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7.1.A. PRSR 03-09-2011MEMORANDUM .~.r-. Elk River TO: Parks and Recreation Commission FROM: Chris Leeseberg, Park Planner-Planner DATE: March 9, 201 I SUBJECT: Monitoring Well in Windsor Park Item: 7. I .A. Staff was contacted by Peex Engineering, on behalf of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, about the possibility of placing a monitoring well in Windsor Park. They have identified an area in the southwest corner of the park. A representative from Peer Engineering will be in attendance to provide information on what is being proposed. Staff is looking for direction on the proposal from the Parks and Recreation Commission. Attachments • Location Map • Peer Engineering email • Pact sheet prepared by the MPCA • Site summary sheet • Well diagram • MPCA access agreement CVDxumutte' and SaongsVdorcAhxnl Settings~Tcmpnrary Inmmcc Cilce'VComm~GUudnok\3n/GNII I'O~APR D1cnai 3-9-I Ldocs •i x S,x, ~ \ *'' ~ o '`~ ~ ~,`~ P~ v w / ~ .. c ~ o r te` ~ M~ h ~ V * T ~~ n 4 , ~ ~ ~' M`` ~ ~„ m T l'~., a ~d'1 ~7~.~'M hs .. ~ _ ~ ~ °~ '. ~ lJ I 1 :~ O f ~- p ~` ~ _ ' m ` T ~ ~ ~: ' °°~. ~, ~ m -; - x . .. Z ., ~ . ; ~ ~ -° ~ w ?~ ~1 a1 I 3 ~. d ,.~ ~ !1 , . -~ n ', ~u;;; D ` ~ .y.. ~ ~, ~ - .. A .~ 1 S } x ~ . ,r. <, ~ , ~ Z ~ s z ~ ~ e fie. ..' ~ ~ ~ +FT ~ k„ G.. :w~. i rol' •i •i N:\Departments\Parks and Recreation\Parks\AdministrationWgenda Items\2011\Windsor Park Monitoring Well\Location Map.dwg, 3/3/2011 10:13:24 AM C] • Ambient Groundwater Quality Monitoring Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Ms. Sharon Kroening PROPOSED !~'GLL #62 COUNTY: Sherburne LOCATION: Windsor Park 13444 212'x' Avenue Elk River, MN LATITUDE: -93.612114 LONGITUDE: 45.354592 DESIRED LAND USE: Residential Un-Sewered Area February 8, 201 1 Proposed We(I Lncati~n ##(,2 Photograph looking NE at the proposed w•cll location in the SW portion o(the park Current Land Use: The proposed well location is in the southwest corner of Windsor Park. The park is a neighborhood park within the Windsor Park subdivision. The park includes paved hails, a swing set, a climbing rock and a gazebo. Anew residential development is currently being built to the west of the proposed well location along 212't' Avenue. Several houses are constructed that are not shown in the air photo. The land use within 500 meters of the well location is approximately 70% residential un-severed, 10 undeveloped land. Hydrogeolo;y: • Surface Elevation: 990 ft • Soil Type: Vety Fine to Medium Sand • Glacial Setting: Grantsburg Sublobe • Sediment Type: Calcareous • Groundwater Elevation/Depth: 940 ft /50 fl • Groundwater Flow: ' 'yx ~•.,,,.~-` Southwest E • ~. ~ - • Bedrock Formation: ~ 4''.-, ~` '~`+~' .~ Eau Claire "r x "~' ''~• '~°~~ ~ ~ • Bedrock Elevation/Depth: rt~~ ~ •~~~ 835 ft / 155 ft bgs `~ ~ ~ ~'t Property Owner: City of Elk River Property Accessibility: The proposed well location is easily accessible off of Lander Street NW. Cotnments: Access agreement pending Prepared by: Peer Engineering; Inc. ~ t ~~ ~ ±„ 4 Photograph looking N at the proposed well location t!' ~' ~~ •, , 'S t ` ^* }• e /~, ~ Project # ?0607 }[i~, ~ r Te^ , Proposed Well. Location #62 b IIY(•li (.D. SCEs d.(I STEEL S~UTER CASEEJts 4 FT ~; i I OUT ~_ 2 INCH 1.D. SCH 40 FLUSH THREADED PVC WELL CASING BENTONITE SEAL (1 FT THICK) ~~ 2 1 FT +1- 3 FT +l- I __~ 2 INCH I.D., NO. 10 SLOT, FLUSH THREADED, PVC VEE-WIRE SCREEN (OR APPROVED EQUIVALENT) #40 RED FLINT FILTER PACK 2 FT /.- LOCKING COVER i ~ 4 IN. i}IA. S('.ti 40 --; -# STEEL GUARD POSTS ~ "' (31F REQUIRED) ~ ~ ', i--COAICRETE -~ -•.,.`. 10 1 FT I~ 8 1/4 IFJ. DIA BOREI~OLE • 2 _,' ~ 'r ~ .~.. ~~. ~, 2 ~ +:: 4. - ••} " 't .. ~/'. ;, .J _ " , r . "~ Y t .Y~, _, °'~''-`~ a`. 7 .fix '~ , T~° ~, .~'~' .~° ,..,. ,:' ~ .~;t ~~"~" :, r --. • Wigni!onnp YdelLdv:g En~~'~r g TYPICAL WELL CONS I RUCTION AMBIEtJT GROUNDWATER QUALITY tv10NITORING NETWORK JAN 2011 r-ICUR~ 7 Leeseberg, Chris From: Becca Reason <breason@peerengineering.com> Sent: Monday, February 28, 2011 1:14 PM To: Leeseberg, Chris Subject: Monitoring Well of MPCA Attachments: MPCA Amb. Mtring Fact Sheet.pdt; Ambient GW Access Agreement (Jan 2010).docx; Figure 2 Monitoring Well.pdf; Proposed WeII #62.pdf; Monitoring WeII.JPG Hi Chris, Thanks for talking with me today about the possible installation of a monitoring well in Elk River as part of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's Ambient Groundwater Quality Monitoring Networking program. I have attached a fact sheet prepared by the MPCA describing the program. Peer Engineering is a consultant for the MPCA, and we have been contracted to assist with identifying viable permanent monitoring well locations and obtaining access for installation. The goal is to have access agreements in place by end of March and install the wells between late April and early June of 2011. The MPCA/State are paying all well installation and future sampling costs. Also attached is a site summary sheet for the possible well location in Windsor Park. The actual location of the monitoring well can be moved based on the city's recommendation /future plans for the parks. As I discussed during our conversation, the well is 6" in diameter and sticks out of the ground approximately 2 feet and will have a lock on it. Please see the attached "Figure 2 Monitoring WeII" for the typical well construction as well as the "monitoring well" photograph showing what a finished monitoring well will look like. I've also attached the general MPCA access agreement for the groundwater quality monitoring program. This agreement has been reviewed by the State Attorney General. Please use review it and use it in your discussions going forward. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me. Thanks again for your help. Becca Reason Peer Engineering 7615 Golden Triangle Dr., Suite N Eden Prairie, MN 55344 Oirect:952.697.0563 Ce11:952.237.9276 Main: 952.831.3341 Fax: 952.831.4552 breason@peerenaineerine.com www.peeren~ineerina.com N ,~ .~ Minnesota Pollution Control Agency For More Information For additional information about the MPCA's ambient groundwater quality monitoring network, contact the MPCA's Ambient Groundwater Monitoring Coordinator in the Environmental Analysis and Outcomes Division at 651-296-6300 or 800-657-3864. Enhancing Ambient Groundwater Quality Monitoring in Minnesota For the Clean Water Land and Legacy Amendment Water QualitylAmbient Monitoring #1.05 • December 2009 round water provides drinking water to about 75 percent of Minnesotans and contributes water to stream, rivers, lakes, and wetlands. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) monitors the quality of our groundwater and protects it from contamination in cooperation with other state and local agencies. What Is Ambient Monitoring? Ambient monitoring is one important component of [he MPCA's groundwater protection efforts. Data collected from ambient monitoring activities provide information about the general quality of Minnesota's groundwater and helps identify whether the quality is getting better, worse, or not changing. Ambient monitoring involves the sampling of groundwater across large geographic settings and provides alarge-scale or "big picture" view of groundwater quality conditions across the state. Ambient monitoring is not conducted where there is known contamination. sand and gravel and Prairie du Chien-Jordan aquifers. Both of these are heavily used for drinking water. Assessments of agricultural chemicals are performed by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. A network of shallow wells tapping the water [able is monitored by the MPCA as an early warning network in the surficial sand and gravel aquifers. Groundwater near the water table typically is no[ used as a source of potable water supplies and likely does not reflect the quality of water people are consuming, but any changes in groundwater quality will be detected first in these wells. The early waming network detects whether human activities may be affecting groundwater quality. The MPCA is enhancing its early waming network to improve the assessment of groundwater quality conditions and trends across the state. The agency will be installing additional monitoring wells and focuses on typical urban land use settings. The newly- constructed wells will be sampled annually for non-agricultural chemicals. How Is This Information Used? Data collected from MPCA ground water investigations is valuable to drinking water protection efforts. This data informs the state's drinking water supply protection efforts, identifies threats to groundwater quality, and guides the development of best management practices to avoid future groundwater impacts. These data are available on-line through the MPCA's Environmental Data Access system. MPCA's Ambient Groundwater Monitoring Network The MPCA's ambient monitoring network focuses on determining the amount of non- agricultural chemicals in the aquifers that are most susceptible to pollution from human activities. The network focuses on the swficial Clean Water Land and Legacy Amendment Enhancements to the MPCA's ambient groundwater quality monitoring network are funded through the Clean Water, W ildlife, Cultural Heritage and Natural Areas Amendment .On November 4, 2008, Minnesota voters approved this amendment which increased the sales and use tax rate by three- eighths of one percent on taxable sales through 2034. Part of these funds are used to protect, enhance, and restore [he groundwater, with a[ least five percent of the funds targeted to protect drinking water source. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency 520 latayetle Rd. N., St. Paul, MN 55155-4194 www.pca.state.mn.us 651-296-6300 800-657-3864 TTY 651-282-5332 or 800-657-3864 Available in alternative formats MPCA PROPERTY ACCESS AGREEMENT WITH (Property Owner) L Purpose of Agreement. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is enhancing its ambient groundwater monitoring network in Minnesota. The attached fact sheet describes this groundwater monitoring network ("network"), which will help provide information about the quality of Minnesota's groundwater and identify trends in water quality. The MPCA is assessing groundwater in this region. As part of the groundwater assessment, the MPCA is installing wells to obtain water samples for analysis. 2. Parties. This agreement is between the MPCA and (the "Property Owner"), wlto owns property located at (the "Property") where the MPCA would like to install a monitoring well. The MPCA is authorized to enter any property, public and private, for the purpose of conducting surveys under Minn. Stat. §§ 1 15.04, subd. 3. 3. Consent to access. The "Property Owner" hereby consents to participation in the network and authorizes the MPCA, its employees and agents, [o enter [he Property for the purpose of O installing a permanent groundwater monitoring well at the location shown on attachment I; and 2) collecting groundwater samples from the monitoring well according to the schedule set forth below. 4. Notice. The MPCA will notify the Property Owner of the name of the environmental consulting firm that will be managing the monitoring well installation at least two weeks before the installation. 5. Location of well. The MPCA's consultant will coordinate the monitoring well installation with the Property Owner to ensure that a mutually agreeable location on the Property is identified. 5. Permits, required actions. The MPCA will be responsible for obtaining all permits and providing notices [o utilities related to [he installation. The MPCA's consultant will coordinate all contractors involved in installation, including locating all utilities prior to well installation and completing all Minnesota Deparhnent of Health perntits required to install the well. 6. Well installation. The Property Owner understands and agrees that the well installation will require three separate site visits. All buried utilities will be located during the first site visit. Tltis will take approximately I-2 hours to complete and will be done prior to the well installation. The well will be drilled during second site visit, which will take approximately one working day to complete. The well will be prepared for water sample collection during the final site visit. These preparations involve pumping water from the well and monitoring its quality. These activities will take one-half day to complete and will be performed tto sooner than 24 (tours after well installation. 7. Sampling; notice of sampling. After installation, the MPCA will sample the monitoring well once a year. Sampling will involve pumping water from the well, collecting field measurements of the water, and collecting samples for later laboratory analysis. Sampling will take between I to 2 hours to complete. The MPCA or its consultant will notify the Property Owner at least 48 hours before entering the Property for the purpose of well installation or sampling. 8. Hours of work. All work under this access agreement will be conducted during regular business hours (8:00 AM to 5:00 PM) unless the MPCA or its consultant receives written permission by the owner or his/her agent to conduct work during different (tours. 9. Disturbance of properly. The well installation and sampling will be performed by the MPCA in a manner which minimizes interference with the Property Owner's use of the Property. If the MPCA's activities disturb any portion of [he Property, the MPCA will restore the property to as close to its original condition as is reasonably possible under the circwmstances. 10. Property Owner responsibilities. The Property Owner agrees to take reasonable precautions to insure that the equipment of the MPCA or its agents that is located on the Property, and any monitoring wells that are located on the Property, are no[ damaged and that the work being conducted by the MPCA, its employees and agents is not disrupted. (1. Sampling results. Upon request, the MPCA shall provide copies of the results of all sampling conducted on the Property to the Property Owner after test validations. The data collected from the monitoring well on the Property will be public information. 12. Liability. The MPCA will be liable for injury to or loss of property or personal injury or death caused by any act or omission of any employee of the State of Minnesota in the performance of the work described above, under circumstances where the State of Minnesota, if a private person, would be liable to the claimant, in accordance with Minn. Stat. § 3.736. 13. Termination. This monitoring well is part of a network designed to provide long-term information about Minnesota's groundwater quality. It is the MPCA's intention to maintain this monitoring well and to monitor it indefinitely. This agreement, however, can be terminated by either party (MPCA or Property Owner) with 60 days written notice to [he other party. The Property Owner understands that, should either party decide to terminate this agreement, state law requires proper closure of the well. The MPCA will be responsible for all costs and activities associated with closure of the monitoring well. The Property Owner agrees and understands that, to close the well, it will be necessary to provide access to the MPCA for the purpose of well closure, and the Property Owner hereby agrees to provide [hat access, conditioned only on 48 hours written notice. 14. Sale of Property. [f the Property Owner sells the Property, the Property Owner agrees that it shall notify the buyer of this access agreement and provide the MPCA with notice and an opportunity to reach agreement with the buyer under which continued access for sampling will be allowed. MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY PROPERTY OWNER Glenn Skuta Signature Manager, Water Monitoring Section Date: Date: