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Lake Elmo officials review White Bear Lake work group studies, surface-water options and permit appeal timetable
Summary
City staff reviewed the White Bear Lake Comprehensive Work Group's ongoing studies, the schedule for an April 16 Minnesota Court of Appeals oral argument over DNR groundwater permits, and potential surface-water augmentation options and costs that may affect Lake Elmo.
Lake Elmo officials on an April 2025 council workshop reviewed ongoing White Bear Lake Comprehensive Work Group studies, the city’s appeal of a Minnesota Department of Natural Resources permit amendment and the timetable for court proceedings.
The council heard that the city and partner municipalities are appealing an administrative law judge decision and that oral argument in the Minnesota Court of Appeals is scheduled for April 16 at 11:15 a.m.; a trial addressing Lake Elmo’s objection to the DNR’s Sept. 10, 2024 permit amendment is tentatively scheduled for the third week of December, according to the presentation by Clark Schroeder.
The nut graf: The White Bear Lake work group has received a legislative appropriation to update a suite of studies intended to identify ways to protect lake levels and East Metro drinking-water supplies. Lake Elmo leaders said the results will be used to meet DNR conditions for water permits and to inform possible capital and operating decisions — including whether surface-water supply or other measures are practical for Lake Elmo.
Schroeder told the council the work group has identified about 15…
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