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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 system” — and urged the city to consider short‑term measures to protect infants who may be bottle fed.
City Administrator Martin responded that the city has been updating residents through its newsletter and the mandated annual water quality report and that staff will follow up with deeper analysis through Public Works engineering. Martin said the council has directed staff to prepare an initial water‑filter distribution program so eligible families with infants can obtain household filters; he said staff could bring formal adoption of the initial program to the council as early as the next meeting.
“...we do have council direction, to come back. It should be at a potentially as early as, the next council meeting,” Martin said, describing the intended early step as a distribution of Brita filters with brief documentation by recipients.
Why it matters: Council members and residents have raised questions about water treatment options after the city reported an elevated gross alpha reading in Well 8 and PFAS detections in Well 7. City staff said the newsletter includes updates and links to the water quality report; residents were urged to contact Public Works for detailed analysis.
Next steps: City staff will return with the proposed initial filter distribution plan for council consideration and will continue to post updates to the city newsletter and the water quality report. The council did not adopt a permanent treatment plan at the May 5 meeting.
