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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MN DNR) created an action plan that would layout the needed steps to accomplish the desired plans. This plan is broken into four areas:
- All Aquifers in Southwest Clay County
- The Buffalo Aquifer
- The Border Aquifer
- Any Other Aquifers in Clay County (if discovered)
(Green highlight indicates task complete)
All Aquifers in Southwest Clay County
| Action |
Steps |
Who |
| County Atlas Part A |
Standard Process |
Minnesota Geological Society
(MGS) |
| Wilkin County unpublished data mapped |
GIS Mapping |
Dept. of Natural Resources (DNR) |
| County Atlas Part B |
Standard Process |
DNR |
| Comprehensive Water Supply Plan for SW Clay County |
Draft Plan, Public Comment, Plan Adoption |
Clay County, MPS, DNR |
The Buffalo Aquifer
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Action
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Steps
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Who
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Identify Project Manager
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COMPLETED
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Cliff McLain, MPS
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Build Cooperating Group
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Meetings and public communications
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MPS, County, DNR
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Secure funding and in-kind services
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Determine amounts, proposals, deliver services, funding obtained
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MPS, County w/assistance from DNR, MGS, USGS
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Identify permitted water use in Clay County
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Database search, map preparation
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DNR
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Communications Website
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Identify options, obtain expertise, develop site, go live, keep updated
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MPS
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Summarize past studies
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Review and report
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USGS or DNR
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Ground water level monitoring both
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Standard monitoring protocol
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MPS, County, DNR
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Determine need for further aquifer location verification
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Review data and confer
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MGS, NDR, USGS
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County Well Index (CWI) well locations
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Survey (x,y) wells in CWI & use LIDAR
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MPS, County, MGS
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Stream flow gauging and TMDL data collection
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Identify existing data, establish new locations, collaborations
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DNR, Dept, of Ag, MPCA
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Identify water sources that could be impacted by pumping
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Review and analyze data collected
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DNR, USGS
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CWI well locations
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Verify known well locations, find
un-located wells
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MGS
(County Atlas Part A, phase 1)
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Chemical sampling wells
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Gather existing data, standard sampling protocol
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MPS, County, Dept of Ag
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Additional monitoring to define aquifer (if needed)
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Standard exploration drilling
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MGS or DNR
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Resources test and analysis
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Standard resources (aquifer) test
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DNR
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Modeling of scenarios
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Incorporate data, identify scenarios, run model
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MPS, DNR
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Prepare draft Buffalo Aquifer Plan
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Report preparation
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MPS, DNR, County
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Public review and adoption of Aquifer Management Plan
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Adoption plan prepared, adopted by DNR, MPS, and County
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MPS, DNR, County
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The Border Aquifer
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Action
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Steps
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Who
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Locate wells in aquifer
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CWI search
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MPS, NDR
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Well locations
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Survey (x,y) wells
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MPS, County
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Chemical sampling wells
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Standard sampling protocols
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MPS, County
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Water level monitoring
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Standard monitoring protocols
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MPS, County, DNR
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Review of Border Aquifer as water supply
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Review and analyze data
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DNR, MPS, County
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Other Aquifers
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Action
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Steps
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Who
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Test and explore additional aquifers
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Following completion of
Part A of
County Atlas
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TBD
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The Action Plan