LOCAL REVIEW; PUBLIC HEARING

Subpart 1. Submittal to local units of government. The public water supplier must submit a copy of the remaining portion of the wellhead protection plan to: A. local units of government wholly or partly within the wellhead protection area; B. the regional development commission, if any; and C. watershed districts and watershed management organizations wholly or partly within the wellhead protection area. Subp. 2. Local review. A public water supplier must allow 60 days for the governmental units identified in subpart 1 to comment in writing on the remaining portion of the wellhead protection plan. Subp. 3. Comments; consideration. A public water supplier must consider comments of a local unit of government, regional development commission, watershed district, or water management organization, if any, that: A. identify and describe any conflict the commenting party has with the plan, when the conflict is not already identified in the remaining portion of the wellhead protection plan; and B. state the commenting party's position on a conflict identified by the public water supplier for consideration by the department during the department's review of the plan. Subp. 4. Public hearing. A public water supplier must conduct a public hearing on the wellhead protection plan after the 60-day period for local review and comment is completed and before submitting the plan to the department.