City Council Meeting Date: November 10, 2026
To: Mayor and Members of Council
City Administrator
From: Justin Wagner, Utilities Manager
David Bennett, P.E., Public Works Director/City Engineer
Title
Public Hearing for Wellhead Protection Plan Part 2 Update.
Body
Action Requested:
The City Council is to hold a public hearing for the Wellhead Protection Plan Part 2 Update.
Summary Report:
The City of Northfield is holding a public hearing to receive comments on the City’s Wellhead Protection Plan Part 2.
Residents, local governmental units and other interested parties are invited to review the plan and provide input. The Wellhead Protection Plan Part 2 outlines actions the City will take to protect the groundwater that supplies Northfield’s municipal drinking water wells. The plan builds upon the Wellhead Protection Plan Part 1, which identified the Drinking Water Supply Management Area and evaluated the vulnerability of the groundwater capture area.
Part 2 describes strategies to manage potential sources of contamination and protect the community’s drinking water resources over the next ten years. Public participation is an important part of the process, and all comments received will be considered before the Plan is submitted to the Minnesota Department of Health.
The City provided a 60-day Local Government Units review period that ended on October 16, 2026. The City did not receive any comments during that period.
The public hearing notice was published in the Northfield News on Wednesday, October 28, 2026.
The following is the procedure of the public hearing per the City Council’s adopted Rules of Business:
Public Hearing Procedure:
A Public Hearing is used by the City Council to solicit the public's comments on various projects or City operation procedures.
A. The Mayor (Chair) will open the hearing by identifying the subject.
B. Staff Presentation – Utilities Manager – Justin Wagner will give a brief overview and recommendation at t...
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