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Chapter 6 provides further discussion and tables of issues, problems and opportunities identified by the ERMU <br />wellhead protection team. <br />Finally, the core of a WHP plan is the identification and implementation of effective management strategies that <br />will protect the public water supply wells from contamination. These management strategies or measures, may <br />range from nonregulatory activities such as public education, to regulatory activities such as adoption by federal, <br />state or local units of government to control specific types of contaminant sources. The ERMU wellhead <br />protection team has selected measures and prioritized each measure that should effectively address local land and <br />water uses as well as resource needs. <br />Factors the team considered in this process include: <br />• contamination of a public water supply well; <br />• quantities of potential contaminant sources and their proximity to a public water supply well; <br />• capability of the geologic material to absorb a contaminant; <br />• existence and effectiveness of existing official controls; <br />• time required to obtain cooperation; and <br />• administrative, legal, technical and financial resources needed. <br />The long range goals, objectives and measures assigned to the DWSMA by the ERMU wellhead team is discussed <br />and itemized in Chapters 8 and Appendix D. <br />When both parts of the plan are approved by the MDH, the Public Water Supplier has met all requirements that <br />are contained in Minnesota Rules Chapter 4720, parts 4720.5100 to 4720.5590 for preparing an amended <br />wellhead protection plan. <br />7 <br />