DEPARTMENT: Environmental Resources
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Authorization To Amend Agreement With Minnesota Department Of Agriculture And To Amend Joint Powers Agreement With Scott County And Washington County For South Metro Private Well Pesticide Mitigation Program
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
* Authorize amendment of grant agreement for the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) South Metro Private Well Pesticide Mitigation Program (Program) to extend funding expiration date by one year.
* Authorize amendment of the joint powers agreement (JPA) with Scott and Washington counties to extend the JPA by one year.
SUMMARY
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) and Dakota County identified private drinking water wells in Dakota, Scott, and Washington counties exceeding the Minnesota Department of Health-established Health Risk Limits (HRL) for total cyanazine. As of February 2026, MDA has identified a total of 180 private wells serving 196 residences in Dakota, Scott, and Washington counties as exceeding the total cyanazine (cyanazine and cyanazine breakdown products) concentrations at or above the HRL of one microgram per liter (?g/L). MDA anticipates continuing to conduct annual pesticide monitoring in Dakota, Scott, and Washington counties. The number of impacted wells is expected to grow as previously untested wells are being identified and evaluated each year.
The MDA provided funding for pesticide mitigation to cover 100 percent cost-share to households with a private well equal to or exceeding the total cyanazine, or other established pesticide HRL. By Resolution No. 24-428 (August 27, 2024), the Dakota County Board of Commissioners authorized Dakota County to execute agreements with the MDA and Scott and Washington counties to act as the fiscal lead agency to receive funding from MDA and reimburse Scott and Washington counties for expenditures per the JPA.
By Resolution No. 25-394 (August 26, 2025), the Dakota County Board of Co...
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