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The March agendas for the Citizen–Business Work Group, Government and 3M Working Group and the Drinking Water Supply Subgroup are available on the 3M Settlement website — https://3msettlement.state.mn.us
All meetings are open to the public. Questions? Email pfcinfo.pca@state.mn.us
Notes and presentations from February's work group meetings are available at:
If you weren’t able to attend one of the six sessions that were held in February and early March, the information is posted online. You can find the presentation, handouts, and recording (from February 27) on the 3M Settlement web site - https://3msettlement.state.mn.us.
The MPCA and DNR, through discussions with both the Government and 3M Working Group and Citizen‐Business Work Group members, recognized there were some time‐sensitive opportunities for projects that could be implemented while the Conceptual Drinking Water Supply Plan is being worked on. The Conceptual Drinking Water Supply Plan will identify and evaluate long-term drinking water supply needs and options for the East Metropolitan Area.
About $17 million from the 2018 3M Settlement will be funding expedited projects that are consistent with the settlement’s top priority — ensuring safe and sustainable drinking water for communities in the East Metropolitan Area. Applications were accepted through May 25, 2019 and were open to everyone, including individuals, for-profit businesses, nonprofit organizations, and public entities including the state, tribes, counties, cities, schools, and higher education institutions.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA); Co-Trustees for the 3M PFC Settlement, along with the Minnesota Department of Health evaluated all the proposals. Once the projects were evaluated, the DNR and MPCA made the final decisions on which projects would move forward.
Under Minnesota Data Practices Act, funding decisions are not public information until all grant agreements are signed and executed. All the approved grant agreements have been signed and executed. The following list are those projects being funded:
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Applicant
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Project
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Amount funded
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City of Cottage Grove
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The city will extend the water main in the River Acres neighborhood to connect 123 homes to the city’s municipal drinking water supply system.
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$7,076,847.00
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City of Cottage Grove
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The city will connect 36 homes in the Granada Avenue neighborhood to the city’s municipal drinking water supply system.
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$2,006,159.00
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City of Lake Elmo
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The city will extend a municipal water supply system to 65 homes located in the Stonegate 1st and 2nd addition neighborhoods.
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$4,248,300.00
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City of Lake Elmo
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The city will extend a municipal water supply system to six homes located just east of 31st Street and south of Stillwater Boulevard.
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$449,100.00
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City of Lake Elmo
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The city will extend a municipal water supply system to 41 homes located in the Hamlet on Sunfish Lake neighborhood.
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$2,712,200.00
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City of Oakdale
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The city will conduct a feasibility study to evaluate treatment locations for its four city wells that received well advisories. The study will determine if there is sufficient space for a temporary or permanent treatment facility at the well location or at a centralized location.
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$20,000.00
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City of Woodbury
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The city will conduct a feasibility study to better understand the city’s existing water supply distribution as it relates to PFAS contamination.
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$96,069.00
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Washington County
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The county will administer and oversee a program to seal PFAS-impacted wells located in the East Metropolitan Area.
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$150,000.00
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Total funded
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$16,758,675.00
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In February 2018, Minnesota and the 3M Company settled their lawsuit regarding natural resource damages associated with a group of chemicals known as PFCs. 3M is making a grant of $850 million as a condition of the settlement to address two priorities in the east metro area. Priority 1 is safe drinking water and groundwater sustainability. Priority 2 is restoring and enhancing natural resources.
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