Council passes groundwater-use restrictions after a records check finds no customers relying only on wells

The council adopted groundwater-use restrictions for areas with historic contamination after City Engineer Marcus Meyer told the council that staff cross-checked sewer billing records for the area's 1,081 parcels and found that every sewer customer there already has a water account. ▶︎ 0:31:21 — open the recording, cued to 31 minutes 21 seconds

Meyer said that check gives the city confidence no one in the area relies solely on well water for household use — the notice concern that led the council to hold the ordinance without a vote a week earlier. ▶︎ 0:31:37 — open the recording, cued to 31 minutes 37 seconds

This is the second time the ordinance has come before the council since it was introduced on Sept.

3, when members asked for more notice to affected landowners before voting. ▶︎ 0:38:54 — open the recording, cued to 38 minutes 54 seconds