "Conservation and Emergency <br />Management Plan for Elk River Municipal Utilities Water System" dated September 2006 for compliance <br />with Minnesota Statutes, Section I03G.291, Subd. 3 and the guidelines posted on the DNR website. 1 am <br />pleased to advise you that on behalf of the Commissioner of Natural Resources [hereby approve your <br />Plan. This approval is effective upon the Department's receipt of a completed copy of the attached <br />"Certification of Adoption" form. Please return the form to my office. <br />As also was discussed in our previous correspondence, with this agreement and approval, your water use <br />permit has also been amended so that all water use increases and new wells discussed in your Plan are <br />approved in advance. ,4 copy of your amended permit attached. Please note that for bookkeeping <br />purposes, you will need to submit a copy of the attached notification form (including the well log and <br />pump test results) before you utilize any of the proposed wells in your system. Please read the Conditions <br />of your new permit carefully, especially Conditions 10, l 1, and 12. <br />Thank you for you efforts in planning for the future of Elk River's water supply and for conserving the <br />water resources of the State of Minnesota. <br />Sincerely, f/ <br />~~ ` `.i2 <br />Dale E. Homuth <br />Regional Hydrologist <br />ENCLOSURES <br />e: City of Elk River <br />Sherburne County SWCD, Bill Bronder <br />DNR Waters, Laurel Reeves <br />DNR Area Hydrologist, Roger Stradal <br />DNR Conservation Officer, Mitch Sladek <br />Minnesota Department of Health, Bruce Olsen <br />Central Office Appropriation Permits; Central Office SWUDS <br />DNR Information: 651-296-6157 • ]-888-646-6367 TTY: 651-296-5484 1-800-657-3929 <br />An Equal Opportunity Employer ®y Pointed on Recycled Paper Containing a <br />Who Values Diversity ~~p Minimum of 10% Pos[-0onsumer Waste <br />