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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-06-21 MN Dept Of Health Ltr to Dahl Tech Regarding Well MDH Minnesota Department of Health `(0cl- If (' PROTECTING, MAINTAINING. & IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF ALL MINNESOTANS NOTICE OF VIOLATION June 21, 2016 Refer to: Case Number 4858 Mr. Russell R.Rosa Mr. Tim Siegfried Rosa Architectural Group, Inc. George Siegfried Construction Co. 1084 Sterling Street 510 Perro Creek Drive St. Paul,Minnesota 55119 Bayport, Minnesota 55003 Dear Mr. Rosa and Mr. Siegfried: Subject: New Loading Dock Constructed Over Existing Water-Supply Well at Dahl-Tech, Inc., 5805 St. Croix Trail North, Oak Park Heights, Washington County,Minnesota The purpose of this letter is to notify you that Rosa Architectural Group, Inc. has designed a loading dock that was constructed over an existing water-supply well, and George Siegfried Construction Co. has constructed a loading dock over an existing water-supply well at Dahl- Tech, Inc. in Oak Park Heights,Minnesota, in violation of Minnesota Rules, chapter 4725. The Minnesota Department of Health(MDH)must require you to take action to bring the well into compliance. Mr. Patrick Sarafolean, metro district hydrologist, inspected the subject loading dock addition and water-supply well on June 1, 2016, with Mr. Mark Dahlke with Dahl-Tech, Inc. and Ms. Julie Hultman, city of Oak Park Heights building official. Mr. Sarafolean has reported that the loading dock designed by Rosa Architectural Group, Inc., and recently constructed by George Siegfried Construction Co.,was constructed over the existing water-supply well at Dahl- Tech, Inc. The well is now enclosed in a pit or vault underneath the floor of the loading dock addition. The vault is covered with a steel lid. The work that has been done violates several provisions of Minnesota Rules, chapter 4725. Specifically,Minnesota Rules,part 4725.2175 prohibits the construction of a building or building addition that is not an approved well house, over a well. Minnesota Rules,part 4725.2185 requires that a horizontal isolation distance of at least 3 feet be maintained between a well and the farthest exterior projection of a building, including the walls, roofs, decks, overhangs and other permanent structures. Minnesota Rules, part 4725.2250, Subpart 11 requires that the well casing must terminate at least 12-inches above the established ground surface and specifically prohibits termination of the well in a well pit. An equal opportunity employer Mr. Russell R. Rosa Mr. Tim Siegfried Page 2 June 21, 2016 The MDH must require Rosa Architectural Group, Inc. and George Siegfried Construction Co. to make corrections to bring the well into compliance. You must either: 1. Have the water-supply well in the loading dock addition permanently sealed by a licensed well contractor and replace it with a new, comparable, complying water-supply well; or provide a comparable water supply acceptable to Dahl-Tech, Inc.; or 2. Relocate the loading dock in a complying location and have the well casing brought into compliance. All well work must be done by a Minnesota licensed well contractor. The work must be completed by July 27,2016. Failure to make corrections to achieve compliance by this date may result in additional enforcement actions. Please notify Mr. Sarafolean of your plan to achieve compliance so that arrangements for inspection may be made. Failure to notify Mr. Sarafolean or myself will be considered a violation of this notice and may result in additional enforcement actions. Please contact Mr. Sarafolean at 651-201-3962, or me at 651-201-3658 within 10 days of receipt of this letter if you have any questions about the content of this letter, if you believe our information is incorrect or incomplete, or if you have any other relevant information that you would like us to consider. Sincerely, Ronald D. Thompson, Supervisor Metro Compliance and Inspection Well Management Section P.O. Box 64975 St. Paul, Minnesota 55164-0975 RDT:mj cc: Mark Dahike,President and CEO, Dahl-Tech, Inc. Julie Hultman,Building Official, City of Oak Park Heights Amanda Johnson,Minnesota Department of Agriculture