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Resident urges Rosemount to notify households when wells with elevated contaminants are used
Summary
At the May 5 Rosemount City Council meeting, a resident asked the city to notify homeowners when Wells 7 or 8 are pumping because both have elevated manganese and Well 7 has been deactivated for PFAS; city staff said a short‑term water filter distribution program for families with infants could be returned for council action as early as the next meeting.
Vanessa Dimuth, a Rosemount resident, asked the council to notify residents when Well 7 or Well 8 are in use and to reduce non‑essential city irrigation to limit pumping.
“This is Minnesota Safe Drinking Water Week,” Dimuth said, adding that Well 7 has been deactivated for PFAS and that Wells 7 and 8 have the highest manganese levels among the city’s wells. She noted the cost of home treatment systems — “which can run up to $2,000 for a professionally installed reverse osmosis…
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