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• 68 C WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2002 • E W S W W W.TWINCITIES.COM • ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS FROM PAGE 1B N Growth i $ to drill a monitoring well to_t�st • m . impact and to work with Afton RAMSEY �� residents near the propped concerns �ouNrr� <g . ® well field to study the potential I$c.Paull l• ' 371Ct� ATER effect on their private wells (continued) �t P d • Y" and on the trout stream. :w: ED The two cities recently future have taken on new . 4 m impact of Woodbagreed to fund a study otgjie urgency. ury s ant/el- urgency. Woodbury recently com pated storm-water runoff«:on pleted a sweeping environmen ®. = the Fahlstrom Pond subwtr tal review in anticipation of •" Q -r, shed.Fahlstrom Pond,in AfPon, ''.-'". ->_: 4•A' - would be the final destination extending urban services — • �" sanitary sewer, city water and .,y.:,�i�_;� for much of the storm-water storm water systems — into n hYf**BOW, runoff generated by a potential ; ?:Y ;k,° >':. • " ;` future business currently undeveloped areas of ., ,�;,, '"�` '.N :-,.x=1 park Wd- iir- eastern Woodbury Over the .�r;4*...� .»»: •2`-.;�4 bm y s surfacesnorthesst would c vel )s next decade or so,thousands of ulcus coven jos homes will rise in the area. much as 65 percent of prat And like any growing city, al '123 area, sending storm water Woodbury needs resources — downhill into Afton. :. water for its residents and an " ". Devine pointed to the study effective system for handling - as an example of the cities' • "storm-water runoff, among 5 MILES efforts to head off problems other things. But getting those r-----1N before development occurs:.? resources could mean pulling PIONEER PRESS Woodbury City Council groundwater away from pri Member Mike Madigan told the cin addi- vate wells and a sensitive,pro- build a well field in eastern tion obled working with with Afton and tected trout stream in Afton.It Woodbury to supply water to the Valley Branch Watershed also could mean pouring storm future residents and businesses District to study the impact on water into Afton's ponds and in the area. Woodbury's plans Fahlstrom Pond,his city also is exacerbating flood risks. have called for 13 wells that working to identify and imple- Devine, who was joined by each could pump more than ment new approaches to man- Washington County officials, 1,000 gallons per minute from aging storm water that could the Minnesota Department of the aquifers that supply ground- reduce future runoff amounts. Natural Resources and Wood- water to Woodbury k we need to recog- bury city officials, noted the Afton residents ve worrieand d nizelwhat the attributes are of concerns but stressed the not only about the well field's our two communities," Madi- opportunities for cooperation. impact on their private wells, gan said. "We need to be good "There's a lot we agree with but also about the impact on the neighbors, and we need to Woodbury on," he said. Valley Creek trout stream, work together on areas of cam- "There's a lot we disagree on, which is fed by groundwater. mon concern." and there's a lot we agree to As a result of those con- disagree on." terns, and similar concerns Doug Peters can be reached at A major issue between the raised by state and regional dwpeters@iiioneerpress.com or two cities is Woodbury's plan to officials, Woodbury has agreed (651)228-2173.