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MINNESOTA 3M PFC SETTLEMENT MEETING FEBRUARY 19 & 20, 2019
MINNESOTA 3M PFC SETTLEMENT MEETING
FEBRUARY 19 & 20, 2019
WHAT IS A RURAL WATER SYSTEM?
• SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT – 1974
• NATIONAL RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION (1976)
• MINNESOTA RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION (1978)
• LINCOLN-PIPESTONE RURAL WATER SYSTEM (DEC 1978)
RURAL WATER SYSTEMS IN MINNESOTA
• NORTH:
• NORTH KITTSON RWS
• KITTSON-MARSHALL RWS
• MARSHALL-POLK RWS
• SOUTH:
• ROCK COUNTY RWS
• RED ROCK RWS
• LINCOLN-PIPESTONE RWS
LPRW CREATION:
ü INFORMATIONAL MEETING – COUNTY PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION (1976)
ü STEERING COMMITTEE FORMED
ü PETITIONED RURAL RESIDENTS/COMMUNITIES FOR INTEREST
ü LEGAL & ENGINEER SECURED
ü FEASIBILITY STUDY
ü FMHA REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF FEASIBILITY STUDY
üDISTRICT COURT APPOINTS WATER COMMISSION
MN STATUTE 116A ET AL.
LINCOLN-PIPESTONE RURAL WATER SYSTEM
• 10 COUNTIES
• 4,600+ SERVICE CONNECTIONS
• 37 CITIES/TOWNS
• MULTIPLE WATER SOURCES/INTERCONNECTIONS
• OVER 3,400 MILES OF PIPELINE;
SIZE: 1”-14” DIA.
SYSTEM GROWTH
GOVERNANCE
• 11 MEMBER BOARD
• 4-YR TERMS, ROTATING
• APPOINTMENT PROCEDURES
• SIMPLE MAJORITY FOR APPROVAL
4,607
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
4,500
5,000
Num
ber o
f Acc
ount
s
Total Number of Accounts, 2000-2018
LPRW System
LEWIS & CLARK REGIONAL
WATER SYSTEM
0.002.004.006.008.00
10.0012.0014.0016.0018.00
10/1
8/20
00**
6/18
/200
1
7/25
/200
1*
9/26
/200
1*
12/1
8/20
01
1/7/
2002
5/5/
2004
10/1
3/20
05
1/4/
2007
9/12
/200
7
7/18
/200
8
4/15
/200
9
5/29
/200
9
7/9/
2009
8/4/
2010
9/21
/201
1
8/30
/201
2
9/18
/201
3
8/26
/201
4
HOLLAND NITRATE LEVELS - PW-7Results of Raw Water Analysis, 2000-Present
Nitrate Level Treated (7 ppm) MCL (10 ppm)0.00
5.00
10.00
15.00
20.00
25.00
10/1
8/20
00**
6/18
/200
1
7/25
/200
1*
1/7/
2002
5/5/
2004
10/1
3/20
05
1/4/
2007
9/12
/200
7
7/18
/200
8
7/9/
2009
8/4/
2010
9/21
/201
1
8/30
/201
2
9/18
/201
3
8/26
/201
4
9/29
/201
5
9/14
/201
6
HOLLAND NITRATE LEVELS - PW-8Results of Raw Water Analysis, 2000-Present
Nitrate Level Treated (7 ppm)MCL (10 ppm) Linear (Nitrate Level)
GROUNDWATER PROTECTION EFFORTS:WELLHEAD PROTECTION (WHP)
GROUNDWATER PROTECTION EFFORTS: WATERSHED PLANNING
LPRW MISSION:
TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AREA BY ACQUIRING
AND PROVIDING RELIABLE, HIGH QUALITY, AFFORDABLE WATER IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE MANNER THROUGH A PUBLICLY-
OWNED SYSTEM.
QUESTIONS?JASON OVERBY
LINCOLN-PIPESTONE RURAL WATER
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