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1. A annual briefing to the ERMU council will provide the basis for documenting whether each action step for that year was implemented; 2. The WHP team will meet at a minimum every two and one half years to assess the status of plan implementation and to identify issues that impact implementation of action steps throughout the DWSMA; 3. The ERMU will assess the results of each action item that has been taken annually to determine whether the action item has accomplished its purpose or whether modification is needed. Assessment results will be presented in the annual report to the ERMU council. 4. The ERMU will prepare a written report that documents how it has assessed plan implementation and the action items that were carried out. The report will be presented to MDH at the first scoping meeting that it will hold with the ERMU to begin amending the WHP plan. Chapter 11 - Contingency Strategy The WHP plan must include a contingency strategy that addresses disruption of the water supply that is caused either by contamination or mechanical failure. The ERMU has a water supply plan in effect that was approved by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and it fulfills the contingency planning requirements for wellhead protection. A copy of this plan is available for public review during regular business hours at the ERMU offices and is referenced in this section. Chapter 12 - Glossary of Terms Conjunctive Delineation means a WHP area that is defined by two components consisting of I) the capture zone for a well that is based on generating flow path lines within the subsurface area(s) of contribution and 2) a surface area that may contribute recharge to the capture zone. Data Element means a specific type of information that is required by the Minnesota Department of Health to prepare a wellhead protection plan. Drinking Water Supply Management Area (DWSMA) means the surface and subsurface areas surrounding a public water supply well, including the WHP area, that must be managed by the entity identified in the WHP plan. (MR4720.5100, subpart 13). This area is delineated using identifiable landmarks that reflect the scientifically calculated WHPA boundaries as closely as possible. Emergency Response Area (ERA) means the part of the WHP area that is defined by a one- year time of travel within the aquifer that is used by the public water supply well (MR4720.5250, Subpart 3). It is used to set priorities for managing potential contamination sources within the DWSMA. 20