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Support Saint Paul Regional Water Services Request For Legislafive Approval and Permitting by the Minnesota
Department of Natural Resources, to Increase Well Capacity from 20 Million Gallons
Per Day to 50 Million Gallons Per Day
WF�REAS, the City of Saint Paul believes tUat a safe, reliable supply of potable water is essential to the City and its residents; and
R'HEREAS, an altemative raw water source would provide the Saint Paul Regional Water Services with a reliable backup source in the
event of natural disasters and terrorist attacks; and
4 WHEREAS, an increase of 30 million gallons per day would supply customer and commercial needs during an emergency and would
$ provide necessazy fire protection ttuoughout the distribution system; and
6 WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul Regional Water Services wishes to increase their well capacity from the current 20 million gallons per
7 day, currently perntitted by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, to the avexage daily customer consumption rate of 50 million
8 gallons per day; and
9 WHEREAS, legislative approval is needed for any increase in consumptive use over 2 million gallons per day; and
10 VJHEREAS, a permit must be issued by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources; and
11 WHEREAS, the Saint Paul City Council is the policy maldng body for We City of Sainf Paul, and as such, its work is inextricably linked
12 to the City's Legislative Agenda; now theiefote he it
13 RESOLVED, that the City of Saint Paul supports and urges legislative passage of the following:
14 Legislative approval for The Saint Paul Regional Water Services to increase weil capacity from 20 million gallons per day to 50
15 million gallons per day as an alternabve raw water source in the event of a natural disaster or tenorist attack and issuance of a
16 permit from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Requested by Depaztrnent of:
Adop6on Cer6fied by Council Secretary
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RESOLUTION
CITY OF SAINT PAUL, M{NNESOTA
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Form Approved by City Attorney
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Approved by Mayor for Submission to Counci]
Adopted by Council: Date � 10 ¢+� ��L S a�
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CTION REQUESTED
Approval of resolntion supporting Saint Paul Regional Water Services request for Legislative approval and
permitting by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to increase well capacity from 20 million
gallons per day to 50 million gallons per day
RECO MEN�ATION Approve () w eject (R) VERSONALSERYICE CONiitACTS MUST 11NSWER iME FOLLOWSNG QUESTIONS:
1. Hastlfisperso��nneverworkedurderaCOn4ectforthistlepartment?
PLANIJING CAMMtSSION YES p10
qB COMMITTEE 2 Has this persoMrm ew bem a city empbyee7
CIVIL SERVICE CAMMISSION YES NO
3. �oesthis persoNfifm poss,ess a sltiN t� rwrmallYP��d �TJ any curzmt cary emWM�ee'7
YES NO
4. Is this peison/firtn a tarpetetl vendor7
YES NO
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