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the '~~innesota Deparhnent of ;v'atural Resources <br />(I)i~Rl, the state ages<:~° responsible for issuing per- <br />mits to extract public resources t~~r lar~~e ~~°ater suE~- <br />plies. 7~he leucr described three issues the public <br />~~~ater u~ilit~ had ~~ith the proposed pri~~ate ~~ells: <br />loss of re~~enuc to pay for ~°atcr infrastructure <br />alread~~ in place to supple the. school water needs <br />potential ~~~ater-c~uantite impacts the Proposed <br />school in~i~~ation wells ~~ould ha~~e on the cil~~~s ~Sin- <br />~~le-scxu-ce aquifer, and the fact that the City, utility <br />had. alrr~~d~ in pace, state-appro~~ed plans to both <br />protect the aquifer and. reduce the denruul upon <br />Loral ~~°atcr resources. <br />`I-he llNR issued a sta~cnient to the school intor~7~ine <br />them that a request to appropriate public resources <br />fur irri~~ation of ~>ehool athieti~ facilities ~~ould not <br />be approved in light of the utilit~~~s expressed am- <br />cerns. In this c~um~~lc. insulting negotiations <br />het~scen the public ulilit~ and school oil~iciafs arri~~ed at a nnuuall~~ agreeable plan to utilize a combination of private and public eater <br />supple wells for the desired irrigation. <br />~`~'hen poten~i;~1 a~nflirts arise beu~~een ~a~ater users. and the ass~iciatcd problems that can be placed upon local water resources, i~ is <br />important shat all parties maintain open cumnnmications to address the issues and to an-i~~e at decisions that best utilize limited public <br />resources. <br />,~. <br />P, <br />i <br />.E <br />1e <br />~. <br />I- <br />~ , <br />r <br /> <br />Traut Companies <br />www.trautwells.com <br />Phone 320-251-5090 <br />'~ -X00-72~-5091 <br />State Certified Water Testing Zab <br />~~ Municipal & IndccstriaZ <br />Well Drilling <br />Pzcmp Installation & Repair <br />(~1ual Rotary Drilling) <br />24-hour emer~encv sea~y~ice <br />o.•:~ <br />~_ .. <br />141 2Sth`Ave South, Waite <br /> <br />MN 56387 <br />~~~~~cr ~o~~s • 19 <br />