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RESOLUTION 04-44
16200 Eagle Creek Avenue S.E.
Prior Lake, MN 55372-1714
WHEREAS, The City of Prior Lake obtains its municipal water supply from groundwater resources, which aquifer
is, in addition, the source of municipal water supply for the Cities of Savage, Lakeville, Shakopee,
Apple Valley, Burnsville, and Eagan, and is interconnected to the Savage Fen and the Black Dog
Fen; and
WHEREAS, The City is in need of additional sources of municipal water supply and desires to obtain additional
water in as many ways as possible; and
WHEREAS, The Savage Fen and the Black Dog Fen are calcareous fens established as surface expressions of
groundwater and could suffer adverse affects from increased appropriation of groundwater in their
vicinity; and
WHEREAS, Edward Kraemer and Sons, Inc. ("EKS") currently operates an appropriation of water for its mining
activities which could be made available to provide area Cities an additional municipal water supply
source which would not require additional groundwater appropriations; and
WHEREAS, In order to divert this appropriation to the municipal water supply, it is necessary to construct
additional infrastructure to meet increased health department performance standards requiring
significant additional expense beyond the typical cost of municipal water supply,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PRIOR LAKE:
1. That the City desires to participate in development of a state/local, public/private partnership for the
establishment of this beneficial water supply to reduce appropriation of groundwater and protect natural
resources.
2. That City staff is directed to request state funding to help defray increased costs related to the treatment plant
development.
3. That to implement this beneficial water supply project, City staff is directed to develop appropriate
arrangements with other local units of government, EKS and the State of Minnesota for final approval by the
City Council.
Passed and adopted this 1st day of March 2004.
YES NO
Blomberg X Blomberg
Haugen X Haugen
LeMair X LeMair
Petersen X Petersen
Zieska X Zieska
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Frank Boyles, City Manager
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