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Table 4-Expected Land and Water Use Changes Impact of the Influence of Existing Administrative, Expected Change Expected Change Government Programs Technical, and Financial, (Physical Environment, Land Use, Surface Water, Ground On the Source and Regulations on the Considerations due to the Water) Water AquiferExpected ChangeExpected Change Physical Environment : Does not applyDoes not applyDoes not apply No change is anticipated. Land Use: ERMUThe ERMUexpects expects light commercial moderate growth over the The Mount Simon-Hinckley growth. The ERMUnext 10 years, although aquifer is highly regulated expects light residential and currently is capable of Do not see any changes due to growth in established water users which would sustaining several high this expected change subdivisionscause significant changes capacity ERMUwells in the in the amount of water Elk River area. pumped. No changes in DWSMA Surface Water:Evaluate downward ground Well # 5 is producing Well #5Does not applywater leakage from shallower younger water aquifers Ground Water:ERMUChanges in the Does not applyDoes notapply wells have historically groundwater supply are provided groundwater of unlikely to occur excellent quality and quantity Chapter 6 - Issues, Problems, and Opportunities 6.1 Identification of Issues, Problems and Opportunities - The ERMU has identified water- and land-use issues, problems and opportunities related to 1) the aquifer used by the ERMU water supply wells, 2) the quality of the well water, or 3) land- or water-use within the DWSMA. The ERMU assessed 1) input from public meetings and written comments that it received, 2) the data elements identified by the MDH during the scoping meetings, and 3) and the status and adequacy of the ERMU of local, state, and federal government programs. The results of this effort are presented in the following table which defines the nature and magnitude of contaminant source management issues in the ERMU resource needs enables the ERMU to: 1) take advantage of opportunities that may be available to make effective use of existing resources, 2) set meaningful priorities for source management and 3) solicit support for implementing specific source management strategies. 6.2 Comments Received There have been several occasions for local governments, state agencies and the general public to identify issues and comment on the ERMU the beginning of the planning process, local units of government were notified that the ERMU was going to develop its WHP plan and were given the opportunity to identify issues as well as to comment. A public information meeting was held to review the results of the delineation of 7 401