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the WHP area, DWSMA, and the vulnerability assessments and the meetings of the WHP protection team were open to the public. Also, a public hearing was held before the completed WHP plan was sent to MDH for state agency review and approval. The following issues were identified during comment periods Table 5Issues, Problems and Opportunities Problem Associated Adequacy of Impacted Opportunity Associated Issue Identified with the Identified Existing Controls to Featurewith the Identified Issue IssueAddress the Issue The ERMUcan partner with The ERMUdoes not There are likely AquiferThe ERMUneeds to Sherburne County & SWCD to have authority to require numerous unused Well Water assess which wells help property owners pay for that unused wells be and unsealed wells Qualitypresent a threat to the the costs of properly sealing properly sealed. on residential DWSMA aquifer based upon their unused wells. & commercial (Select all depth, construction, and The MDH has grant programs The MDH has authority propertiesthat apply.) state of repairavailable to assist with the to require well sealing sealing of wells No jurisdiction for a ERMUwill work closely with County presently has Aquifer DWSMA small number of the numerous jurisdictions on zoning and building DWSMA boundaries extend properties located within land use decisions outside permit jurisdiction over Well Water past ERMUlimitsand outside the ERMU.the DWSMA located Quality DWSMA.outside ERMUlimits. At the present timethe ERMU, local and state governments have existing controls in place The ERMU to address most issues as recognizes this is a they occur. Some issues 10 year plan and The ERMUhas the are uncontrollable and that issues, AquiferThe ERMUneeds to opportunity to work with other unforeseen and problems, and DWSMAhave the flexibility to local units of government to additional controls might opportunities can Well Water address changing address those issues, problems need to be considered to change from today Qualitysituationsand opportunities that may address new issues. The which can impact change over the next 10 years. ERMU, local and state the implementation governments are strategies continually updating land use controls as new issues, new problems and new opportunities occur. The ERMUhas With limited resources ERMUwill form working ERMUhas limited time limited resources to theimplementation of partnerships with local units of and resources for implement all of the the WHP Plan will be a government and state agencies implementation. management DWSMA challenge to the ERMU.that have regulatory authority strategies contained and/or programs to help with within this WHP implementation. plan New high capacityAquiferThe ERMUhas no The ERMUwill keep updating The ERMUwill need to wells drilled within DWSMAauthority over the land use controls to allow the work closely with MDH the DWSMA or one Well Water construction and ERMUthe authority over the and the MN Dept of mile of the Qualitypumping rates for newly construction of high capacity Natural Resources of 8 402